Happy Groundhog Day! If the groundhog really does need to emerge from his hole
for his weather report today, he'll need a snow blower, as we're in the middle
of a pretty harsh nor'easter right now, and there's deep wet snow everywhere, so
I don't need to check the news to know that nobody's seeing any shadows around
here today, regardless of what
Punxsutawney Phil says.
Speaking of checking the news, this one time I'll finally remember to honor the
wishes of a long-time reader who was time-shifting the playoff games. I kept
spoiling outcomes by mentioning them here, but I can discuss the Super Bowl just
as easily without explicitly naming the winner. Of course congrats are in order
for the winners and their fans, but the ending of that game will perplex me for
the rest of my life, as I still cannot believe they called that pass play, and I
don't think I will ever be able to understand it.
Also congrats to Darkv for winning our
playoff pool, I had a shot at coming in second, but the last game crossed me
up. I had been on a pretty good roll, as this was only the second Super Bowl I
predicted incorrectly since Super Bowl XXXVI (the other was when I incorrectly
picked the Colts to beat the Saints a few years ago). Hopefully I'll start a new
streak next year.