Weekend Thoughts for 1/9/2010

I had hoped to go out and explore Murray and its surrounding areas this week, since we're back from the holidays and there was not going to be any rain or snow until Thursday. Well, cold is officially a weather condition in my book now. All week, the temperature has not gone above 25 degrees, dropping below 10 on numerous occasions.

When we read that the average weather for Murray was going to be similar to California's for winter, we were looking forward to the fact that we weren't going to be in an area that was super cold, or that would get a ton of snow. This nice Arctic front has decided otherwise. On to some thoughts...

• I am amazed at how much money I save at Walmart. I've written before how I know understand why people like it so much, but it is still a surprise to me when I go shopping.
• I just finished reading a really good book about the history of In-n-Out Burger. An excellent read, both for the topic and in general. You can find it here. 
• It snowed here on Thursday, as a part of that wonderful Arctic front. We got about 1-2", at most. In Kentucky, this causes the cancellation of schools everywhere. And the ice related to it on the following day does the same thing. It was an interesting process to watch. But they were definitely ready for it. 
• RC Cola is much more popular down here than anywhere else I have ever lived. Which is wonderful. And Walmart had another version: Cherry RC. Which is also wonderful.
• We had Kentucky Fried Chicken a few days ago. Which tastes pretty much the same here in Kentucky that it does anywhere else we have been. And no, the sign does not say "Fried Chicken" outside the place.
  

Part of the way I've been staying busy since arriving in Kentucky is to write. Since there hasn't really been a whole lot to write about here yet due to this lovely weather, I've actually been writing a second blog about baseball. You can find it here if you're interested.