Well, Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania weather guru has predicted an early spring this year. Is he right? Well Phil is correct about 39% of the time but it is always fun to see people gather to have this whimsical tradition and honor a huge rodent that for the rest of the year spends its time being a rodent. It started from a German tradition and in 1887 it was started in Pennsylvania, the main hub of German immigrants at the time. Everyone knows it isn’t a reliable way to predict weather but what is? Surely not our own weather people.
As per usual, PETA (people for ethical treatment of animals) offered to send a VEGAN REVEAL CAKE if the Groundhog club would retire Punxsutawney Phil before the festival. Yes, they would send a cake with pink or blue insides to predict the weather. My question is, how would they know what the day would be like ahead of time? Would the cake, being vegan be made out of cricket powder? You know that PETA wants to do away with all animal ownership and exploitation of animals (They believe Phil is being taking advantage of.). Yeah they want us to get rid of our animals and eat bugs! Did you know they didn’t like New York City saying rats were pests? Guess they never heard of the plague before.
But I digress. There is nothing wrong with celebrating a silly tradition. Nothing wrong with honoring a rodent on February 2nd, and the fun people are having shouldn’t be infringed upon by some people who think eating bugs is better for the environment. PETA needs to keep their buggy breath ideas and ideology out of other people’s fun. It is harmless and I wager to bet that Punxsutawney Phil is probably one of the healthiest, best fed groundhogs in the world with free health care and food.
If PETA was to have it their way, Phil would be turned loose into the wild and probably killed by a predator, run over by a car or become a victim to someone’s trap. Ah, bugs are the answer! I can hear it now. “Please pass me the cricket steaks.”
Educated Cowpuncher 