A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
During one of my SCETV sessions this week the question came up about the various flavors of Google Earth, and which might be most appropriate. For classrooms and general use, go with the free version. Period. I can’t see why anyone who doesn’t work with GIS professionally would need anything else. Google has provided a … Read More “What Flavor of Google Earth?” »
I found two doppelgangers, right within sight of each other. First is Olympia Mills, located on the west side of Columbia. I was riding with my hosts from SCETV to lunch when we rode past, and I had to do a double-take. The design of the mill and detailing was identical to the mill that … Read More “Doppelgangers” »
I had my second day of workshops at the SCETV studios today. The schedule was the same as yesterday – two basic workshops followed by one advanced. Things went very, very smoothly. I don’t know if it was that yesterday served as a warm-up and I had hit my stride, or if it was the … Read More “SCETV Google Earth, Day Two” »
Today I spent the day working with teachers from around the state showing them how to use Google Earth in the classroom. The workshop was sponsored by SCETV, and was held in their studios in Columbia. I did two sessions of Basic Google Earth, and one of Advanced. The basic sessions went very well. It’s … Read More “SCETV and Google Earth” »
Last night we had The Glen Miller Story on TCM playing as we did some household chores. Figuring prominently in the film was the song "Pennsylvania 6-500." This song, of course, is a reference to the phone number of the Pennsylvania Hotel using the old telephone exchange system, where Miller played frequently. Laura reminisced that … Read More “Pennsylvania 6-500” »
Laura had a surprise for me when she came back from shopping this morning. She had bought materials for us to make sushi at home. We both love the stuff. I’m a little more adventurous and will try the raw fish. However, Laura has severe allergies to avocodo, and doesn’t want to tempt the fish, … Read More “I Love Sushi” »
So, today is the big day. Daylight Savings begins a couple of weeks earlier than normal, and all our computers are going to come crashing down…. …or not. As I glance at this laptop I see that it reads the correct time, and I haven’t done a thing to it apart from the regular Windows … Read More “Daylight Savings” »
We had grabbed Glynda and taken a quick trip down to Park Seed in Greenwood this afternoon for a sale they were having on herbs. After smelling the aroma of herbs all afternoon, we decided we needed to take it a bit further for dinner. Once again, we decided to reverse engineer a meal had … Read More “Not Your Usual BLT” »
For the past three days the history departments of Furman and Clemson Universities have hosted a conference on the history of Upstate South Carolina entitled "Our Past Before Us." Work prevented me from attending the majority of the workshops, but I was able to get to a couple of the sessions on Saturday. The first … Read More “Our Past Before Us” »
Laura has a meeting, and I’ve got a new restaurant. I was feeling adventurous, so I decided to try Pho #1 around the corner from our house. This place started as a Pizza Hut, and retains that distinctive architecture. In the intervening years, the building has housed Mexican and Italian restaurants. A couple of years … Read More “Pho #1” »