I was randomly thinking about something today which led me to wondering when our next Cicada summer would be. Turns out that Brood X, which is our local brood, is a 17 year periodic Cicada. For some reason I thought they were a 7 year brood. I'm quite disappointed by this, as I was looking forward to another Cicada summer soon.

( The real difference babbling and telling a story is whether or not the listener wants to hear it... )