MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Do We Celebrate Groundhog Day?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Do We Celebrate Groundhog Day?

Happy Groundhog Day!  Punxsutawny, PA, saw another record-breaking crowd at their annual festivities this year, with more & more people attending each & every year since the release of the 1993 Bill Murray comedy, “Groundhog Day”. Some 30,000 people braved sub-freezing temperatures in Gobbler’s Knob to witness Phil come out of his burrow to ultimately…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Do We Blow Out Birthday Candles?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Do We Blow Out Birthday Candles?

My birthday is coming, so I’m getting ready to blow out a lot of birthday candles on my funfetti cake. (Hey, I may be getting old but I’m still a kid at heart). But the question arises: why do we even put candles on a cake & blow them out to celebrate our birthday? I…