A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Once more the cycle runs its course – the school year has ended, and summer has begun. Not that I noticed very much, now that I’m an administrator. I miss the anticipation of summer vacation. At least this last weekend of the academic year is a long weekend for me. We started by going to … Read More “The Godfather, Part I” »
I spent Memorial Day working with memory of a different type – electronic. My father had an old 286 which he continued to use, despite having a new computer and my warnings to the contrary. In his defense, we did try transferring the files to the new computer via sneakernet. While the old DOS programs … Read More “Thanks for the memory” »
The movie “The Day After Tomorrow” opens this weekend. I haven’t decided whether to see it on the big screen or wait and see it as a rental. From what I can see from the trailers, it looks it’s going to be a standard disaster flick, somehow involving global climatic changes and the onset of … Read More “The Sky Is Falling” »
OK, here’s the idea. Some guy takes a picture of his cat and posts it to a web page. Someone else takes a picture of his or her cat looking at the first cat on the web page, then uploads that image to said webpage. Another person takes a picture of their cat looking at … Read More “The Infinite Cat” »
Saturday night we tried Jordan’s Restaurant in University Square, near Furman University. Here’s the review… Atmosphere: The location was a surprise. Situated on the edge of Berea in University Square, this space once housed a Sub Station II, then a Pizza Inn, both of which I hung out in while at Furman. Most recently, it … Read More “Review – Jordan’s Restaurant” »
The new website is now active (Duh, obviously). This site features a much more interactive weblog than my old site, while keeping things lean and clean. The other site turn into self-indulgent blathering, was over-designed, and cumbersome. I make no guarantees about this site, but at least the blathering will be categorized. I also don’t … Read More “New site is online” »
Another weekend has come and gone, and the work week is back in full swing. Sunday afternoon’s concert went well, too. I ran into two former teachers/colleagues from Laurens 55 who had come for the concert, so it was great catching up with them. I am always fascinated by the sound of a live orchestra. … Read More “” »
Happy Mother’s Day! Another busy, but beautiful weekend — rehearsals Friday night, Saturday morning, and a performance Saturday night occupied most of my weekend. The music finally came together for the performance. There were only a few glaring mistakes. Edvard Tchzival is fun to watch from this side of the stage. I wonder if he … Read More “” »
I attended the Furman Retirement dinner last night, which honored three of my favorite professors – Dr. Albert Blackwell, Dr. Glen Clayton, and Dr. Tom Cloer. Oddly enough, I didn’t have much contact with any of these while an undergrad, but developed a relationship with each after Furman. Albert Blackwell founded and directed the Quodlibet … Read More “End of a Furman Era” »
I have a new website…. www.RandomConnections.com will be online shortly. The new site will be the host for my web log (which will be replicated here, as it always has) but I wanted something without my name plastered all over the place. I’ll move my workshop information to the new site, and leave all my … Read More “New things on the horizon…” »