This morning, before I had even finished my first cup of coffee, my wife announced that she had a big “LIST” for me. List is one of my wife’s favorite words, which she uses with annoying frequency. Almost, but not … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Local Scene
How Much Longer?
It won’t be long now. The parking lot has been paved, new trees and shrubs planted, and the solicitation of new employees posted. Trader Joe’s is about to open in Charleston (well, Mount Pleasant, technically). I predict massive traffic … Continue reading
The Thin Blue Line – Again
Is it really necessary to have four police cars converge on a 50 year old tourist walking down the street with a beer? Further, is it really necessary to throw him in the slammer for nine hours? I get the … Continue reading
Bib #40103
The Cooper River Bridge Run has been a fixture in the local community for 33 years. For most of that time, the CRBR was something that I, as a local, had dismissed as just another imposition on the city. Blocked … Continue reading
A Sunday Drive
The land of the free and the home of the brave. I was warned earlier in the week that we would be taking a Sunday drive in lieu of vacation. The route would be left up to me, with the … Continue reading