Thursday miscellanea #464

I’ve decided I’m going to cut out red meat entirely this summer and see what happens. I started Tuesday. I’ll end the Friday before Labor Day (presuming I want to end).
With a violent crime rate of 33.1 per 1,000—that’s 33.1 murders, rapes, robberies, and/or aggravated assaults per 1,000 people annually—the most dangerous city in the country is Anniston, Alabama, where I lived until I was 15 years old. That makes me sad.
Sears announced the imminent closing of 72 more stores today. Most are Sears, but a few are K mart. The full, traditional Sears store closest to the Huntsville area is in Gadsden.
Do you know where all of the GFI outlets in your house are? Check them all first before deciding you have a significant electrical problem.
It’s official: Madison is getting the Mobile minor league baseball team. There is a resort hotel planned, and it looks like quite a venue. I certainly hope the research that says we can support this is sound. It’s a big bite.
We’re excited about seeing Solo this weekend. There seems to be a little more grousing this time around, but I am undeterred. Too many people have gotten weird about Star Wars films. If you know exactly how it’s supposed to go and anything that deviates is heresy, then why even bother going?
The weather looks better this weekend than it has been, and positively delightful early next week if the forecast holds.