A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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BoingBoing featured a link to a collection of French art from 1910 which was supposed to show life in the year 2000. As with most futuristic art from that period, the artist took the familiar and extrapolated what it would become. As with other collections of this sort, some of the images are eerily prescient, … Read More “That Grand, Glorious Future” »
I noticed the flags at half-mast as I drove by one of my schools, and I remembered. It was also Tuesday six years ago. We were gathering for our regular staff meeting, as we were today. Our meeting was interrupted with the news of the attack on the towers. Today we took a moment to … Read More “9-11 Coincidences” »
The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Much to our surprise, Winnie came home tonight. She was very weak, and would only drink water. She refused milk, her favorite food, and even cheese. She wobbled when she walked, and even though she had returned, we knew it wouldn’t be for long. As happy … Read More “The Cat Came Back” »
Just a couple of recent links to the RandomConnections site…. This past week I did an interview with Photopreneur, a blog that focuses on the business end of photography. That article is now online. It features some quotes from other Flickr photographers, too. Also this week, my Geotagging Workflow found its way onto BlinkGeo. … Read More “A Wee Bit O’ Press” »
The vet said it would happen fast. The tumor would rupture, and she would just be gone. Winnie seemed fine on Monday, but didn’t come home Tuesday or Wednesday. I’ve looked all over the yard for her, but she is no where to be found. More telling than anything is the fact that there isn’t … Read More “R. I. P. Winnie” »
The lyrics from Joe King Carrasco’s one hit run through my mind… It’s a party.It’s a party, party.It’s a party, it’s a party, party weekend. Such was our Labor Day weekend. We had Furman Football sandwiched between two different birthday parties, each for three different people. Six birthdays right around the first of … Read More “Party, Party Weekend” »
I smiled a lot more today. There were kids, and most of them were smiling, too. The little bit of sleep I got over the weekend was punctuated with nightmares. I kept dreaming that all of my servers shut down on the first day of school. It has happened before, so there was reason to … Read More “First Day of School” »
Last night I pulled into our local gas station to feed the car, and to pick up a lottery ticket. After all, Powerball was at $210 million, so why not drop a buck or two for a chance to win. The lines at this place were incredible. First, right now it has the cheapest gas … Read More “Close Call” »
It’s that time of year again. Except that "that time" is about a week later than last year. The teachers officially returned to their classrooms today. We started the year as we usually do, with a breakfast celebration in our high school. Both our board chairman and our superintendent gave speeches on how well … Read More “The Return of the Teachers” »
Ah, the Dog Days of Summer. So named from ancient Roman times, not because of the languid outlook of canines, but because of a star. This time of year, Sirius, the Dog Star, rises about the same time as the sun. It was thought that that this combination of stellar bodies was responsible for the … Read More “But Siriusly, Folks” »