Beach week

A quick update.

I have spent most of the day traveling to the beach — where I will be for the remainder of the week.

I may post a story or two to read every day depending on what the vacation schedule looks like. But it will definitely be a lighter-posting week from me as I try to decompress and relax (never an easy task!).

For today, you should read this front-page New York Times piece on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ very pricy RV.

Here’s the key paragraph:

His Prevost Marathon cost $267,230, according to title history records obtained by The New York Times. And Justice Thomas, who in the ensuing years would tell friends how he had scrimped and saved to afford the motor coach, did not buy it on his own. In fact, the purchase was underwritten, at least in part, by Anthony Welters, a close friend who made his fortune in the health care industry.

Uh, yeah.