norfolk - on the mornings he is in town , dick cheney woken up at 6 , rises into his green sport utility vehicle and drives himself to a starbucks near his fairfax , va . , apartment . he returns with a combination of grande skim lattes — mocha for him , regular for his wife , lynne — and settle into work in the sun - washed office above his garage , penning his diary in notepad on yellow lawyer pads . it is the sorts of scenes that persons have come to expect from their elder luminaries : a quiet , unassuming return to private society after handing up power . except , that is , for the quiet and demeanor part .
Dick Cheney is the former Vice President.