Apr 10 2010
Beautiful Saturday on Charleston Waterfront
The water, the fountains, the birds and people playing. Even my daughter searching the marsh for fiddler crabs. Simply a great day in the Lowcountry.
Nov 03 2008
Top 5 Reasons To Vote In South Carolina
Just received this in my email at work, and while I hate being spammed I thought the message was pretty good. So, here it is for your consideration.
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You don’t live in Ohio. You don’t live in Florida. The chance is pretty small that South Carolina will decide the presidential election. So: Why vote?
Here’s why. This list is important—so please read it, and then pass it along. And remember: To find out where to vote, what you need to bring, or when the polls close, click here: www.voteforchange.com.
The Top 5 Reasons To Vote In South Carolina
Or: Why It Still Means A Thing Even If It Ain’t Got That Swing
Or: Why It Still Means A Thing Even If It Ain’t Got That Swing
- Big margin = big mandate. The popular vote doesn’t put anyone in the White House, but it affects what presidents can do when they get there. Want Obama to be able to actually do the stuff he’s been talking about? Pass universal health care? End the war? Then we need a landslide.
- The other things on the ballot matter! For example: Congress. Plus, there are other important local races and ballot questions in some places.
- If you don’t vote, everyone can find out. Voting records are public. (Not who you voted for, just whether you voted.) Pretty soon, finding out whether you voted could be as easy as Googling you.
- Help make history. You could cast one of the votes that elect the first African-American president. If we win, we’ll tell our grandchildren about this election, and they’ll tell their grandchildren. Do you really want to have to explain to your great-great-grandchildren that you were just too busy to vote in the most important election in your lifetime?
- People died so you’d have the right to vote. Self-government—voting to choose our own leaders—is the original American dream. We are heir to a centuries-long struggle for freedom: the American revolution, and the battles to extend the franchise to those without property, to women, to people of color, and to young people. This year, many will still be denied their right to vote. For those of us who have that right, it’s precious. If we waste it, we dishonor those who fought for it and those who fight still.
Live your values. Love your country. Vote.
Click here for information about where to vote, what to bring, and when polls close:
Sep 12 2008
Getaway To The Carolinas
These offers just arrived in my inbox, and I thought some of you might be interested in some good travel deals, so here you go! I know I am certainly looking into going away to Asheville for the weekend.
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Apr 09 2008
Spring Has Sprung
Yes, that’s right. Spring has hit here in the South Carolina Low Country. The azaleas are blooming, the birds are chirping, and the squirrels are getting frisky. Indeed, thanks to the squirrels we have a live demonstration of the circle of life going on right out there in the front yard. Who needs cable TV when you have oversexed rodents going at it in full view of your living room window?
The arrival of gorgeous weather also means that lots of events are starting to take place and with that all of the tourists are returning. Last weekend was the Flowertown Festival and the Cooper River Bridge Run. We also made our first visit of the year to the beach, although it is still too cold to go swimming. Coming up within the span of a few weeks we have the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament, the Charleston In-Water Boat Show, the season openers of our soccer team – the Charleston Battery – and our baseball team – the Riverdogs, the Folly Beach Sun and Sand Festival, and an awful lot more. This weekend my wife and I will be attending the last oyster roast of the season – a benefit for Keeper of the Wild, a great animal rescue organization.
And that is just the next week or two! As we roll farther into April and May there will be much, much more. Hopefully I will get some pictures up soon of all this. It is a beautiful time of year here. If you get a chance, come on down!
