It’s Monday. That was a nice laid back weekend. The sun finally came out and it warmed up into the 50s. It’s only February, so no complaint from me. Every day that it’s above freezing at this time of the year is a gift.

Well, damn. Unbeknownst to me, Nascar decided to move the race up a day. So instead of running it on Sunday afternoon, they did it Saturday. Apparently there’s this thing called an atmospheric river that is moving into California and they were worried it would be a washout. I’m used to races being postponed, but moving it to a day earlier, that’s just not fair. Thankfully I caught the rebroadcast Sunday night.

The girlfriend made a pot of Corn Chowder on Sunday. I had that for dinner and it was spectacular. There’s not much better than a belly full of warm homemade soup. Time to kick back and watch the Grammy Awards.

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It’s Friday! Well, according to a Pennsylvania Dutch superstition, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on February 2nd and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks. If it does not see its shadow, then spring will arrive early. I don’t know where you live, but here in Illinois it’s pretty safe to say that no matter what that oversized rodent sees, we’ve got six to eight weeks *minimum* of winter remaining. So, Punxsutawney Phil can suck it.

In honor of Groundhog Day, Lay’s released a new commercial featuring Stephen Tobolowsky from the Groundhog Day film. I also have the Groundhog Day Jeep commercial (below) that Bill Murray did in 2020. Both are funny, but the Bill Murray one is best.

It’s been a long wait but Nascar is back this Sunday with the first preseason race! Bring on the LA Coliseum!

And that should do it for today. Oh, I almost forgot—it’s Friday, so the babes and jokes are doubled! (Actually, the jokes are more than doubled!)

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It’s Thursday. We live in an ever increasingly strange world. Back in the day, the crazy people remained in the shadows. These days, enabled by social media, they have the ability to push their conspiracy theories into the mainstream. It’s one after the other, each one more outrageous than the next. Apparently the upcoming Superbowl and Taylor Swift are at the center of the latest. And this one may even involve witchcraft!

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