The Little Rock Zoo announced that a new baby penguin was hatched yesterday. It’s the seventh chick hatched at the zoo. It’s sex won’t be known for a couple of weeks, the zoo said. Afterward, the zoo will hold a naming contest.

I’ll try to check in later, but in the meantime, here’s a rainy afternoon open line.

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