Leap Day

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I propose to change what we call Leap Day to Calendar Adjustment Day to take care of February 29 every 4 years.

Then, I want to proclaim a new event called Leap Day which occurs as often as you can work it into your schedule.

To participate in the event, all you have to do is to make a leap of your choice. For example: 

  • Leap into a pool. 
  • Leap out of an airplane (preferably with a parachute). 
  • Leap across a small gully. 
  • Leap up for joy.

penguin-leap-day

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Nature’s Alarm Clock

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Before alarm clocks jolted us awake to an abrupt start of our day, roosters let us know the day had begun.

It isn’t the light that triggers their crowing.

It doesn’t matter if the day is overcast.

They have internal clocks that let them know the day has begun.

chicken-alarm-clock

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Horse Chow

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It’s chow time.

You may think you enjoy roughage, but as horses, we exist on it.

If we have access to thick and lush grass, we don’t need hay or grain.

Without a place to graze, we need at least a quarter of a bale of hay a day. 

horse-chow

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Stuck in the Mud

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What does it mean to be “stuck in the mud”?

It is the inability to complete a task either because you don’t understand how to do it or lack the will to do it.

Can being stuck in the mud be a good thing? 

tortoise-stuck-inthe-mud

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Poison Dart Frog

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Some Amerindian tribes use this frog’s secretions to poison their darts.

Interestingly, when held in captivity, the frogs are not poisonous.

Scientists think this is because the frogs must eat specific insects to create the poison.

Outside of their natural habitat, those insects are not generally available.

I’m still not sure, I want this frog for a pet. 

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