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Life in a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. B.M.A.T.C., and Etruscan typewriter erasers. Blogged by David Gorsline.

Wednesday, 2 February 2005

Since Independence is set in Independence, Iowa, pop. 6014, I think some tracking of small-town Iowa news is in order. David Schaper reports on the Scoop, a volunteer-produced newspaper for the citizens of Lost Nation, one with a 20-year publication history.

posted: 11:23:26 PM

Punxstawney Phil calls for six more weeks of the frosty stuff.

Here are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the holiday:

Yes! Punxsutawney Phil is the only true weather forecasting groundhog. The others are just impostors.
There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions for over 118 years!
Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking "groundhog punch," a secret recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Groundhog Picnic and it magically gives him seven more years of life.

(Thanks to blogdex.)

posted: 2:59:02 PM

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