It's been a wet morning here in Hilo, but the sun's now trying to break through, and both Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are snowcapped -- which is as close to a white Christmas as we're going to see. Hopefully, if we have a clear day, we'll head up to Mauna Kea for a day in the snow. (Here's what it looked like last Christmas.)

I filled up today and regular was 1.90

It's the first time that the Supreme Court has had an opportunity to weigh in on Mueller's special counsel probe, CNN also notes. However, they haven't exactly leaped at the opportunity. They didn't turn it down cold, but they didn't rush to grant cert either. That decision will come sometime after the DoJ files its brief in response to the appeal on December 31 -- probably very soon after, if the history of this case gives any hint as to its future.

Someone won't have a very happy New Year, in other words. If the Supreme Court follows the lead of the lower courts or its thin precedent, don't bet on that someone being Robert Mueller.