Victim or perp -- choose one

Air temperature 59 F, light northwest wind, pale sunshine under scattered thin clouds. May take one window air-conditioner out today and store it -- late August in Maine, you can start to welcome a campfire in the evenings and want your fuzzy jacket while cooking breakfast by the lake.

Suburbia's song

Neighbor is out beheading the fall dandelions and plantain seedheads with his little yellow Cub tractor. I am glad that we have an adjacent lawn with the same neglected aesthetic as ours.

Cautionary tale

The problem with an arrest and trial is that you will find it damn near impossible to select an impartial jury.