japan: Today; 2/11/13 - 02/11/13 07:38 AM
High 71 Low 49 Thunderstorms   "Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has stopped listening." - Dorothy Sarnoff   Pope Benedict XVI - Will resign 28 February, 2013...   Al says - Punographic - I didn't like my beard at first. - Then it grew on me. ...   Asteroid - 2012 DA 14 - will pass about 17,000 miles - from the Earth on Friday...   Japan/Russia - Two Russian fighter jets briefly intruded - into Japanese air space last Thursday...   Looking through the Milkglass - "Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 12/7/12 - 12/07/12 08:02 AM
High 70 Low 52 Showers   "Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be." - Warren G. Bennis   Al says - Punographic: We're going on a class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz. ...   Japan - 7.3 M earthquake off shore shook buildings - on the mainland and generated Tsunami warnings...   SC Hacked Files - Account numbers will be released to the Banks. - The Banks will notify customers. … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 9/26/12 - 09/26/12 07:39 AM
High 84 Low 63 Mostly Sunny   "He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause." - Henry Ward Beecher   Al says - Punographic: I tried to catch some fog, - but I mist. ...   United Nations - President Obama pledged in a speech to world leaders Tuesday - that the U.S. will do whatever it takes to prevent Iran from building - a nuclear weapon. ...   New York - Morning-after pills are being - given to girls as young as 14 … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 9/19/12 - 09/19/12 07:52 AM
High 81  Low 63  Showers
 
"The secret of getting things done
is to act." - Dante Alighieri
 
Al says - Staff: Golf course, may I help you? -
               Caller: Yes, I'd like some information -
                           about your golf course. -
               Staff: OK, what would you like to know? -
               caller: I don't know, that's why I called. ...
 
USAID - Is ending in Russia after a Kremlin demand -
              that the aid organization leave the country. ...
 
Cairo - Mideast heavyweights Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, -
            and Iran met to end … (2 comments)

japan: Today; 8/24/12 - 08/24/12 07:58 AM
High 86  Low 68  Chance of Storms
 
"A good objective of leadership is to help those who are
doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing
well do even better." - Jim Rohn
 
Al says - "When you come to the fork
               in the road, take it." - Yogi Berra...
 
Tropical Storm Isaac - On its way to the Dominican -
                                    Republic and Haiti...
 
Syria - Russia is working closely with the Syrian government -
           to ensure that its arsenal of chemical weapons remains -
           under firm control. ...
… (0 comments)

japan: Today; 8/20/12 - 08/20/12 09:22 AM
High 87  Low 72  Thunderstorms
 
"We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit
on the curb and clap as they go by." - Will Rogers
 
Al says - Staff: Golf course, may I help you? -
               Caller: Do you have a twilight rate? -
               Staff: Yes, it's $15 after 2 o'clock.. -
               Caller: And what time does that start? ...
 
Hurricane Gordon - Caused minor damage in the Azores -
                                losing intensity...
 
Wild Fires - 35 burning in 10 western states...
 
Pat says - When can you enjoy fascinating characters … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 8/19/11 - 08/19/11 09:47 AM
High 92  Low 72  Partly Cloudy "Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process.If there were an instrument by which to measure desire,one could foretell achievement." - Willa Cather State Medicaid - Said it will now cover uninsured men -                          with breast cancer. For those who meet -                          the eligibility requirements. ... Al says - In GOLF, -              You have to play your foul balls... Japan - hit by a 6.5M earthquake in the northeast... Syria - the U.S. and its European allies on Thursday -           demanded an end to four decades of brutal -           family dictatorship. ... Pat says - Sign on a Church:                 … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 4/19/11 - 04/19/11 10:14 AM
High 76  Low 65  Mostly Sunny "He who never sacrificed a present to a future good, or a personal to a general one, can speak of happinessonly as the blind do of colors." - Horace Mann Al says - "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still -                 friends even after they know each other so well." - Tommy, age 6... Japan - Radiation levels are still far too high -              for workers to enter the crippled reactors... Libya - The Libyan government has promised the -            U.N. Humanitarian Chief access to Misrata... Looking thru the Milkglass - "Grandmothers … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 4/18/11 - 04/18/11 10:45 AM
High 72  Low 63  Mostly Sunny "The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor." - Leo Tolstoy Historic Tornado Outbreak - Over 240 tornadoes this weekend -                                                 across 14 states, killed 45... Al says - Catholic Dictionary:                Jesuits - An order of priests known for their ability to -                               find colleges with good basketball teams... Japan - TEPCO laid out a plan to stabilize the -              crippled nuclear reactors that will take -              six to nine months... Misrata, Libya - Rebels fought Gadhafi forces Sunday -                            in close quarter battles... Looking thru the Milkglass - People in Nudist Colonies play -                                                volleyball more … (1 comments)

