Inanimate Objects: 4, Humans: 0

In this house, we are notvaliantsoldiers in the war against the unalive. Around here,the battlefield is strewn with sleepy people.

I suppose it started on the mountain. After the astronomy lecture on Mt. Tamalpais, we took special care to pack all our stuff, rolling up the picnic blanket and tying it into its carrying strap, then diligently searching our area in our flashlight beams to make sure we got everything. Then we shouldered it all and hiked back to our car.

No blanket.

So we wished our...