Happy Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day, the holiday on which a highly qualified rodent proclaims the coming weather, scientifically determined by whether or not said rodent sees his or her shadow. However, various places each have their own groundhog meteorologist, leading to today's disagreement: Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, but Wiarton Willie of Ontario, General Beauregard Lee of Georgia, Staten Island Chuck, Shubenacadie Sam of Nova Scotia, and Jimmy the Groundhog of Wisconsin did not and proclaimed an early spring. (Okay, there are so many more prognosticating groundhogs-- if you really care, check this out.)

Considering what the season has been like thus far, though, the confusion might be over what qualifies as "winter" these days.


You know what they say about people starting to look like their pets . . . .