japan: Today; 4/12/11 - 04/12/11 09:38 AM
High 78  Low 48  Mostly Clear "What is right to be donecannot be done too soon." - Jane Austen 1861 - the American Civil War began... Al says - "I know my older sister loves me because                 she gives me all her old clothes and has                  to go out and buy new ones." - Lauren, age 4 ... Abidjan, Ivory Coast - former president Gbagbo seized and -                                     arrested at his burning residence. ... Libya - Rebels say NO to the cease-fire proposal -            because it did NOT insist that Gadhafi relinquish power. ... Looking thru the Milkglass - Sign in a restaurant window:                                                "Don't just … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 4/11/11 - 04/11/11 10:09 AM
High 81  Low 63  Partly Cloudy "The quality of mercy is not strain'd,It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes." - William Shakespeare Violent Storms - headed east, Dozens of tornadoes across Iowa, -                             Tennessee, and North Carolina. -                             Flooding as the Red River rises in Minnesota -                             and North Dakota... Al says - Catholic Dictionary:                Recessional Hymn - The last song at Mass, often sung a little -                                                    more quietly, since most of the people -                                                    have already left... Japan - 1 month later, 6.6M aftershock(s)... Libya - Gadhafi agreed … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 4/8/11 - 04/08/11 10:34 AM
High 76  Low 63  Patchy Fog "Life is not so much about beginnings and endingsas it is about going on and on and on. It isabout muddling through the middle." - Anna Quindlen Taste of Goose Creek - Tomorrow, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, -                                          International foods, Rides, and games... Al says - Southerner's Medical Dictionary:                Fester - Quicker than someone else... Japan - Aftershock, 7.1 M triggered tsunami warnings -              A massive debris field is headed toward the -              U.S. West coast, a hazard to ships... Libya - An apparent NATO airstrike -            slammed into a rebel convoy -            Thursday, killing at least 5...             Looking thru … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 4/6/11 - 04/06/11 09:28 AM
High 67  Low 49  Sunny "The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge." - Francis Herbert Bradley Women's Basketball National Champions - Texas A & M - 76, Notre Dame - 70... Al says - "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas                 if you stop opening presents and listen." - Bobby, age 7 ... Wild Weather - Tornadoes, winds, and rain yesterday across 20 states -                         killed 9 in the Southeast... Japan - the Radioactive water leak has apparently stopped. -             The government has set limits for radiation permitted in fish. ... Looking thru the Milkglass - "He is not only dull … (1 comments)

japan: Today; 4/5/11 - 04/05/11 10:46 AM
High 70  Low 41  Thunderstorms "Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocals.Nobody wants to read the small print in dreams." - Ann Landers Women's National Title Game - Texas A&M (32-5) vs. Notre Dame (31-7) -                                                    8:30 p.m., ESPN...Basketball's National Champions - Connecticut - 53, Butler - 41... Al says - Southerner's Medical Dictionary -               Enema - Not a friend... Brega, Libya - Rebels regained half of this oil city... Abidjan, Ivory Coast - U.N. and French forces opened fire -                                   with attack helicopters on Gbagbo's -                                   arsenal Monday. ...  Looking thru the Milkglass - Know Your Tools:                                            Phone - Used for calling your neighbors -                                                          … (1 comments)

