1. Weather: It will be an iffy day for groundhog shadows. Cloudy early, with the sun peeking through by mid-morning. High is forecast at 68, with little chance of groundhogs getting wet.
2. Event: Gen. Beau Lee will emerge -- sometime -- from his manse in Lilburn for shadow purposes.
3. Event: More at the Moondance Lounge in Suwanee.
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4. Television: Choices include "Person Of Interest," 9 p.m., CBS.
5. Today in History: Did we mention groundhogs? The routine has its roots in the ancient Christian tradition of Candlemas Day, when clergy would bless and distribute candles needed for winter. The candles represented how long and cold the winter would be. Germans expanded on this concept by selecting an animal -- the hedgehog -- as a means of predicting weather. Once they came to America, German settlers in Pennsylvania continued the tradition, although they switched from hedgehogs to groundhogs, which were plentiful in the Keystone State. (Source: history.com.)
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