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High Noon: Groundhog Day

Punxsutawney Phil, right, is held by Ben Hughes after emerging from his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (Gene Puskar / Associated Press)
Punxsutawney Phil, right, is held by Ben Hughes after emerging from his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (Gene Puskar / Associated Press)

Punxsutawney Phil, right, is held by Ben Hughes after emerging from his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather this morning. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Question: Most of us have seen the movie "Groundhog Day," in which Bill Murray is caught in a strange sequence to live the same day over and over until he gets it right. Does your life resemble Groundhog Day, the movie, in which you repeat the same things over and over?

D.F. Oliveria

D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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