Lois is down to her last 6 1/2 days of teaching. I'm happy for her.

Criminal Minds

"Cops to FL woman: 'Do you have anything else?' She pulled a gator from her pants." [Drudge Report, 5/7] This also qualifies for "There Is No Place Like . . . Florida.

There Is No Place Like . . . California

"Sharks as big a yachts spotted off CA after 30 year absence" [Drudge 5/7]

Whatever

"Average person mired in boredom 131 days a year" [Drudge 5/8]

America

"America is sometimes painted as a hellscape, by Left & Right--a place where no one can get a fair shake. But America is a pretty good place in which to exist. You don't have to be Betsy Ross or Norman Rockwell to appreciate that." [Jay Nordlinger, National Review Online 5/7]