Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing.

Business notes

Brush up on doing business with the Air Force.

A Doing Business with Air Force Special Operations presentation is 9 a.m. Thursday at the Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. Registration in free. Information: chamber@portales.com or 356-8541.

Book bargains

The Friends of the Library Booksale is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library.

Lots of interesting books for cheap.

Quirky quote of the day

“Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” — Albert Einstein

Today in history

On this day in 1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as a team of bank robbers in the Old West, opens in theaters around the United States.

Here's the rest of the story:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-opens

Weather

Today — Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Tonight — Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph.