The Oconee Bale Trail

Laura had a quick business trip to Chicago, so Glynda and I decided to get out and see the countryside. I had spotted an advertisement for the Oconee Bale Trail, a series of decorated hay bales through that county, and it looked like as good an excuse as anything to …

Working with the Flip Mino

One of the perks of my job is that I get to try to try out lots of new tech toys.

Winnie, One Year Later

This time last year we thought we had lost our little cat, Winnie.

Dinner and a Show

For it to be her birthday, Laura certainly had a rough start to the day.

Daughter Missing from the Upstate

One of our colleagues, Geno Church, is undergoing a family crisis I can only imagine.

Scuppernongs

There are few foods that evoke such intense memories - the warm days of early autumn, climbing under the vines to find the ripe fruit, feeling as much as tasting the sweet juice and ripe pulp.

My Grandmother Ellenberg had huge scuppernong vines growing on her farm. I …

Rio Grille Reflections

Our reunion dinner was at Rio Grille in the West End of Greenville.

Class of '83 25th Reunion

It's hard to believe the years have passed so quickly.

Elements at Furman

My photo collage, Elements, was hung in the Furman Chemistry offices just in time for the Homecoming weekend.

Ghosts of the South Carolina Midlands

I added yet another book to my growing collection of South Carolina ghost lore.

Secrets Revealed in ArcGIS Explorer

Long before Google Earth came on the scene there was ArcGIS from ESRI.

The Passing of Two Musicians

The music world of Greenville is a little quieter this week, and that's not a good thing.

In 1948...

• Warner Brothers shows its first color newsreel.


• NBC begins its first nightly newscast.


• Ceylon, later Sri Lanka, gains its independence.


• Hell's Angels is founded.


• Arturo Tosconini makes his television debut with the NBC Orchestra.


• Land Rover makes its first …

Four "B"'s for Successful Blogging

Yesterday afternoon I had the privilege of addressing the Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International on the topic of blogging for educators.

Embeddable Google Books

From Lifehacker.com I stumbled across this post on the Google Operating System Blog about a method of embedding Google Books into blogs and web pages...

Google made it easy to embed in a site any book available at Google Book Search. You can add a fully-functional …

The Elements

Over the weekend Laura told me that they were looking for artwork for the new Chemistry Department offices.

Copenhagen @ Furman

This is the "Year of Science" at Furman, and many activities have been planned to highlight the sciences, including dedication of the new Townes Center for Science later this season.

More Upstate Ghosts

While at the Open Book the other evening I picked up a copy of John Boyanoski's More Ghosts of Upstate South Carolina.

Working with Google Calendar

Fall is particularly busy for Laura and me.

Remembering the "Old Fields"

I've come across the term "old field" in place names several times recently.