Wednesday, 10:25 am: The barometer is going up, the temperature is cooling down and it is pleasantly breezy. It’s a good start to a Wednesday morning: Now if I can just remember where I put my dictionary. I know it’s around here. It probably got sucked into the black hole on my computer desk. I don’t think that’s what they meant about desktop astronomy.

But never mind. Last week when I was in Barnes and Noble in Augusta, they were promoting the 50th anniversary edition of On the Road by Jack Kerouac. And this morning I heard Garrison Keillor mention Kerouac’s book on Maine Public Radio [MPBN]. It’s time I revisit his book. It has influenced me, in varying degrees over the years, in how I approach life; a bit of a traveler; sans cigarettes and liquor. You know times have changed, a lot, when the Smithsonian magazine has an article, “Remembering Jack Kerouac” [pp.115-121] by Joyce Johnson in the September, 2007 issue. Since I wear beret, I am halfway there, wherever there is – on the road I imagine; reading obscure titles by even more obscure authors.

The wind farm in Mars Hill

My brother has updated me on the continuing effort in northern New York in the Adirondack Park to get improved cell phone coverage with additional cell towers. The opponents of the towers use much the same argument as opponent[s] to the cell tower here in Lille. The only difference is; one is a building [here] the other is a park [there], but both parties want a natural skyline at any cost – maybe lives? It seems like a lot of work for something the rest of America takes for granted. Once again – stay tuned!

Current values from our Davis wireless Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 49.5° [F.]

Barometer: 30.092 & rising rapidly

Humidity: 67%

Wind: 3 mph & breezy

Visibility: > 3 miles

Skies: Scattered cloudiness ca. 70% cover

Precipitation: None

Since midnight:

Low temperature: 40.4° [F.] at 3:55 am

High wind: 17 mph at 9:15 am