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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Is your home a little less traditional than one might think? Is it quite obvious that it would take a special person to appreciate the aesthetic appeal of your home's architecture? If so, Top Ten Real Estate Deals wants to see it. Th ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
When breezes bearing fall's first hint whisper "Get thee gone," and you wonder where a weekend's adventure can be found on a shoestring budget, ponder no further. Point the Urban 4-wheeler north and mate-up with Old U.S. Highway 1.
You'll discover ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Demonic possession doesn't frighten me for a number of reasons, the most important of which is that I know demons do not exist. If a horror movie strongly features demonic possessions, presenting them as a terrifying elemental fear, it's unlikely I'l ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
When your pet gets a diagnosed with cancer, it can be really scary. And, often, it does mean the beginning of the end of your pet's life. However, many cancers, especially if found early, are quite treatable. Notice that I didn't say "curable". Cance ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
When Pain Medication Causes Pain in Families
Dear Liz,
I need help with a very touchy topic in our household. My wife was given pain meds two years ago following a car accident. She says she still has back pain, so her doctor continues to presc ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
If you suffered from "winter kill" last year or the year before, there are a few things you can begin to do to prepare for winter.
Any grass can get winter damage; however, around here cold air affects centipede the most. Since the Doctors of Grass ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Last Saturday the Hamilton family's determined effort to maintain our 1997 Jeep Cherokee as our primary vehicle came to an end. It had reached nearly 200,000 miles of city driving, but the transmission was nearing the end. The second engine already ...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
After five years living in the Town of Mount Pleasant, Bryan O'Rourke finally had a reason to find the Town Hall and make a visit. His neighbor Reggie found it hard to believe any one could not find the town offices, having lived here for that length ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Even with the loss of two music venues in the past six months (A Dough Re Mi moved to a smaller location and The Village Tavern closed its doors), there are still a great deal of choices musically. Space (and time) allow me to list just a few this we ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Thank God it's time for school to start again. I thought about trying to sugar-coat my words with metaphors on life, learning and growing up, but I didn't have the energy to think of any.
This summer has been the very definition of chaos, and I am b ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
As any of you know that listen to the radio show ("The Garden Clinic" on WTMA 1250 AM Saturday mornings from noon until 1 p.m.), my co-host Paul is always kidding me about being cheap. I like to think of it as living within my means, being practical, ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
This summer has depended to a greater extent than ever before on the smartphone I carry. The folder of transit maps, brochures and guidebooks I used to carry has been replaced by the phone, which delivered reviews, directions, maps and even tickets ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
For those of us old enough to remember half a century ago, there was absolutely nothing so spiritually uplifting as driving by an old A.M.E. church, remote on some rural road, and hearing the praise of the choir as those old-time hymns and spirituals ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
East Cooper has a long list of incredibly talented people who have grown up here and "done good." One man in particular has been so successful that the entire town of Mount Pleasant is honored to claim him as their own to the chagrin of his own famil ...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
There is a lot of crap out there in the world of iPhone games. It’s really easy to get into the development scene, so if you have even a little bit of programming knowledge, it doesn’t take much time or financial investment to get something up and ru ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
There is a scene in Al Pacino's 1991 film "Scent of a Woman" in which Pacino's character, a blind retired army colonel, enters a Ferrari dealership and tries to convince a salesman to let his young escort (Chris O'Donnell) test drive a Ferrari around ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
It appears that the Trident United Way and the Coastal Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America have reached an agreement.
That is great news for the two organizations that have worked together for years to improve lives and make a differenc ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The great political writer and comedian of the 20th century, Will Rogers, once said "people are down on what they ain't up on."
Within the last two weeks, Mr. Joe Bustos and Mr. Gary Santos, both former Council Members and both previously failed ca ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
"Torn between two lovers"
Dear Liz,
I'm a college student with a pretty steady boyfriend at my school. This summer, I started dating a really nice guy I met at my summer job. I actually knew him in high school.
My college boyfriend and I agreed ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The cool, wet spring made it rough on predators and diseases that usually keep army worms in check, and the results have manifested themselves across the Lowcountry (and Southeast).
If you have a bermuda grass lawn or pasture, you may want to take ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
A calico cat came in for her semi-annual check up. By all reports she was doing well. She was playful and eating like a pig. But, I when I went to pet her, I realized that she had lost a lot of weight. The scale showed a 5-pound weight loss in just 6 ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
After 1000 miles of track, my son and I obtained a good idea of what the state of rail travel is like in the eastern United States today.
Our trip home began at Rockland Airport in Maine. This tiny facility had three TSA employees present on a Sund ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
As a stay-at-home-mom, your day is measured in very tangible increments. Before your feet hit the floor in the morning you know exactly how many minutes remain until breakfast, snack time, nap time, and lunch. Your internal clock goes off five minute ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Been to a Snee Farm swim meet lately? If not, schedule yourself an evening next June and stroll amid the hundreds of youthful aquatic competitors; savor the sweet smells of hotdogs and chlorine. Revel in the sounds and sights that subsist exclusively ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
It's almost hard to describe - that sound, as much the shiny pop sound of the early Beatles as it is the dark bad-boy rock of the Rolling stones, strong hooky songs that grab you in that certain way that Americana and folk rock do. Emotion-filled, he ...
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