Groundhog's Day

So today is Groundhog's Day. What a scam. How silly is it that, we pin all our hopes and dreams of Springtime on a furry little animal who is really just coming out of his hole to see if there is a mate nearby? And what are we hoping to find? Does "Phil" see his shadow, or not? And what of it? If he sees his shadow, then this means 6 more weeks of winter. And if he doesn't...6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!!!! C'mon people...wake up and smell the coffee!! If you ask me, I'll predict 4 more weeks of this cold weather crap, and then we will start to see a more steady stream of at least 50 degree weather. At this point, you are probably thinking "Ok Mike, to what do you base your prediction on?" I base my prediction on the birds. This past Saturday (1/30/10), I spotted at least 15 Robins and at least 10 Bluebirds flittering around the back yard of the house I work in. As we know, birds are migratory. They fly south in the winter, and come back to the north when nature says it is time. Generally, birds start heading back about a month before spring hits. So based on these facts, I say by the end of February, we will start seeing some warmer weather. Although it could be another 6 weeks at the most...What a scam!!