Welcome
back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and
discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel
free to post a link below.
PROGRAMMING NOTE: James is off today, so service will be a little slower. We'll still have a few items in the morning and sporadically throughout the day. Things should return to semi-normalcy on Thursday. Thanks for your patience!
As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as racially and sexually abusive language. And when you sign your comments, please use only one nickname. Thanks again, and have a great day!

