Is the Groundhog a Snowboarder?

After seeing the footage of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg being bitten by "Staten Island Chuck", it finally dawned on me - I think the groundhog, more than any other animal, is a snowboarder!

Think about it - how would you feel if you were rousted from a deep sleep just after the sun had risen, then paraded in front of hundreds, maybe even thousands of strangers? Not too happy, right? I probably wouldn't bite a man as wealthy as Bloomberg, but that's just me. Something tells me other riders might not be so kind...

Of course, the good news is that regardless of where the groundhog stands on snowboarding, he saw his shadow, guaranteeing us another six weeks of winter. And that's something worth waking up early for!