We spend our mornings drinking coffee, reading headlines on our respective glowing devices, and discussing whatever bizarre thing the Internet has coughed up overnight.

Every automobile manufacturer seems to have its own ideas about where everything should go.

Unfortunately, insurance does not simply hand you a machine and say, “Congratulations on your commitment to oxygen. Sleep well.”

Last summer I would take my coffee out to the porch and watch the sun come up before starting my workday. It felt like getting ahead of things. Quiet, ordered, slightly smug.