A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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One of our favorite Thai restaurants is located right next door to a Papa John’s Pizza place. Sometimes it’s nearly impossible to find a place to park because all of the spots are taken by pizza delivery cars. The photo below clearly shows the joint’s attitude toward their own customers (see inset). You can imagine … Read More “Pet Pizza Peeve” »
Thus says Psalm 122:6. The second part of the verse is the one that seems to get people into a whale of trouble, especially given today’s climate – "May those who love you prosper." Unfortunately, too many evangelicals are willing to give Israel carte blanche in their war against Hezbolla, regardless of how many innocent … Read More “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem” »
Right now I’m supposed to be picking up my suitcase from baggage claim at London Heathrow. Obviously, I’m not. We got to the airport over two hours before our departure to find huge lines at the United Airlines desk. This did not bode well. Neither did the "cancelled" and "delayed" signs in front of just … Read More “Failure to Launch” »
It’s the time of year that I like the least. It’s hot and muggy, and the air has a transluscent orange hue to it. I remember writing a post about this time last year complaining about the orange air and the unwillingness of the powers that be to do anything about it, or even recognize … Read More “Nasty Days” »
It can be fascinating watching the interaction around the pool in a resort. Lately I’ve seen two "pool gods" – those self-important individuals that know everything, and want YOU to know that they know everything. Pool God #1 – Tremendously overweight and tanned to the point of being orange – he looked either like an … Read More “Pool Gods” »
I-95 is the major north-south artery from New England to Miami. One sees many interesting things along its path (South of the Border, Snow Birds, most of Georgia, etc). On this particular trip southward we passed one of these things: The lovely motor home you see above is a Damon Intruder. As soon … Read More “Intruder Alert” »
The news has been full of the murder of Tiffany Souers. Huge headlines in yesterday’s Greenville News proclaimed "Suspect Captured!", and today the headline told of Jerry Inman’s confession to the crime. In this morning’s paper, tucked away back on the third page of the Metro section, was the news of the murder of Nishan … Read More “Yes, but what about the others?” »
This was just one example of the obstacles for our Memorial Day Disc Golf Round at Holmes Park. Not only was there a volleyball net stretching across the fifth fairway, but the ninth basket was completely missing, having been removed to make way for new playground equipment. Either have a disc golf course, or … Read More “What’s wrong with this picture?” »
This morning I got up very early to catch the soft morning light. As I was driving along Wade Hampton Blvd, I noticed several people walking. In most cities, this would be no big deal. But this is Greenville. One does not walk unless one has no access to a car. I automatically began to … Read More “Walkers” »
This week began PACT testing in South Carolina. This is the high-stakes testing that every child in grades 3-8 have to look forward to because of NCLB. Except… There was no testing today. It’s Confederate Memorial Day in South Carolina, so all state offices are closed, including the State Department of Education. And if the … Read More “Confederate Memorial Day” »