In Pennsylvania, there are bears

Took this on my drive up to Sayre, PA last weekend. I slammed on my brakes, thinking it was just a big rodent. But as we neared to about 100 feet... "Ok, that's a bear." Three bears, to be exact. The mother jumped back over the guardrail, where her cubs were waiting. No one was around, so we pulled over, cracked the window about three inches, and took the picture. My wife, who's from the Poconos, wasn't very impressed with PA's wildlife. But me, being from northern NJ, acted like it was the freaking zoo. So, call me a dork. It was cool.
I'll have up tomorrow my top 25, among other things. Very exciting week in Penn State football.

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PA's a really weird state, and I sure do love it!

Looks like a long winter ahead. But then again, IT'S A FUCKING GROUNDHOG, PEOPLE! Love the Keystone State.

Phil Says Six More Weeks of Winter!

Phil's official forecast as read 2/2/08 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:

Here Ye! Here Ye! Here Ye!

On Gobbler's Knob on this fabolous Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2008
Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators,
Rose to the call of President Bill Cooper and greeted his handlers, Ben Hughes and John Griffiths.

After casting a weathered eye toward thousands of his faithful followers,
Phil consulted with President Cooper and directed him to the appropriate scroll, which proclaimed:

"As I look around me, a bright sky I see, and a shadow beside me.
Six more weeks of winter it will be!"

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