Now Everyone is Confused

Chuck — or Charles G. Hogg, as he is known in more formal company — was eager to please today. When the door to his cabin opened, Chuck plopped right out and onto the ground. Despite their rocky past, he barely struggled when the mayor picked him up and showed him to the crowd. He didn’t even seem to mind when Bloomberg waved his finger (safely ensconced in the thick glove, of course) in front of Chuck’s little mouth.

Here is the problem.      The OTHER ground-hog, whom most people consider to be the "real" groundhog, is named Phil and Phil has made a prediction that is the direct opposite of Chuck.
    This is Phil.   Punxsutawney Phil, to be exact.

After some research this is what I discovered about our friend, Phil:

At 7:25 a.m. yesterday morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pa.

According to folklore, Phil’s sighting of his own shadow means there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Had Phil not seen his shadow, it would have meant “there will be an early spring.”

If Phil’s forecast is right, it signals a dramatic reversal from the mild weather pattern affecting much of the country. Many parts of the central and eastern U.S. have seen temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above normal in recent days. On February 1, just 19% of the Lower 48 had snow cover compared to 52% at this time last year.

Historic odds heavily favor a forecast for winter to last deep into March. Since the Groundhog’s first prediction in 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 99 times and failed to spot it just 16 times. There are 9 missing years in the record, but Phil has issued a forecast without exception.

I actually found my Mouse Person, MOPE, and together we checked out The Washington Post  You may want to hop over there and read a bit more about Phil, as certain people are calling him a Punk and implying that he is not correct nearly as often as his fan club says he is.      Of course not.     Think about it.   Why would your club of fans say that you are wrong?      Naturally they are going to say you are right.

And so I have made my decision.    I am going to rely upon my own good PitBull sense in the future.    I am not going to depend upon a stupid groundhog to tell me if I should wear my coat when I go outside to poop.   

So there.

Bob
Boy Bloginator and Pit Bull Reporter Extra Ordinary
-------- no longer trusting the groundhog