Today is also Groundhog Day. Earlier this morning, after an uncommonly warm January, four groundhogs in the northeast, of varying degrees of reputation and fame--Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, Staten Island Chuck in New York City, Milltown Mel and Haddon Harry, both in New Jersey--emerged from their respective burrows and did not see their shadows, hence predicting an early spring. The only prognosticating rodent offering a different forecast is Malverne Mel on Long Island, who saw his shadow and is calling for six more weeks of winter.
Those dates are interesting, thanks for pointing out!
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