Today; 6/30/2009 - 06/30/09 08:41 AM
High 94 Low 70 partly Sunny, Hot
 
"Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast.
In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish." - Ovid
 
New York - Madoff sentenced to 150 years...
 
Al says - Question: Why does a retiree often say he doesn't miss work, but -
                             misses the people he used to work with?
              Answer: He is too polite to tell the whole truth...
 
World Leaders Denounce Military Coup - Honduras President Zelaya -
                                                           vows to return Thursday...
                                                    
Billy Mays - according to an autopsy … (0 comments)

Today; 6/29/2009 - 06/29/09 09:42 AM
High 95 Low 74 Afternoon Storm
 
"We give the natal day to hope.
O Country of our love and prayer!
Thy way is down no fatal slope,
But up to freer sun and air." - John Greenleaf Whittier
 
Student Loan Relief - www.ibrinfo.org ...
 
Al says - We say in Georgia:
              We "cut" the lights on and off. ...
 
Honduras - the military has ousted President Zelaya...
 
Iran - New clash with election protesters raises tensions...
 
Annette says - The bigger the navel, -
                      the sweeter the orange...
 
North Korea - announced … (1 comments)

Today; 6/26/2009 - 06/26/09 09:21 AM
High 92 Low 75 Afternoon T-Storm
 
"Discipline is the soul of an army.
It makes small numbers formidable;
procures success to the weak, and
esteem to all." - George Washington
 
Michael Jackson - ‘The King of Pop' has died -
                             he was 50...
 
Farrah Fawcett - ‘Charlie's Angel' has died -
                           She was 62...
 
Al says - Walt Disney -
              was afraid of mice...
 
Trieste, Italy - G-8 foreign ministers met to -
                     find a common position on Iran's -
                     violent crackdown on protester's...
 
Lennar Homes - orders up 63%...
… (0 comments)

Today; 6/25/2009 - 06/25/09 07:48 AM
High 94 Low 75 Sunny and Warm
 
"To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves
and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is
easy to say no, even if saying no means death." - Jean Anouilh
 
Washington - the FED announced that interest rates -
                    will not be changed...
 
Al says - We in Georgia say:
              "You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit -
               ‘a bit warm'."...
 
Iran - the ‘Revolutionary Guard' is crushing demonstrators...
 
North Korea - vows ‘nuclear retaliation' after the U.S. -
                    pledged … (1 comments)

Today; 6/24/2009 - 06/24/09 09:34 AM
High 90 Low 72 Partly Sunny
 
"To bedward be you merry or have merry company about you,
so that to bedward no anger nor heaviness, sorrow nor
pensifulness do trouble or disquiet you. - Andrew Borde (1490-1549)
 
Home Sales - of existing homes rose 2.4% in May...
 
Al says - Headlines from the year 2029:
              "France pleads for global help
              after being taken over by Jamaica.
              No other country comes forward to
              help the beleaguered nation."...
 
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - the former Soviet Republic should allow -
                                  the U.S. to continue shipping … (0 comments)

Today; 6/23/2009 - 06/23/09 08:47 AM
High 94 Low 73 Partly Sunny, Hot
 
"Rights that do not flow from duty well
performed are not worth having." - Mohandas K. Gandhi
 
Washington, DC - Metro Train collision injured dozens...
 
Al says - It is possible to lead a cow upstairs -
              but not downstairs...
 
Philip Simmons - Renowned Charleston Blacksmith -
                            has died, he was 97...
 
U.S. Open - winner Lucas Glover...
 
Annette says - What is a grandparent?
                      "They wear glasses and -
                      funny underwear." - an 8 year old
 
North Korean Ship - under close … (0 comments)

Today; 6/22/2009 - 06/22/09 09:09 AM
High 96 Low 71 Sunny, T-Storm
 
"In creating, the only hard thing's to begin;
a grass-blades no easier to make than an oak." - James Russell Lowell
 
Home Sales - homes under $100,000 (NAR) -
                     sales are up 25% nationally...
 
Al says - We in Georgia say:
              "You measure distance in minutes."...
 
Summer - the first day saw storms, flooding, -
                tornadoes and record heat...
 
Farmingdale, NY - 109th U.S. Open -
                            weather permitting...
 
Annette says - There are more chickens -
                      than people in the world...
 
‘The Proposal' … (1 comments)

Today; 6/19/2009 - 06/19/09 07:06 AM
High 98 Low 77 Near Record Heat
 
"Don't be afraid your life will end;
be afraid that it will never begin." - Grace Hansen
 
NASA - an Atlas 5 unmanned rocket is -
            on its way to the moon...
 
