A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Laura was grading papers, so I my job was to stay out of her way. My map showed a caching “power trail” through the Landrum/Tryon area, so I decided to head that way. I found one neat little micro, then a traditional cache at the “Welcome to Landrum” sign. In town, it was a different … Read More “Caching in Landrum” »
NOTE: This restaurant is now closed Rule #1 – Never wait in line more than 30 minutes for any restaurant in Greenville. There are just too many nice places in town. Rule #2 – Even taking into account the first rule, Valentine’s season is a tricky time to find a place to eat in any … Read More “Rene’s Fishmarket” »
Note to self… The next time you go to the Thai restaurant, don’t sit next to the two surgeons discussing their work.
At an office luncheon… “You know, it seems you never get the wishbones with chicken any more.” “It’s them genetically modified chickens they’s selling nowdays. They ain’t got no wishbones.”
If you’re like me, you get very VERY frustrated when you are looking for information, but all you find are pages of links that take you to even more pages of links – a circular bit of web madness insues. That’s why I feel a bit concerned that my links page has seemed to take … Read More “Links-to-links-to-links-to-links” »
Sometimes, Taco Hell just isn’t what you’re after, and you don’t have enough time for sit-down with wait staff whose tenuous command of English only includes the phrase, “hot plate.” So to fill this mid-level fast-food niche, several new chains of pseudo-Mexican have popped up. Here’s a quick rundown of three in our area… Senor … Read More “Burritos, Burritos, Burritos” »
I live in the South. It’s icy today, so there is a region-wide panic about driving. Therefore, we had no newspaper when I got up this morning. Being Sunday, I’m accustomed to lingering over the paper with multiple cups of coffee, so I was somewhat at a loss. I decided to try a very pragmatic … Read More “Paper or silicon?” »
We had planned to go out for breakfast this weekend, but the forecast was for nasty weather. So, instead we decided to try out our friends’ recipe for a breafast casserole. First, some history. Every time we have been fortunate to take brunch at the Kaups, it usually features a savory sausage/egg casserole washed down … Read More “Casserole a la Kaup” »
First, a few dates… May 1, 2000 – Selective Availability was turned off. All civilian GPS units instantly become 10 times more accurate. May 3, 2000 – David Ulmer hides a bucket of goodies near Seattle and posts the coordinates on a news group. Mike Teague puts up a website to track log … Read More “An Unofficial History of Geocaching” »