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Corporate Music

Posted on March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 By Tom No Comments on Corporate Music
Entertainment, Family, Music

Taylor-Caddell Band

If you Google the phrase “Coporate Music” (as I did) you get links to royalty-free music clips with an industrial/business feel. Either that, or you get links to diatribes blasting mass-produced pop music. However, my use of the word “corporate” is more like how we use the phrase “corporate worship“, an act of cooperation in the production of music. Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to have several posts about such corporate acts of music, from organized groups to spontaneous jam sessions.

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Spring Break in Florida

Posted on March 15, 2017 By Tom No Comments on Spring Break in Florida
Family, Music, Paddling, Photography, Travel

Indian River Paddling-1

Spring Break in Florida. Sounds like it should be a wonderful escape. However, when the trip revolves around caring for an elderly parent things can get…complicated. Such was this past week. There were some nice escapes, and we spent lots of time with Laura’s mom.

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Catching Up – A New Lens

Posted on March 6, 2017 By Tom 3 Comments on Catching Up – A New Lens
Gear, Local, Miscellaneous, Photography

Downtown with New Lens-6

I know February is a short month, but it’s hard to believe I’ve let it slip away and that we’re now in the first full week of March without any kind of update. I could blame it on being too busy, or that I’ve had a cold, or a dozen other excuses, but mostly it’s just not getting around to it. Regardless, here’s an update, mostly focusing on the acquisition of a new camera lens and the outings to give it a test run.

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Help Save SCIWAY.net

Posted on February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Help Save SCIWAY.net
General Technology, Local

Ten years or so ago I was active doing workshops and presentations for SCETV and various technology conferences. One of the resources I cited consistently was SCIWAY.net. The South Carolina Information Highway (SCIWAY, pronounced “sky-way”) has been a fantastic clearinghouse of information about the state. Later I became involved with the site’s South Carolina Picture … Read More “Help Save SCIWAY.net” »

Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part Four, Paddling the Canal

Posted on February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part Four, Paddling the Canal
Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Paddling, Photography

Lake Moultrie and Santee Canal with LCU-71

Second Saturday had finally arrived. I’d spent Friday exploring Berkeley County, specifically the Old Santee Canal Park. Now I’d be joined by my fellow kayakers from Lowcountry Unfiltered to explore the upper end of the old canal from where it enters Lake Moultrie. It was time to get on the water.

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Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part Three, Moncks Corner to Santee

Posted on February 15, 2017 By Tom 2 Comments on Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part Three, Moncks Corner to Santee
Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling

Pineville Chapel

So far I’d had a great day out exploring. I had an interesting visit at the Old Santee Canal Park, and the next day I’d be paddling part of the canal from Lake Moultrie. Now, however, the afternoon sun was sinking and I had to get to my night’s lodgings. Along that route I found some more cool bits of history.

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Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part Two, Old Santee Canal Park

Posted on February 15, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part Two, Old Santee Canal Park
History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling

Old Santee Canal Park-36

The target of our Second Saturday adventure was the old Santee Canal. In the previous post I presented a bit of the history of the old canal. Now it was time to do some ground-truthing. I was heading down a day early so that I could visit the Old Santee Canal Park and as much of the surrounding area as I could.

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Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part One, History

Posted on February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 By Tom No Comments on Exploring the Old Santee Canal – Part One, History
Geocaching and Maps, History and Genealogy

Lake Moultrie and Santee Canal with LCU-31

It was time to plan a second Saturday paddling trip for our Lowcountry Unfiltered gang. After looking at several options on the Berkeley Blueways website, we decided on a section of northern Lake Moultrie where we could paddle part of the old Santee Canal.

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Writer’s Block, again

Posted on February 5, 2017 By Tom 2 Comments on Writer’s Block, again
Miscellaneous, Photography, Rambling

Old South Tour with Upstate Minis-65

Call it writer’s block, winter blahs, or post-inauguration depression, but for whatever reason I’ve just not felt like blogging. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing interesting things, each worthy of their own post. It’s just that I haven’t been able to muster the energy to do in-depth research or document our adventures. However, on this lovely Sunday morning I have a bit of peace and quiet, so I’ll try to backtrack a bit and bring everyone up to date.

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Breezy Winter Paddles on Lakes Robinson and Blalock

Posted on January 27, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Breezy Winter Paddles on Lakes Robinson and Blalock
Paddling

Lake Blalock-47

Been a rough couple of weeks. Once again I was in need of hydrotherapy. I did a 6.66 mile trip on Lake Robinson last Friday, and on Wednesday of this week Bennie and I had planned to make an early start for Lake Tugalo. Sadly, illness in Bennie’s family kept him at home, so I was on my own. I decided to paddle a bit closer to home. I made the drive up to Lake Blalock in Spartanburg County.

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