Manhattanhenge

• Mystically, the setting sun has positioned itself just so it is perfectly aligned with the east/west streets crossing Manhattan.  Sign of the apocalypse?  Nah, this occurs semi-annually.
• As temperatures rise, so does the Chicago homicide rate.  With 10 murders just this past weekend, we are already 58% ahead of last year's pace.  By the time of our late July vacation to the land of plenty, it should look like Syria.
• Serena Williams lost in the first round of the French Open.
• The Flubbie's can't even lose good.  One game away from tying the longest consecutive losing streak, they beat the Padres.  Anyway, something like 4 out of 7 of the longest modern losing steaks belong to the Wimps of Wrigley.
• Things aren't necessarily better off closer to home, though.  Ginormous radioactive bluefin tuna are being caught offshore.  Makes you wonder:  was it really worth the long swim from Japan just to get caught?  And would you require wasabi with that sushi?