The barometric pressure in my apartment is 29.78 inches or approximately 1009 millibars. The humidity is 73 percent and the temperature is 83 degrees Fahrenheit and 27 Celsius. There was a thunderstorm earlier and a sudden downpour, and drizzle continues intermittently.

Do you think I will be awarded a book contract based on this blog, like the bloggers referred to in a recent New Yorker piece?

"It's my barometer. I can do what I want to do. It's my barometer." -- Bobby Brown