A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Monday – new work order system goes online. Things go smoothly, with only one or two weird glitches. Tuesday – trip to Columbia for Technology Roundtable. Listened to a presentation of the new state tech plan, which was an exercise in stating the obvious, even though I served on the committee that wrote the blame … Read More “Been a Heck of a Week” »
There were more art shows in town yesterday at which you could not shake a stick. How’s that for not ending a sentence with a preposition? John, Paul Wagenknect, and I had a quick couple of rounds of disc golf at Holmes Park in the morning. For the afternoon, Laura and I hit the art … Read More “Another Good Weekend” »
Everything posted from early April was a lie — at least, as far as the date is concerned. I’ve been offline for about two months because of several things – Digitalibiz didn’t believe I had paid my bill, then they changed the infrastructure so I couldn’t reach the site via FTP, then they changed the … Read More “Back in the Saddle Again” »
My new ASP-based work order system goes online Monday. The past three days I’ve been letting the users try out the system, and it amazes me how many people can’t follow directions. I’m beginning to think of the word “user” as a four-letter word. I hope the actual roll-out goes more smoothly. It’s amazing how … Read More “SELECT * FROM [Users] WHERE CLUE > 0” »
On my reading list, I’ve got several books that describe secret plots by the Catholic church to conceal some import aspect of Christian faith that doesn’t quite mesh with their objectives, whatever those might be. The Da Vinci Code was just the latest in that list, which I’m discovering is not as short as I might … Read More “Those Conniving Catholics” »
I found a great website – www.engadget.com. It contains reviews and descriptions of just about any gadget imaginable, including some I’ve never heard of. Laura decided we needed tunes for the car. We stocked up on some of her favorite hits of the ’80s. Speaking of gadgets, I’d love to get some iPod-like device for … Read More “He who dies with the most toys…” »
Yesterday certainly didn’t turn out like I had imagined. Laura decided to test drive convertible roadsters, and wound up buying one! We found a used Audi A4 convertible with only 13K miles. It seemed a shame not to buy it! Of course, we did test drive one other car – a used Mustang convertible with … Read More “New Wheels and Easter” »
The weather has been fantastic, so Laura and I decided that after she got home from work Thursday, we would head down to Beidler Forest. We headed out around 5:30 PM, and found a cheap place to stay in St. George – right in the middle of nowhere, but close to the swamp. The next … Read More “Quick Trip to Francis Beidler Forest” »
I love Spring Break. I always have too long of a “to do” list, but I’m always fettered with this incurable laziness – true spring fever. Yesterday was my day to waste time around the house then wander downtown and see what trouble I could cause. Today, being such a beautiful day, I felt the … Read More “Caches of Rebel Flags” »
The first day of spring break, and I’m out and about around town. Lunch was downtown at Trios (making Laura tremendously jealous), then I hit my favorite stops – the Map Shop, then Horizon Records. My final stop was Oshman’s Sporting Goods, where I bought a pair of hip waders. When I got home, I … Read More “” »