Alas, as it has happened 100 times since 1887, today a silly groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, and thus there will be six more weeks of dreaded winter. (Note to self: Do you think the shadow might have anything to do with the thousands of video cameras and 5,000-waat klieg lights that descend on Punxsutawney, PA every year??) So to my colleagues Mr. Farinella, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. McGovern- don't even think about teeing it up comfortably in mid-March!Speaking of Groundhog Day.... did you catch the oddball piece that made the national press last week, where the animal rights group PETA proposed using a robotic groundhog instead of Phil? Are you kidding me? First off, a groundhog is part of the marmota monax species, a.k.a. the woodchuck. We are talking about a rodent here! I'm all for not being cruel to animals, but don't you think these folks are going a little off the deep end here??
Besides, the last time an animatronic rodent was featured, things didn't quite end so well.... (Sorry....I couldn't resist- my favorite movie!)
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