Today; 4/30/12 - 04/30/12 07:35 AM
High 85  Low 63  Mostly Cloudy
 
"No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can
be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be
perfectly happy till all are happy." - Herbert Spencer
 
Al says - A Kid's Comment on History:
              "Sir Walter Raleigh circumcised
               the world with a big clipper." ...
 
China - U.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to -
             secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal -
             activist who fled house arrest. ...
 
St. Louis - Officials are expected to … (0 comments)

Today; 4/27/12 - 04/27/12 07:10 AM
High 85  Low 65  Chance of Rain
 
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the
last of human freedoms--to choose one's attitude in any
given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." - Viktor E. Frankl
 
Boeing - Ceremoniously rolls out its first SC built -
               787 Dreamliner at 1:30PM today! ...
 
Al says - Why is bra singular and -
               panties plural? ...
 
Libya - The interim ruling council fired its entire Cabinet. ...
 
Sierra Leone - Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor was convicted -
                        for his role in … (0 comments)

Today; 4/26/12 - 04/26/12 05:38 AM
High 86  Low 63  Partly Sunny
 
"If you don't drive your business, you
will be driven out of business." - B. C. Forbes
 
Al says - Senior's texting code:
               WWNO - Walker wheels need oil...
 
Iran - is considering a Russian proposal to halt -
         the expansion of its nuclear program. ...
 
Sudan - The African Union called on Sudan to stop -
              the bombardment of South Sudan, Wednesday. ...
 
Looking through the Milkglass - 'Bounce' - use sheets to remove
                                                   soap scum from shower doors...
 
USPS - The Senate voted … (0 comments)

Today; 4/25/12 - 04/25/12 06:41 AM
High 77  low 58  Partly Sunny
 
"Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains
or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard,
if you but dig for them." - Russell H. Conwell
 
Al says - Lexophile:
               When you've seen one shopping center...
               you've seen a mall...
 
Offshore Drilling - for Oil and Gas has been banned on the Eastern -
                             seaboard until at least 2018. BUT...a decision to -
                             allow for seismic testing will be made by the -
                             end of 2012. ...
 
Home prices - Foreclosure homes continue to … (0 comments)

Today; 4/24/12 - 04/24/12 06:41 AM
High 69  Low 49  Partly Sunny
 
"All adverse and depressing influences can be overcome,
not by fighting, but by rising above them." - Charles Caleb Colton
 
Al says - Golfer: "This is the worst course I've ever played on." -
               Caddy: "But this isn't the golf course...We left that
                             an hour ago sir." ...
 
North Korea's - military warned Monday of imminent -
                         "special action" that would reduce South -
                         Korea's conservative government to -
                         ashes within minutes. ...
 
Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared on -
                    television Monday after an … (0 comments)

Today; 4/23/12 - 04/23/12 08:31 AM
High 68  Low 40  Mostly Sunny
 
"Money sometimes makes fools of important persons,
but it may also make important persons of fools." - Walter Winchell
 
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
              Buses stop in bus stations. -
              Trains stop in train stations. -
              On my desk is a work station. ...
 
North Korea - said it would take "special action" against -
                      South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's -
                      government. ...
 
Snow and Rain - a real Nor'easter for the Northeast...
 
Looking through the Milkglass - Actual newspaper headline:
                                                  "Bridges help people … (0 comments)

Today; 4/19/12 - 04/19/12 05:24 AM
High 76  Low 59  Chance of Storms
 
"As strong as my legs are, it is my mind
that has made me a champion." - Michael Johnson
 
Al says - "In Scandinavia, the Danish people
                come from Denmark, the Norwegians
                come from Norway and the
                Lapdancers come from Lapland." - a Kid's comment on Geography...
 
Dick Clark - American Bandstand -
                    has died, he was 82...
 
Syria - Government security forces opened fire on anti-regime -
           demonstrators who surrounded the car of a U.N. team -
           meant to monitor the cease-fire. ...
… (0 comments)

Today; 4/18/12 - 04/18/12 08:28 AM
High 78  Low 58  Storms Possible
 
"The altar of sacrifice is
the touchstone of character." - O.P. Gifford
 
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
              In filling out an application, where it says, -
              'In case of emergency, notify:'
              I put DOCTOR! ...
 
Be Happy! - It seems to be good for your heart. -
                    A Harvard review concluded that being upbeat -
                    and optimistic just may help protect against -
                    heart disease. ...
 
