Happy Fourth of July!

The good news around here is that the evacuation order for Los Alamos has been lifted, and people are headed home. It's also not as smoky as it's been, at least in Santa Fe and Los Alamos.

Meanwhile, our British overlords are rethinking this independence thing:

Being a generous people back in 1776 we British agreed to a period of probationary independence. The kind of thing one does with less mature teenagers. But, frankly, recent events make one wonder if one is in a position to extend said probation, let alone confirm independence.