My calendar tells me it’s spring – but I can’t tell by looking out the window.

obit of note • British author Michael Dibdin has died aged 60. Arrivederci Aurelio Zen.

naughty naughty • Denning McTague confesses to selling about 150 of the Civil War documents he store from the National Archive. Sentencing set for July 12 – if he gets actual jail time I will eat my shoes.