We open today with a quote from Groucho Marx:

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

It's the time of year where students all over the US are gearing up for college, and the smell of new textbooks permeates the air.  Soon it will be all about all-nighters, scantron tests, essay exams and lots of reading.  The lucky students studying geography will be looking over their field trip options.  To quote Linda Ellerbee, "And so it goes."

The Royals are playing up a storm; they swept the White Sox, they have a six game winning streak, and they are playing 500 ball.  Not so with the Houston Astros, who are at the bottom of MLB standings.

That's about it for today, short and hopefully sweet.  Until next time then.