I've always kind of felt sorry for February.
When watching Discovery channel as a kid, I remember that they were talking about how different emperors of the Roman empire would name months after themselves (August = Augustus) and to ensure that their month would remain in tact it had to have at least thirty days in it. So they would steal days from other months and tag them on the end of their month. Once the Age of the Emperors faded away, so did the practice of naming months after yourself. So we just kind of got stuck with the whole one extra short month.
I think February is kind of the month that other months make fun of. I don't really understand why, but I am pretty sure it happens on a regular basis. I guess February gets to have the leap day every four years, but that seems like a rather lame consolation prize.
I don't know. I've always just kind of felt sorry for February.
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haha that puts a different twist on the names of the months! I've never even heard of that before. Weird but interesting!
You're so smart! Where do you come up with these thoughts and ideas?
You have compassion for very interesting parts of life.
Does it help to think of February as my birthday month?
I always rather liked being a part of a little and quirky month along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Don't cry for Februareee, Leah-vita.
It's hardly ordinary, unimportant!
You are my sweetheart.
Mother
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