A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I attended the Furman Retirement dinner last night, which honored three of my favorite professors – Dr. Albert Blackwell, Dr. Glen Clayton, and Dr. Tom Cloer. Oddly enough, I didn’t have much contact with any of these while an undergrad, but developed a relationship with each after Furman. Albert Blackwell founded and directed the Quodlibet … Read More “End of a Furman Era” »
I have a new website…. www.RandomConnections.com will be online shortly. The new site will be the host for my web log (which will be replicated here, as it always has) but I wanted something without my name plastered all over the place. I’ll move my workshop information to the new site, and leave all my … Read More “New things on the horizon…” »
So how, exactly, does one become an Internet Icon? I guess I could design a Tron Costume, or do something equally foolish. As I’ve turned my attention by to this website, I’ve been wondering what cool service I might offer that would make people actually want to come back. I did a Google search for … Read More “” »
If you haven’t, go right now and rent the movie Amelie and watch it. It’s got subtitles, but don’t be scared. We’ve held my nephew’s copy hostage since Christmas, and I really should get it back to him. We watched it again last night and was delighted once again. Today was a very productive day … Read More “” »
…especially when it cancels out work-related activities. I went on over to the SCALE site yesterday, only to hear the decision that the Sunday GALA would be cancelled due to the rain. I came on home and Laura and I did a quick shopping run, then the rest of the afternoon was spent in a … Read More “I Love a Rainy Day” »
The first day of May has arrived, and with it, the showers that were supposed to have begun in April – March, actually. I think this is the first time we’ve had rain in two months. It’s one of those wonderfully greeny-gray days where everything looks lush. I’m sure that lushness will turn into stifling … Read More “May Day, May Day, May Day” »
Monday – new work order system goes online. Things go smoothly, with only one or two weird glitches. Tuesday – trip to Columbia for Technology Roundtable. Listened to a presentation of the new state tech plan, which was an exercise in stating the obvious, even though I served on the committee that wrote the blame … Read More “Been a Heck of a Week” »
There were more art shows in town yesterday at which you could not shake a stick. How’s that for not ending a sentence with a preposition? John, Paul Wagenknect, and I had a quick couple of rounds of disc golf at Holmes Park in the morning. For the afternoon, Laura and I hit the art … Read More “Another Good Weekend” »
Everything posted from early April was a lie — at least, as far as the date is concerned. I’ve been offline for about two months because of several things – Digitalibiz didn’t believe I had paid my bill, then they changed the infrastructure so I couldn’t reach the site via FTP, then they changed the … Read More “Back in the Saddle Again” »
My new ASP-based work order system goes online Monday. The past three days I’ve been letting the users try out the system, and it amazes me how many people can’t follow directions. I’m beginning to think of the word “user” as a four-letter word. I hope the actual roll-out goes more smoothly. It’s amazing how … Read More “SELECT * FROM [Users] WHERE CLUE > 0” »