Shadow, schmadow. If you could find a groundhog around here, or even a whistling marmot, the usual rules of prognostication wouldn’t apply. Six more weeks of winter in Alaska? Yeah, and the sun will rise tomorrow. We need an animal with big teeth to tell us that?
It would be way cooler if Punky could provide more useful info, like how much longer Augustine is going to blow, the amount of next year’s permanent fund dividend or when the heck that dang Exxon Valdez lawsuit is going to get settled.
Ah, but some things must remain a mystery. If animals with brains the size of walnuts could predict the future, what challenge would there be in anything else? You could do away with stock brokers, bookies, Ivy League think tanks or science fiction writers. We don’t want that. Some of the Betster’s best friends are science fiction writers.
Nope, we’ll just have to muddle along ignorant of the next door opening up on the vast corridor of time we call life. The B. is going to take a chance here and make a bold prediction: you’ll have a good time this weekend if you try out some of these Best Bets:
BEST BUY LOW, SELL HIGH BET: OK, you might want to check out the prognostications of the Homer Foundation Investment Committee. These financial wizards are getting a pretty good return on the foundation’s portfolio. At noon Friday the committee talks about alternative energy at its monthly meeting in the foundation offices on the lower level of the Kachemak Bay Title building. Bring a lunch and sit in.
BEST ROAD TO SOMEWHERE BET: Got a gripe about roads? Like to see a law passed to allow betting on razor clam races? Tell it to Gary and Paul. Sen. Gary Stevens and Rep. Paul Seaton hold a constituent teleconference meeting from 6-7 p.m. today at the Legislative Information Office on the Sterling Highway. You can also dial in from home by calling (800) 395-5073.
BEST BE NICE TO THE BIG MARINE BET: The Betser isn’t stupid. Don’t make a U.S. Marine mad. They don’t call ’em leathernecks for nothing. If you’re a Marine yourself, or want to support its causes, check out the Marine Corps League Groundhog Day Fund-raiser at 5 p.m. Saturday at the VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point. Semper fi!
BEST BIG GREEN ROCKS BET: Forget diamonds. If you want to make a woman happy, give her emeralds. Or, you could go hear The Emeralds, a hot string group from Anchorage that plays everything from bluegrass to Bach. The concert is at 7 p.m. Friday at Land’s End Resort.
BEST SKINNY STICKS BET: Well, yeah, with the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl ever, this could be the game to watch. But if even that doesn’t get you excited and you’re looking for something to do, check out the annual Ski for Women at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lookout Mountain Trailhead on Ohlson Mountain. The 4-klick race is for women and men of all ages and all abilities, with prizes for not just the fastest, but the best costume or the largest connected group. Registration starts at 12:30 p.m.
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