Ever wondered where the word "Turkey" came from? What’s the relation between the Thanksgiving bird and the country half-way around the world from the United States? If you’re wondering, check out an article on the history of the word "turkey". My favorite part was the last few paragraphs. Great stuff.
Well, I guess I’m lucky in the fact that I have power at home once again (for now again at least — it has been off and on repeatedly), but I do not have any Internet access. I have a cable modem and it seems as though the cable is out throughout the entire area [...]
I finally found enough continuous power to upload the photographs I took yesterday. I’m thankful that Red Hat has more than sufficient power in the office. Anyway, be sure to check out the Ice Storm. Enjoy the pictures!
Wow. There was a lot of ice and freezing rain last night after the snow. There has been mass chaos in the area and there are well over a million people around here without power. Yes, I’m one of them (as well as most of the people here at Red Hat)… I lost electricity last [...]
It snowed here in Raleigh today. Everyone left the office early as a result (mostly to avoid accidents on the roadway). Since it was a "wintry mix", there was also sleet and ice here and there. A visible amount of snow stuck to the ground and there are currently snow drifts outside.
On the morning after Thanksgiving, my dad and I ventured out into the outer reaches of the Savannah area as we travelled towards Tybee Island. As the sun came up, I took a small amount of pictures in a spooky Savannah graveyard (the first angel picture is quite neat, as the sun shone right at [...]
I recently visited the state fair. There was lots of food (cakes and big stuff) as well as friendly fair animals. The foggy fair evening ended with a bang (fireworks). Enjoy all the photo sets linked above (each hyperlink is a different set of images).
