A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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Sometimes I hate dealing with vendors. Don’t get me wrong. A good relationship with a vendor is crucial to a successful technology program. However, for every good, successful vendor relationship, there are a dozen cold calls and down right annoying sales people. Since this is E-Rate season, the number of such calls has increased. First, … Read More “What part of “no”….?” »
I’ve commented in previous posts about how much I detest memes. I see less and less of the e-mail glurges that usually get sent around Christmas and other holidays. It still happens, but for the most part it’s the less technologically savvy that engage in spreading them. Now that folks have blogs, memes that used … Read More “mememememememe” »
Saturday was spent reorganizing my office to accommodate my new printer. The only place for the printer was on the other side of the room, which required a longer USB Cable. Here’s what else I discovered… 15′ USB Cable from our local Office Depot – $44 (Link goes to 10′ for $33) 15′ USB Cable … Read More “Price Gouging” »
I am SOOO glad we managed to not elect this bozo as Superintendent of Education. Last night WSPA-TV news reported that former candidate Karen Floyd sent out Christmas cards with a picture of her family in camouflage with a whole slew of dead doves. Apparently this made some people angry. No surprise there. What is … Read More “Karen Floyd at it again” »
It seems Publix is quite serious about copyright violations on its cake decorations…
I had my first session with a personal trainer today. Yes, it’s time to get things back in shape. I came across a picture of me while I was rock climbing back in the mid-80’s. I was as skinny as a rail, almost unheathy. While I don’t EVER want to be that thin again, I … Read More “Yes, I Need Help” »
Bad – the handout you receive is a printout of the PowerPoint Slides Worse – the presenter reads the slides during the presentation. Bizarro – the presenter stands in front of the projector with a somewhat text-based complexion. Here’s the acronym count for this morning’s meeting in Columbia on Special Education Data Collection… CDEP, OEC, … Read More “Death by PowerPoint, SDE style” »
The people have spoken… Those words are usually uttered by the losers, and were heard many times today. It was a mixed bag, from our perspective. Democrats did nicely at the national level, but not so well locally. We suspected such would be the case. Our state’s people spoke up and indicated that they wanted … Read More “Sic transit gloria Republican” »
The other night I had two similar and very disconcerting dreams. In each, I was arrested for something. In the first dream, I discovered a cache of illegal drugs on property I owned. Police dogs just happened by, and I was nabbed. I protested innocence, but the police said otherwise. In my own mind I … Read More “Busted” »
‘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” »