I have this idea in the back of my head that translators lead the coolest lives.  Today in the Times, Edith Grossman gave me more ammo to continue believing this: Describe a typical day in your writing life. Some years ago, when I was teaching and had to get to early classes and deliver young children to school on time, I promised myself slow mornings if the time ever came when I had control over that part of my life. […]