between Groundhog Siblings.

It only lasted 2 seconds. Normally, however, they greet each other with wagging tails and Eskimo kisses. Immediately following the brief battle, they went back to being buddies. Kids!

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Today was unseasonably warm at 85 degrees. As it will be for the next few days. So the groundhog family is still around and entertaining me. They are so cool and remind me of dogs in a lot of their actions. At the same time, they also have unique behavioral traits, too. Normally, solitary critters, I find it interesting that mama Mabel is allowing two of her 7 offspring to remain with her as adolescents. Despite the brief squabble above, all three of them seem to be very attached to one and other.

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Wednesday US COVID News

* “Trump called his experience a ‘blessing from God’ and said he selected the drug cocktail he was treated with. ‘It was my suggestion,’ he said.” NBC News

* “Despite White House outbreak, Trump and some aides return to work, flouting CDC guidance” Washington Post

* “In addition to bringing an active case of covid-19 back into to the White House, President Trump has spread fear and confusion throughout the executive branch since his return from the hospital. Initially confined to the White House's residence complex upon his return Monday, Trump has gained access to the West Wing, where staffers have been advised to prepare….an “Isolation Cart” kept outside Trump's zone of contagion.

* “Yet another high-level aide tested positive for the coronavirus late Tuesday — Stephen Miller — which makes at least 19 people who have fallen ill since being in Trump's proximity. You can track them all here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/trump-contacts-movements-covid/?utm_campaign=wp_to_your_health&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_tyh&wpmk=1&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNWY3N2VlMTlhZTdlOGE1NmU1ZTk0ZWJjIiwidGFnIjoiNWY3ZTJjMDk5ZDJmZGEwZWZiNDIyMTVhIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2dyYXBoaWNzLzIwMjAvcG9saXRpY3MvdHJ1bXAtY29udGFjdHMtbW92ZW1lbnRzLWNvdmlkLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d3BfdG9feW91cl9oZWFsdGgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3R5aCZ3cG1rPTEifQ.roI2KIOTVlioeKyl6lyGyAZm65UsvuDYVeUMGcVmkBo

* “The NFL's coronavirus crisis worsened Wednesday with four more players from multiple teams testing positive.” New York Times

* The Vice President debate tonight: “Harris Rips Trump Over Virus - Senator Kamala Harris condemned the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic as the worst failure in U.S. government history” Bloomberg News

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