Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow yesterday, so the East Coast is in for 6 more weeks of winter. Yet, General Beauregard Lee of Georgia did not see his shadow, so it looks like spring will come early in the south. There is sound logic to this event, which was reasoned to have a probable correct prediction of 80% if observed early in February. However, the National Climatic Data Center reports that groundhogs (a little more than a dozen each year in various parts of the country) are only right 39% of the time. But that's because we imported this practice from the Germany, which hardly represents the weather of the average American site.
By the way, I'm now in my tenth year of retirement, and every day is like the day before, but better. Retirees largely experience the life of the movie, Groundhog Day.
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By the way, I'm now in my tenth year of retirement, and every day is like the day before, but better. Retirees largely experience the life of the movie, Groundhog Day.
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Auto sales in the country for January were the worst in 26 years, General Motors dropping nearly 50%. GM sold more cars in China than the U.S. last month. Yet, the Dow Jones Industrials jumped 142 to 8078. World markets were mostly up. Crude oil increased 89 cents/barrel to $40.97 and gold dropped $5/toz to $899.
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Tropical Cyclone Gael has strengthened to 52 MPH and is expected pass just north of Mauritius and La Reunion Island, become a cyclone, and head towards Madagascar. Hi to my friends on Mauritius and La Reunion. Hope this path continues.
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