There’s a good bit of apprehension about jumping into the fray with writing posts, but thus far, comments have been positive. I now need to keep writing. The goal is one long piece about transportation like this every week. Deep breaths.
I forgot about you Tumblr. I’m sorry.
Fantasy Map: The Oregon Trail
Nicely done fantasy map showing the route of the famous Oregon Trail. Very much in the style of H.C. Beck’s famous London Underground diagram, but with some lovely humorous touches.
Have we been there? Kind of. Living in Oregon means I’ve driven along long stretches of the old trail. Wish I could catch the train there, though.
What we like: Lovely homage to the original source, fantastic sense of humour - “hire Indian for safe passage”, ha!
What we don’t like: The rivers just end, looking like big blue sausages. It’s The Dalles, not Dalles. Doesn’t tell me where I’m likely to get dysentery or break a wagon wheel.
Our rating: four stars
(Source: guydouglas)
npr:
LBJ looks like he’s eying a wing.
Good Eating Mr. President
Annual Thanksgiving Turkey presentation at the White House. Representatives from the poultry industry and farm organizations present a turkey to President Lyndon B. Johnson. November 16, 1967.
-from the LBJ Library
Happy Thanksgiving Tumblr!
“You call that calligraphy?” LBJ asked the turkey.
Any picture of LBJ, I now think is awesome. Happy Thanksgiving!
