Today is Groundhog Day, that time every year when a furry rodent is ceremoniously pulled from it's lair, held up for display, than uses its special meteorological powers to determine what the weather will be like for the next 6 weeks. The source of this special power is based on the fact that it's never had a vaccine, and --- WHAT?? YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!! GO DO YOUR RESURCH!!!

Ahem. Sorry...

Anyway, it's an odd tradition. If it's cloudy, then there will be an "early Spring". If it's sunny, that means 6 more weeks of winter. So six weeks from today means... *clickety-clackety* carry the one...

March 16. Hmm... The first day of Spring tends to be March 21. So six more weeks of winter still means an early spring. Wot?


A more modern meaning for Groundhog day is doing the same thing over and over until you get it right (which clashes with the concept that one meaning of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result). Considering that a graph of Covid infections looks like the soundtrack to some House music, I would think that like Schrödinger's cat (not really, but I like simile), both definitions somehow fit. If we just left that damn rodent alone, we could focus on the science.

I'M STILL NOT GETTING THE FAUCI OUCHIE - BUT SAW A VIDEO THAT SHOWED HOW LICKING A CAT'S ANU----MMMPPHHH!!!


Sorry again - that should be the end of that...

Although - this being Groundhog Day, you never know...