A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
…or, Never Eat Popcorn Wearing a Corduroy Shirt So, Inspector Clousseau is at it again, this time in the incarnation of Steve Martin. The ingredients are all there – a classic comedy format and the talents of Martin, Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dryfuss, and Jean Russo as Clousseau’s partner. Rather than add to the … Read More “The Pink Panther” »
I’ve been reading Raymond Khoury’s The Last Templar. So far, it seems to be an enjoyable cross between the Da Vinci Code and National Treasure. The chapters are very short, the action fast-paced, and it almost reads like a screen play. I could see this one becoming a movie. I took the book with me … Read More “Life imitates literature” »
No more ice, no more cold rain – I want the real fluffy stuff. Of course, since it’s late February, that is now a very remote possibility. And it’s not that I want an extra day of vacation. I just want to see my world covered in white for a bit. I’ve been jealously reading … Read More “Gosh durn it, I want snow!” »
I had actually typed this up and meant to post it Sunday, but never got around to it. Oh well… I love choral music. My preference is for smaller, intimate pieces, rather than the large orchestral works such as Mozart Requiem, Mendelssohn "Elijah", etc. I like doing the larger works, but nothing brings out the … Read More “Liebeslieder Ludicrous” »
CNBC has a new mission – enlighten the American people about the mysteries of curling. It seems that when it comes their time to cover the Olympics, that’s all they cover. A bakery in Pinerola has started baking bread shaped like a curling stone. Host Fred Roggin has presented each of his on-air guests with … Read More “Olympic Curling” »
Yesterday’s Greenville News had an article in the Religion section about a company that provides tours of Colorado museums, with an eye toward promoting creationism. A guide for BC (Biblically Correct) Tours was quoted in the article as declaring that humans and dinosaurs were both created on the sixth day, and that they coexisted in … Read More “Biblically Correct Blindness” »
We’ve been watching some of our favorite Winter Olympics events on our new LCD projector. Luge takes on a whole new dimension when it’s on a huge screen. Tonight is the men’s downhill, and that started the segment with a map of the venue, which was obviously taken from Google Earth. I did a quick … Read More “Google Earth Olympics” »
A duel review – dinner and theater. In conjunction with the Furman Theater Department’s production of Michael Hollinger’s play, "An Empty Plate at the Cafe du Grand Boeuf", 33 Liberty was offering a special dinner opportunity. The premise of the play is as follows: a cafe owner decides to commit suicide by starving himself. His … Read More “An Empty Plate at the Cafe du Grand Boeuf” »
Lately I’ve been using my lunchtime to hide from the office and get some reading done. I’ve developed some effective strategies for facilitating this activity. If I’m not really hungry, I skip lunch and find a comfortable chair at the Middle Tyger Library overlooking the rapids on the river below. If feeling a bit peckish, … Read More “Literary Cuisine” »
NOTE: This restaurant is now closed I had spotted this place on Wade Hampton in Greer a couple of weeks ago, and thought it might be a nice target for lunch. Today there was an article in the Greenville News about Anna’s, so one of my colleagues and I decided to give it a try. … Read More “Anna’s International Family Restaurant” »