Tuesday Five: Back At The Keyboard, Politickers Wanted, Hail The King

Keep your monitors in the upright and locked position, and check out today's things to know:

1 I'm back - I've been away for a week and I'm catching up on my e-mail as fast as my eyeballs and fingers will allow. If you sent something urgent to me last week that I haven't responded to, re-send it and I'll be in touch.

2 America's Cup - Don't miss your chance to see the America's Cup Races in Newport this week. While I was away, I checked out the teams at Fort Adams in Newport, and they look sharp (admittedly, I'm a landlubber, but they seemed very nautically competent). Sure, Woonsocket is about as far away as you could get from Newport without leaving the state, but it's not that far to drive. Honest.

3 Politickers wanted - We are on the hunt for a few Republicans and Democrats to help us out. Are you interested? Email robert@patch.com for more information. Can't let the commenters have all the fun, can we?

4 Thunder! - Today will be 68 degrees with afternoon thunderstorms. Be careful out there. Don't make me write one of those "hit by lightning" stories.

5) Hail the king - On this day in 1977, Elvis Presley performed in Indianapolis, the last performance of his career, according to brainyhistory.com