Bus system

Took my first ride on the NRTA system here. They have installed new
automated announcements. They are fantastic! Its always interesting
to see the island come to life, but its most nice to see the buses
come back. I only wish they ran year round. For all communities out
there that may be considering a bus system, build it to be year round
and servicing your working people. Public transport is critical to a
good community.

Pacific Club

Went to a session for Preservation Month today at the Pacific Club.
It was a great opportunity to see some parts of a building most
people don't get to see. The third floor has a great barrel roof
ceiling and you can get up behind it on the way to the roofwalk. The
underside (aboveside?) of it is very cool. Its a great building and
I hope that the money can come through to start to restore it. Maybe
this tour is a good kick off for the restoration. There is nearly
two or more feet of water in the basement on a regular basis due to
the water table. What a shame - but at least its not drying out in
between.

Also, I hope that someone can pull together the funding for the
Sconset Golf Club buildings and landscape. Thats a major historic
site and I would hate to see it go away. There was a letter to the
editor in the Independent about the barn there. I hope the Coffin
Family can make it happen. I have suggested to them that they need
to consider forming a non-profit to find the grants and funding.

New articles going out on Yesterday's Island

Well I have started to write some new articles for Yesterday's Island
here on Nantucket. I will post them after they have been published
and put in the papers. Its great fun to be able to talk about the
history, buildings, and landscapes of Nantucket - even if I get a bit
down about them sometimes.

Music to listen to?

Well if you want to hear some of the music I have been composing on Garage Band, take a look at:

http://www.macjams.com/artist/acornhp

I highly suggest Dog Party, Take Some More, or Into the Night. Of course, I also recommend Twinkle, Twinkle which is just Andrea's pure voice.