Good morning, all.

Seasonable late May weather in the Philadelphia area, which is a code word for "nice."

Ivelis and I are on "vacation" for the next two days, because my birthday is tomorrow (Wednesday). Normally, my birthday means a three to five day road trip, but the closest thing to a road trip today will be picking up takeout from a local steakhouse.

At a friend's suggestion, we watched the newer of the two "Midway" films yesterday evening. The CGI'd warships are stunningly beautiful—almost certainly too pretty. Below is the USS Enterprise (CV-6):

The basic plot is well known to anybody who knows their military history. Woody Harrelson is a surprisingly good Nimitz. Dennis Quaid is, of course, born to play Halsey.