A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
This evening we stopped by one of our favorite restaurants and noticed some disturbing things. I won’t say which restaurant, or even the type of cuisine, should some of these comments come back to haunt me. However, all of these things add up to only one conclusion – this place won’t be around for much … Read More “The Slow Death of a Restaurant” »
NOTE: This restaurant is now closed. We have been to the Greek Grille at Cherrydale Point several times. This particular evening we wanted good food fast because we had tickets to the Little Theater, and thought this would fit the bill. Atmosphere The Greek Grille is small, with only a few booths and tables. The … Read More “Greek Grille at Cherrydale” »
doughboy hdr 2 It seemed appropriate to take and post this photo on this date. This is the Doughboy statue located on the Furman University campus. The statue had been located on the back side of the lake, and was in need of repair. Sometime in the last year, the statue was refurbished and moved … Read More “Veteran’s Day 2006” »
The Google Earth Blog recently had an article about how rooftop architecture is changing because of visibility in mapping programs such as GE. Having recently commented on the trend in this blog, I read the entry with interest. One of the things that really caught my eye was the design of the new Dubai Palm … Read More “Dubai Does It Big” »
Two days after casting a ballot, and we still don’t have a definitive answer about our new Superintendent of Education. Jim Rex has declared victory and is putting together his transition team. However, Karen Floyd has not conceded, and states that the 211 vote margin separating them still makes it too close to call. I … Read More “Sorry, Ralph” »
I had my first session with a personal trainer today. Yes, it’s time to get things back in shape. I came across a picture of me while I was rock climbing back in the mid-80’s. I was as skinny as a rail, almost unheathy. While I don’t EVER want to be that thin again, I … Read More “Yes, I Need Help” »
Bad – the handout you receive is a printout of the PowerPoint Slides Worse – the presenter reads the slides during the presentation. Bizarro – the presenter stands in front of the projector with a somewhat text-based complexion. Here’s the acronym count for this morning’s meeting in Columbia on Special Education Data Collection… CDEP, OEC, … Read More “Death by PowerPoint, SDE style” »
The people have spoken… Those words are usually uttered by the losers, and were heard many times today. It was a mixed bag, from our perspective. Democrats did nicely at the national level, but not so well locally. We suspected such would be the case. Our state’s people spoke up and indicated that they wanted … Read More “Sic transit gloria Republican” »
This election week has not been kind to those against whom I’m voting. Not in terms of election outcome necessarily, but in terms of personal health of the candidates. Both Mark Sanford and Karen Floyd suffered injuries on Monday – Floyd as her plane was landing got banged up, and Sanford was temporarily blinded by … Read More “Election 2006” »
I am now a published photographer. One of my photos has been included in the Schmap Guide to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Schmap provides a stand-alone player which can be downloaded. Guides for various cities from around the world can then be downloaded for viewing in the Schmap player. These include interactive maps, descriptions of hotels, restaurants, tourist … Read More “Published” »