Getting ready to go visit my mother in Columbia in a little bit. This should be interesting, as Barack Obama's "Whistle Stop" (train) tour is scheduled for this afternoon, and he is making an appearance downtown at War Memorial Plaza around 4 p.m. The JFX (I-83) is closed between North Avenue and Fayette Street, and according to the traffic report ( Read more... )

Sitting here with a cold and my own version of a hot toddy, since I don't drink whiskey: a glass of wine. (It does help a scratchy throat!). So far it's nowhere near as bad as the last time I had a cold--over New Year's 2008, and felt like my head was in a box for a week. In spite of the stuffiness, runny nose, no sense of smell and little ( Read more... )

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