Today’s The Oregonian book review section featured a piece on “Power of the River”, a history book compiled by the Bonneville Power Administration. My curiosity led me to download the 300+ page PDF (130MB; but a lower-res version is also available) from http://www.bpa.gov/news/pubs/GeneralPublications/Book-Power-of-the-River-BPA-History-Book.pdf. The book contains a good number of excellent photographs of the Columbia River and BPA-related subject matter. I just skimmed some of the opening text, but it appears to be a pretty comprehensive history as well. As I have taken hundreds of photographs of the wind turbines, the river and the gorge, it was nice to see material shot from a vantage point different than my usual passenger car seat.
Month: April 2013
Spring Must Be Here
Thanks to Chika!
Grasshopper
Elon Musk and his SpaceX Grasshopper just keeps on doing more and more. Watch this:
Fence and Hedge Renewal, Phase Two
Done. Now we wait.
Marketplace Surprise
Tonight, having finished dinner, just minutes ago, I settled down for my customary listen to OPB Radio’s Marketplace news program. As the first story unfolded, a very familiar voice and name reached my ears. You can hear the same story and/or read the transcript here:
Toby Does It Again
This performance (from last night, I think) has Toby tearing up the drums again, with a big solo at around 3 minutes or a bit later.
2013 Pulitzers in Photography
The 2013 Pulitzer prize winners in photography have just been announced, and they are shown here by the Los Angeles Times. Follow the links from within the feature story to see the works of the individual photographers.
The Fence Renewed …
Will we now have better neighbors?
Andy Borowitz
Just stumbled upon “The Borowitz Report” while seeking out something unrelated that friend Richard had pointed out from The New Yorker. If this kind of satire gels with your sense of humor, check out more from Borowitz.
Or, like I have done, add this subscription link to your RSS newsreader: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/rss.xml