An earnest defense of America's silliest holiday: Groundhog Day

Punxsutawney Phil is held up by his handler for the crowd to see during the ceremonies for Groundhog day in 2018 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

Let's celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but merely made ourselves more comfortable in its domain.

(Image credit: Brett Carlsen)