BOOKCELLAR NOTES (5/8/03 THU):
---I don’t know how long I will be able to have the computer on today, with the forecast for another bout of severe thunderstorms. The sky is starting to look dark.

---It ended up the storms held off until evening. They were strong but not tornadic here as elsewhere. Maybe another inch or two of rain. Lots of sump pumps running hereabouts, but ours still hasn’t started to kick in. I hope that is not because it is malfunctioning. It has been a while since it has been needed. Our land has exceptional drainage, so I feel like just about any amount of rain can be taken in by our soil (famous last words--I hope not). I turned on the dehumidifiers a couple weeks ago. This year I added a couple fans to give circulation down there. I should have had them down there before, because it sure seems to make a difference.

---CDs played:
- Marianne Faithfull KISSIN TIME (Xgau: A Minus)
- Dexter Gordon GO! (1962 jazz) - I like these original albums, as opposed to something like a multi-disc THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE RECORDINGS OF DEXTER GORDON with alternate takes.