MILWAUKEEATTLE

Gray, gloomy day in these environs. I was up until 3 AM trying to trap a mouse (I succeeded) and waiting for Serena to get hungry so my wife could get a good night’s sleep. I ventured out into the retail world to visit one of my favorite bookstores, then drove around listening to ESPN’s College Game Day (or trying to, at least . . . the otherwise-wonderful ESPN station in Milwaukee decided to air a NASCAR season wrapup program instead).

And it rained the whole time.

So now it’s gray, cool, and raining gently, and I got maybe four hours of sleep last night. I don’t know whether to go to bed or to Starbucks. Of course, since my local Starbucks has two–two! –big overstuffed chairs, it’s not necessarily an either/or decision. And I did pick up a copy of this, so perhaps the course of my afternoon has already been determined.