Punxsutawney Phil
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Random thoughts a day after the 6,000 residents of a small town 90 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania were sent into a tizzy because a truly ugly rodent did not see his shadow which according to folklore and hyped tradition means an early spring.

The truth is it doesn’t matter what Punxsutawney Phil thinks because it seems like every year spring gets shorter and shorter. One day it’s cold and the next day it’s warm and summer. However if Phil got this one correct then good for him!

No truth to the rumor that a groundhog in New Jersey emerged from his shadow and told Governor Christie to forget about his longshot bid for the presidency and get back to the job he gets paid for. However that message will come soon enough.

While you would think technology should make it easier to predict things like election outcomes it seems that is not the case. About a dozen polls predicted Donald Trump would win the Iowa caucus on Monday but yet the Republican front-runner barely edged out Marco Rubio for second place with Ted Cruz the big winner. It’s not the fault of technology but rather shows that voters more than ever are flip-flopping and not all that passionate for the candidates. Expect that to continue throughout at least the early portion of the primary season.

Snow sure is pretty when it falls but it sure is ugly when it melts. At least now we can see the pot holes again.

I’ve just begun watching Season One of “House of Cards” on Netflix. I’m a bit late to the party but glad I’ve arrived. Kevin Spacey is superb as a veteran congressman from South Carolina.

Scoring 1000 points in a high school basketball career is a milestone and quite a few have reached that this winter but none in as grand a fashion as Manasquan’s Ryan Jensen. Last night the 6’4 senior scored a career-high 30 points and it was the last two that gave him 1000 for his Warriors career. Not only that but Jensen, a TCNJ recruit added 25 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 4 steals in a win over St. John Vianney.

Now that’s a great game.

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