A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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I’m guessing my faithful readers (all both of you) are wondering, "What’s with the obsession with ghosts?" Only that it’s getting close to Halloween, Laura’s favorite holiday, and that there’s another new episode of Ghost Hunters on tonight. This time TAPS investigated a place with which we’re very familiar, the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, … Read More “More Hauntings” »
Laura and I both have had marathon meetings this week. Even though it was just Tuesday, we felt the need for some downtime. Laura was in the mood for a mindless episode of Ghost Hunters, and I happened to still have one on my iPod. I plugged it into the TV, and the vegetation began. … Read More “Orbs!” »
It seems that everyone has scheduled their fall events for this weekend. Somehow the cosmic forces for community planning have aligned, and the entire populace will be heading to various festivals and activities. Here’s a partial list… Fall for Greenville – a three day street festival featuring booths from various restaurants. Stonefest – a music … Read More “Too Many Choices” »
I can guarantee that topic alone will get me tons of hits on this site. Sorry – you won’t find directions here – just a description of my attempts to get mine setup. I always wondered about those geeks people that hacked various devices just so that they could run Linux on it. I couldn’t … Read More “Hacking the xBox” »
Saturday Laura and I headed downtown for the 15th Annual Art in the Park. The festival originally started at as a display by a few local artists in Cleveland Park. It has since migrated to the Falls Park area, with most of the artists booths actually on South Main Street rather than in the park … Read More “Art in the Park” »
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” »
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” »
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” »
OK, I want Alton Brown’s job. His latest TV show is a four-part series on FoodNetwork called "Feasting on Asphalt." Alton and his crew ride from the Isle of Palms, SC, to Los Angeles, sampling the local cuisine along the way. AB and crew have tried to make this a true "blue highways" experience by … Read More “Feasting on Asphalt” »
Even before our trip to the UK, one of our favorite cable stations was BBC America. Prior to cable we’d catch several BC productions on SCETV. The quality of these shows is usually superb. For example, "Coupling" was witty, with incredible comedic timing. The American version just couldn’t pull if off, and was itself pulled … Read More “ShakespeaRe-Told, BBC Revisited” »