I'd like to start out by point out that Bing, needs to do more research before updating their cover photo. (here it is for you)
This is actually a Yellow-bellied marmot (scientific name: Marmota flaviventris - commonly known as the Rock Hog). Not to be confused with the "GROUND HOG" (scientific name: Marmota monax - commonly known as the Woodchuck). Same Genus, DIFFERENT SPIECIES, People!!!!!
Ok. I feel a little better now.
Instead of reiterating what I have been saying for years, I will just leave you with a nice compilation of my previous rants for you to peruse at your leisure.
Oh yes, and for those of you that care (I don't), Poor Punxsutawney Phil "saw his shadow" so there is 6 more weeks for winter coming.
2013
Ok. I feel a little better now.
Instead of reiterating what I have been saying for years, I will just leave you with a nice compilation of my previous rants for you to peruse at your leisure.
Oh yes, and for those of you that care (I don't), Poor Punxsutawney Phil "saw his shadow" so there is 6 more weeks for winter coming.
2013
I have been trying to forget what day it is ALL DAY! But my lovely family won't let me forget it! I've got texts and Facebook posts just rubbing it in....
Even though I find myself a measly 3 hours away from that wondrous woodchuck, that marvelous marmot, I still couldn't get in the spirit of this most ridiculous holiday. You've all heard about my feelings on how poor Phil (and general Beauregard ) are treated. Would you treat a bear this way? Lets try it! Next year lets have a grizzly step in for Punxsutawney Phil! Lets see how he handles it. After waking him up early from hibernation, and shining a light in his face, let's stop and take a second and look for a shadow! While he rips us to shreds on television we can base the coming spring on how many people die!!! 0-7 means an early spring, and 7 + means its going to be a long winter!
Who's with me??? February 2nd is no longer Groundhogs day... It's PISSED OFF GRIZZLY DAY!
Grizzlys can definitely predict the weather better than a groundhog.
Even though I find myself a measly 3 hours away from that wondrous woodchuck, that marvelous marmot, I still couldn't get in the spirit of this most ridiculous holiday. You've all heard about my feelings on how poor Phil (and general Beauregard ) are treated. Would you treat a bear this way? Lets try it! Next year lets have a grizzly step in for Punxsutawney Phil! Lets see how he handles it. After waking him up early from hibernation, and shining a light in his face, let's stop and take a second and look for a shadow! While he rips us to shreds on television we can base the coming spring on how many people die!!! 0-7 means an early spring, and 7 + means its going to be a long winter!
Who's with me??? February 2nd is no longer Groundhogs day... It's PISSED OFF GRIZZLY DAY!
Grizzlys can definitely predict the weather better than a groundhog.
2012
That's right, woodchuck-chuckers - it's... Groundhogs Day!
Let me start by saying that Groundhogs, A.K.A. Woodchucks are one of the few species that enter in to true hibernation. They hibernate better than bears. SO LET THE POOR GUY SLEEP!!!! They hibernate from October to March, or even April. NOT FEBRUARY 2nd! I don’t like to wake up 5 minutes before my alarm. Could you imagine getting woken up 2 months early? Come on! Most people don’t realize that groundhogs breeding season starts the end of March, beginning of April, right after they WAKE UP. S0- let poor Punxsutawney Phil rest up, so he’s ready to romance his lady-friend.(her name is Phyllis, just so you know)
Let me start by saying that Groundhogs, A.K.A. Woodchucks are one of the few species that enter in to true hibernation. They hibernate better than bears. SO LET THE POOR GUY SLEEP!!!! They hibernate from October to March, or even April. NOT FEBRUARY 2nd! I don’t like to wake up 5 minutes before my alarm. Could you imagine getting woken up 2 months early? Come on! Most people don’t realize that groundhogs breeding season starts the end of March, beginning of April, right after they WAKE UP. S0- let poor Punxsutawney Phil rest up, so he’s ready to romance his lady-friend.(her name is Phyllis, just so you know)
People only talk about Phil. Good ol' Punxsutawney Phil, and his big fancy, formal event with all those tuxedos and top-hats. but what about General Beauregard Lee? He's a General For Pete's sake! Why isn't he as famous, if not more so? or Queen Charlotte? a Queen People! Not to mention, Staten Island Chuck, Woodstock Willie, Buckeye Chuck, Stormy marmot - Out in Colorado, or even Gus. So many great groundhogs in our time, and the only one with Celebrity status is Phil. And why is Phil so famous, you ask? Bill Murray. Thats why. But Not Andie McDowell.... In my world, she doesn't exist. Her and Jamie Lee Curtis. But I digress. That stupid movie back in 1993 brought Punxsutawney Phil to the lime-light, leaving all those other groundhogs in the shadow... (pun intended). Funny story: the movie was released on February 12th... Umm. 10 days late people.
