Entertainment
First Scotty, then Gilligan, now Agent Maxwell Smart. Don Adams passed away at Cedars Sinai hospital at age 82. Seems all the actors from my childhood are fading away.
Month: September 2005
Restaurants
This morning’s Greenville Journal had an article almost exactly like the one I wrote a couple of days ago about small Meat-N-Three places. The GJ did a much more in-depth, eloquent job than I did – I just wish they their website carried their articles online. While much of their competition died off through the … Read More “Meat-N-3.1” »
Miscellaneous
Last night as we were getting ready to go to dinner my cell phone rang. Mind you, not very many people have my cell number, and I like it that way. So I was very surprised when it turned out to be a reporter from the Greenville News. This was the same woman who plastered my picture on the front page several weeks ago. I thought this would once again be about the flooding in our neighborhood, but I was wrong.
Entertainment, Local, Religion
When I got back to the Deep South from spending a year in the Tucson desert, four things really struck me – the humidity how green everything is southern accents and the overabundance of radio evangelists. Upon my return I was driving around and scanning the radio stations when I came upon this jewel… … Read More “New Wingnut Entertainment in Town” »
EdTech, Gear, Photography
I was in Walmart (shudder) recently and glanced at their offerings in digital cameras. I was amazed at the variety cameras available for under $100 that can take 1.3 megapixel images. However, when I checked their online options, most of their sub-$100 cameras seem to be out of stock. That got me thinking, though, so … Read More “Digital Cams for the Masses” »
Things Overheard
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s intolerance. Gee, thanks Wanda.
Restaurants
There are three basic types of restaurants. First, there are the places where folks go to try something new, something exotic, or something of higher quality than their normal day-to-day fair. Then there are those places that cater the more familiar – comfort food, so to speak. And finally, there are the convenience joints. The boundaries between these three are nebulus. Some may take comfort in the exotic. Also, as tastes expand, more and more fast foods are branching out into ethnic foods. Depending on the establishment, both exotic and comfort foods can be served fairly quickly, making them bleed over into the convenience category.
Things Overheard
Walmart employee… "Sir, here’s a wide screen version of the ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe’ for you." Sigh.
Uncategorized
Furman 45 – Samford 23 Scary game – Furman is still not doing what they need if they have a hope of even a Southern Conference championship, much less a national one.
Miscellaneous, Science
The Summer 2005 issue of Furman Magazine had a six-page write-up of Laura’s research in nanotechnology. The issue featured interviews with her, several of her students, and colleagues that are working on the project. It also has images taken with her scanning, tunnelling microscope (STM) and atomic force microscope (AFM). Needless to say, I’m quite … Read More “Thinking Small” »