The Squid Calendar

On this date in 2005, Hurricane Dennis was unleashing it’s fury.  Dennis was the first Major Hurricane to make a U.S. Landfall during the record-setting 2005 hurricane season , in which there were so many named storms that the NHC ran all the way through the list for the year, and had to start on the Greek Alphabet (Katrina also happened in 2005).  Dennis was one of five names officially retired that year.  This year, we re-use the 2005 list.   Read about this year’s names, find out why those five names were retired, and see what names have replaced them.
Atlantic Basin 2011 Hurricane Names by CruiseReady

Photo by Chalky Lives used under CC 2.0.

Groundhog Day is a holiday that has always perplexed me. Every year it makes me thing about how absurd all holidays are, and question how we come to these traditions. But the I see them standing with their top hats and walking sticks and I realize that it doesn’t really matter. Even if it is seemingly crazy, it’s traditional and it’s fun. It brings a community together for something. That’s all that really matters.

awelldressedbullet has the low down on Groundhog Day:

• All About Groundhog Day
• Groundhog Day Predictions

(Groundhog Day photo by Kevin Spencer.)