Patriots Day (real)

Traditional date for planting peas. Air temperature 41 F, wind near calm, cloudy. World damp from rain overnight, grass turning green, buds swelling. So of course we have a chance of frost tonight and tomorrow night.

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That's a pin-prick to an empire that large. They'll keep on keepin' on. Sustained by faith . . .

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Meanwhile, we have had an official "mass shooting" in Maine. The person in custody has a "lengthy criminal record" that bars him from possessing firearms . . .

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And in today's added entertainment, we have a report of a rabid skunk (killed and tested) in the neighborhood.