Al says - Headlines from 2029:
              "Floruba voters still having
              trouble with voting machines."...
 
Iran - Hundreds of thousands of election -
         protesters fill the streets of Tehran...
 
Mortgage Rates - fell this week to a -
                           30 year fixed rate -
                           average of 5.38%...
 
Annette says - What is … (0 comments)

Today; 6/18/2009 - 06/18/09 09:38 AM
High 94 Low 75 Thunderstorms
 
"It's better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong
than to agonize at length and be right too late." - Marilyn Moats Kennedy
 
Isle of Palms - named by ‘Maxim' magazine as -
                       one 6 sexiest beaches...
 
Al says - Perks of being over 50:
              Your investment in health insurance is -
              finally beginning to pay off...
 
Libby, Montana - EPA declared an emergency -
                         because of asbestos contamination...
 
Caracas, Venezuela - Spanish Cruise ship quarantined -
                                for ten days after three crew members -
… (0 comments)

Today; 6/17/2009 - 06/17/09 08:59 AM
High 86 Low 73 Clouds, T-Storm
 
"If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking
Angles whisper to a man when he goes for a walk." - Raymond Inmon
 
FDA Warning - Zicam nasal spray and swabs may -
                      cause loss of smell and taste..
 
Al says - The 4' 11" fortune-teller who escaped -
              from prison, was a ‘small medium at large'...
 
Iran - has banned reporting on unrest...
 
Washington - President Obama is extending benefits to -
                    same-sex partners of federal employees...
 
Annette says - In England in the 1880's, … (1 comments)

Today; 6/16/2009 - 06/16/09 07:18 AM
High 91 Low 71 Partly Sunny
 
"If a window of opportunity appears,
don't pull down the shade." - Tom Peters
 
Academic Magnet School - the North Charleston school is No.12 -
                                           of 1500 of the nations best schools -
                                           according to Newsweek...
 
Al says - We say in Georgia:
              "Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and -
              you start drinking it when you're two. -
              We do like a little tea with our sugar."...
 
Iran - Seven killed in demonstrations over -
         presidential election fraud...
 
Submarine Incident - Last … (1 comments)

Today; 6/15/2009 - 06/15/09 09:45 AM
High 91 Low 74 Some Sun, Hot
 
"It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy.
The bee is praised; the mosquito is swatted." - Marie O'Connor
 
NBA Champions - Los Angeles Lakers - 99  Orlando Magic - 86...
 
Al says - Headline from the year 2029:
              "Average height of NBA players
              is now nine feet seven inches..."
 
Iran - Presidential opponent claims election fraud...
 
Cheese Recall - "Aguas Calientes" : Queso Asadero, 12 oz. and 10 lb. ball -
                                                      Queso Oaxaca, 10 lb. ball -
                                                      Queso Fresco, … (3 comments)

Today; 6/12/2009 - 06/12/09 07:21 AM
High 90 Low 73 Strong T-Storms
 
"To a great experience one thing is essential,
an experiencing nature. It is not enough to have
opportunity; it is essential to feel it." - Walter Bagehot
 
Home Sales Locally - up nearly 31% from April to May...
 
Al says - Human Resource Codes:
              "Must have an eye for detail."
              We have no quality control...
 
Digital TV - Turns on at noon Today!...
 
Iran - Polls are open for president...
 
Annette says - There are no words in the dictionary -
                      that rhyme with: orange, purple, … (2 comments)

Today; 6/11/2009 - 06/11/09 07:43 AM
High 92 Low 74 Afternoon T-Storms
 
"I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward,
in the work that precedes what the world calls success." - Thomas Edison
 
UN - Major powers agreed on a draft resolution -
       that condemns North Korea's recent underground -
       nuclear test and imposes additional military, -
       financial and trade sanctions...
 
Al says - Headline from the year 2029:
              "Supreme Court Rules
               Punishment of Criminals
               Violates Their Civil Rights."...
 
Heroin Bust - North Charleston Police found -
                     about $200,000 worth of prepackaged -
… (0 comments)

Today; 6/10/2009 - 06/10/09 09:54 AM
High 91 Low 73 Afternoon T-Storm
 
"If thou follow thy star, thou canst
not fail of a glorious haven." - Dante Alighieri
 
Washington - the House passed a ‘Cash-for-Clunkers' Bill -
                    will provide vouchers up to $4,500 for consumers -
                    who turn in their gas-guzzlers for more fuel-efficient vehicles...
 
