The perils of living this far north can include the near constant “Winter Storm Warnings”, which have been posted again this morning. Oh wait, the warning isn’t for way up north here, it’s for my husband’s home state of South Carolina! While Texas to the mid-Atlantic states have been receiving record snows this month, our area in the UP of Michigan has received less than one inch of snow in February. I’m ready for spring. Didread more…
As I am driving myself nutty waiting for the phone to ring with hopefully a job offer on the other end, I thought I would distract myself by asking my readers some questions. Which of the 50 states have you never set foot in? My answer: Connecticut. Delaware. Maryland. New Jersey. Rhode Island. Alabama. Louisiana. Mississippi. Florida. Texas. Oklahoma. Arkansas. Kansas. Nebraska. Iowa. Utah. Nevada. Wyoming. Arizona. New Mexico. Alaska. Hawaii. Which of the 50 statesread more…
The first lady of South Carolina, and wife of the adulterous Governor, Mark Sanford gave an interview to the Associated Press today. South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair. “I said absolutely not. It’s one thing to forgive adultery; it’s another thing to condone it,” Jenny Sanford told The Associated Pressread more…
Another shooting today. Another person deciding to address their problems with violence. Is it just me, or does this type of event seem to be more commonplace as the economy worsens? Vice-President Biden said we must find a way to stop this “senseless violence”. That phrase has always bugged me, because it presumes that there is “sensible violence”.
Bye-Bye Andre?
With South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R) leaving a less than stellar legacy behind, the Republicans were already facing an uphill battle to retain the Governor’s seat in the Palmetto State, but Lt. Governor Andre Bauer (R) just made it even more unlikely: Bauer said that poor parents of students who eat free or reduced-price meals in school cafeterias should be required to attend parent-teacher conferences, or the students should go without. I don’t disagree thatread more…