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A random collection of rants, reviews, and miscellaneous thoughts on everything from instructional technology to local restaurants.
Music for the Soul
Today the Greenville Chorale Chamber Ensemble presents its winter concert at Furman’s Daniel Chapel. The program is entitled “Music for the Soul”, and the music was chosen to be both soothing and uplifting. We start the concert with Gabriel Faure’s Requiem as the major work on the piece. I’ve performed this piece several times, and [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Music
A 25th Anniversary
It was 25 years ago this weekend that Laura and I met. Hard to believe how fast time flies. It was Furman Homecoming Friday night, and we were both there under unusual circumstances. Here’s the story… The Friday night of Homecoming Weekend students begin constructing floats on the mall. Well, not really “floats” in the [...]
Posted in Family
Marching Band Season
As my friend Duck Hunter pointed out on his blog, not only is it football season, but it’s also marching band season. The Furman Band has really been sounding good the last several years, and this year continues this trend. Of course, we’ve taken more interest in the band the past several years since the [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Music
Furman Photo Walk
Despite the earlier disappointment with the new camera, the D7000 had a chance to redeem itself. I had signed up for a photo walk at Furman with the Upstate Photography Walks Meetup. I managed to make it home from North Carolina in time to catch a quick nap and meet the group at the Furman [...]
Posted in Local, Photography
There’s a little black spot on the sun today…
Yesterday evening Laura and I headed to to Furman to observe the transit of Venus, as the planet made its way across the surface of the sun. This astronomical event happens every 120 years, and occurs in pairs, separated by 8 years. The last transit was in 2004, and the next one won’t be until [...]
Posted in Science
