BEARSCARE

Well, today was Groundhog Day! Groundhog Day is an ancient Asian holiday where a groundhog is used to predict the weather. Back in the 19th century, a family of groundhogs was brought to Pennsylvania in the luggage of Japanese immigrants so that they could continue their tradition. And they have to this day.

The current groundhog is Punxsutawney Phil. He is thought to be over 35 years old and is showing no signs of frailty.

The verdict: MORE WINTER. It was unfair, though. If Phil would have been brought out later in the day, he would have seen his shadow since a blizzard is about to pummel the East Coast.

Some kid, after years of Sega, NEEDED a pet hedgehog, which he got. He found out, to his dismay, that hedgehogs were illegal in his state. So what did he do? He took his cause to court, just like I would. After months of debate, hedgehogs were finally legalized. My wife says that when we get a pet hedgehog she wants to name it Lucifer. Here’s the link:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/01/03/pkg.hedgehog.love.ktka