Good morning. Let's check out how the final day before Hillsborough County kids had to go back to school went down.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (that's NOAA to you) downgraded its hurricane season outlook, now saying the rest of the season will probably bring a below-average number of storms. Predicting the weather long-term in advance: It's impossible! Oh, humanity — our hubris is hilarious.

The Pinellas County Commission joined the fray over Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, passing a resolution calling for the legislature to clarify the language and grounds for its application. Because provoking a fight and then shooting the person you're provoking when they actually go "OK, yeah, let's fight" is murder, folks.

And finally, demonstrably not-good professional football franchise the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Miami Dolphins 26-24 with a last-minute field goal in their first pre-season game. "This is definitely our season," said a Bucs fan whose misplaced optimism could probably power a small city. We salute you, doggedly masochistic Bucs fan.

This article appears in Aug 9-16, 2018.