On Feb 1, 6:33*am, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:46:19 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

But for everybody else who could give a schlitzel; "Happy Groundhog
Day!" *We're officially halfway to spring on Saturday. *:-)

Ah yes - the prognostication of the varioius groundhogs around the
world.

Connecticut has it's own version of Punxsutawney Phil, Chuckles the
Groundhog.

Chuckle's prognostications follow the same format as Punxsutawney Phil
- sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If
he does not see his shadow, there will be an early Spring.

And Connecticut, the Steady State, land of Nutmeg, The Charter Oak,
liberal yet oddly conservative, will always have an early Spring.

Chuckles is blind. *:)

I wonder how much Tom will pay me to not post the photo of him in the
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Not like it's a hard shot to get, he wears it all the time.

"HK" wrote in message
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I wonder how much Tom will pay me to not post the photo of him in the
Chuckles the Groundhog suit.


He'd probably pay you *to* post it!

Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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I wonder how much Tom will pay me to not post the photo of him in the
Chuckles the Groundhog suit.


He'd probably pay you *to* post it!




Capt. Tom Woodchuck...love it.

On Feb 1, 7:59*am, wrote:
On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:15:47 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing





wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:46:19 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

But for everybody else who could give a schlitzel; "Happy Groundhog
Day!" *We're officially halfway to spring on Saturday. *:-)

Ah yes - the prognostication of the varioius groundhogs around the
world.

Connecticut has it's own version of Punxsutawney Phil, Chuckles the
Groundhog.

Chuckle's prognostications follow the same format as Punxsutawney Phil
- sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If
he does not see his shadow, there will be an early Spring.

And Connecticut, the Steady State, land of Nutmeg, The Charter Oak,
liberal yet oddly conservative, will always have an early Spring.

Chuckles is blind. *:)

And don't forget the parade in Essex!

http://www.essexct.gov/Essex%20Ed/ed.html- Hide quoted text -

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Hey, that' my neighborhood... I know most of those nuts!

On Feb 1, 8:03*am, "Don White" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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I wonder how much Tom will pay me to not post the photo of him in the
Chuckles the Groundhog suit.

He'd probably pay you *to* post it!

Yeah, uh... no!

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:46:19 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Boaters rejoice.
Saturday, February 2, is (in the olde tradition) "Midwinter's day." It
is halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.

The ancient holiday of E-molc (spelled Imbloc) celebrated February 2
is one of the fire festivals, and denotes the point of the year where
the Goddess changes from aged crone to young virgin. It is also the
day to celebrate Brigid's Day, or (for those who prefer) St. Brigid's
Day.
The Celtic Goddess Brigid oversees all handcraft, smithcraft, dairy,
poetry and midwifery.

The Catholic Saint Brigid was believed to live in Ireland in the 5th
Century. She founded a monastery, and was involved in some miracles.
Coincidentally, the Catholics consider her the saint of smiths, poets,
and midwives.

February 2nd is also 40 days from Christmas Eve. Under ancient Jewish
law a woman was required to undergo "purification" for 40 days
following birth. Mary''s purification would have been up on
Midwinter's Day.

Another coincidence; during the Roman Catholic celebration of
Candlemas (observed on Feb.2) the congregation parades with lighted
candles to represent the entry of Christ, the Light of the World, into
Jerusalem. (Source: The Catholic Enyclopedia: Candlemas). Those
celebrating E-molc light every lamp in a house or light candles in
each room to signify the sun's rebirth. Some women celebrants wear
crowns of lighted candles.

But for everybody else who could give a schlitzel; "Happy Groundhog
Day!" We're officially halfway to spring on Saturday. :-)

Stop trying to cram religion down Harry's throat!
--
John H

On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:15:47 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:46:19 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

But for everybody else who could give a schlitzel; "Happy Groundhog
Day!" We're officially halfway to spring on Saturday. :-)

Ah yes - the prognostication of the varioius groundhogs around the
world.

Connecticut has it's own version of Punxsutawney Phil, Chuckles the
Groundhog.

Chuckle's prognostications follow the same format as Punxsutawney Phil
- sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If
he does not see his shadow, there will be an early Spring.

And Connecticut, the Steady State, land of Nutmeg, The Charter Oak,
liberal yet oddly conservative, will always have an early Spring.

Chuckles is blind. :)

There was a groundhog in Missouri once. I shot it when I was a kid. Had to
hit it in the ass 'cause it was running from me. Took a few shots from that
..22, and I was probably using 'shorts'. It took a lot of pop bottles to buy
a box of 'long rifle' shells.

Anyway, my dad saw this as an opportunity to enjoy another meal off mother
nature, and he decided to roast the groundhog. So he put some seasonings on
it, put it in the oven, and we sat back for a few hours waiting for this
epicurean delight to cook.

'Twas the toughest piece of meat I'd ever put in my mouth. None of us could
chew it. It went into the trash. We had sandwiches.

I could have taken it to the other side of the tracks and sold it for a
half dollar. That would have been the wise thing to do.
--
John H

On Feb 1, 6:24�am, John H. wrote:


Stop trying to cram religion down Harry's throat!
--
John H-

Hey, Harry gets to choose.

He can venerate The Goddess or St. Brigid. He can observe Midwinter's
Day or celebrate Imbolc. If he so chooses, he can attend a Candlemas
service at the local parish or contemplate the end of Mary's 40-day
"purification" since Chrismas Eve. He can worship, throw rocks at, or
just casually observe the Groundhog on his day.

Or, none of the above. :-)

It's still halfway to spring. Whoopie!

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 06:37:26 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

It's still halfway to spring. Whoopie!

Living in the Great North West, how will you tell if it's Spring?

It's not any different than January the way I hear it. :)

On Feb 1, 6:15*am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:46:19 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould

wrote:
But for everybody else who could give a schlitzel; "Happy Groundhog
Day!" *We're officially halfway to spring on Saturday. *:-)

Ah yes - the prognostication of the varioius groundhogs around the
world.

Connecticut has it's own version of Punxsutawney Phil, Chuckles the
Groundhog.

Chuckle's prognostications follow the same format as Punxsutawney Phil
- sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If
he does not see his shadow, there will be an early Spring.

And Connecticut, the Steady State, land of Nutmeg, The Charter Oak,
liberal yet oddly conservative, will always have an early Spring.

Chuckles is blind. *:)

Atlanta has General Beauregard Lee.

http://www.yellowrivergameranch.com/08groundhogday.htm