It was -30.2 degrees (actual air temperature!) this morning. With the recent wind chills of -50 to -60 degrees it is just too cold to do much of anything. Isn't it wonderful to live in America at this time in history when we have central heating, indoor plumbing and a host of other life-easing helps?

I love America! If you think you might like to try living, say, in Afghanistan, be sure to read A Thousand Splendid Suns. Written by an Afghani-American, it is one of the most bittersweet novels I have ever read and its effect hasn't left my spirit yet! Are all cultures equal? I think not.