A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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Elections are a week from Tuesday. They can’t come soon enough, in my opinion. I’m tired of the signs, the television ads, and the vilification of one side by another. Being a Democrat in a Republican stronghold can be disheartening sometimes. I do hope that the pundits are correct about growing support for Democrats … Read More “Nine days and counting” »
Given the Mark Foley scandal, Bush’s misbegotten war in Iraq, and the scads of other examples of hipocrisy in the Republican party, it still amazes me that they continue to fool people and get elected. Our local races aren’t much better. Our incumbent governor, Mark Sanford, has threatened to sue several television stations because they … Read More “Local Republican Loonies” »
As mentioned earlier, things were quiet at Byrnes High School on Friday the 13th. It was interesting to compare media coverage of the day. For example, here are a few excerpts from the article in The Greenville News. These are the first sentences from each of the paragraphs… But 804 students were absent, and Spartanburg … Read More “FRI13 Followup” »
When I got back from Myrtle Beach yesterday the news was that every district in South Carolina had failed to meet Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) as required by No Child Left Behind. (GreenvilleOnline.com – School scores called flawed – (10/6/2006)). Let me repeat that – not a single school district in SC met AYP. Only … Read More “Failing NCLB” »
During my EdTech presentation I fielded several questions about the supposedly topless sunbathers one might find in Google Earth. My comment at the time was that indeed, I had seen the placemark, and if someone wanted to claim that peachy colored blob was a topless sunbather, then so be it. I personally think it’s a … Read More “Nudity Prudity” »
I’ve gotten about five of these calls this weekend. The first couple of calls I just hung up on them. Then I began to question them. "How did you get this number." "Don’t you know we’re on the No Call List?" The response has been that it was a research call, and not a sales … Read More “No Call List? Yeah, right.” »
I’ve heard the phrase in at least five different television commercials, from Taco Bell to Quaker Oats. "Good to go" receives my nomination for most overvused phrase of 2006.
Nevermind that Karen Floyd, Republican candidate for Superintendent of Education, advocates a vouchers system in the guise of "school choice." Nevermind that Floyd receives tremendous support from right-wing groups outside of our state that want to undermine public education. This one item alone should make any intelligent person run as far away from her as … Read More “Karen Floyd – Dove Hater” »
No Yes No No Picture No Yes Continue Yes No Black No No No CONTINUE! NO! NO! NO! YES! I WANT TO TALK TO A HUMAN, DAMMIT! NO! CONTINUE! CONTINUE! NO! SLAM! This is the abridged version of my conversation with the automated system at Charter Communications. I never did get to talk to a … Read More “Charter Sucks” »
I had my first problem with photo theft today. One of the discussion boards I frequent is UrbanPlanet.org. There are sections for cities around the US, with Greenville having one of the more active discussion boards on the site. One of the threads is the Photo of the Day (POTD) thread. I’ve met several local … Read More “Photo theft” »