Two folks emailed me to let me know that "scheherazadian" was one of the final words in the National Spelling Bee. If it had been in the state round maybe I would have gotten to go to the national bee way back in the day.
Tonight I went sailing with one of the Hooked on Tonics girls and the Eligible Bachelor. A squall came through with sudden rain and heavy winds on our way back to the finish line and we got nice and wet and cold and went pretty fast, and then the squall moved past and an amazing double rainbow appeared -- a very bright inner one, starting at Clapboard Island and arching over to the water just off of Basket Island, and then a dimmer one just above it. The sky behind the rainbow was that very dark battleship blue-grey of a passing raincloud and the setting sun was coming low across the harbor lighting up Clapboard Island with this bright yellow light, making the trees look extra vivid green and the seagulls flying past it light up like these shining white dots. All framed by a remarkable double rainbow. It was a pretty nice place to be.
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