We’re off to a cottage in Normandy. We’ve arranged for Paulie Walnuts to mind the house while we’re gone, in case blog-reading burglars happen to see this.

That’s our niece Megan Addy, photographed by the Sacramento Bee’s Jose Luis Villegas, at the start of her 400m hurdle quarter-final heat at the US Olympic Trials in Sacramento. Megan finished second in the heat and advanced to tonight’s semi-finals. We’re all so proud of you, and we’re all pulling for you Megan. Good Luck!

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