A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I had my first session with a personal trainer today. Yes, it’s time to get things back in shape. I came across a picture of me while I was rock climbing back in the mid-80’s. I was as skinny as a rail, almost unheathy. While I don’t EVER want to be that thin again, I … Read More “Yes, I Need Help” »
Bad – the handout you receive is a printout of the PowerPoint Slides Worse – the presenter reads the slides during the presentation. Bizarro – the presenter stands in front of the projector with a somewhat text-based complexion. Here’s the acronym count for this morning’s meeting in Columbia on Special Education Data Collection… CDEP, OEC, … Read More “Death by PowerPoint, SDE style” »
The people have spoken… Those words are usually uttered by the losers, and were heard many times today. It was a mixed bag, from our perspective. Democrats did nicely at the national level, but not so well locally. We suspected such would be the case. Our state’s people spoke up and indicated that they wanted … Read More “Sic transit gloria Republican” »
This election week has not been kind to those against whom I’m voting. Not in terms of election outcome necessarily, but in terms of personal health of the candidates. Both Mark Sanford and Karen Floyd suffered injuries on Monday – Floyd as her plane was landing got banged up, and Sanford was temporarily blinded by … Read More “Election 2006” »
I am now a published photographer. One of my photos has been included in the Schmap Guide to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Schmap provides a stand-alone player which can be downloaded. Guides for various cities from around the world can then be downloaded for viewing in the Schmap player. These include interactive maps, descriptions of hotels, restaurants, tourist … Read More “Published” »
The other night I had two similar and very disconcerting dreams. In each, I was arrested for something. In the first dream, I discovered a cache of illegal drugs on property I owned. Police dogs just happened by, and I was nabbed. I protested innocence, but the police said otherwise. In my own mind I … Read More “Busted” »
‘Tis the season of gluttony, starting in early October when it’s semi-OK to open the Halloween candy (in preparation for the upcoming holiday), lasting through endless Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas parties, and ending with a diabetic hangover and accompanying resolutions sometime around New Year’s. As I watch my expaning waistline, I know that I … Read More “Candy Corn is NOT a Vegetable” »
Miracle of miracles. The Greenville News endorsed Democrat candidate Jim Rex for Superintendent of Education, not Karen Floyd. This is one case where I hope people listen. Unfortunately, they also endorsed Sanford. The thought of a Sanford-Floyd team is almost too hard to stomach. A split between Democrat and Republican for those two spots would … Read More “Jimasaurus Rex” »
Few trick-or-treaters. Laura had prepared a great meal, and her mom was getting settled in. We waited for the kids to arrived, but they just didn’t show up. It reminded me of the first year that we lived in this house. There was a steady stream of children, then suddenly nothing. It wasn’t until the … Read More “Halloween 2006” »
What better what to spend Halloween than to have lunch at a haunted inn? I heard John Boyanoski’s radio interview Monday. He said that while researching the materrial for his book, Ghosts of the South Carolina Upstate, he only had one unusual experience, where Boyanoski kept seeing movement out of the corner of his eye. … Read More “Haunted Lunch at Walnut Lane Inn” »