A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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The time has arrived, and the long-awaited Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Movie opened today. Chip, Houston, Anna, and several of Chip’s friends and I went to see it last night. We only had to wade through a few nerds wearing bath robes and carrying their towels. The movie had gotten some bad advance reviews, … Read More “Mostly Harmless” »
Artisphere took place this weekend in Greenville. I guess this is the successor to the old River Place Arts Festival, held about this time each year until year before last. The emphasis is on International Arts, and with any festival of this type, there is a combination of live performances and booths with art for … Read More “Quick trip to the Artisphere” »
Clive Cussler’s novels are pure escapism – the hero is dashing, brave and resourceful, the women are always beautiful, and the world is always in danger from some madman. I’ve always thought they would make great movies, but it’s my understanding that Cussler has refused since Hollywood botched his “Raise the Titanic” back in the … Read More “Sahara” »
Our desire to annihilate each other means that we are watching less TV, at least, as far as Laura and I are concerned. We have both become addicted to the Mag Blast space battle game by Fantasy Flight Games. This is a card game in which you attempt to protect a Flagship while attacking your … Read More “Mag Blast!” »
I’m not sure how this one slipped past me. Usually I’m on top of things like this, but my geekiness must be faltering. The BBC has just finished broadcasting a third season of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The new series, broadcast some 25 years after the first two, is based on Douglas Adam’s … Read More “HHGTG, Tertiary Phase” »
First Law: A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Second Law: A robot must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as … Read More “I, Ripoff?” »
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” »
On my reading list, I’ve got several books that describe secret plots by the Catholic church to conceal some import aspect of Christian faith that doesn’t quite mesh with their objectives, whatever those might be. The Da Vinci Code was just the latest in that list, which I’m discovering is not as short as I might … Read More “Those Conniving Catholics” »
It’s been a great weekend. It started yesterday morning with a quick round of disc golf at Holmes Park with John and Richard. Richard actually did very well, for a three-year old. I had my share of good and bad throws, but the highlights came on hole 1, where I nearly sunk it on the … Read More “” »
I just finished the latest Harry Potter. I won’t give away any secrets, but I will say that I was a bit disappointed. Harry comes off as a brat pitching temper tantrums all the time. Rowling did develop the character of Neville Longbottom very nicely. On the whole, I didn’t think this one was as … Read More “Harry Potter V” »