Paint

I think anyone who's seen our house would agree that we've done some interesting things with paint in a few places. Today's photo is a detail looking from our yellow kitchen into our triple-green family room. Keeps things bright and cheery...

My First Crush

Another Oregon wine book. My First Crush: Misadventures in Wine Country by Linda Kaplan. This one comes from the point of view of a couple who moved from Iowa to McMinnville in the early 90's to run Panther Creek winery. Specifically, her point of view - she was pretty unschooled in the wine world at the time. That's what makes this such a fun read: it's very unpretentious. She allows us to learn along with her mistakes, while providing sidebars that explain things that she's learned over the years. Very light and enjoyable, with great Willamette Valley flavors.

(Book 2)

Work

So, in honor of the place where I spend an average of slightly under 40 hours a week (less, lately, with the holidays), here is a picture of the South Valleys Library, as it looks when I drive in in the morning. The yellow gets less comments now than it did when we first opened; either people are getting used to it or the color has mellowed over almost 4 years. Probably both.

Press coverage

OK, everyone prepare for the Turi media blitz! I am featured in this month's Reno Magazine in an article about the whole duct tape wallet thing. Boy, I had long hair - that picture was taken like 6 months ago, and they kept pushing the article back. Those shots were all taken in the "Teen Zone" of the library I work at.

Crazy kids

crazy kids
Originally uploaded by turi_b.

Wow, I hoped my picture-a-day goal wouldn't have to fall back so soon on stock photos of the kids. This, however, is a good view of the craziness that awaited me when I got home from work. (Tuesday is my late night, and things can get out of hand before I get home at 7.) Who knows what kind of rain dance Sofia thinks she's doing - hopefully a snow dance!

The End of Mr. Y

Well, I read most of this book in 2006, but I'm going to count it as my first book of '07 because I finished it on New Years Day. This was The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas, whose previous novel, PopCo I enjoyed quite a bit. PopCo explained a lot of amateur codebreaking and puzzling through a fun, mysterious fictional framework of the large toy company that the main character worked at. The End of Mr. Y does a similar thing for some of the philosophy that Thomas is interested in - logic, language, I 'm not sure of the exact terms for it. She packs quite a bit in the book, and it's really kind of a mind twister. Some might enjoy that - It all ended up a little much for me. Wouldn't recommend this one near as much as PopCo.

(Book 1)

Fresh baby

Julien and Sofia have another cousin! As yet unnamed baby, born to Nathan and Sarah at about 5 this morning (New Years Day.) 9 lbs 11 oz. At home. Mind boggling. Sarah is incredible. Anyway, we visited this afternoon and everyone seemed in good spirits, if a little tired. What a great shot to start my year of pictures with.