Good morning. Glad you’re here. Today is Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Alexa tells me that it’s National Carrot Cake Day and National Golden Retriever Day. The deep freeze seems to be over. Winter Storm Fern has thankfully passed into history. Might even get the car washed later today. Gotta get rid of the salt I’ve been collecting for the last couple of weeks. I swear to you, there’s pretty red paint under that coat of gray.
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