Columbia Firefighters and USC Gamecocks SEC East Champions

I bring you this blog today with both a happy and sad heart.  First the happy and good news.  Congratulations to the USC (that is University of South Carolina) Gamecock Football team for winning the SEC East Conference this weekend.  It has been a long tough road but you stuck to it and pulled it out.  As alumni of USC, it makes me proud of your accomplishment.  You have represented our university well!!  Stick with it the rest of the season and fight it out till the end.  Don't get caught up in your own success... set another goal and go after it.

On a sad note, my heart and condolences go out to the friends and family of Chance Zobel the Columbia / Richland firefighter who gave his life doing his job to keep the residents of this great city safe.  Also our prayers are with Larry Irvin for a quick and complete recovery from his injuries that he also received doing his job!  To all firefighters everywhere, THANK YOU for what you do to keep us safe, we appreciate you!!  You are all HERO'S in my book!!

Kenny McKinley

Our thoughts and condolences go out to the friends and family of former University of South Carolina Gamecock football player and current Denver Bronco football player Kenny McKinley.  He had touched a lot of lives before his death on 9/20/2010.

Tribute to F. Tobias "Toby" Morriss

This is our tribute to Fredric Tobias Morriss better known as Toby.  He liked to refer to himself as a bricoleur but he was known as a professor, colleague, and friend.  He was a professor of photography at the University of South Carolina (USC) in the Media Arts Department and a mechanic for motorcycles.  More-so, he was known for his hugs and kind spirit.  He will be missed by the people whose lives he touch.  Though he is no longer with us, his influence will live on.  The photography community in Columbia, SC will not be the same without him.  These photos are not only a tribute and remembrance to Toby but are also symbolic of him and his influence.

Fredric Tobias "Toby" Morriss

June 17, 1973 - February 28, 2010