What a day. I’m sitting in our back yard listening to a cricket, the hum of distant traffic mixed with the waves, and some annoying electonic noise that I assume is related to the neighbors’ alarm system. The air is cool but soothing after all the activity today. It’s a relaxing scene, though I wouldn’t mind if the beeping stopped.

I picked up the keys to our house this morning. I met my agent at a Starbucks, where I ordered a large (not a “venti”) coffee. We have a lot of work ahead of us today.