SNOW

In YDKJ, the snow comes to tidy everything up. All the horror that existed is covered with a white blanket. It makes a beautiful picture for several months and then comes the thaw. while we may tire of the snow, we often overlook the challenges that come when the blanket is taken away. We must deal with, in addition to many other things, mud. I suppose there's an allegory here.

Investigations

When things go wrong in a society, there are usually many agencies involved. I recently learned how our rural community handles a major crime, such as a homicide. We are small and no one agency can be all things. But, there is an agreement in effect that the District Attorney is in charge and also that each agency will work to its strengths. We don't have crack forensic teams or homicide detectives for whom this sort of thing would be routine. Each agency has areas of expertise and the DA can coordinate that. Usually, however, the investigators already know what they do well and where they need help. The best part of all is that we seldom need to know any of this.