The day so far

[mdlbear]

The air this morning was heavy with wood smoke. It's a smell I remember fondly from my youth in New England, the fall evening air crisp and fragrent with the smoke of fireplaces and burning leafpiles. To smell it in spring on a Northern California morning was deeply disturbing.

Nevertheless I'm contented, relaxed, and alert, though quite unable to focus my attention for long. This must be what catharsis feels like: sudafed with a gin chaser.

It's been hard to focus on work today, but since I started the morning with a flash of insight that could turn into a patent I can be proud of, I'm not complaining. I'll finish the write-up tomorrow.