Award » Tarheel Ramblings

Photo Fun

One of the great things about digital photography is all the fun you can have with your photographs. This image was created with a PanosFX action for Photoshop that is available in both a free and commercial version. The paid version is only $15 or so. If you’re looking for some interesting [...]

Role Reversal

When I was growing up, my father taught me that “there’s no free lunch,” and “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” Valuable things to know in life to be sure. Unfortunately, at the age of 86 he seems to have forgotten those lessons himself. And now it’s my [...]

Weather Report and Thank You

North Carolina Snowstorm

This is not funny! The picture on the left is the scene outside my front door this morning. So far, we have received at least three inches of snow in Raleigh with another couple of inches still to fall.

To be sure, this is a significant weather event for [...]

Suffering From Comment Envy

I’ve mentioned in previous posts my uncertainty over why some posts generate a lot of comments and others seem to be ignored. I know that’s not the case because I can see that the traffic remains pretty constant from post to post. So I assume that posts are getting read. It’s just that [...]

I Can’t Deny the Fact That You Like Me! You Like Me!

Sally Field was beside herself when she uttered this phrase upon winning her second Oscar. I can kind of understand the emotions and feelings behind the words. To be recognized by fellow bloggers is an honor that’s hard to explain to anyone who doesn’t participate in the blogging community. There is so much [...]