Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Wonderland: I grew up in Dallas, which comes to a complete standstill when it snows each year. Now I'm in Washington, DC, which comes to a standstill if the weather report simply calls for snow, even before any flakes fall from the sky. Philadelphia, Boston, New York -- all those northern cities I've been told know how to handle winter weather actually respond just like everybody else, by using a few inches of the white stuff as an excuse to shut down business and schools for the day. And of course, the snow always becomes the top news of the day.