It is cold and blustery. Again. I could not conjure a February image blue enough to go with this post but I did summon the energy to rise a bit earlier and catch the sun poke through snow studded clouds.
I'm thinking this month should move along on the coattails of the cruel winter winds which ushered it in a couple of weeks ago..
And It's not just me. One co-worker occasionally bursts out in song: "All the leaves are brown and the sky is bluish gray. February winter. I wish it'd go away."
Enough whining. Especially now that I remembered next Tuesday is Mardi Gras so there is a good reason for the month of February afterall. I called Stickboy and they're selling the traditional King Cakes for $12.99.
King Cakes and medallions for all!
Last week Diane Sawyer pretended to be one of us as she bravely donned a pair of skinny jeans, plastered her hair in a ponytail and tiptoed her Jimmy Choos into the poverty stricken hills of Appalachia. The documentary was nothing but a sorry parade of hillbilly cliches questioning why anyone would live in this region. The complete lack of balance in the footage remains stuck in my crawl. I may not have much power to counter Ms. Sawyer's irresponsible reporting but I will point you in the direction of sites which prove this region is filled with something more than toothless meth addicts.
Marie's handful of links asking " Why would you live any where but Appalachia?" :
- Appalachian Today A current glimpse of positive news, information, images and stories.
- Merlefest
- Hillbilly Savants. A site listing hundreds of literate hillbilly bloggers.
- The Blue Ridge Parkway , the Appalachian Trail and Appalachian Treks. It is gorgeous here.
- Appalachian State football. Ok, I'm throwing this one in for my own folly.
**Update**
So here ya go. Help is on it's way. I'm delighted the Kentucky football kid gets another chance.
I'm keeping my mouth closed because my momma said I needed to be more discreet. And yes, she is right.
