A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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‘Tis the season of gluttony, starting in early October when it’s semi-OK to open the Halloween candy (in preparation for the upcoming holiday), lasting through endless Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas parties, and ending with a diabetic hangover and accompanying resolutions sometime around New Year’s. As I watch my expaning waistline, I know that I … Read More “Candy Corn is NOT a Vegetable” »
Few trick-or-treaters. Laura had prepared a great meal, and her mom was getting settled in. We waited for the kids to arrived, but they just didn’t show up. It reminded me of the first year that we lived in this house. There was a steady stream of children, then suddenly nothing. It wasn’t until the … Read More “Halloween 2006” »
The morning started far too early – 4:00 AM, to be exact. That was the time that we received an automated call saying that Laura’s flight to Seattle was delayed. We managed to fall back to sleep and wake up at a reasonable time for a Saturday morning (even though Laura was originally scheduled to … Read More “Fall Back” »
One concert down and one really big work project complete, and I find myself with a few spare minutes to post some things I’ve stumbled across the past few weeks. These truly are random… World’s Largest Architectural Blunder I found this via UrbanPlanet. The largest hotel in the world was supposed to be the … Read More “Really Random Connections” »
Another weekend of madness. First there was a Saturday morning rehearsal at the Peace Center. I just had time to make it to Furman in time for the game with UTC. This time I brought my D50 to the game (and forgot my binoculars.) Lis joined us, along with our friend Dwight. We … Read More “Homecoming and Mozart” »
I pulled into our parking lot at work Friday morning to find only one other car. I was actually five minutes later than normal, and was wondering what was going on. Turns out not only was it a staff development day, but all of our office staff was at Millikin. It was a blessedly quiet … Read More “Homecoming Friday” »
It’s one of those cases where so much has happened over the past week I find it hard to focus on any one thing about which to write. Here’s the first in a series of happenings… I got a phone call Wednesday evening. My Uncle Grady Oliver had finally lost his battle with cancer. I … Read More “Uncle Grady and Abbeville” »
We had a double-birthday weekend. Amy’s birthday was Saturday, and Laura’s was Sunday. It was the first time in many years that they had been able to spend their birthdays together. Saturday morning I met my brother Stephen and his family for a photo session at Rock Quarry Garden. It was the first time his … Read More “Celebratory Weekend” »
I attended my first political rally this evening. We both got invitations in the mail to a BBQ to support Tommy Moore, Democrat candidate for governor of South Carolina. Little did I know it was a Republican gathering. I should have known, though. Since Laura and I tend to vote in the Republican … Read More “I feel so…dirty” »
Expanding Toy I got a box from HP and Intel today that felt fairly light. I hadn’t ordered anything from HP lately, so I was curious. The only thing in it was the expanding ball toy with an attached tag that read, "Expand your office." Strange. I may leave it on my desk for awhile, … Read More “Expanding Toy” »