Space Shuttle Discovery - Made its final voyage Tuesday -
                                          riding atop a NASA 747 to its -
                                          … (0 comments)

Today; 4/16/12 - 04/16/12 06:54 AM
High 83  Low 61  Partly Sunny
 
"The best way to make your dreams come true is
to wake up." - Paul Valery
 
Dole Salad Recall - 'Seven Lettuces' with a use by date of April 11, -
                                 could have salmonella ...
 
Al says - I thought I wanted a career. -
               Turns out I just wanted paychecks. ...
 
Tornadoes - as many as 120 reported as the storm -
                     system swept across Oklahoma, Kansas, -
                     Nebraska, and Iowa...
 
Pakistan - the Taliban attacked a northwestern prison Sunday -
                 and broke out … (1 comments)

Today; 4/12/12 - 04/12/12 05:32 AM
High 66  Low 48  Clear
 
"The real contest is always between what you've done
and what you're capable of doing. You measure
yourself against yourself and nobody else." - Geoffrey Gaberino
 
Al says - "If you marry two people you are a
                pigamist, but morons are allowed
                to do this." - Child's comment on religious studies...
 
Syria - Promised to comply with the U.N. brokered -
           cease-fire beginning today. ...
 
North Korea - May test fire their long range missile -
                       test today. ...
 
Looking through the Milkglass - Bumper sticker:
                                                   … (0 comments)

Today; 4/10/12 - 04/10/12 05:44 AM
High 80  Low 49  Clear
 
"When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard." I am always
tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney J. Harris
 
'Instagram' - a young company with 13 employees -
                     selling to Facebook for $1B...
 
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
               We never really grow up,
               we only learn how to act in public. ...
 
Syria - Demanding written guarantees from opposition fighters -
           that they will lay down their weapons. ...
 
North Korea - Satellite images show a new tunnel in what appears -
                       to be … (0 comments)

Today; 4/5/12 - 04/05/12 05:24 AM
High 82  Low 58  Chance of Storms
 
"Everyone wishes to have truth on his side; but it is not
everyone that sincerely wishes to be on the side of truth." - Richard Whately
 
Al says - "Helicopters are cleverer than planes.
                Not only can they fly through the air
                they can also hoover." - a kid's comment on science...
 
Syria - Artillery pounded the rebellious city of Homs and -
           tanks and troops stormed towns in the north and south -
           Wednesday, deepening doubts that President Assad -
           will follow through with next … (0 comments)

Today; 4/4/12 - 04/04/12 07:50 AM
High 84  Low 63  Some T-Storms
 
"The question in life is not whether you get knocked down.
You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up, are
you willing to get back up and fight for what you believe in?" - Dan Quayle
 
NCAA Women's Title - Baylor - 80,  Notre Dame - 61 -
                                     capping a 40-0 season. ...
 
Al says - "My favorite shots are the practice swing
                and the conceded putt. The rest can
                never be mastered." - Lord Robertson
 
Washington - 71 year old former vice president … (0 comments)

Today; 4/3/12 - 04/03/12 06:46 AM
High 77  Low 63  Chance of Storms
 
"If you watch how nature deals with adversity,
continually renewing itself, you can't help but learn." - Bernie Siegel
 
NCAA Champions - Kentucky - 67,  Kansas - 59...
 
Al says - Golfer: "Do you think it's a sin to play on Sunday?" -
               Caddy: "I'm afraid the way you play sir,
                             it's a sin on any day." ...
 
Vote Today - 7am to 7pm - in Goose Creek at the City Hall and -
                                            in Folly Beach at the Baptist Fellowship Hall -
                                            on Center St. … (1 comments)

Today; 4/2/12 - 04/02/12 07:43 AM
High 91  Low 63  Partly Cloudy"If everything were perfect in this life, we would never learnanything new. We would not be able to elevate our spiritsthrough the events that happen to us." - Lynn V. Andrews Al says - Paraprosdokian:              To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. -              To steal from many is research. ...Mt. Etna, Italy - A paroxysm occurred at the southeast crater -                        on 18 March...Bamako, Mali - The military coup leader has brought back -                       the 1992 constitution. ...Looking through the Milkglass - I think Congressman should wear uniforms, -                                               you know, like NASCAR … (0 comments)