January

What can one say about the month of January? There really isn't much to say. Outside of New Year's and Martin Luther King, Jr. day the month is basically barren. Oh yeah, there's always that nagging chance of snow and ice that will freeze everything to a halt and bury many states under snow, incapacitating governments that are used to working in sunny times with warmth and prosperity. Take, for instance, the Deep South just this past week. Many states in this region were faced with freeze warnings, ice, and snow and just general winter mayhem that a majority of the United States deals with every year. However, the Deep South remains relatively untouched by Winter's deathly freeze grip. Sure it gets cold sometimes, but ice and snow? Come on! It's the Deep South! But not this year. Florida has been battling freezes for some time, its winter crops in danger and most of the U.S. is wondering where they will get their winter oranges and grapefruits. Louisiana, just last week, issued a state of emergency BEFORE the weather even hit. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was shut down. All of this because January is mad that no one appreciates it. It's the lone winter month that nobody looks forward to. I mean, let's face it, at least February has Valentine's Day. January...don't be a cry baby.

And so we go.