Feb2

who knows really?

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even though there is usually a bit more suspense and fanfare

on Groundhog Day

leading up to the prediction of when spring will arrive

this groundhog gets right to the point:

winter will continue just a bit longer

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‘a blunt statement can be as false as any other.’ 

-mason cooley

 

*Mason Cooley  (1927–2002) was an American academic and renowned aphorist, celebrated for his witty, concise, and cynical observations on life. He served as a professor of English and French literature at Columbia University  and the College of Staten Island.

 

 

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  4. From an Aussie point of view, Groundhog Day is a bit like watching someone else’s weather ritual from the wrong season. While you’re all peering at a groundhog for signs of winter easing, we’re over here in the full blaze of summer, listening to cicadas scream and hoping the southerly change arrives before we melt.

    We don’t have a groundhog equivalent, but we do have a kind of seasonal folklore of our own. In the bush, people joke that wombats, koalas, or even the odd cranky magpie are our “weather prophets.” Nothing official—just the kind of playful wisdom that comes from living close to the land.

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  24. “a blunt statement can be as false as any other” – I certainly agree, and when stated as an emotional blunt and uninformed opinion it is typically false. It looks like winter may be over here in Dallas, but maybe not. I hope for a little more. I still have winter beers.

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