In yesterday's mail, the magic piece of plastic that takes the place of human judgement my Nevada driver's license arrived, allowing me to get rid of the temporary paper license and officially invalidating my California license. Meanwhile, my attempt to "summerize" the fireplace (digging out ashes, vacuuming) came to naught when it turned cold enough today to oblige me to set a fire for a few hours to get the temperature in the living room back up above 20°C.