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Happy leap day.

Bissextile means “leap day.”

I had never heard the word… you learn something new every day. I learned the word on ActiveRain (a real estate network) from Pam Winterbauer of San Ramon California.

Leap Year 2008 - Bissextile ?

Pam has all the definitions… 2008 is an “intercalary year”… nothing to do with gender or preference. Just an extra day.

“Calendar quirk gives proud few a bounce” by Kathy Lynn Gray in the Columbus Dispatch gives these benefits for those celebrating a birthday today:

Boston Market restaurants will give anyone with a leap day birthday a free lunch, said Angela Proctor, spokeswoman for the chain.

“We looked up how many people had birthdays that day and decided this is a fun thing to do,” she said.

Papa John’s Pizza is offering a free pizza for birthday folks who order it from www.papajohns.com and pick it up at a local pizzeria.

Columbus Ohio Boston Markets - Map

Columbus Ohio Papa John Pizzas - Map

I believe local McDonalds have a free breakfast burrito… regardless of whether you are a leapling (born on Leap Day) or not.

In case you missed it my middle name is Rose (it’s in a meme here recently… seven things about me… )

I am not a big fan of roses from the florist but I enjoyed this Squidoo Lens about what each color of roses represent.

Roses: Color Meanings

I am a big fan of roses on bushes… like at the Whetstone Park of Roses in Clintonville… months away but worthy of putting on your calendar now. Buckeye Chuck promised an early spring so this snow and cold should end soon… The Columbus Rose Festival at the Whetstone Park of Roses. The Columbus Rose Festival is traditionally the first weekend in June… I believe. Something to look forward to.

Happy Valentines Day and best wishes from ColumbusBestBlog.com

May you get roses from your sweetheart if that is your thing…

… or chocolates (if you are not on a diet.)

Or a card, a hug or a kiss. Or hearing “I love you.” Or a sweet smile from a friend or a stranger on the snowy streets of Columbus, this Valentines Day 2008.

Happy Chinese New Year 4706!

…Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. When twelve animals showed up he named a year after each animal. People born in the year are supposed to have some of that animal’s personality, this is the year of the rat…

Rats are…

Last year was the year of the Pig, the year before the year of the Dog…

Others Rooster, Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Ox? I’m doing better here than I did when I wrote about this on Discover Columbus but I still can’t remember all of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac.

Happy Fat Tuesday Columbus.

Laisse Le Bon Temps Rouler!

 This is a Real Living eCard.

Mardi Gras 2006

Happy Groundhog Day Columbus! Let’s hope our official Ohio groundhog, Buckeye Chuck in Marion does not see his shadow and we get an early spring in 2008.

This is an eCard from Real Living.

Is it Brown Dog Day too?