July 5

It was a very quiet, very chill kind of Friday. Just the Mother Ship in the morning with my girl, and then home to whittle away another 105 degree day in the air conditioning.

It was, as is often the case, very soothing to sit in my usual chair, working on my latest new project while watching a ballgame on the tube. (And the latter was extra-gratifying because the A's are playing my Orioles this weekend. After many painful years of watching Baltimore lose to Oakland, it's pretty sweet to watch them play well and win.)

Small things, big blessings, much gratitude. That about sums it up.