Just a few pictures from inside the Grand Tasting Tents at the
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
You Tube Tuesday - Who has the best boots?
A classic song and a classic competition - Original vs. Remake - Which is better?
Nancy or
Jessica?
Sorry Jessica, Nancy got you beat in all categories on this song!
P.S. The General Lee with the door opening? How wrong is that?
Nancy or
Jessica?
Sorry Jessica, Nancy got you beat in all categories on this song!
P.S. The General Lee with the door opening? How wrong is that?
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Meet me on Monday...v3
Time for another edition of ...
1. What is on your bedside table?
2. Hardback, Paperback or E-Reader?
3. What is your 'go to' drink of choice?
Sadly, it is Coke. I am a caffeine and sugar junkie. Every now and then I try to give it up but I get so grumpy my wife encourages me to get back on the wagon.
5. Finish this sentence - I would never be caught dead in ...
Lamp, iPad & a book - The question would be much more interesting worded as 'what is in the bedside table?'
2. Hardback, Paperback or E-Reader?
I am still a paperback dinosaur. I have not got used to an e-reader yet.
3. What is your 'go to' drink of choice?
Sadly, it is Coke. I am a caffeine and sugar junkie. Every now and then I try to give it up but I get so grumpy my wife encourages me to get back on the wagon.
4. How do you like to spend your birthday?
Curled up with a good book with some peace and quiet. Reading a book cover to cover is a privilege that just has not happened in a long time. There is always a child that needs something or another.
5. Finish this sentence - I would never be caught dead in ...
a bed with Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul & Rick Santorum (or any other politician). It is hard enough to live believing I am being virtually screwed by them - to be violated in reality - that would be just too much to bear.
Meet me on Monday...v3
Time for another edition of ...
1. What is on your bedside table?
2. Hardback, Paperback or E-Reader?
5. Finish this sentence - I would never be caught dead in ...
Lamp, iPad & a book - The question would be much more interesting worded as 'what is in the bedside table?'
2. Hardback, Paperback or E-Reader?
I am still a paperback dinosaur. I have not got used to an e-reader yet.
3. What is your 'go to' drink of choice?
Sadly, it is Coke. I am a caffeine and sugar junkie. Every now and then I try to give it up but I get so grumpy my wife encourages me to get back on the wagon.
4. How do you like to spend your birthday?
Curled up with a good book with some peace and quiet. Reading a book cover to cover is a privilege that just has not happened in a long time. There is always a child that needs something or another.
5. Finish this sentence - I would never be caught dead in ...
a bed with Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul & Rick Santorum (or any other politician). It is hard enough to live believing I am being virtually screwed by them - to be violated in reality - that would be just too much to bear.
Sundays in My City - Soccer Edition
Today Robyn's soccer team was scheduled to have their first game of the year - they got rained out and only finished half the game - but there is photo evidence.
A messy time was had by all. I didn't take a picture of the rain coming down in sheets but I wish I had now. It was pouring!
A couple of bonus pictures from earlier this week.
Now that you have seen mine, click on the button below to see so many others.
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| The Unknown Mami would be proud of this picture... |
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| The field was in amazingly good shape! |
A messy time was had by all. I didn't take a picture of the rain coming down in sheets but I wish I had now. It was pouring!
A couple of bonus pictures from earlier this week.
Now that you have seen mine, click on the button below to see so many others.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Friday Fragments - v17
Once again, thanks to Mrs. 4444's for hosting this great fraggin' party!
- How come when everything is starting to work well is when administration decides it is time to change things?
- On a related note - my sabbatical is approved and perhaps some time to step away will recharge my batteries after a long 10 year run I have been on. Perhaps my cynicism is partially due to a little case of the 'burn outs.'
- I love my students. Yesterday, I got to have great conversations with about 25 of them at various points during the day. They are intelligent, well-mannered and humble people. People who talk about millennials' as self-entitled brats know not what they are talking about.
