• Picks for ‘26

    Iguana blanket

    This morning in Punxsutawney, Pa., the groundhog known as Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his cozy burrow on Gobbler’s Knob and saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. Great. Just great. Thanks for nothing, Phil. It has been a frigid January for most of the nation. The coldest air in 16 years! Even tiny Florida scrub lizards are freezing in place down here. It takes a lot to stop these little buggers. When startled, they usually scurry away like they’ve had one too many espressos. Not anymore. Sadly, they’re stuck mid-stride on pavements. Hundreds of 10-pound frozen iguanas are falling out of palm trees. It’s an amphibious Armageddon across…