9434bbca   
   XPost: rec.food.cooking   
   From: jdr@chi.meh   
      
   On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 20:17:13 -0600   
   Bryan Simmons  wrote:   
      
   >  Again, Echo Bluff. Everybody who    
   > posts here who is reading this in the USA should want to be there, if    
   > only to see the stars.   
      
   The stars are in mortal peril from urban LED wash, here...read this:   
      
   https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-wild-dark/   
      
   Reflecting how the Bortle dark-sky scale ranges from 9 (lightest;   
   includes Vegas) to 1 (darkest), the book’s chapter numbers count from 9   
   down to 1. As the pair leave civilization behind and rediscover the   
   wonder of a sky brilliant with stars, a sky quality meter is used to   
   confirm their progress.    
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)