Remembering a Friend — Joel Connable: 1973-2012
As much good as social media can do, there are certain things that it doesn't do well. One of those...
As much good as social media can do, there are certain things that it doesn't do well. One of those...
A friend of mine entered a design competition and is now a national finalist. Though her work might wind up on merchandise for a candidate you may not support, I'm hoping you'll still vote for her efforts.
June 18th, 2007 was a terrible day. Five years later, the aftermath of that day, on which nine of Charleston's firefighters died battling a furniture store fire, still lingers like it just happened a few months ago.
Most of the time, those icons we've grown up seeing always appear smaller when you actually reach them in person. Sometimes, they're downright disappointing. We've somehow managed to elevate them into something larger than life could possibly allow in our imagination. But the Golden Gate Bridge didn't disappoint.
Actor George Lindsey, who portrayed one of television's most enduring, if most annoying, characters, Goober Pyle, passed away over the weekend. But what co-star Andy Griffith said about their friendship really struck me.
I hope all of you had a nice Easter, and I apologize for a lull in regular posting over the...
The site seems to be back up and cooperating now, after the worst weekend in this blog's history. My hosting...
It was on this date eight years ago that this little blog began.
If you're a dog person, you'll understand. If you're not, I hope you have the experience in life at some...
WordPress sent some interesting stats about my blog earlier this evening, sort of a New Year's Eve gift. Among the...
When I was a kid, we always put up a tree. We never put a real tree up: we had the same artificial tree for about fifteen years before finally replacing it...with another artificial tree. I can still remember the smell of the synthetic pine-like branches.
When you look at the photo, you must keep one important fact in mind: plaid was fashionable in 1977.  And...
During Hurricane Irene's landfall, one that experts initially said would hit to the southeast of Charleston, a worst-case scenario of...
It's hard for me to believe that one week ago, I was in Northern California helping South Bay Church put...
My church's weight loss challenge is now half-way done, and I've managed to shed 10 pounds so far. That averages...
Earlier this month, this blog's 7th anniversary went by quietly. I remembered, back in November, that it was coming up....
Patrick is a longtime television producer and digital journalist.
 
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