On Bill Murray and the practice of acrophobia

how many remarkable fools does it take to change a lightbulb?

Every few years Bill comes back to me.

Typically, an article shows up in my feed talking about the odd ball antics of Bill Murray. I bite and start reading articles. One becomes another then yet another. I become bewitched by Bill and go on an all out Bill Murray Blitz.

Every Bill Blitz begins with reading articles about Bill. Next, I move on to re watching old SNL clips, interviews and appearances on late night television. Longer, full on campaigns, feature a barrage of movies from every era of Bill. No Bill Blitz is complete however without a viewing of Groundhog Day.

Groundhog Day is a classic 90’s movie and my personal favourite Bill Blockbuster.

In Groundhog Day, for the unbillmiliar,¹ Bill plays Phil Connors, a cynical weather forecaster who gets stuck in a time loop. Life has a funny of repeating itself…

No single movie is more important in the understanding of the human condition than Groundhog Day. In our lives we constantly are repeating ourselves. Unlike in the film, we don’t pl…