Happy Leap Day!

Are you jumping for joy? It's Leap Day! On February 29, which occurs every four years, we balance out the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The total time it takes the earth to complete a cycle around the sun is 365 days and 6 hours plus some change, so every four years there is a surplus of 24 hours. We account for that discrepancy by adding an extra day to February once every four years.


Now, if we can get everyone to jump at the same time on Leap Day perhaps we could adjust the Earth's spin to perfectly synchronize with the orbit around the Sun. No? Just a thought.


Happy Leap Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine’s Day has its origins as a holiday to honor an obscure saint named Valentinus, but now more commonly it is a day to celebrate romantic love.

This new meaning of Valentine’s Day is credited to Geoffrey Chaucer, an English poet from the middle ages. Eventually this holiday evolved into a day to express your love to your partner by presenting them with flowers, different confections and cards known as “valentines”.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Jazz Up Your Valentine's Day!

The Jazz Club of Sarasota is throwing a Valentine's Day Dinner & Dance at the Bobby Jones Country Club. Tickets are $35.00 for an evening of dinner, dancing and jazz, 5:30PM to 10PM on Feb. 14. This event is certainly a great way to celebrate Valentines Day! For more information visit the Jazz Club of Sarasota website calendar.