Good morning! Today's Smart Brevity count: 1,281 words, 5 minutes.
Situational awareness: "German officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation’s coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s, the government said Thursday," AP reports.
And, at this moment in 1974, the late Aretha Franklin was atop the Billboard R&B charts with today's beautiful intro song...