I felt like a walk this afternoon. So I went to Barnes and Noble, where I got the next two Patrick O'Brian books and Bill Bryson's Walk in the Woods. After laughing so hard at the inebriated sloth in O'Brian's H.M.S. Surprise, I thought I would probably read the next in that series first. Instead, I read about the Applachian Trail for a while.

I opened all the windows and both the doors when I returned. It's a fine day, and the breeze passing through feels good.

• Currently drinking: Osymanthus black tea