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LPSC: Forecast balmy, planetary

Why did I bring sweaters? Too habituated to wintry weather in Washington, DC, I suppose.
The weather here in Houston, Texas (well, League City, actually) is expected to be in the mid-70s all week (that's pretty warm for you Celsius types). I actually turned on the air conditioning in my hotel last night.

But now I'm hunkered down in the cool, dark conference center, thumbing through the inch-thick, 250 page abstract book. This conference has really grown leaps and bounds.

This morning is going to be all Mercury. I'm fortified by a four cups of coffee and a sausage and egg biscuit, courtesy La Quinta Inn, so I'm all set. Let's see what Sean Solomon, Mr. Mercury Messenger himself, has to say...

Posted by Eric Hand on March 10, 2008 04:25 PM |

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