And please don't forget the company he keeps. At a Trump rally in Mississippi in 2016.

I'm jealous! I've been wanting to do a pilgrimage to see Phil (and maybe all the other weather-forecasting groundhogs) for a long time. Have loved them since I was a kid. I got my church to celebrate The Feast of St. Chuck on Feb. 2. Here's an AI rendering from my music director.

Here's what I got in my email:

In 1980 the organization threw its support to Reagan, who opposed gun restrictions. Carter's message to Congress: "No compromise, no gun legislation." And, here we are. Maria Butina infiltrated the NRA, and jumped to conservative Christianity via Knox. Carter died in 1991 and Knox in 2005.
10/11

Perhaps you've heard of the "Revolt at Cincinnati?" That was the 1977 NRA convention when Carter and Knox made their move. They ousted the old guard and Carter was elected as the NRA's executive Vice President--basically the head of operations. Knox got Carter's old job as head of lobbying.
9/11

Eisenhower didn't want to send in troops. Instead he appointed Joseph Swing, a former military general, to head INS. Carter worked with Swing and the US AG to accomplish what Carter called "the biggest drive against illegal aliens in history." It was to be...
4/11

Earnings season has entered the chat with the perfect entry. Not making this up. Real company.

"Despite challenges, Penguin Solutions improved its balance sheet and raised fiscal 2025 revenue growth expectations from 15% to 17%, driven by strong cash generation."

This is the application paperwork I did to get my mother on Medicaid (nursing home with Alzheimer's). I won guardianship of her estate from my stepfather who was so ashamed of having his wife on Medicaid that he bankrupt the family, liquidating their assets and sending them to a scammer in Canada.

I have been celebrating Feb. 2 as the Feast of St. Chuck for years now. I'm ready for this marmot regime.

I've seen the quote in the image attributed to Dr. Amos Wilson.

This is a poor shot, but it's a black squirrel on Cape Cod.

This is the photo my cover shot was taken from. It's my new backyard. So, in addition to a trip in the fall, I really want a better zoom for the birds/wildlife/landscape detail.

Love the shot. And it also reminded me of this: