Those of us that were fortunate enough to grow up in much cooler climates - like New England and Kansas - remember fondly those lovely winter observing sessions. This will be just like that, except it'll be nothing like that. One of the great truisms in life - you can't say "You missed out" if you weren't actually there. And with the growing number of public denouncements of this admittedly hare-brained idea, I'm ever more excited that it's going to be an awesome night. In fact, I'm going to predict right here and now - it'll be at least a 7. Besides, after getting rained on every day by going where it's "cooler" with our President and his Dad, I'm a little photon starved. Hope to see some of you other lunatics out there with us. Mike -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.