One of Daddy's favorite movies is "Groundhog Day" and as the winter days counted down towards February 2nd, I was eagerly anticipating catching my first take on the movie (on TBS, since Noppinger stole Dad's DVD copy). Dad has seen it literally hundreds of times - in fact - watching the movie was once so high on his preferred list of entertainment activities that he and a college roommate, Howard, took the time to note the events of the 42 different days lived by Phil Conners in Punxatawny - before the curse was broken (i.e., he lived the 6 more weeks of winter, and they counted to make sure of it). That's your movie factoid for the day - you're welcome.
The film while repetitive (which is inevitable due to its plot), manages to stay fresh throughout. Each new (old) day brings new light to what that day could’ve been. As dark as the film could have been, it wasn’t due to Bill Murray’s great sense of humor. It is a very enjoyable, uplifting film that really makes you believe that every day should be lived as if it were your last.
Beyond that, my favorite wakeup time, 6AM, is prominently featured over the course of the whole move.
I'd recommend it for all ages - and I'll probably recommend it to Carolyn at our next Baby-Book of the Month Club meeting. Anyway - below are some of my own efforts to behave like a groundhog - or generally diggin' on learning to climb over stuff.
See you soon!
"Then Put Your Little Hand In Mine, There Aint No Hill Or Mountain We Cant Climb!"
Nancy, Lincoln, Walsh
This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather...
" I think people place too much emphasis on their careers, Gosh I wish we could all live in the mountains .. at high altitudes ... thats where I see myself in five years."
What would you do, if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same, and if nothing you did that day mattered? ... ... that about sums it up for me!