Why on earth, is this a formal Event??? The first thing I see after sleeping for 5 months better be a nice breakfast, and a hot shower, NOT a bunch of middle-aged guys in tuxedos! And why doesn’t Punxsutawney Phil get a tuxedo? If nothing else, how about a bow-tie? Oh, and I just found this out: This year marks the 2nd annual “Breakfast with Phil Event” you can now buy a ticket ($10 – what a rip-off) in which you can get up close and personal with Phil for photo-ops and to feed him a nut or two!!! So now were going to start shoving food down his throat? This brings me back to the fact that he should still be hibernating, and NOT EATING, as he probably stored up enough fat earlier in the year before he went into HYBERNATION!!!
2011
Let me start by saying that Groundhogs, A.K.A. Woodchucks (Wink, wink Breanna Yennie) are one of the few species that enter in to true hibernation. They hibernate better than bears. SO LET THE POOR GUY SLEEP!!!! They hibernate from October to March, or even April. NOT FEBRUARY 2nd! I don’t like to wake up 5 minutes before my alarm. Could you imagine getting woken up 2 months early? Come on! Most people don’t realize that groundhogs breeding season starts the end of March, beginning of April, right after they WAKE UP. S0- let poor Punxsutawney Phil rest up, so he’s ready to romance his lady-friend.(her name is Phyllis, just so you know) Speaking of Punxsutawney… So lets wake up this poor ground hog 2 months early and shine all these bright lights on him, make lots of noise, and see how long he stays out of his hole. And HELLO- the ground is all snow-covered. What happens when a bright light hits the snow? It reflects and blinds people. He might actually see a shadow, but come on, I can barely see right in front of me on a sunny winters day. He’s probably blinded, and can’t see his own shadow, even if there is one! And why does Punxsutawney Phil get all the publicity? Bet you’ve never even heard of the second-most famous Groundhog: General Beauregard Lee, which by the way has had the opposite prediction of Punxsutawney Phil every year for the last 4 years, running!
And don’t even get me started on the tuxedos! (too late…)
Why on earth, is this a formal Event??? The first thing I see after sleeping for 5 months better be a nice breakfast, and a hot shower, NOT a bunch of middle-aged guys in tuxedos! And why doesn’t Punxsutawney Phil get a tuxedo? If nothing else, how about a bow-tie? Oh, and I just found this out: This year marks the 2nd annual “Breakfast with Phil Event” you can now buy a ticket ($10 – what a rip-off) in which you can get up close and personal with Phil for photo-ops and to feed him a nut or two!!! So now were going to start shoving food down his throat? This brings me back to the fact that he should still be hibernating, and NOT EATING, as he probably stored up enough fat earlier in the year before he went into HYBERNATION!!!
Why on earth, is this a formal Event??? The first thing I see after sleeping for 5 months better be a nice breakfast, and a hot shower, NOT a bunch of middle-aged guys in tuxedos! And why doesn’t Punxsutawney Phil get a tuxedo? If nothing else, how about a bow-tie? Oh, and I just found this out: This year marks the 2nd annual “Breakfast with Phil Event” you can now buy a ticket ($10 – what a rip-off) in which you can get up close and personal with Phil for photo-ops and to feed him a nut or two!!! So now were going to start shoving food down his throat? This brings me back to the fact that he should still be hibernating, and NOT EATING, as he probably stored up enough fat earlier in the year before he went into HYBERNATION!!!
