Thank you, citizens of East Portland. I received your good wishes as I was driving from Corning to Williamstown, whilst listening to the Cubs until the rain delay. As I rose up into the Berkshires—hills still coated in snow, forests rich with birches, stunning vistas everywhere—up on shuffle popped “Fox on the Run.” As good a birthday song as any, and just one of the day’s auspicious omens. – Tom Fredrickson