Weather forecast finally comes through. Mostly. Sunny. Rather clear. Lots of folks out enjoying the rarity of blue skies and over-40 degree temperatures. Clouds arrived just in time to spoil the sunset.

More reading about Baghdad in the ’40s. Author (native) writes of his argument (then) with a friend over whether Iraqis are (were) ready for democracy. Sound familiar?

Congrats, NY Giants. Not really a football fan, but I do support upsets on principle. Now the newspapers can go back to pontificating about (not-so-)Super Tuesday.