A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Now Chip has something in common with Lonelygirl15 and the Star Wars Kid. He’s on his way to becoming an Internet Meme. Here’s how this happened… Chip had won the bid for an xBox on eBay to continue his Linux modding madness. The unit came with a few extras – packing material that included several … Read More “My nephew, the meme” »
Nice Workspace I’m getting ready for my big presentation at EdTech in Myrtle Beach this week. With the weather as nice as it has been lately, I set up operations on the back deck overlooking the lake. All that was lacking was a beer and some snacks.
I never carry my big camera with telephoto lenses to the Furman games with me. I don’t really have a good reason to do so, and I’d have to find a place to store the gear when I’m sitting in the stand. However, I do always have my Nikon binoculars, and I always carry my … Read More “Binocular Photography” »
Saturday was the first clear, cool weekend day of this fall. The thought of doing yard work, or sitting inside and watching the Furman game on TV was just not appealing. What I really wanted to do was get out and go hiking. Laura and reached a compromise that combined hiking and football, and … Read More “Fall Hunting” »
The concept is simple. Flickr uses from all over the globe post one picture to a specified photo group on a specified day, creating a "snapshot" of the planet. A website has been setup for "A Day on Earth." Photos are posted to the group, then transferred to the website. Today was the day for … Read More “A Day on Earth” »
Seems like I’ve been looking at tons of GIS data lately. I spent most of last evening and almost all of today poring over Spartanburg County data for our attendance zones. So what do I do when I get home, I go to a Greenville County Council meeting and look at more GIS maps. Our … Read More “Life in a Floodplain” »
Thus read a South Carolina headline in 1861, and so read a headline in today’s papers here in 2006. However, this time, it’s the town of Greer wanting to secede from Spartanburg County. Over the past several years, it seems that Greer has been annexation crazy. First, they wanted to incorporate large portions of the … Read More “Secession!” »
Funny how one little phrase in your contract can take on a life of its own. Our district is bursting at the seems, so we are building three new schools over the next couple of years. Of course, this means reassigning students. Somehow, I’ve become entangled in this process to the point that it’s taking … Read More ““And other duties as assigned…”” »
Tonight kicks off Furman’s "Year of the Environment" This year’s Riley Institute is entitled "The Environment: Critical Issues of the 21st Century," and the keynote address was given by the Honorable John Glenn, former astronaut and senator. The laws of nature do not change. Therefore, the laws of Man, or the actions of Man … Read More “John Glenn” »
…at least, not this past weekend. I’m guessing the tech gods were angry for my mixing Linux with an xBox last weekend. Whatever, the reason, everything technology-related that I touched seemed to blow up on me this weekend. First, there is (was) my computer. I tried to update it to SP2, which managed to crash … Read More “Technology is not my friend” »