I knew I wasn't the only one!

In the midst of a wonderful essay by Tom Robbins on "crazy wisdom" (in the September 2004 issue of Harper's), I saw an ad for a new book, Defining the Wind, which is a meditation of sorts on, of all things, the Beaufort Scale - which (as that link will inform you) I've long been intrigued by. I'm not sure why it's valuable to find others sharing the more out-of-the-way of your interests, but it is.