For days on end, I avoid the Web, never logging in until about two or three, after I've written all morning. On a good week, I don't go online till after Wednesday, so four or five days might lapse without my checking e-mail.

I do go to the gym five days a week.

I work out four to five days a week, alternating three workouts.

We've been out of Super for about a week, out of Plus for about three or four days, and we had a half-day yesterday where we had no gas at all. From what my supplier is telling me, I understand the problem seems to be at the refinery level.

In the morning, I have certain aspirations. One of my goals is to avoid looking at the computer or checking e-mail for at least an hour after I wake up. I also try to avoid alarm clocks as much as possible, because it's just nice to wake up without one.

I spend around three hours on the track and two hours in the weight room, five or six days a week.