Well, I will give you the bad news first. Kind of like pulling off a band-aid—best to do it fast and it hurts less. It's Ground Hog's Day and it is now official. The rodents have predicted 6 more weeks of winter. Thank heavens for this fool proof weather forecasting system!
What better way to tell what the weather is going to do for the next six weeks, than by yanking a peacefully slumbering rodent out of its den and waving it in front of a bunch of television cameras? Then declaring proudly that (if it is cloudy) spring is coming early or (if it is sunny) six more weeks of winter. What could possibly be wrong with this method? Apparently since weather forecasters are not to be trusted we have collectively decided to put our faith in a rodent. Brilliant!
I'm surprised that the animal rights/protection people have not jumped on this long before now. I mean, here we are (as a society, not us in particular), every year pulling an animal that has nothing to do with weather (and could probably care less), out of its home and using it to predict the weather. At least it is only once a year I guess. I do feel sorry for Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam and Punxsutawney Phil. What did they do to deserve this dubious distinction? Did the whole of the ground hog population get together and declare these three individuals the sacrificial lambs (uh, ground hogs) of the species?
Anyway, that's the bad news—six more weeks of winter. What's the good news you ask? Well go and have a look at your calendar. Now count the number of weeks from now (February 2) until the first day of spring. That's o.k., go ahead, I'll wait.
Yep, the good news is that spring is only six weeks away!
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