A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
A long, tiring drive from Myrtle Beach, and when I get to my own street, this is what I found… It was a bit of a surprise. As tired as I was, I grabbed a camera and walked around the neighborhood to see what other signs there might be. I guess they really are going … Read More “A Sign of the Times” »
Well, today certainly was mixed. I was up very early getting my gear packed and checked out of the hotel. I arrived at the convention center in plenty of time to check out the room, and get acclimated to the smell of mold. We’re in a different room for this morning’s presentations, and there is … Read More “EdTech 2007 – Last Day” »
When I’m presenting at conferences, it often leaves very little time for actually attending conference sessions. There are nine concurrent sessions. Of those, I’m presenting during three of them, and trying to get ready for those presentations during most of the others. Regardless, I was able to catch a few. This year Google Earth and … Read More “A Very Spatial Edtech 2007” »
IDM, DMZ, SCRAPI, CPS, ASCII, PCS, W2K3, HTTP, HTTPS, RDP, VPN, OS, MS, EEDA, IGP, SASI, SCOIS, ASWAB, ACT, CRI, RFP, LDS, SUNS, IAAA, LDAP, SDE, SSO, API, CPSI, SDM, UA, ZIS, ODS, TDS, DVRE, VRA, SIF, ETL, XML, SCDE, RAM, RAID, HR, SIS, IIS, FTE, DBA, TLS, SQL, CSV, DB4, DB2, ODBC, JDBC, ADO, … Read More “Acronym Overload – again” »
It’s that time of year again. Once more, I’m headed to the armpit of the state (Myrtle Beach) for EdTech 2007, our annual technology conference. This year is going to be especially busy for several reasons. I had funds to bring all of my tech team down. We are basically leaving our district helpless, so … Read More “EdTech 2007 – Arrival” »
Monday night I had to give a presentation to our school board regarding what we do to protect children on the Internet. I have to do this on a regular basis as part of the requirements for the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in order to retain federal funding for things such as data lines, … Read More “Think Before You Post” »
When I first started this job, I left my home at 8:00 am and got to the office at 8:30. Traffic was pretty bad on I-85 that time of morning, so sometimes I’d get stalled in traffic and have to call in that I would be a running a bit late. After a year or … Read More “Commuting Creep” »
This was the type of day when one feels obligated to do something memorable. The sky was brilliant, no humidity, and warm temps made it impossible to just hang around the house. I grabbed my camera and headed to the Upcountry History Museum. The museum has been in the works for a number of years. … Read More “The Upcountry History Museum” »
I was a fantastic fall afternoon, and Furman was threatening to lose yet another game (they didn’t, though), so I decided to head out and take some photos around town. I’m not sure why, but I wound up at the Saluda Lake Dam on the west side of town. I first turned off on the … Read More “Bit of Afternoon Fall Photography” »
For several weeks now I’ve noticed a rather unusual car as I’ve driven along North Pleasantburg Drive. Today I took the time to stop and take some photos, and do a bit of research on the vehicle. It turns out that the car is a Corbin Sparrow – a single seat, all electric car originally … Read More “Corbin Sparrow” »