A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Despite its flaws, I’ve had a blast with the new Flickr Maps over the past several days. Seeing my travels laid out so neatly has prompted me to go back into my older photo archives and upload some of those images. There were quite a few digital images, but most were taken with a … Read More “Time Passages” »
It was as I suspected. The new Flickr Maps application does not use EXIF data, but some proprietary format. If there is existing EXIF or GPS data for an image, Flickr can import it, but other than import it doesn’t use that data. This means that if an image is geotagged using Flickr’s handy map … Read More “More on Flickr Maps” »
From this morning’s obituaries in the Greenville News… Shular "Tom" Dee Burrell Charles "Louie" Homer Carlton Katherine "Kay" Mellom Gladys Inez "Nan" Parkins Willie "Pie Face" Priestly I can understand wanting to include the dearly departed’s nickname in the obituary. After all, the idea is to remember them as they were known in life. Tom, … Read More “Obituary Nicknames” »
Flickr has added a new mapping application to its list of imaging services. Since Flickr is a Yahoo company it uses the new Yahoo maps. Google may have an advantage over Yahoo with more accurate maps and integration with Google Earth. However Flickr does have a slick new interface and a cool map page for … Read More “Flickr Maps” »
Exactly 40 years ago tonight Star Trek debuted on NBC with the episode "The Man Trap." TV Land aired that episode this evening, along with four others. The episodes for the first series were filmed, but were not aired sequentially. Some episodes that aired later in the year actually had elements that pre-dated "The Man … Read More “Star Trek 40th Anniversary” »
I’ve heard the phrase in at least five different television commercials, from Taco Bell to Quaker Oats. "Good to go" receives my nomination for most overvused phrase of 2006.
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” »