Dear Humans,

This week was the Chinese New Year. So we learned a bit about traditions and we also learned about the Chinese Zodiac. And we wondered if our own Chinese Zodiac animal said anything true about ourselves and our personalities.

This week also had Groundhog Day. A supposedly eternal groundhog emerges from a tree stump and a bunch of dudes in top hats and tuxedos pretend to hear the groundhog’s predictions about the continuation of winter. 

These things require a suspension of disbelief. We know they’re not scientifically true. But it sure is fun to play around with them and make meaning with them. Sometimes we like to think we’re serious people engaged in an eternal search for the truths of nature. And then we find a groundhog whispering in our ear. 

But that too is part of the search.