The Library of Congress is posting to flickr! The first couple of slides focus on WW II American women riveters, which is pretty fascinating to see. Not to mention the rural scenes of the 1940s:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/
And while this has nothing to do with the Library of Congress, its still totally fascinating. Oh how I wish I were skiing in the Colorado Rockies RIGHT NOW where its sunny and 2 below!
“While various components of my phone-guy day-job were conspiring to keep me off the mountain today (being just minutes away from the freshies and not getting to rip ‘em, rather than being in another state reading about it makes missing out worse), the rest of Crested Butte enjoyed some of the best skiing this mountain has provided in recent, and maybe even distant, memory. I kept hearing things like, “Monday was great, but Tuesday was freakin’ AMAZING!” Some people try and be polite and hold the gushing back while others just hammer you with it. Ah well, every dog has his or her day. I guess the good thing about the steeps taking a little time to get open is that if you miss the rope drop for one part of the mountain, you have a chance to get out on another part of the mountain when the rope drops there in the following day or two. My turn will come again soon, as could yours …”
- Guy who took the photo posted below: