Punxsutawney Phil,
the world famous weather prognosticating groundhog,
visited my school recently.
Later, when composing my classroom newsletter,
I gave advice on attending Groundhog Day.
"If you want to see the groundhog in person,
you need to go early,
as you'll need to park in downtown Punxutawney
and take a bus to Gobbler's Knob."
I chuckled over seeing the groundhog "in person"
instead of "in groundhog."
Then I discovered I was unsure of what "in person" meant.
If I went to see James Taylor in person,
was he the person, or was I the person?
We both had to be at the same place at the same time....
I surveyed a few colleagues, with mixed results.
My googling was inconclusive as well.
I'm now expanding my survey to include you.
What do you think?
About Me
- Denny and Sue
- We married in '78, tore down a house and barn for materials in ‘79, and built our house on the mountain in '80. We are both retired elementary school teachers who like to read, garden, and travel.
2 comments:
I never thought of it before... I would think that I saw James Taylor in person means I saw him with my own two eyes. If you are blind and you go to the concert are you hearing him in person? I suppose so. No electronics involved with the seeing statement but there is a microphone and speakers for hearing him in person... Good question. I think you so Phil in person and he saw you in groundhog. Hope that doesn't insult you.:O)
i agree with the culvers
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