Monsoon season drags on

Night tennis rained out, David ushered me into the parallel universe of the New Jersey firehouse, where we worked out in the deluxe gym donated by a liquor store owner and watched the 2008 Federer-Nadal Wimbledon final.

Some fire districts (Hamilton, for example) have the ability to levy taxes independently of municipal authorities, think about that. "Just give us money so we can build Taj Mahals to our shiny engines," they say.

Preposterous. Which reminds me of a song.