I have always had ambivalent feelings toward Groundhog Day. Here is a furry little creature that everyone loves forecasting the weather for the next six weeks. If Punxsutaney Phil is wrong no one will blame him but us on the other hand well we hear about it anytime the forecast isn't exactly correct. Don't get me wrong I'm not envoius of a woodchuck that has to live in an outside burrow but it would be nice not to be the brunt of stale jokes. For example; "You have the only job where you can be wrong 50% of the time and still get paid".
Actually we are right about 95% of the time for the first 24 hours. From there our percentage does go down but as we like to say this is not an exact science.
I've learned to accept Ground hog Day for what it is; A day of having fun based on a groundhog seeing his shadow. In fact one of my favorite movies is Groundhog Day. Matter of fact ,I just might have to watch that movie later tonight and get a great chuckle out of Bill Murray playing a disgruntled weatherman.
Yours truly,
Phil Schwarz
