It took me a few tries to get that “16” written correctly atop this post. That always happens after the turn of the new year, but like, mostly when I was in school. A long time ago. Anyway, here’s the WEEKEND READ for this weekend. Two excellent articles:

ANTWERP DIAMOND HEIST. Right out of a movie, a brazen, successful (at first), and detail-oriented robbery. This Wired article could definitely be made into a movie. “I may be a thief and a liar,” he says in beguiling Italian-accented French. “But I am going to tell you a true story,” the bad guy (in jail) begins… goo.gl/QdssKj

BAD GRANDPA HIKES KIDS ALMOST TO DEATH AT GRAND CANYON. I have rafted the Grand Canyon in the middle of the summer. It is absolutely, definitely not a place you want to try to conquer without the right supplies. But what I like about this Indianapolis Monthly article is not just the jovial tone, but the lack of black-and-white. Both points of view are represented very well… goo.gl/Q0mwyR

Cya next week.