Day 4,456—Last Day of Summer School—
Start time: 8:12 a.m. Weather: Low 80s, wind 2.9 mi/h, Humidity 81% My daughter will be home for the rest of the summer starting tomorrow, which means the end of my ability to get more things done during the day. I am happy to spend more time with her, especially leading up to my trip to Florida, but I keep thinking about what all I should do today that I won’t be able to do starting tomorrow. I want to be able to spend the time I have today in at least a dozen different ways, giving me enough time to take a bath, work on my book, finish working in the yard, do some shopping, go to the library, learn Spanish, watch the soccer games, play video games, and go to the movie theater. Obviously, that’s not going to happen, so I am starting today by taking a bath after I am done running. Reading and taking a bath are among the activities I have enjoyed since high school. I have ruined a lot of books that way, but nothing beats it. It has led me to try to desi...









