What are you going to do on Leap Day?!
In the British Isles, it is a tradition that women may propose marriage only on leap years. Supposedly, a 1288 law by Queen Margaret of Scotland (then age five and living in Norway), required that fines be levied if a marriage proposal was refused by the man … compensation ranged from a kiss to £1 to a silk gown to 12 pairs of gloves (wtf?), in order to soften the blow. Women looking to take advantage of their opportunity to pitch woo were expected to wear a scarlet petticoat—fair warning, if you will (via wikipedia).
This is, of course, the premise of the movie Leap Year, which was not all that good of a movie but I saw it because it’s terrible and a chick flick and I appear to love those two things.
Anyhow, I think the ideal Leap Day would involve lots of Leaping. As in jumping in the air. I’m going to be doing a Bumps and Steeps Locals Clinic on Aspen Mountain. Not really what I had in mind but time is fast running out on Locals Clinics and I have to attend at least two in order to achieve a break-even on my investment in the unlimited pass. So I go. And given my skills, I may well be leaping. Unintentionally. Sort of like this video:
Wish me luck. Happy Leap Day!
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