A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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Yes, I’m about to snap. First, I watch as every house in our neighborhood regains power……except ours. The earliest estimate I have is still Thursday for the electrician, then Saturday for the reconnect. It’s hard to keep a positive disposition when your neighbors have lights and you’re still sitting in the dark. My better nature … Read More “Warmth” »
Yep, too many random connections lately to make them all fit together into a coherent post. This past week included trips to Charlotte for business, rehearsals galore, a disappointing Furman football game, and a concert at the Peace Center. I look at this week’s schedule, and it includes more rehearsals, a children’s pageant, and office … Read More “Crazy HOLIDAY Season” »
I‘ve been seeing this TV ad for a couple of weeks now. The scene starts with a deserted holiday table – all the guests are in another room singing and listening to someone playing the piano. The guests are so distracted that they don’t even notice the family dog helping itself to their meal. The … Read More “Hallmark must be kidding” »
OK, I’m about sick of this. All week the Greenville Cage Liner has been spewing pages of Garnet and Orange ink for Saturday’s rivalry between Clemson and USC. If that were not bad enough, this morning’s paper sports not only a front page headline, but four, count ’em, four full pages in the sports section … Read More “Coverage Overkill” »
Our illustrious Governor Mark Sanford, who also happens to be a former Furman classmate of mine, has once again found himself on the negative end of the news. Sanford is catching flack for not ordering state flags to half-mast in honor of Rosa Parks. Apparently Parks does not fall within that narrowly defined group of … Read More “Half-Assed Half Mast” »
I got a voice mail on my cell phone today with a job offer. Now this in and of itself is amazing, because I don’t give my cell phone number out at all. But, hey, if someone’s offering me a better job with less hassles, I might be willing to listen. Sooo, I foolishly call … Read More “Wow! A Job Offer!!” »
Conversation with Bellsouth tech support: Me: This site was supposed to be configured for 10 megabit, but the switch is set for 10 megabit burstable to 100. We don’t have equipment in place to support that, so could you change the switch configuration to match? Vogon: I’m sorry, but we will need a change … Read More “Buried in soft peat” »
My favorite weekly freebie, The Beat, was mercilessly run out of business several months ago while in its incarnation as MetroBeat. The culprit, of course, was the megalithic Gannett News Corporation, and it’s local shill, The Greenville News. The Greenville Cage Liner started it’s own weekly rag called, The Link, which went head to head … Read More “The Tyranny of Gannett” »
I don’t know why this always happens right in front of me. We’re on the ramp onto the interstate. Despite the fact that there is an ACCELERATION LANE to merge into the traffic stream, the dufous in front of me turns on a left turn signal, puts on the brakes, and comes to a complete … Read More “Pet Traffic Peeve” »
I figured it was just a matter of time before the religious wingnuts came out. The organization, Repent America, implies that Hurricane Katrina was sent by God to destroy New Orleans before its Southern Decadence festival. I’m guessing Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell are still reeling from the Chavez comments. It hasn’t been long enough for them to forget themselves and say something asinine, but I don’t expect that to last.