Miscellaneous
Click the picture for a larger version First, the Taylor Family, then the extended family…
Author: Tom
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First there’s the inspiration… Then there’s the cautionary tales… I’m really glad I started my resolutions back in early November. It seems that the powers that be would like to extend the Season of Gluttony on into February. Valentines displays appeared in K-Mart before New Year’s Day. I’m betting that these will … Read More “Resolutions – Tabloid Style” »
Photography
Small photographable objects beware! I’ve been rounding up just about everything that will fit in my new lightbox and shooting it. [tags]photography, lightbox, light tent[/tags]
Photography
Flickr Photographer Jeffrey Bail posted a tutorial on the Digital Photography School about how to create an inexpensive light tent. He didn’t want to pay $100+ for such a contraption, so he was able to make his own fairly cheaply. I decided I had to explore this a bit more. First, I decided to check … Read More “Homemade Light Box” »
Miscellaneous
Chip and Griff decided to do something very primal for New Year’s – cook a whole animal over a flame and eat it. They built a BBQ pit in Chip’s back yard from cinder blocks and bricks, then started cooking the pig. I came over about lunchtime (after all the hard work was done) and … Read More “New Year’s Pig Pickin’” »
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The boar’s head in hand bear IBedecked with bay and rosemaryI pray you, my masters, be merryQuot estis in convivio. Caput apri defero,Reddens laudes domino. The boar’s head, as I understand,Is the rarest dish in all this land,Which thus bedecked with a gay garlandLet us servire cantico. Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes domino. More … Read More “Boar’s Head” »
Internet, Rants
I’ve commented in previous posts about how much I detest memes. I see less and less of the e-mail glurges that usually get sent around Christmas and other holidays. It still happens, but for the most part it’s the less technologically savvy that engage in spreading them. Now that folks have blogs, memes that used … Read More “mememememememe” »
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Saturday was spent reorganizing my office to accommodate my new printer. The only place for the printer was on the other side of the room, which required a longer USB Cable. Here’s what else I discovered… 15′ USB Cable from our local Office Depot – $44 (Link goes to 10′ for $33) 15′ USB Cable … Read More “Price Gouging” »
Miscellaneous
Let’s see what our neighbors got for Christmas…
Local, Photography
Friday was supposed to be the last nice day of the holidays, so I decided to explore a bit farther afield in my quest for photography subjects. I had several targets today along the route to Saluda, North Carolina, including the trailhead for the new Poinsett Passage portion of the Palmetto Trail, and Pearson Falls. … Read More “Pearson Falls to Saluda” »