A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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Tonight was the retirement dinner for Furman, and once again, three professors with whom I have worked mark the end of their careers at Furman. Duncan McArthur taught English at Furman for 36 years. He was my English professor my very first term as a freshman. Ken Sargent nearly convinced me to become a geology … Read More “Furman Transitions 2007” »
Our family of red-tailed hawks has once again returned to their nest in the top of one of our neighbor’s trees. I had seen activity on the nest, but assumed the large birds I was seeing to be the parents. When I looked through binoculars today, I saw that these were in fact the chicks, … Read More “Return of the Hawks” »
I knew it was a mistake. I had decided to re-read the last two Harry Potter books before the movie and novel come out this summer. As usual, I carried my current reading material with me to lunch, which, today, included a stop at my barber. She scowled. There were no pithy sayings or home-grown … Read More “Harry Potter and the Upset Barber” »
The good news is that your teeth are in good shape – no cavities, nothing. The bad news is that they all have to come out. Well, not quite that bad, but I’ve got quite a bit of dental work to endure over the next few weeks. The first bit was Tuesday, a wonderful way … Read More “May Day, May Day, May Day” »
Growing up as the son of the local school principal had its problems (some taunting by classmates, etc) but it also had some perks. For example, my brothers and I would often grab Dad’s keys to the gymnasium. We would go at night and leave the lights off, then throw a glow-in-the-dark Frisbee in the … Read More “Good Old Edmund” »
My VW Jetta turned over 100,000 miles yesterday. For modern cars, that’s not as big a milestone as it once was. Once upon a time, before suburban sprawl, people didn’t commute as far, and so it took some time for miles to accumulate. Driving I-85 from Greenville to Duncan has helped run this odometer up. … Read More “It’s only a number” »
The shot above is of an unusual church. Fifteen years ago it was my brother-in-law’s dive shop on US 1 in Fort Pierce. Now it’s a rather charismatic church. Tony had a large 8-foot deep pool which he used to teach scuba lessons. Now it’s used as a baptismal pool. Things change. Those glory … Read More “Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude” »
Yet it seems that every bowl that a grit occupies is a grits bowl, in complete harmony with itself. The zen of grits. A universal truth. Bunny This was the concluding statement in an e-mail discussion amongst a group of potters. One had posed the question, “Why are there no bowls made specifically for grits?” … Read More “The Zen of Grits” »
If you look at the sidebar immediately to the left, you’ll see a new link. Just below the Pages section is a link called "Flickr Photos." I have just installed FAlbum, by RandomByte. There will still be the random thumbnails on the right-most sidebar, but now visitors can view my photos without leaving the RandomConnections … Read More “Flickr Album” »
OK, everybody get ready to oooh and aaaah. Three kittens – two Siamese and one Tuxedo. Amy’s looking for homes for them. Any takers?