- On a related note - if you treat people with respect and dignity, it tends to come back to you.
- Last night was the opening of the Charleston Food + Wine Festival. Everyone always tells me, you get to go to all these cool events, your job must be awesome. I however, feel like a fish out of water at such things. I am by far not sophisticated enough to fit in with such a esteemed crowd. I did like however; that I was able to bring one of my students with me to the event and introduce her to influential people.
- On a related note - Why yes, it is awesome to have my job!
- Got a paper accepted to the Journal of Travel Research this week (probably the top journal in our field). Congrats to my co-authors Steve and Bob! This paper (which we will feature on a future blog post) is absolutely a brilliant piece of work thanks to them.
- On a related note - a student just submitted an absolutely brilliant paper for a contest and somehow that is so much more exciting to me. Sorry guys.
- Only 15 days until I get my formal notification as to whether I receive my tenure or not. I passed my department with a 5-0 vote in favor, got the highest ranking in each category from my dean and received a 5-0 vote in favor from the College wide committee.
- On a related note - I feel confident but not secure. One never knows. Plus tenure is not what it once was.
- One final note - While I love my work, it can sometimes be hard of my family (especially at certain times of the year). Thanks to my beautiful bride Heather (check out www.actingbalanced.com) and the kids for putting up with my insane schedule over the past couple of weeks (mid-term time) and into next.
- One a final related note - is it sad that I found out about my daughter social status via facebook? Oy vey!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Tourism & Technology Thursday - Charleston Wine + Food Festival
Festivals can do a lot for a city. This is especially true when: 1) the festival either lengthens the tourist season (providing visitors when typically the city would not be full anyways); and/or 2) the festival promotes an aspect of the city that can enter into a new or emerging marketplace and create a new center of demand for the local tourism industry.
The Charleston Food + Wine Festival does just this. Located at the beginning of the tourist season in Charleston, it brings in high end guests to the city at a time when demand is just beginning to rise. The event always begins the weekend that the students at the Citadel and the College of Charleston go on spring break, so there is less volume of traffic to begin with. The event really helps the city to a strong week of hotel, shopping and restaurant sales. In 2011, the festival generated an economic impact of $7.3 million dollars.
The second thing this particular festival does well has been to establish a new secondary market for Charleston. While good food has always been present in Charleston, it was much more secretive. Since the festival began in 2006, it has worked hard to bring in the top culinary writers and influential sources into Charleston. The event has been used as a catalyst to demonstrate the best of the cuisine available in the city and has grown the gastronomic side of the industry into a powerhouse. Last year for instance, for the first time event, just as many visitors to Charleston cited food as one of the primary drivers to the city as history. This is a remarkable achievement considering the historic significance of the city.
Congrats to the organizers of the festival: Angel, Rick & Rick and the rest of the team on creating and maintaining a successful event that not only lifts itself up but the entire city. Well done!
The Charleston Food + Wine Festival does just this. Located at the beginning of the tourist season in Charleston, it brings in high end guests to the city at a time when demand is just beginning to rise. The event always begins the weekend that the students at the Citadel and the College of Charleston go on spring break, so there is less volume of traffic to begin with. The event really helps the city to a strong week of hotel, shopping and restaurant sales. In 2011, the festival generated an economic impact of $7.3 million dollars.
The second thing this particular festival does well has been to establish a new secondary market for Charleston. While good food has always been present in Charleston, it was much more secretive. Since the festival began in 2006, it has worked hard to bring in the top culinary writers and influential sources into Charleston. The event has been used as a catalyst to demonstrate the best of the cuisine available in the city and has grown the gastronomic side of the industry into a powerhouse. Last year for instance, for the first time event, just as many visitors to Charleston cited food as one of the primary drivers to the city as history. This is a remarkable achievement considering the historic significance of the city.
Congrats to the organizers of the festival: Angel, Rick & Rick and the rest of the team on creating and maintaining a successful event that not only lifts itself up but the entire city. Well done!
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