If you can dig out from under the snow, there's a lot going on this week. There are Carnivals in practically every city, and there are also Chinese New Year celebrations, and it's also the beginning of kite season, and some Roman-X mechanized chariot racing could start up any day, you never know.

And, for something completely different, here's an article on the rise of green funerals (thanks, Cassandra!). We have been dealing with this sort of thing over the past week or so, and I am all about doing as little damage to the environment with as little trauma to the family as possible.