I have no idea if this will be of interest to this community of science oriented and smart readers, but a group called The Republicans is having a big convention this week. Here's the basic schedule: Mon 18 July 1:00 PM EST: Convention Opens Tue 19 July 5:30 PM EST: Resume convention Wed 20 July 7:00 PM EST: Resume convention THU 21 July 7:30 PM EST: Resume convnetion. Funny how every day they start a bit later.