Today; 12/17/2009

High 58  Low 40  Sun and Clouds

"You look at any great corporation,

and I mean the biggies,

and they all started with a guy with an idea,

doing it well." - Irvine Robbins

SC Jobless - the SCESC is taking applications -

                    for an additional 13 weeks of benefits...

Al says - If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, -

              how would we ever know? ...

Foreclosure Moratorium - by Citigroup for 30 days...

Washington - the FED said interest rates -

                    will stay low for now...

Annette says - You know you're from SC if:

                      Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals, -

                      and you start drinking it when you're two...

Quell Cravings All Day - At Dinner - add olive oil and avocado -

                                   These healthy fats can boost satiety -

                                   by activating a compound in the small -

                                   intestine that halts hunger, suggests -

                                   University of California, Irvine, research. -

                                   So, don't be afraid to spritz your steamed -

                                   veggies with olive oil... www.prevention.com

Jack LaLanne - 95, fitness pioneer, underwent heart surgery -

                         is doing well and expected to fully recover...

H1N1 Shots - available at Charleston International Airport -

                     from Saturday until Dec. 23...

Word for Today - paroxysm - \PAIR-uhk-siz-uhm\ - n. - 1. (Medicine) A sudden attack, -

                                                                                       intensification, or recurrence -

                                                                                       of a disease. -

                                                                                   2. Any sudden and violent emotion -

                                                                                      or action; an outburst; a fit. ...

‘Avatar' - Zoe Saldana - PG13 - JJJ

‘The Maid (La Nana)' - Catalina Saaverda - NR - JJJ.5 ...

Wilmington, NC - an elderly woman likely died in May -

                          but family members kept her corpse -

                          in their home...

Thought for Today - "You can't get rid of poverty

                               by giving people money."

                                   ~P.J. O'Rourke

Does anything else really matter?