Always good to keep in touch with longtime friends, so lunch with them on the day before Groundhog Day in the town where Groundhog Day is an annual celebration.

And, while together, we work on solutions to problems like the separation of church and state, voter stupidity, and anti-vax-and-mask insanity.

Furthermore, today marks the beginning of February, which is good because February is a good month, primarily because of its brevity.