This post is set to publish at noon on Saturday. There is a fire weather watch in Los Angeles. It’s been so dry here that the backs of my hands have gotten rough and require me to use lotion. I’m guessing the extensive handwashing is exacerbating the issue, but I’m fine making that trade. Using lotion is annoying and is messing me up because I have yet to figure out the proper balance between making sure I use enough to prevent my mitts from splitting open and the Chanukah miracle of the oil not going away nearly as fast as it should.

I hope this Saturday has been and will continue to be uneventful.

The Spelling Bee will post tonight as usual.