A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I was just taking advantage of the cool evening – sitting in the hot tub and looking at stars – when I saw this incredible fireball arc across the sky. It was white-yellow, blending to a red-orange tail as it streaked. It broke into multiple heads, each glowing with a bright white light, then burned … Read More “Fireball” »
MPLS, CIO LDS, SDE, SCADS, SASI, SWEET, EDEN, SIF, ESP, TIP, SCASA, DTS, NCS, PBDMI, PACT, HASP, EOCEP, SAS, SCRAPI, SCRA, NCLB, RSS, ZIS, SEA, EOC, EEDA, RFQ, MAP, CSI, DIA, LATA, SLA, iKWL, GRE, BGP, DNS, IP, ENI, ATM, IMA, ISP, SUNS, TLR, CTO, COSN, ETV, SCITDA, SLI Our semi-regular meeting of all … Read More “Acronym Soup” »
Yes, but what do the giblets and gravy get?
hawk2 Seems a pair of hawks has decided to nest in a tree just across from our house. They really are amazing to watch. This shot was taken with an old Nikkormat camera using a Celestron C90 spotting scope and T-mount for a lens.
At NECC I developed my drinking game for vendors. Here’s one for the sessions at tech conferences… Take one drink every time you hear the word "millenium" or variation thereof. Take one drink each time someone compares 20th Century Teaching with 21st Century Learning Requirements Take one drink each time someone’s cell phone goes off … Read More “FETC – Day 2, Drinking Game, Part II” »
A couple of weeks ago I finally got around to alphabetizing all my CD’s. This was done in conjunction with getting them all converted to MP3s for my iPod. This morning my cat, Rascal, decided to use my CD rack as a ladder to an open window…
I certainly had not planned on doing two restaurant reviews in one week, much less separated only 24 hours apart. My cousin Sam had stopped by last night and had raved about Bistro 107. Since it’s closeby in Greer, I decided to give it a shot. Atmosphere This is the exact opposite of the meat-n-three … Read More “Bistro 107” »
CNBC has a new mission – enlighten the American people about the mysteries of curling. It seems that when it comes their time to cover the Olympics, that’s all they cover. A bakery in Pinerola has started baking bread shaped like a curling stone. Host Fred Roggin has presented each of his on-air guests with … Read More “Olympic Curling” »
Yesterday I spend the morning in a meeting with Skip, Cooter, and Peewee. These were all grown men, and they all had the same responsibilities. A goofy nickname must be in the job description somewhere.
It dumped last night. The sound of the rain hitting the camper was soothing, but made me worry about the day’s plans. However, when we finally got up, the weather was spectacular. Today we were going ATVing. Laura decided to pass, Karl’s nephews decided on more technical stuff and didn’t want a beginner tagging along, … Read More “Four Wheeling” »