9:45 a.m.

Actually, I shouldn’t even be typing. For lo these many years past, it’s been my habit to stroll into the office, fire up the old computer, and spend 2-3 hours blogging or reading e-mail, scanning the news, or any of several other nonproductive pastimes.

It’s always been my theory that a new day is something that needs to be eased into gently. And very gradually. This theory leads to many things, like a disinclination to get out of bed in the morning, but I'm okay with that.

With this job, I really need to be ready to dive in the moment I get to the office. (At least, during these next couple of weeks when we have hours’-long meetings scheduled every day and I’m using the rest of the time trying to figure out how to do the few things I’m aware I need to do.

3:52 p.m.

Well, so much for that blog entry.

What I want to know is why is it invariably the days of the worst weather that I forget to bring my lunch? I like to go out to lunch occasionally but I'd rather not do it when it's raining, sleeting, or snowing.