Sure, many of us are occupied with the Superbowl tomorrow, but please don't forget to honor, observe and celebrate Groundhog Day on monday, Feb. 2. Gather with friends and family, have a picnic, or a snowball fight, or just lay around and do nothing. Whichever way you choose to celebrate, it's fine for this most special of holidays that has little or nothing to do with anything.
Actually, my fifteen seconds (not minutes) of fame comes from the fact both sides of my family were raised in Punxsutawney. I spent many childhood summers there in the 50's and 60's, and the significance of Groundhog Day was impressed upon me, much like being strapped down on an atomic powered fudge-packing machine with the Off switch just out of arms reach. No, it wasn't like that at all. Really.
I was a cute kid, but as I age, I look more and more like the guy on the left.
Ed