The following is a work of fiction.

Not Nick Nolte's Diary, Malibu, California
July 24, 2005

Ready

My Kendo lesson came early today. The lesson was, when Leon has a dinner party the night before, I will be left waiting until he finally cancels. So with the afternoon wide open, I figured I could concentrate on some of the priorities I had ignored in my travels. Manolo and I calibrated the intercom system. We repositioned the salt lamps throughout the house. Then, after an early lunch, we had a mock flood drill. This turned out to be a great decision because the flairs in the upstairs bathroom were expired. Time seems to drift away when the watch is kept in the pocket. There is a trip to the Supply Sergeant in our future, but please Diary, don't touch the Sergeant.