japan: Today; 4/1/11 - 04/01/11 09:53 AM
High 67  Low 50  Partly Cloudy "Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Manbelongs wherever he wants to go--and he'll doplenty well when he gets there." - Wernher von Braun Fish Fry - All-You-Can-Eat $7 -                 Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Goose Creek -                 Sponsored by K of C Council 11991... Al says - "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. -                 But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." - Jessica, age 8... Storms, Tornadoes - Blasted Florida yesterday -                                    moving up the east coast... Libya - Gates says other nations -             must arm, … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 3/30/11 - 03/30/11 10:59 AM
High 68  Low 54  Thunderstorms "Doin' nothing's a dangerous occupation." - Robert Bolt Goose Creek Fish Fry - $7 All-You-Can-Eat -                                          Friday, April 1st, -                                          Immaculate Conception Catholic Church -                                          Sponsored by the K of C Council 11991... Al says - "When you love somebody,                 your eyelashes go up and down                 and little stars come out of you." - Karen, age 7 Libya - Gadhafi's forces have pushed back rebels -             with superior firepower. NATO will take the -             lead role tomorrow. ... Syria's - President fired his cabinet and promised to -               end widely despised emergency laws... Looking Thru The Milkglass - "Cannot possibly attend the … (2 comments)

japan: Today; 3/29/11 - 03/29/11 09:08 AM
High 63  Low 54  Partly Cloudy "Don't spur a willing horse." - Proverb Hercules, CA - Homes sliding downhill... Al says - "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy                  the best piece of chicken." - Elaine, age 5 Japan - 'TEPCO' has NOT made any progress -              on the damaged nuclear plants -              citizens are calling for government intervention... Libya - Rebel forces bore down Monday on -             Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key -             government stronghold... Looking Thru The Milkglass - "Why do you sit there looking like                                                     an envelope without any address on it?" - Mark Twain 1973 - The last U.S. combat troops -            … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 3/28/11 - 03/28/11 10:07 AM
High 54  Low 43  Chance of Rain "The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shockedby the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to beimpatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition." - W.H. Auden Japan - hit by a 6.5M earthquake -              no progress on the nuclear damages... Al says - Southerner's Medical Dictionary:                Coma - A punctuation mark... Libya - Rebels gain ground -            Gadhafi's hometown targeted -            for the first time... Syria - Gangs of armed young men -            roamed through the streets of -            Latakia Sunday, barricading -            alleys and questioning passersby...  Looking Thru The Milkglass … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 3/25/11 - 03/25/11 10:03 AM
High 65  Low 50  Partly Cloudy "It takes a heap o'livin' in a houset' make it a home." - Edgar A. Guest Los Angeles - An upscale home was a maternity center for -                         Chinese women who paid thousands so their -                         children would be born in the U.S. making them -                         automatic citizens... Al says - "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she                  takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." - Danny, age 7 Japan - One of the Reactors may have been breached... Libya - NATO will take over the … (0 comments)

japan: Today; 3/24/11 - 03/24/11 08:28 AM
High 74  Low 49  Decreasing Clouds "What impresses men is not mind,but the result of mind." - Walter Bagehot Elizabeth Taylor - has died -                               she was 79... Wild Weather - Snow in Minnesota and upstate New York -                           Tornado near Pittsburgh... Al says - Southerner's Medical Dictionary:                Colic - a sheep dog... Libya - Coalition airstrikes and missiles energized rebels -             and forced Ghadhafi's tanks to roll back from two -             key western cities... Japan - Radioactive Iodine levels in drinking water have dropped -              fallout detected as far away as Iceland... Looking Thru The Milkglass - Is it my imagination, or -                                                  do buffalo wings taste … (0 comments)