A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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It’s bad enough that gas is at $2.00 a gallon. Today I got another shock. At lunch today I drove over to the Westgate area of Spartanburg to browse in Best Buy and to get a quick bite to eat at Chik-fil-a. Their #1 sandwich combo costs $4.79, so I pulled out a five dollar … Read More “So much for shopping in Spartanburg” »
My only thought is that there are way too many stupid or delusional people in the United States right now, especially too many that are voting. We’re stuck with the Shrub for another four years, much to the chagrin of the world and 49.5% of the American people. Democrats lost just about every important race. … Read More “Aftermath” »
It’s one week until elections, and I’m disgusted with South Carolina politics. In particular, I’m disgusted with Greenville politics. Progressive minds in our county seem to be few and far between, and progressive candidates are even more scarce. Point One – Greenville has screwed up voter registration cards. There have been many changes in polling … Read More “So much for any political aspirations…” »
On Weekend Edition on Sunday, July 18, commentator Daniel Shorr spoke of the sameness of the news lately. He offered a fill-in-the-blanks version of current headlines. To honor his commentary, I have re-created his do-it-yourself news using HTML forms… number of people were killed today in Select One suicide bombing roadside ambush sniper attach in Select One … Read More “Choose Your News” »
Reagan is dead, and so are politics in Greenville County. The idiot incumbents seem to be going back in. As for Reagan, I’m amazed (although I shouldn’t be) at the number of people that want to deify him. He will be remembered as a great president, not because he truly was great, but because others thought … Read More “Reagan is Dead” »
What can I say about the Super Bowl that hasn’t already been discussed ad nauseum in the media? Janet Jackson flashed a boob on national TV. So what? Happens all the time on European TV. Here’s the “so what”: the boob flash was part of a half-time stunt where Justin Timberlake was supposed to rip … Read More “Super Hype” »
I never thought I would spend this much time contemplating Strom Thurmond. I didn’t dislike him. His earlier views were the product of a racist South, the same South that I grew up in. I don’t condone his actions, but it seemed that he changed with the times, as obviously I changed as I grew … Read More “Strom is dead.” »
…technically, I think it blows, but whatever. I seem to have more than my share of degeneration towards chaos. All three vehicles need repair, my office is a paper-laden wreck, and the roof of our house is still shingled with pollen. The rain exacerbates the situation. I have always been fascinated with office supply stores. … Read More “Entropy Sucks …” »
Last Saturday I opened the newspaper, and to my astonishment, there was a letter to the editor from one Thomas E. Taylor in Piedmont, lamblasting Jesse Jackson. While I concur with a good portion of his letter, I fear to think how many of my colleagues thought that was me! I actually got a hand-written … Read More ““It must be a Thursday. I never could get the hang” »
…and taketh away. Being a couple of DINKS with no reasonable deductions, we had to fork out ‘way too much to help finance George Jr.’s experiment in empire building. (So much for the political career.) So, as I fume about giving the feds so much, we just finalized plans for the new deck and hot … Read More ““The Tax Man Cometh”” »