Cloudy, cooler, less humid. Actually nice to be outside. Day-long baseball tournament in the park, to the north; continuing Fourth festivities, in the park, to the south. Here, in between, just summer background noise—though more fireworks are scheduled for tonight. Pax is still disoriented from all the racket the past few days.

And look at that: an open window.

Nope. Wrong. Close the windows. Drum and Bugle Corps competition at the University. Loud and louder.