I’ve been out of pocket on a glorious day. Thanks to Kat Robinson and Grav Weldon for loaning some photos from the Tie Dye Travels website about what looks like a hugely successful food truck festival. You’ll find a lot more at the link.

Not much else in my in-box. CNN says the Oregon campus shooter’s death was a suicide. Arkansas State University announced tersely the dismissal of a senior basketball player, Cameron Golden, for a violation of team and university policy.

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Oh, but wait, there is this. Campus killer Chris Harper Mercer’s mom apparently was an open carry gun nut who boasted about her semi-automatic weaponry and need for same.

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