A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Nevermind that Karen Floyd, Republican candidate for Superintendent of Education, advocates a vouchers system in the guise of "school choice." Nevermind that Floyd receives tremendous support from right-wing groups outside of our state that want to undermine public education. This one item alone should make any intelligent person run as far away from her as … Read More “Karen Floyd – Dove Hater” »
Sunday afternoon Amy, Laura, and I decided to go to the Upper State SC Fair. It was an odd decision, but we figured it would be fun and different, and I would be able to get some interesting photographs. While it was all those things, it was also different from what I had expected, and … Read More “Upper State Fair” »
No Yes No No Picture No Yes Continue Yes No Black No No No CONTINUE! NO! NO! NO! YES! I WANT TO TALK TO A HUMAN, DAMMIT! NO! CONTINUE! CONTINUE! NO! SLAM! This is the abridged version of my conversation with the automated system at Charter Communications. I never did get to talk to a … Read More “Charter Sucks” »
First game of the season – Jacksonville State University in Alabama versus Furman. This is always a weird game because the students aren’t even back. There’s not enough musicians for a full band, so a small pep band takes its place in the endzone. Prior to the game we stopped by Publix for our tailgating … Read More “Opening Game – JSU vs FU” »
I had my first problem with photo theft today. One of the discussion boards I frequent is UrbanPlanet.org. There are sections for cities around the US, with Greenville having one of the more active discussion boards on the site. One of the threads is the Photo of the Day (POTD) thread. I’ve met several local … Read More “Photo theft” »
Rene Decartes walks into a bar and sits down. The bartender asks him if he would like a beer. Decartes replies, "I think not", and promptly vanishes.
The Time Lords were not happy. However, it was an accident. I didn’t mean to bring Sunday’s paper into the house before it was actually Sunday, and when I recognized my mistake, I quickly stepped back out and left the vile thing on the bench outside until Sunday arrived. However, the damage had been done. … Read More “South Saluda Run” »
One of the cameras in our arsenal is an old 1956 Nikkormat that had belonged to Laura’s father. Usually attached to it is his favorite lens, a Nikkor 50mm f1.4. I decided to try that lens on my new Nikon D50 just for kicks. In some ways, it’s easier to use much older manual lenses … Read More “Back to Basics with Lenses” »
Since 1998 Beloit College has released its Mindset List for the incoming Freshman Class. It was intended to provide faculty and staff at the college a guide for relating to the new students and understanding their perceptions of the world. I think now it has long since left that goal, and now serves as blog … Read More “Mindset List” »
…They say they’re going to open up the baseball field at 7:30 for kids. You know, with all those blow up toys that kids can jump on. Plus, there’s going to be a bunch o’ people camping out to make sure they get their tickets… …There’s also gonna be that triathalon thing. They gonna start … Read More “Big happenings in Duncan” »