Groundhog Day February 2, 2009

Groundhog Day 2009: Did the Groundhog See His Shadow?
By Cathy Beers Feb 2, 2009

Its groundhog day 2009! Puxatony Phil, that buck toothed weather forecaster is out of the hole. Did the groundhog see his shadow? Unlike Al Gore's dire warning earlier that the earth is almost so hot it is ready to spontaneously combust, the rather large rodent used his incredible forecasting skills to predict, six more weeks of Winter! The groundhog saw his shadow.

Groundhog Day 2009: Did the Groundhog See His Shadow?

It's unclear if Al Gore has chastised Puxatony Phil, screaming at the little furry creature that no matter what the weather and the consitions actually are showing, global warming is here and we are all going to die unless we stop living our lives.

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I think that is why Puxatony Phil is so much more popular than Al Gore, even when he gives this forecast. New York brought out a copycat that they call Staten Island Chuck, and he says that six weeks more of winter is the wrong forecast.

Chuck -- "speaking" through New York Mayor Michael
Bloomberg -- saw "absolutely no shadow."


Our local Boise Bill also saw his shadow!

Well, here is some interesting info:

This Groundhog’s Day, 2009, Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow!

But did you know that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow there’s going to be 6 more weeks (44 days) of winter and if he does not see his shadow there is only going to be 42 days of winter left? So why do we dedicate a day to the Groundhog?

So, we can have a reason to eat chocolate pudding and I am excited we get to put cool whip on top for 44 more days of winter ;)

It's a fun event regardless of the outcome! The kids couldn't wait to come down stairs this morning and turn on the news and see Phil the Groundhog. They thought it was pretty cool!

What does Groundhog’s Day mean to you? Referring to the movie (Groundhog's day) what would be your perfect day?