PUBLIC MARKS from Orenhlex

Uh oh. Those red-and-blue strobes. Lighting up your rearview mirror like the finale in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” They’re for you. Time for your best Ned Flanders impersonation. Pull over, hands in plain sight on the wheel, pathetic smile. “What’s the trouble, Mr. Officer, sir? Did I leave my checkbook back at the orphanage?” Only a fool would do anything else.