I never mentioned the outcome of the two stabbing cases that had me worried last week.

Case #1: suspect still apparently at large, but they are now saying it was not a "random" crime. (It was also briefly mentioned that the wife of the man killed had an ex, but apparently he is deployed in Iraq.) So serial killer = unlikely.

Case #2: Still may be a "domestic." Man stabbed another man after an argument. The paper says the argument was about "sexuality." There are a great many things that could mean; I am assuming the paper is being as euphemistic as possible about it. So again: serial killer = unlikely.

(And that last reminds me of the old dictum about how in polite society, you never discussed politics, religion, or sex. Though I doubt Emily Post ever said that you faced the risk of being stabbed if you did.)

At least now I feel like I can go out and move the sprinkler around without having to look nervously over my shoulder.

But still, two stabbings in one week in a town of ~12,000 is a bit worrying.