It’s Monday. Meet Harvey, he’s a baby Praying Mantis. I was outside Saturday afternoon when I saw what I thought was a blade of grass stuck to the lower part of the driver-side window on my van. When I approached I realized that it was actually a tiny Praying Mantis. They’re somewhat common here in Illinois but I don’t generally see them until early Fall. And this was the first time that I’d ever seen a baby Mantis. He stuck around for a while, but when I looked for him later after dinner, he had moved along… presumably to do important Praying Mantis stuff.

It was a no Nascar Sunday due to the Olympics. And speaking of the Olympics, I know there was some controversy concerning the opening ceremonies, but all that aside, I thought it came across kinda cheap looking. After seeing Beijing in 2022, I guess I was expecting Paris to top that—and they didn’t even come close. The games have been good, though.

Okay, time to get back into work mode I guess…

-keep