The Adventures of a Boy and His Beard
I was playing around with my camera one evening, and I took a close-up shot of the portrait of George Washington on a dollar bill. This aroused my curiosity about all of the symbolism found on the lowly buck. There is a lot more here than I thought!
We all know what a dollar bill looks like, but have you ever really looked at one? Pull one out now (I’m assuming you have a dollar) Continue reading “Macro Photography, Symbolism, and the Dollar Bill”
I just wanted to take a second and say thank you to everyone who took part in my email list experiment yesterday. Many thanks! As a reward, here is a picture of a funky fungus.
Now I have one more small favor to ask. I you received an email notification about this post, please drop a line in the comments and let me know. If you didn’t, I still have some self education to do!
Thanks again! You guys are the best!
Hello, my name is Chip, and I’m an alcoholic. As I sit down to write this, I’m celebrating 607 days of sobriety.
I have a new CEO at work, and when she discovered my love of books, she recommended that I read “Think and Grow Rich” by Continue reading “Hello, My Name is Chip”
Pearson’s Falls sits in the middle of a 268 acre wildlife and bird sanctuary in the foothills of western North Carolina. Technically, I guess it doesn’t sit. It flows, runs, falls, whatever it is that waterfalls do, it does. Continue reading “Pearson’s Falls”
Over the years, the Gaffney Peachoid has been the butt of many jokes (see what I did there?) and it received its 15 minutes of fame after a mention in the hit Netflix series “House of Cards”. But how much do you really know about this popular landmark? Not much, huh? Me either, but after you’ve finished reading this post, you’ll be able to amaze your friends and family with your intimate knowledge of “The Moon Over Gaffney”! Continue reading “The Gaffney Peachoid”