Al says - You only need two tools in life, -
              WD-40 and Duct Tape. -
              If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. -
              If it shouldn't move and does, use the Duct Tape...
 
Garner, NC - explosion at ‘Slim Jim' … (1 comments)

Today; 6/9/2009 - 06/09/09 08:12 AM
High 91 Low 70 A Thunderstorm
 
"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you,
they're supposed to help you discover who you are." - Bernice Johnson Reagon
 
Washington - President Obama says the recovery on track...
 
Al says - Headline from the year 2029
              ‘Massachusetts executes
              last remaining conservative.'
 
USS Freedom - a new breed of ship designed to -
                        engage combatants (pirates) in -
                        shallow coastal waters. Opens -
                        to the public today (1-4pm) at the -
                        State Ports Authority's Passenger -
                        Terminal...
 
Mt. Pleasant - Rabid Raccoons … (0 comments)

Today; 6/8/2009 - 06/08/09 08:33 AM
High 86 Low 71 Some Sun; A T-Storm
 
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is
to be continually fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard
 
North Korea - Euna Lee and Laura Ling sentenced -
                    to 12 years of hard labor...
 
Al says - A mouse trap placed on top pf your alarm clock -
              will prevent you from rolling over and going back to -
              sleep after you hit the snooze button...
 
Denver, Colorado - area hit by 5 tornadoes Sunday...
 
Air France 447 - Some wreckage and 17 … (2 comments)

Today; 6/5/2009 - 06/05/09 09:02 AM
High 84 Low 70 Clouds; T-Storms
 
"We see things not as they are
but as we are." - H. M. Tomlinson
 
Countrywide - the SEC charging ex-Countrywide CEO -
                     Angelo Mozilo with fraud...
 
Al says - Headlines from the year 2029:
              "George Z. Bush says he will run
              for President in 2036."...
 
Huntington's Disease - Scientists have discovered why -
                                    people with the disease harbor -
                                    a faulty protein...
 
Unemployment - nationally fell slightly for the -
                           Ist time in 20 weeks...
 
Annette says - Baby Robins eat 14 … (2 comments)

Today; 6/4/2009 - 06/04/09 07:29 AM
High 84 Low 69 Afternoon T-Storm
 
"If we had no faults we should not take so much
pleasure in noticing them in others." - Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld
 
Washington - a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan -
                    was unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda...
 
Al says - Simple Home Remedy:
              If you have a bad cough, -
              take a large dose of laxatives. -
              Then you'll be afraid to cough...
 
North Korea - has arrested and charged -
                      2 American journalists...
 
Wal-Mart - will hire 22,000 people -
                 this year...
… (1 comments)

Today; 6/3/2009 - 06/03/09 09:40 AM
High 86 Low 68 breezy and Humid
 
"We have no more right to consume happiness
without producing it than to
consume wealth without producing it." - George Bernard Shaw
 
Auto Sales - Ford and GM reported -
                    sales increases in May...
 
Al says - We say in Georgia:
              You don't PUSH buttons -
              You MASH ‘EM...
 
Saudi Arabia - President Obama arrives today...
 
Air France 447 - debris seen in the Atlantic -
                         600 miles from Brazil...
 
Annette says - The praying mantis is the only insect -
                      that can … (0 comments)

Today; 6/2/2009 - 06/02/09 08:54 AM
High 88 Low 65 Partly Sunny
 
"Nature fits all her children with something to do,
he who would write and can't write, can surely review." - James Russell Lowell
 
‘Stamp Out Hunger' - has collected more food -
                                  this year than ever...   
 
Al says - I didn't say it was your fault, -
              I said I was going to blame you...
 
Air France - flight 447, lost over the Atlantic -
                   "prospects of finding survivors are
                   very small." said French President -
                   Nicolas Sarkozy...
 
Pakistan - troops rescue 80 people … (1 comments)

Today; 6/1/2009 - 06/01/09 09:05 AM
High 91 Low 67 Sunny, T-Storm
 
"Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me,
it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly." - Julie Andrews
 
Cancer Vaccine - treats some cancers using -
                            the body's immune system -
                            with positive results...
 
Al says - Headlines from the year 2029:
              "Postal service raises the price
               of first class stamp to $17.89
               and reduces mail delivery to
               Wednesdays only."...
 
Air France - a plane carrying 228 passengers -
                  from Brazil's Rio de Janeiro lost -
                  over … (0 comments)