A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I had my 15 seconds of fame on the Internet this week. My article comparing fast food colors with species mimicry was included on Boingboing.net. It didn’t gather quite the attention of Chip’s soiled sweatpants used as packing material, but it was more than this poor website could handle for awhile. On Tuesday when it … Read More “My 15 Seconds” »
The Greenville School District still seems to be reeling from the fallout over confidential student data. The Greenville News announced that the district is implementing a training session for administrators regarding data security. Greenville County Schools unveiled a new computer security awareness program to trustees Tuesday. Superintendent Phinnize Fisher described the program as a … Read More “More on Data Security” »
Move over, Google. I think I’ve found a new search engine that is far more entertaining… Ms. Dewey
"God don’t bless a clock-eyed church" And, no, I don’t have the scripture to back that up. It’s never a good sign with that’s the first phrase uttered in a staff meeting.
I had lunch at our local Wendy’s yesterday. Looking up the street I was struck by something. See if you can spot it… Here. I’ll make it a bit more obvious in this collection of logos… Notice how all of these companies use shades of red and yellow in their logos? One might argue that … Read More “Yellow and red” »
One of our board members, Garry Harper, was quarterback at USC with George Rogers. Today he brought George’s Heisman Trophy by the office. Of course, work came to a standstill.
In a weekend already jam-packed with concert and Christmas activities, we managed to squeeze in even more. After a lazy start to the day, we eventually made it to the late afternoon Service of Lessons and Carols at the Furman University Chapel. This was the first time in several years we had been able to … Read More “From the Sublime to the Ridiculous” »
What’s so special about the bottle of wine pictured here? Nothing, except that it was purchased on a Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina. No longer do we have to drive across the border into North Carolina if we need to pick up a six-pack for a party, or a bottle of wine for a dinner. … Read More “Blue Laws Relax” »
I thought the good people of South Carolina had just passed an amendment to the state constitution prohibiting this… Turns out Johnnie is a woman. The social upheaval can remain dormant.
Prior to our concert at the Peace Center last night, the entering audience was serenaded (if that’s the right word) by a group of 35 tubas playing Christmas carols. Apparently this is a national event that takes place the second weekend of December each year. According to the TubaChristmas website… TUBACHRISTMAS was conceived in … Read More “TubaChristmas” »