today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!

Quote for today… “ … it’s best not to bet heavily on Phil: His forecast is no better than flipping a coin.” – Extract from this USA Today article.

• It could happen … on a good day you could beat Tiger Woods … Tiger shoots an 82 – Golf.com

• 87% of the GHD (ground hog day) “sightings” call for more winter – Stormfax
  

• Meanwhile, up in Canada, they’ll be watching Shubenacasie Sam; you can too on his Webcam.

• Weather.com has eleven more groundhog day get-togethers not including the one in Q-ville.

• Very cold – then very snowy – ABC27 News

• Boston applies codes across the board – no selective application as Secretary of State gets citation for failing to remove snow from sidewalk – Boston.com

Groundhog Day 2005 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S. – (SOURCE: WikiPedia)

• When a bunch of aging white men get together dressed up in weird clothing … anything can happen. Heck, look at what happens in DC and Harrisburg without the glitzy garb!

• Evidently … we’re doing OK while the rest of the world struggles – US News & World Report

• Ah-h-h-h, those trusted state treasurers and other PA politicians – PennLive

• Some police departments maintain their facebook pages to inform citizens – some do not

• Know any state workers? Want to see that person’s salary? [NOTE: This report provides information on the annual salaries or hourly/daily wages earned by employees.  Salary and wage amounts do not include other forms of compensation, such as overtime. Or health insurance benefits, we’d guess, too.]