Hermione Is Legal

1. According to Weather.com, today will be rainy. The National Weather Service has us under a wind advisory through the afternoon, meaning sustained winds of 20 mph and gusts up to 35 mph, as a line of nasty weather rolls in. Rain is likely after 2 p.m., and we could see severe thunderstorms overnight. The high today will be about 74 degrees, and the overnight low will be around 57.

2. Elementary schools are serving turkey corn dog bites or fish with hushpuppies, french fries, coleslaw, applesauce, fruit and Rice Krispie treats. Middle schools are serving beef and cheese nachos, corn, refried beans, lettuce and tomato. High schools are serving popcorn chicken, yeast rolls, mashed potatoes and garden peas.

3. Today is Emancipation Day, which pushes Tax Day back to April 18. So you have the weekend to finish that 1040.

4. On this day in 1982 Billy Joel was injured in a motorcycle crash in New York and had to undergo physical therapy on his hand. Perhaps in the future, you'll remember this as the day you downloaded Patch's new iPhone app.

5. Happy birthday to Emma Watson (Hermione in the Harry Potter movies), who turns 21 today. Had he lived, Leonardo da Vinci would be 559, and, oh, the stories he would tell.