Monthly Archives: March 2011
Picture of the day: Cathedral in Monochrome
On Saturday Evening, I headed into St. Paul to take a few pictures in the late afternoon and early evening light.
This is a monochrome shot of the dome of St. Paul Cathedral, just down the road from the Capitol and a landmark of the city.
Picture of the Day: Minneapolis from the Stone Arch Bridge
This is Minneapolis from the stone arch bridge, the old train bridge that was used in the late 19th century. The shot was handheld, so the depth of field is pretty shallow.
Inside the Blogosphere: In Case of Disaster, Save These Books
Over at Grasping for the Wind, John Ottinger asked:
If you had to leave your house in a hurry, and you could only grab five volumes off your shelf, which five would they be and why?
Ironically, John posed this question sometime before the disaster in Japan. His question, though, was sparked by a series of wildfires in Central Florida. It’s still a pertinent question, no matter what the disaster.
Go and check out the answers others gave.
http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2011/03/21/inside-the-blogosphere-in-case-of-disaster-save-these-books/
Picture of the Day: Minneapolis Skyline March 2011
The lack of an internet connection at home has slowed me down in sharing pictures, but here we have something new. This is the Minneapolis, MN skyline, as seen from the north, in Columbia Heights.
Books Read to Date, March 21 2011
9. The Alchemist in the Shadows, Pierre Pavel
8. The Quantum Thief, Hanno Rajanemi
7. The Iron Khan, Liz Williams
6. The Unremembered, Peter Orullan
5. Cleopatra, Stacy Schiff
4. The Hidden Reality, Brian Greene
3. God’s War, Kameron Hurley
2. Hard Magic, Laura Anne Gilman
1. Hell and Earth, Elizabeth Bear
5 Fantasy novels, 2 SF novels, 2 Non fiction books.
Book Review 2011 #9: The Alchemist in the Shadows
The 9th Book Review of the year is not here.
It is, in fact, my debut post on John Anealio and Patrick Hester’s Functional Nerds website.
So, go check it out!
http://functionalnerds.com/2011/03/musketeers-and-dragons-a-review-of-the-alchemist-in-the-shadows/
Book Review 2011 #8: The Quantum Thief
Another ARC of a debut novelist, but this time, its SF…
Book Review 2011 #7: The Iron Khan
Next up, I take a look at the most recent Inspector Chen book by Liz Williams.
In case of disaster, save these books
John Ottinger, over at Grasping for the Wind, has a coincidentally appropriate topic for the blogosphere:
If you had to leave your house in a hurry, and you could only grab five volumes off your shelf, which five would they be and why?
Five books to save from disaster. Not a desert island question, but, still…Tough.
Okay, here goes:
Silverlock, John Myers Myers
The complete book of Amber, Roger Zelazny
The well filled tortilla (a cookbook),
My 1E D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide
My copy of the 2E edition of Nobilis
Why these? Because in the main they would be a pain to replace, and if I didn’t have the funds to replace my lost books for a while, they would still be a seed of books for me to begin again with my book buying. And the cookbook is useful–for cooking!