Happy Groundhog Day, as today is the annual celebration of woodchuck weathermen. We're in the middle of an ice storm here in the northeast U.S., so it is a formality to check with the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club to confirm that Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, traditionally a harbinger of an early spring. Staten Island Chuck agrees with Phil, and managed to make his prognostication without biting the mayor this time. An early spring will certainly be welcome at this point, so I've decided the science behind this forecast is solid.

Traditional Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Heaven and Hell. Hungry Shapes 2.
Links:	Ant's related poll. Prime Big Series. Thanks Neatorama. The 9 Best Places To Have A Cup Of Coffee Around The World. Counting fail.
Stories:	MTV: 'Beavis & Butt-Head' will return. Immigration officer fired after putting wife on list of terrorists to stop her flying home. Thanks Slashdot. African country set to make breaking wind a crime. Thanks Neatorama. Mona Lisa 'was a boy’. Thanks Digg.
Science:	NASA Kepler finds family of habitable, Earth-size planets. Defining life: the development of an artificial cell. Parkinson's Disease- Scientists Find Five New Genes.
Images:	Unusual location to put a straw on a princess sippy cup. When the Mayor of Boston asked MIT for anti-snow flamethrowers. Thanks dakslf. When World’s Collide Of The Day.
Media:	Super Bowl Delayed So Doritos Can Finish Its Commercial. Asking People if They Have Seen Themselves. I Am Optimus Prime - Parody of The Time by Black Eyed Peas. Shotguns vs. Footballs. Skeet kicking is born.
The Funnies:	Dilbert. Virtual Shackles - Block Like an Egyptian. Brevity. M thru F- NOO, IT’S A TRAP.
Follow-ups:	Kill Bill Extended Look. Barbara Ficarra- 'BPA' Plastic Bottles- Are They Safe? Chernobyl: 25 Years After The Nuclear Disaster.