Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I talked to a friend in Texas yesterday. Their power is out and they are keeping as warm as they can through their fireplaces and piling on blankets. No phone, TV, Internet, or lights. But she has her cell phone and the burners on their stove are gas and they figured out how to light them with a match. Their swimming pool is frozen solid. They grew up in the south then lived in California their entire working lives, and retired to Florida for a few years, then moved to Texas. Little did they expect a devastating snowstorm. Perhaps this even will help persuade people that climate change is upon us, but since the deniers are not into science or facts, I suppose it is too much to hope for. Here we are wishing we had snow to help our drought, but no such luck. I am thinking and praying for mountain snow at least. In the meantime, we have daffodils, hyacinth and tulips bursting out of the ground and sunny blue skies. We feel out of sync with the rest of the country. Strange days.