A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Laura and I have a standing rule. We never visit a new restaurant until after it’s been in business a couple of months. Last night we violated that rule, and were reminded as to why we had established it in the first place. The new Olive Garden is a welcome addition to the Cherrydale area. … Read More “New Restaurant Syndrome” »
Santa brought me a new tripod for Christmas Cool! How many gigs does it have? Does it play video? Sigh.
Mrs. Wright and Amy were having far too much fun, so I had to join in. However, my sickness was brought on my indigestion inducing over-eating, rather than by some bug. I’m sure exhaustion had a part to play in it. Regardless, Boxing Day turned out to be a day of recovery. At some point … Read More “Recovery” »
It was a very different Christmas. First, there was the fact that both Mrs. Wright and Amy were very ill. Add to that my exhaustion from having attended midnight mass and been further kept awake by our injured cat. Then there was the heavy rain. We began with our traditional orgy of gifts. Laura surprised … Read More “Christmas Day 2006” »
Christmas Eve we attended a Solemn Midnight Mass at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Linda wanted to attend, and Houston and I tagged along. It was my first mass, and and I found it to be an intriguing and somewhat confusing experience. The service began with a service of music at 11:30 PM. A good … Read More “Midnight Mass” »
I had to laugh. This note was waiting in my e-mail… Location: South Carolina, United States Fountainb posted a note for Ah, Nuts! (Traditional Cache) at 12/23/2006 Log Date: 12/23/2006 Were going to try this, in fact drove by, but large family looked to be having their Christmas gathering right in the area. Not a … Read More ““Ah Nuts” Caching” »
As a child, I had a notion of what a perfect Christmas would be like. It didn’t involve gifts, but more importantly what happened and who was present. Keep in mind that I was about seven, and this was back in the 1960’s. My perfect Christmas would begin by having Christmas Eve on a Friday … Read More “The Perfect Christmas” »
I am SOOO glad we managed to not elect this bozo as Superintendent of Education. Last night WSPA-TV news reported that former candidate Karen Floyd sent out Christmas cards with a picture of her family in camouflage with a whole slew of dead doves. Apparently this made some people angry. No surprise there. What is … Read More “Karen Floyd at it again” »
Last week someone posted a Photoshop tutorial to the Digital Photography School entitled "Mono, with a Dash of Colour [sic]." Basically, the image is desaturate to black and white, with only one bit of color left as a point of interest. I knew the technique described in the post fairly well, and had used … Read More “Ruby Slippers” »
It seems Publix is quite serious about copyright violations on its cake decorations…