A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
My counterpart in Greenwood District 50, Gary West, has put together a website with his observations on the state of public education in South Carolina, with emphasis on instructional technology. He makes some excellent observations, backed up with facts, figures, and complete documentation. You can find his site at http://home.earthlink.net/~garywwest/ .
We’ve seen four monster-related movies in the space of a week. Of these, three were sequels. This is one time that the follow-ups are better than the first endeavors. First, we saw Shrek 2. The jokes were just as sharp, and the timing was impeccable. I probably laughed more at this one than the first, … Read More “Something Wicked This Way Comes” »
We started by staging. With the roof down, we have room for one large and one small suitcase under the roof storage area, and plenty of space for laptop, cameras, and souveniers. On the back seat will be the cooler, and eventually the china. After satisfying ourselves that everything would fit, we decided that it … Read More “Travel Preparations II” »
Reagan is dead, and so are politics in Greenville County. The idiot incumbents seem to be going back in. As for Reagan, I’m amazed (although I shouldn’t be) at the number of people that want to deify him. He will be remembered as a great president, not because he truly was great, but because others thought … Read More “Reagan is Dead” »
“You can play the ABC game only so much before you go cazy”, so Laura informs me as we make our preparations. This means finding something else to do on the long drive across flat country. We have CDs and XM radio to keep us entertained. We’ll check books-on-tape out of the library (once we … Read More “Travel Preparations I” »
It all starts with China – dishes, not the place. Laura’s mom has given her some china that had belonged to her grandmother,and rather than ship the dishes, we decided to drive out and get them. Her mom lives on an Island in the Puget Sound about two hours north of Seattle, so this is … Read More “Why and Where” »
I like this new summer schedule. I work like a dog Monday through Thursday, but have Fridays off. So this morning I decided to take Dad his Father’s Day present early — all of his sermons retrieved from his old 286 burned to CD. On the way back, I felt compelled to swing by Long … Read More “Memories of Long Branch” »
Being a gadget freak has it drawbacks, especially if you’re a male. So now I’m carrying around a Palm Tungsten C (bulky), a cell phone (also bulky until I get a new one), sunglasses in a case, bifocals in a case, a wallet, a tape memo recorder (I don’t believe in digital) and various writing … Read More “A Place for My Stuff” »
I spent Memorial Day working with memory of a different type – electronic. My father had an old 286 which he continued to use, despite having a new computer and my warnings to the contrary. In his defense, we did try transferring the files to the new computer via sneakernet. While the old DOS programs … Read More “Thanks for the memory” »
Once more the cycle runs its course – the school year has ended, and summer has begun. Not that I noticed very much, now that I’m an administrator. I miss the anticipation of summer vacation. At least this last weekend of the academic year is a long weekend for me. We started by going to … Read More “The Godfather, Part I” »