A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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” »
Something about this sign just struck me as funny… So how big would this can have to be? Are they advertising that they provide containers for dieties?
Nope, I’m not a multi-millionaire. My mother’s magic didn’t work. I think next time I’m going to send her into Little Cricket by herself to by the lottery ticket, and she has to pick the numbers herself. Yeah, that’s what I gotta do.
Tomorrow is the autumnal equinox. To celebrate the first day of fall, I joined Glynda, Mom, and Dad in a trip to the Caro-Mi restaurant near Tryon, NC. It was a beautiful evening, so we were up for a drive to the Pacolet River Valley. Having never been before, I figured it warranted a review. … Read More “Caro-Mi” »
A bit o’ history. My mother is extremely lucky. During her lifetime she has won many prizes in various drawings, including one large doll, not one, but two 21-inch televisions (in separate drawings), and a 1931 Ford A-Model – an honest-to-goodness antique car that probably financed a good bit of my college education when it … Read More “First Powerball” »
I’ve gotten about five of these calls this weekend. The first couple of calls I just hung up on them. Then I began to question them. "How did you get this number." "Don’t you know we’re on the No Call List?" The response has been that it was a research call, and not a sales … Read More “No Call List? Yeah, right.” »
I can guarantee that topic alone will get me tons of hits on this site. Sorry – you won’t find directions here – just a description of my attempts to get mine setup. I always wondered about those geeks people that hacked various devices just so that they could run Linux on it. I couldn’t … Read More “Hacking the xBox” »
I’m always hesitant to review a restaurant with which I’ve had such a long, long history. I tend to focus on those places that are new (or at least new to me.) However, I had opportunity to eat at Frodo’s Pizza twice this week, so I decided it was high time to give them the … Read More “Frodo’s Pizza” »