Georgia's a really quirky place. Columbus, where we live, is a very international city, even though it's not very big. We had dinner this evening out on the sidewalk in the artsy-fartsy part of town while a classical guitarist provided some lovely music for our entertainment. Inside the restaurant, there was a lady dressed in fish-net stockings, hotpants, and a bustier, as a walking advertisement for an upcoming "Rocky Horror Picture Show" event.

Taylor County is pretty close to here. We saw the story on our local news. I see signs around town that race relations are in the process of healing, although it doesn't look to me like folks have completely figured it all out yet. Traditions seem to die hard among the people who were born and raised in this area, but it's kind of easy not to be too effected by that in Columbus since a large percentage of the people who live here come from a lot of other places (all over the world). I haven't really spent any amount of time in the more rural areas. It sounds like they still have ways to go yet.