Winter has finally come to North Carolina.  Last Sunday we had our first “winter storm” which was really just a little bit of sleet.  Today we are supposed to have another winter storm.  I think snow is fun to be in, but in North Carolina it is also kind of annoying.  People in North Carolina panic when there is even the slightest hint that there may be snow.  They rush to the grocery store and buy all the milk and bread, and then go home and get bunkered down like it is the end of the world.  But I think the worst part is that North Carolinians don’t know how to drive in a winter storm. Continue reading →

Today in the United States, it’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This day brings two things to my mind: humanity’s propensity for evil and mankind’s potential for good. Continue reading →