Somehow...This Turned Out To Be A "Leap Year" Photo

I've been blogging since 2011, and since I blog everyday, I've blogged twice on Leap Year Day. I was curious to see what I blogged about back in 2012 and 2016. In 2012 I blogged about Bob's Vertical Challenge, a very cool event that, in 2012, celebrated its fifth year. The event took place the day before, 2/28/2012, but on Leap Year Day I blogged about the official vertical challenge results.

Next, I checked 2/29/2016.

The title of that day's blog was simply, Leap Year's Day...

When I opened that day's blog post I saw...

The exact same photo. It seemed four years ago today I had the same thought...what did I write about on last Leap Year's Day? Today I posted the same picture because after eight years (or, after two consecutive Leap Year Days...) I think posting the same picture is now tradition.

So, it's not the most exciting photo. In fact, it's not really a good picture at all. But, to me, it reminds me of those years when I helped out with the Vertical Challenge. It was a charity event for the Boy Scouts, and I think it did a lot of good. I know those who participated had a good time. I call that a success.

I have no idea what will happen to me four years from now, or what I will be doing. Hopefully, I'll still be blogging, well into my thirteenth year. Maybe I'll forget that for three straight Leap Year Days I posted the same picture. I guess we'll find out in 2024.

Leap Year Day...

It's Leap Year Day, 2016 and because this particular day only comes around every four years, I wondered what I was doing on the last Leap Year Day.

And because my daily blog was in operation back then, I was able to look back at my blog post from Leap Year Day, 2012. I was a little surprised when I looked it up. I didn't talk about Leap Year Day at all. I posted the results of the Fifth Annual Bob's Vertical Challenge, an event that happened a few days before. If you want, you can look up that particular entry and check out who won.



And since I was also posting a Pic Of The Day, here's what I chose four years ago today. Not the most interesting photograph.

I have an app on my phone that highlights important events that happened on other Leap Year Days. I know my brother and sister-in-law got married on Leap Year Day. Davy Jones from the Monkees and Roland Bautista, guitarist from Earth, Wind, & Fire died on this date four years go. And it's the birthday of my friend, attorney, and fellow Pioneer Village stuntman Brandon Hobbs as well as the birthday of Howard Tayler, American author, podcaster, and illustrator of the Schlock Mercenary comics. They were both born on the same day so they're either 48-years old, or 12-years old.

On this date in 1940 Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to  win an Academy Award and on February 29, 1712 Sweden tried to return to the Old Style calendar by having a February 30th. I guess that didn't work out.

Personally I think it's a great day on which to have a birthday or get married. I could have gotten married on Leap Year Day, but I would have either needed to wait three and a half years, or gotten married one week after my wife and my first date. I mean, we got married quickly, but not that quickly. And as far as my birthday is concerned, I had no control over that one--that was my parent's decision...

Bob's Vertical Challenge, Year 5...

Thanks For Another Great Vertical Challenge!

The sun came out as we packed up our skis, swag, and memories and headed down the mountain. We had missed the sun all day, but you'd not know it from the looks of most of the participants in this year's Vertical Challenge. And when everything's added up, a lot of people did a lot of good for a lot of needy kids. Bob's Vertical Challenge, the 2012 Edition is in the books, but the effects will be far reaching and important.

Thanks to all who participated and helped to make this year's event our best ever. The addition of FLAIK (Acesss their website: HERE) added an extra dimension to the event that we've never had before. They are a class act. Hopefully we can use them again next year. Everyone loved checking out everyone's vertical feet totals.

Bob summed it up best when he spoke to the crowd and explained why he does the Vertical Challenge. "It's for the boys...so get off your butts and buy more door prize tickets." Once you've attended a Vertical Challenge event and you catch the vision of it, you'll want to do it again. As we drove down, tired and beaten by the storm and the slopes, you can't help but feel great. That's how I felt today and I hope that's how I'll feel again next year.