Nothing Is as Rare as a Day in May, er February

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Today is February 29:

Rossini's birthday

Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" is based on February 29

"The Family Circus debuted

A woman can propose to a man. Irish legend says St. Bridget & St. Patrick made a bargain for that.

And of course, today is Sadie Hawkins Day, an invention of Al Capp

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February 29

littlerocksilver's picture

I retired from the Air Force twenty-four years ago, or was it six?

Portia

Sad Note

Davey Jones, lead singer for the '60s TV group The Monkees, is reported to have died in Florida today of a heart attack at age 66.


"Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.”
George Carlin

I have to confess...

Andrea Lena's picture

...even as the news is talking about how he had that boyish face, when I was fifteen+ I thought that Davy had a 'girlish' face. He even appeared in drag on occasion on the show. Can a boy who wants to be a girl have a crush on a boy who dresses like a girl? Was I the only one who was confused and scared to even look at the TV for fear of being 'found out?' It still remains a precious if sad memory to me.

  

To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L'Engle
Love, Andrea Lena

Who?

(And not the rock group)


"Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.”
George Carlin

Gioacchino Rossini?? I'm Confused

I thought Gioacchino Rossini died somewhere around 1870.

I used a large portion of one of his works for one of my Dressage elements back in 195 uhm.... well, a while back.

Was there another one? And if so, was he a composer also?

Anesidora

Birthday

One every four years...on 29/02

A paradox...

...a paradox, a most ingenious paradox!

Then again, this is the pirate's idea of a stealth approach...

Keep watching after 3:20 :)

Then there's Poor Wandering One, where the score calls for Dâ™­, but Helen takes her coloratura up to Eâ™­ :)


As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!

Pairoducks?

Andrea Lena's picture
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Daisy and Donald enjoy some personal shopping time
at the 2012 Epcot Center Southern Comfort Conference!

  

To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L'Engle
Love, Andrea Lena

February 29

2000 Feb 29
Destiny's Child Release "Say My Name" Single in the US

I think these posts are really funny as are the replies to them.Keep up the good work all.
Just a thought,do people born on 29 feb age four times slower and do you get four presents each birthday or a belated card and pressy on march 1st.

devonmalc

Rossini's B-day...

Wow, to have your birthday on leap day... So he only gets to celebrate every four years? *giggles*

Abigail Drew.

happy birthday

to my cousin , born on this day he is 60 but by birthdays 15 . to be 15 sigh .