The unmentionable

So I realized that my previous post had absolutely nothing to do with the lack of snow we're having, even though I had fully intended to put something about that and the title even sorta suggested it as well. See I don't really think most people understand what no snow really means. There isn't a day that goes by where someone either says they're glad there's no snow or that it didn't feel like Christmas without snow or just something like that...And trust me I get a lot of people that talk about the weather, about 90% of the people who talk to me at work talk about the weather. But really...My biggest concern about not having snow isn't that it didn't seem like the holidays, it's not that it makes the roads easier to drive on or anything like that. My concern is that we're heading right into another HUGE drought this summer, and with gas prices already as high as they are farmers are going to have an even harder time making ends meet. They can't raise the prices of their crops to cover extra costs, they have to sell at the market price that they have no say in at all. So as costs keep going up for them their total revenue stays the same which equals even more losses. Fine I can see how most people wouldn't really think of this or be concerned about it, but I have farmers in my family so of course I care. For others I guess it's out of sight out of mind though.

Went home to my parent's house yesterday for dinner and I helped my mom make Na-ching-ka, I'm pretty sure that's not how you spell it but it's how you would say it. Although I don't expect any of you to actually know what that is unless you're Ukrainian or have heard me get all excited and drooling about this stuff that I've only been able to get once in a while since I was very young. I've come to the conclusion that I've developed an unhealthy addiction to it, and now that I know how to make the stuff...Well...Yea I'll be getting a lot of it now. You know, I've always said the easiest way to bribe me is with food, and I think people are finally catching on to this. Seriously, you give me food and I'm complete putty. New years eve, one of the people I work with brought in chili for me, and I was almost jumping off the walls in total bliss when I found out. And this was wicked awesome chili too, just enough garlic to make your mouth water. Mmmmmmmm.

Speaking of food...Ukrainian Christmas is this Friday and we're draggin our roommate along for the ride. He's kinda been adopted in to our family although he doesn't know what he's getting into. But it'll be great...Lots of food...Watching my roommate be tortured by Ukrainian Christmas carols...So much fun I tell you. That is all though.

-Matt