I once taught in a maximum security prison. The inmates were not allowed to have pens because they could be turned into weapons. The same policy allowed them to have pencils. It always made me laugh. (Jab a pencil into someone's ear and they are toast.) But, I guess the administration perceived the pen to be mightier than the sword. Security people do what they do, and generally the reasoning behind it all at least makes sense to someone.

However, I hope this doesn't herald an editing of Almanacs to take out information that might be used in a wrong way. Meanwhile, I won't be caught with one, and after receiving the heads up, I'll be sure to carry the Almanac in a violin case.