In May Boston.com started a section on their site called The Big Picture. It is a blog style page with large sized AP photos of the news, rather than the postage stamp photos you get at most news sites. The quality of the photos is amazing, and each photo series really gives you a feeling …
Author Archives: Chris Nelson
The Giant Pool of Money
I finally got around to listening to episode 355 of This American Life. The subject of this episode is the housing crisis. Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg have done a fantastic job diving into the details and people all wrapped up in the bubble to crisis process. As expected, they do a wonderful job of …
Oil prices
Some people (like the US House) seem to not understand how oil prices are calculated. Luckily, Marketplace has a great introduction to the subject called “Who’s getting fat on higher oil prices?” Economist Philip Verleger watches the oil industry. He says the ultimate price is decided by traders in New York, London and other global …
Scripps Canyon dives
Photos of diving Scripps Canyon It almost didn’t happen due to low turnout on the boat, but we managed to head up the coast with DCI to Scripps Canyon. I’ve gotta say, the boat is a lot nicer than doing the long swim from Scripps Pier or the walk from the access road. Luxury! The …
HMS Yukon dives
Photos of the diving the HMS Yukon Last Sunday I headed out for back to back dives on the Yukon. Conditions were OK, considering the very green water these days. I’m patiently waiting for the nice blue water day with 30 foot visibility on the wreck so I can get some decent wide angle shots …