The Burrow

Well, as a recent citizen of Texas, I experienced what they called "gun day" last weekend. The legislature voted to let college students carry weapons in classrooms, amended the state constitution to ensure no one could ever deny them assault weapons, and above all make sure no one could ever run a background check. I lament my vote may never count for anything during my time here. It also makes me deeply regret my commitment to live here. So wrote, Meg, a blogosphere friend , in the comments last week. She left her comfort zone in Boston last year, and relocated with her family to Texas... which is about as far from Boston as Long Island is from Tucson.   She's trying her best, really, she is, but sometimes the culture shock is too great.   She went from living near Bunker Hill to visiting the Texas book Depository .  She's called ma'am. She's  trying to adjust, but it is not easy. I feel her pain. When we moved from California to Arizona,...