Blowing Off the Cobwebs

I had this amazing idea for a book as I was driving home from work andd passing McNary Dam on the Columbia River. The whole history of the Army Corps of Engineers hydro-electric project is very interesting. On one hand, it drastically changed the Columbia River, in one place completely destroying a natural waterfall (Celilo Falls) and affecting the migration of salmon cutting them off from their native spawning grounds. On the other hand, the project provided a cheap, clean source of electricity and turned millions of acres of desert into lush farmland.

So I was just thinking that it might be a cool book to flesh out all of the details of the project and compare the effects, both pro and con. I would name the book "Dam: The Consequences."

Get it? "Dam: The Consequences." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...no?

Sigh.

Maybe I shoulda left this blog alone. :P