Sunday Post

Hi kiddies.
No extra treat this week, sorry. I'm pretty bagged right now (cause, y'know, it's 4 AM, for the second night in a row) and I'm bugging out to catch the hockey game first thing in the morning so I won't have time to do the post then. I'll try and find something extra good next time. Have a good week!

Wind Farms

Found this slideshow of wind farm photos on Mother Nature Network (www.mnn.com) and just had to share it. I was trying to selectively pick one or two to keep, then I remembered "wait a mintue, I made the damn blog so I WOULDN'T have to pick and choose like this."

Here's some music to listen to while browsing the wind farms. Explosions In The Sky; this is the first track off their album "The Rescue". Amazing instrumental band from Austin, Texas; I fully recommend looking up the rest of this album and their discography.

Hope you enjoy.

Sunday Post

Special treat at the bottom this week.
















Quick explanation: the cross marks the first source of the Amazon river. It's got quite the impact if you're aware of how much outflow the river has at its final mouth to the Atlantic (think millions of cubic feet per SECOND).










First sunday treat! I was recommended Neil Young's classic "Cortez the Killer" and finally got around to looking it up. The search on youtube turned out better than I could've hoped: not only did I get an original album recording and several recordings of Neil playing it with multiple backup band configurations, I also found this absolute gem of a cover. I'm not sure what the occasion for it was, but it's mind-blowing. I'd never heard of Grace Potter but I swear to God it's like she's channeling Janis. Satch is monstrous as always, and the trumpet really gives the piece a unique tone. As I said: overall, mind-blowing. Enjoy yourselves and see you at the next Sunday Post.