My plastic #Xmas wreath is still up, sorry Robert Herrick. Why? Well, I was taking it down around #GroundhogDay, and noticed there was a nest in it. Now I see a #bird sitting in the nest from time to time. I guess my front door is unusable for a bit.
It is Monday, February 5th, and Stuff has Happened.
We pulled a rodent out of a stump to predict the weather. Farmers in the EU have made their voices heard. Hideo Kojima attacks me, specifically. The US is jealous that someone else likes drone strikes.
Well, it's #GroundhogDay, again.
“Only in America do we accept weather predictions from a rodent but deny #ClimateChange evidence from scientists.”
I share this meme every year on February 2. #science
Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 40F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
Flaco the Owl, once a resident of the Central Park Zoo, continues to be seen around NYC and appears content with his new life in the city.
Teachers in Newton, MA, are still on strike. February school vacation has been cancelled due to the length of the strike, but the two sides appear closer.
Punxatawney Phil predicted an early spring this #GroundhogDay.
On #GroundhogDay I was checking in with my namesake #AlanTheGroundhog and I learned that apparently at overnight music festivals in the UK it's become a thing to yell "Alan" in the middle of the night?
Via TheTab: "Who is Alan? The hunt for the lost soul who keeps us all awake at festivals every year"
Today, February 2, at 7:20 and 30 seconds in the morning, Pittsburgh weatherman Phil Connors watches as a groundhog named "Punxsutawney Phil" sees his own shadow, foretelling 6 more weeks of winter (Groundhog Day, 1993)
On February 2, 2024 I rolled into the Tomorrow Theater in Portland, OR and watched Groundhog Day for the 365th day in a row!
When I started this back in 2023 for the movie's 30th anniversary, I couldn't have imagined something not stopping the streak. But I made it here, and along the way ran a podcast, became an expect on time loop media, presented on the topic at conventions, and made so many friends to talk about this silly little adventure with.
In 2023, just like in the film, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter just like in the movie. This year, he predicted an early spring. It's taken an entire year to reach this grand accomplishment, but now it's time to move onto something new.
Thank you to everyone who has commented on my daily posts and encouraged me all this time. I can't wait to see what bonkers challenge I try to tackle next!