Talk about successful PR, Punxsutawney Phil has an amazing publicist.  On February 2, he’s one of the top-searched in Google (3,438 results right now as I click on Google News) and one of the most popular trending topics on Twitter.  I also read on Huffington Post that Phil has more than 4,500 fans on his Facebook page.

He saw his shadow this morning, which means six more weeks of winter… Bing!

According to an article in National Geographic today, “Groundhog Day is a lot like a rock concert, but the people are better behaved and there’s a groundhog involved,” said Tom Chapin, editor of the Punxsutawney Spirit.

I’ve always wanted to head down to Gobbler’s Knob in PA for the festivities, perhaps next year!