Another line to cross
Sometimes it's difficult to contain my giddy geekishness and nerdism. It's been a long time since I used a slide rule, protractor or a pocket protector, but there are feelings of glee that still erupt over the smallest or most unusual things. Near Quito, Ecuador: You may be standing on the equator. For example: A local television meteorologist shared on his Facebook page that he recently had visited Ecuador where he stood with one foot on either side of the equator. So what, right? Big deal! And what is the equator anyway? This boyish mind, always open to a new adventure, is preparing to go explore this line that creates the girdle of the world. Yet my thoughts first rushed with jubilance to a time when I stood on the Prime Meridian in London . I've stood in three states at one time along the Mason-Dixon Line. Well, not the equator, but it's the Prime Meridian in London, England. Photo taken by my illustrious wife, Amy Johns! But this equator thing? Way cool! Except...