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FrankenSanta This giant inflatable Santa in Garden Ridge seemed a bit menacing. Only slightly more menacing were the crowds.
Author: Tom
EdTech, Gear
In all of the gluttony of television ads for Black Friday, one product really caught my eye. Fisher-Price now offers a digital camera in its "Kid Tough" line of products. A digital camera marketed to kids isn’t anything new. I’ve seen several really cheap versions in stores for years now. I think the difference here … Read More “FP Digital Cameras” »
Local, Photography
So far, it’s been the kind of Thanksgiving I like – very few obligations and the ability to sleep late. Even so, we’ve kept ourselves busy. Yesterday we did a bit of geocaching, which took us to a new park in Greenville. Herdklotz Park (which must have been named by committee, according to Anna) is … Read More “Herdklotz – Named by committee” »
Photography
It’s a rainy day, and I have the day off. It’s a perfect day for finally getting some of my photographs organized. I’ve got two scanners ready – mine that I’ve had for awhile, and one that I borrowed from Chip. Chip’s has an automatic photo feeder, so I was hoping it would speed up … Read More “Scan Happy” »
Entertainment
Chip and I went to see the new Bond movie, Casino Royale, this afternoon. All of the promos have described this as a new, edgier, culnerable Bond. It’s all that in spades (quite literally.) The last Bond movie, Die Another Day", paid homage to the previous 19 movies in a big way, whereas this one … Read More “A New Bond” »
Local, Photography, Science
Saturday night was the peak of this year’s Leonid Meteor Shower. Weather conditions were supposed to be near-perfect, and they had predicted a good showing from around 11:45 PM until 1:30 AM. Without Sunday morning obligations, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to view the meteors. Finding dark skies in Greenville County has really gotten … Read More “Leonids – the search for dark skies” »
Entertainment
It’s strange how a chance encounter (a true random connection) can bring back a flood of childhood memories. On one of the discussion forums that I frequent, one of the denizins had selected a new avatar. I recognized it immediately as one of the purple-wigged "moonbabes" from the television series UFO. Produced by the team … Read More “UFO” »
Local
Over the weekend I posted a picture of the Doughboy statue on the Furman Campus for Veteran’s Day. Today I had a comment posted on one of the Doughboy photos on my Flickr account. Les Kopel from Oxnard, California posted a link to a very interesting website about the sculptor, E. M. Viquesney and his … Read More “More on the Doughboy” »
Restaurants
This evening we stopped by one of our favorite restaurants and noticed some disturbing things. I won’t say which restaurant, or even the type of cuisine, should some of these comments come back to haunt me. However, all of these things add up to only one conclusion – this place won’t be around for much … Read More “The Slow Death of a Restaurant” »
Restaurants
NOTE: This restaurant is now closed. We have been to the Greek Grille at Cherrydale Point several times. This particular evening we wanted good food fast because we had tickets to the Little Theater, and thought this would fit the bill. Atmosphere The Greek Grille is small, with only a few booths and tables. The … Read More “Greek Grille at Cherrydale” »