Same As It Ever Was

Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, Same as it ever was! —David Byrne, Once in a Lifetime I finally finished reading Walter Edgar’s tome, South Carolina: [...]

Posted by Tom on January 13th, 2012 | 1 Comment Posted in History and Genealogy

Table 301

…or, “I watch way too much food television…” Laura and I had delayed our anniversary dinner. Our actual anniversary is right after Christmas, and this year we were traveling. So, this year we decided to go out for a nice meal at a more convenient time. We had been to The Lazy Goat several times [...]

Posted by Tom on January 8th, 2012 | 1 Comment Posted in Restaurants

The Trappe Door

Friday evening Laura and I were in the mood to try something new downtown.  Our friend and former neighbor, Josh Beeby, is the owner of Barley’s Tap Room, and several months ago he had opened a new venue called The Trappe Door.  We decided to give it a try. Background Josh is from Australia.  According [...]

Posted by Tom on September 9th, 2011 | 2 Comments Posted in Restaurants

Mekong Vietnamese Restaurant

While on our photo trek Ed gave me grief about not doing any restaurant reviews lately. And he’s right – I haven’t. It seems that we’ve been either traveling too much, eating at home because we’re tired of traveling, or hitting our tried and true places because we’re too tired to cook but also tired [...]

Posted by Tom on August 18th, 2011 | No Comments Posted in Restaurants

iPad – First Impressions

Our district purchased several iPads for special ed and for our ESOL teachers. I’ve had one for a week to put it through its paces and see how it might work, and how we might design some staff development. I can see the educational benefits of iPads in the classrooms, and I’ve seen some excellent [...]

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Posted by Tom on May 28th, 2011 | 9 Comments Posted in Gear, General Technology
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