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As of my starting to write this post, there are 25 minutes left until midnight here in the UK. This is the first year that I have actively thought about Groundhog Day throughout the day. It started with a reference to Groundhog Day from an the IndieWeb community member yesterday. The perpetual day being upon us was in the back of my mind, and then today I saw references to Groundhog Day across the web. I have thus far used "Groundhog Day" four times in this paragraph, if you include this sentence. Groundhog Day. [Gets stuck in a loop. Oh wait, I'm thinking of recursion day.]

A few weeks ago, awaiting the arrival of a train, I stopped to play piano. While playing, someone left a hand-written note on top of the piano. I didn't get to look at them was I was immersed in the music. Thus, I shall perhaps never know who left the note. The note contained a quote:

I have read a lot of news about the US over the last few years. I learned that the term "table" (i.e. "to table a discussion") in politics refers to leaving a subject for later discussion. The use isn't exclusive to politics -- indeed, any discussion can be "tabled" -- but I heard the word used a lot in politics.

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I have been asking a few people what their favourite word is lately. The question "What is your favourite word?" fills me with excitement that I'm either about to learn a new word or a fact about someone that I previously didn't know. When I hear an obscure word, I'll likely ask why the other person finds it interesting. Or should I say intriguring. Or thought-provoking. Or [insert synonym here].

I was walking around Edinburgh today. On my way down a street with a narrow pavement, I was in a position where it was unclear to me in what direction I should walk. The person in front of me shuffled one way and I did, too.

I regularly read articles on The Guardian. As I am not a paying subscriber to their digital edition, I see banners that prompt me to support them. The banners almost always catch my eye because they say how many articles I have "read" on their website in the last year. I just opened The Guardian homepage to find I read over 400 articles on their site. I think "read" is a tad liberal because I know I didn't read all the words on all of those articles, but I like seeing the count go up over time.

Image sourced from the BBC website.

My favourite category of television show is 90s sitcoms. I greatly enjoy Frasier and Seinfeld. I have watched both series many times, although on many occasions I have had the show on in the background before I go to sleep. I enjoy going to sleep after watching something funny. I remember reading an article in The Atlantic at the beginning of the pandemic that spoke about the comfort of watching shows you have already seen before. This idea just came to mind again.

As I write, it is the first day of spring. I have been waiting for this day for a long time. The nighets are getting lighter, the mornings are getting brighter, the weather is warmer. Spring is perhaps one of my favourite seasons. It is the furthest away from winter. I like the sun and warmth. I am now able to start wearing t-shirts and thin jumpers during the day without feeling (too!) cold.