Can we talk?

Groundhog Day

         I know it was days ago, but people are still wondering about whether he saw his shadow. It's amazing that one little town made up this story and its holiday to increase business and help the tourist industry. Now it's on all the calendars. School children everywhere treat it like Santa or the Easter bunny, which at least have other significance. It is a fun day, a good joke, but it seems like too many people take it seriously.

         I think Bill Murray's Groundhog Day is better. What if we could relive one day, over and over without getting older, until we got it right? What if we refined it a little each time, or made dramatic, changes, so that the outcome would be different? Our lives, our fortunes could be better at the start of the next day. Maybe we'd be better in the process.

         I don't know about other folks, but I can think of a few days I'd like to play differently. I can think of a lot of days where I'd do just one hour or even 5 minutes differently, Yes, I think that would be a good groundhog day. Let the groundhog be a symbol of new chances, instead of a false prophet of spring or winter. The down side would be playing a part in someone else's Groundhog Day. They might get it better; maybe I wouldn't.

         I guess we'll just have to get it right the first time.