A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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St. Patrick’s Day slipped right past me this year. I didn’t listen to any Celtic music. I didn’t drink any green beer, Irish coffee, or even any Bailey’s Irish Cream. Worse yet, I didn’t even wear any green all day. There was a time in my life when such a lapse would have been unthinkable. … Read More “Missing Holidays” »
Last night we had The Glen Miller Story on TCM playing as we did some household chores. Figuring prominently in the film was the song "Pennsylvania 6-500." This song, of course, is a reference to the phone number of the Pennsylvania Hotel using the old telephone exchange system, where Miller played frequently. Laura reminisced that … Read More “Pennsylvania 6-500” »
Hold your mouse over any of the links on this site. Notice anything? For any link that leads away from this site, you now get a preview of that webpage in snapshot format. This new feature is a free service from Snap.com. Firefox offers the same functionality for any website through the Cooliris add-on. I … Read More “Snap Decisions and Other Discoveries” »
On my way to rehearsal at Furman this afternoon I passed by a man standing at the corner of Wade Hampton and Pleasantburg. I’ve seen this guy before. He carries a frame fashioned of PVC tubing, from which is suspended one of this "The End Is Near" messages, usually a hellfire and damnation Bible verse. … Read More “This I Believe” »
Every one of these headlines was on the front page of this morning’s Metro section of the Greenville News… Residents hope pedestrian plan has legs Easley transit plans face long road City’s paving request falls through the cracks Beavers gnaw at neighbors’ patience Give me a break! I feel like I’m reading a "Frank and … Read More “Corny Headlines” »
After dealing with phone calls, I was wide awake early . Part of me wanted to watch the snow coming down (and possible get some long-exposure shots.) The part of me that won put on a pot of coffee, then dozed off on the couch for awhile. The weather wasn’t as bad as we feared. … Read More “Snow Day” »
Well, Sally, you have to remember that back then temperatures used to get down into the 20s and 30s during winter. We used to spend more time outside during summer than we did in winter. That’s all different now… I was beginning to wonder if winter was ever going to get here. Last Sunday night … Read More “Grandpa, What Was Snow Like?” »
I’ve always looked older than I am. In high school I was often mistaken for a teacher and at Furman I was often mistaken for a professor. I guess there’s something about a receding hairline at age 18 and a full beard that would tend to do that. At some points in my life, this … Read More “Age” »
I am so glad I got the jump on my New Year’s resolutions and started back in early November. That way I can already begin to slack off. Even though I beat the rush, hordes of others seem intent on getting started. Thursday I pulled into my athletic club parking lot to find it nearly … Read More “More on Resolutions” »
The weather got a little freaky around here this afternoon. There was heavy rain, followed immediately by bright sunshine and a rainbow. There were reports of a tornado just north and east of us. Couple this with 70 degree warmth in January, and it’s just plain weird.