A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I was reorganizing all the various gadgets I have in my car – GPS, XM, phone charger, etc. All of these require power from the cigarette lighter, which got me thinking about probably the first device that used the lighter as a power outlet – the CB Radio. In pre-Internet days, the CB was the … Read More “Whither CB?” »
Thursday I was in the town of Pendleton. Saturday, I cruised around the Pendleton Street area on the Westside of Greenville. Laura has long complained about how confusing Greenville’s streets can be. Having grown up in the west where streets run east/west and north/south, she claims that they must have paved the cow paths in … Read More “Pendleton Street” »
Supposedly, it’s the luckiest day of the century. Last year it was 06-06-06, with all its Anti-Christ overtones and ominous portents. I bought a lottery ticket. However, I doubt that today’s luck will single me out. Kind of like the movie "Bruce Almighty", where Bruce answers everyone’s prayers to win the lottery, and the payout … Read More “07-07-07” »
I had gotten my nephew, William, hooked on geocaching sometime last fall. For Christmas, he got a new GPS, and I had been promising I teach him how to use it and would take him geocaching again. I finally got around to fulfilling that promise yesterday. First, I got Will set up with one of … Read More “Geocaching with William” »
I actually did this Tuesday night, but I’m just now getting around to writing about it. Let’s say you don’t have a smoker, and you forgot to put your ribs on for that slow-cooking, fall-off-the-bone flavor. That’s what faced me Tuesday with the pork spare ribs Laura had purchased for dinner, so I had to … Read More “Quick(ish) Ribs” »
I’ve already made mention here about the outstanding job the Pickens County Library is doing with their historical photos and Flickr. This past week I had seen something about a photography exhibit at the Pickens County Museum, and decided to check it out. I was most impressed with this little museum. Although it’s not high-tech … Read More “Pickens Museums” »
I needed a new power cable for my Garmin GPS. I’ve gone through three of these things since getting this GPS a couple of years ago. Two came apart, and one actually popped a fuse on the cigarette lighter on both of our cars. These things weren’t designed very well. The last one I bought … Read More “Get ’em while you can” »
You’ve never experienced Southern fireworks until you can actually taste it. – Glynda, after a particularly close discharge For the past several years, our Fourth of July Celebration has included dead cow muscle tossed on a grill at our house, then explosives at Glynda’s house when it gets dark. This year followed that similar pattern, … Read More “Red, White, and Boom” »
A couple of days ago I mentioned about my problem with Flickr geotagging. The Flickr user in question didn’t limit her geotagging to just her residence, but seems to have polluted the entire area with pictures of herself in lingerie (or less.) Despite my earlier comments, none of them are family-friendly, and almost all of … Read More “Geotagging Dilemma” »
I am not a child of the 80’s. Transformers was not on my list of Saturday morning cartoons. I still think the terms "AutoBot" and "Decepticon", as well as the names "Megatron" and "Optimus Prime" sound like something a seven year old would have devised. Despite that, and despite myself, I thoroughly enjoyed the new … Read More “More than Meets the Eye” »