Pending business

Air temperature 39 F, wind north about 8 mph, mostly cloudy. Yesterday's wind relocated a lot of leaves -- will have to scout the eddies and decide what can stay and what needs to be moved. The oak leaves are a particular problem, because they take years to rot and a lot of them still cling to their trees.

Definitions

For folks who get into "white" as a defining characteristic, remember that it often doesn't include southern Europe, such as Italy and Greece. It has never included Spain or north Africa or the Middle East. And "white" never includes Jews except when "white" is a bad thing . . .