A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
If you’re like me, you get very VERY frustrated when you are looking for information, but all you find are pages of links that take you to even more pages of links – a circular bit of web madness insues. That’s why I feel a bit concerned that my links page has seemed to take … Read More “Links-to-links-to-links-to-links” »
Sometimes, Taco Hell just isn’t what you’re after, and you don’t have enough time for sit-down with wait staff whose tenuous command of English only includes the phrase, “hot plate.” So to fill this mid-level fast-food niche, several new chains of pseudo-Mexican have popped up. Here’s a quick rundown of three in our area… Senor … Read More “Burritos, Burritos, Burritos” »
I live in the South. It’s icy today, so there is a region-wide panic about driving. Therefore, we had no newspaper when I got up this morning. Being Sunday, I’m accustomed to lingering over the paper with multiple cups of coffee, so I was somewhat at a loss. I decided to try a very pragmatic … Read More “Paper or silicon?” »
We had planned to go out for breakfast this weekend, but the forecast was for nasty weather. So, instead we decided to try out our friends’ recipe for a breafast casserole. First, some history. Every time we have been fortunate to take brunch at the Kaups, it usually features a savory sausage/egg casserole washed down … Read More “Casserole a la Kaup” »
First, a few dates… May 1, 2000 – Selective Availability was turned off. All civilian GPS units instantly become 10 times more accurate. May 3, 2000 – David Ulmer hides a bucket of goodies near Seattle and posts the coordinates on a news group. Mike Teague puts up a website to track log … Read More “An Unofficial History of Geocaching” »
While I really admire the creativity, I think someone has WAY too much time on their hands… Gingerbread CPU Gingerbread Laptop I found these on Engadget, which had, in turn been posted on a blog called MediaTinker.
Last night Laura and I were at the mall in a shopping frenzy when I spotted a Robosapien. This was the first time I had seen one of these things up close and personal, and I even got to try it out with its nifty remote. It was pretty cool, but I wasn’t sure I … Read More “I, Robot, Part II” »
I want Christmas lights. None of this “one-candle-in-a-window-pretty-wreath-spotlight” elegant stuff. I’m after “wrap the trailer park, half-a dozen Santas, three Nativity scenes, outfit the dog in a reindeer suit” displays. Fortunately, I’ve found a great website called Ugly Christmas Lights to help my with my quest. This site allows users to post pictures of their findings. … Read More “Let there be light(s)!” »
Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the first Sunday of the liturgical year, and to me, the first official day of the Christmas season, despite what the retailers tell us. The Candle of Hope will be lit with the requisite scripture readings and the oddly appealing mournful strains of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" … Read More “First Sunday of Advent” »
One day of gluttony followed by another… It was a typical Thanksgiving, expressed by overindulging in those things for which we are supposedly giving thanks. The result for me was a massive headache and turning in quite early. …And so we come to Friday, the day of shopping madness. This morning’s Market Place on NPR … Read More “Buy Nothing Day” »