Groundhog Day 2010, A Lame Holiday? A PR Dream?

The guy on the news said Groundhog's Day is the lamest holiday. I beg to differ. My kids were so excited. We watched the news as a family over breakfast, and I didn't have to buy them any crap. Awesome holiday. BTW, Phil saw his shadow.

PETA was protesting Groundhog Day, saying Phil shouldn't be kept in captivity because he's a wild animal. They actually suggested replacing Phil with an electronic/robotic groundhog.

He is the most well cared for groundhog in the world. He's doing much better than his cousin, Punxatawny Roadkill. I'm all for treating animals ethically, but now they are just looking for headlines. No wonder people don't take PETA seriously. They do good work under a shroud of PR bullshit. Sad really.

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I'm Disabled and I Can Prove It

I'm disabled.
I was born in 1970. About a year later I was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy. I never walked. I got my first wheelchair at kindergarten age, and my first power wheelchair in sixth grade.
Yet, around 4 to 6 times per year I have to, for one reason or another, prove that I'm disabled.
Granted, I'm 5 feet nothin', 112 pounds and sit in an electric wheelchair, but apparently that's just anecdotal evidence… We need science!
The Good Doctor
Every couple months I have to send my physician a form and ask him to fill it out. He has to state that I have spinal muscular atrophy, identify the diagnosis date, explained that my prognosis is something akin to "ain't getting better any time soon" and sign it.
With new Medicare regulations, the good doctor is not allowed to sign the said form without seeing me "face-to-face" to prevent fraud. Although I'm extraordinarily healthy, hospitalized last in 1996 for something unrelated to my dis…

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