May 2012
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Ohhhh brother, let's go down, down to river to...
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As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude; it...
– G.K. Chesterton, Heretics
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Summer was on the way; Jem and I awaited it with impatience. Summer was our best...
– Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
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Today was the perfect start to a three-day birthday / Memorial day weekend. Went downtown for a photo walk with Heavenly (the results of which are being posted right now), the first time we’ve gone for one together. Stopped for a couple beers at the Blind Tiger, one of my two favorite outdoor spots downtown. Now I’m relaxing at home, enjoying a quiet day on the screened-in porch,...
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Tradition may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means...
– G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, “The Ethics of Elfland”
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Happy birthday to Miles Davis, John Wayne, Levon...
…oh yeah, and to me, too.
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Charleston's seven most controversial restaurants ... →
I’m ashamed to say I’ve only been to one of these so far (Jestine’s).
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Little-known Charleston fact #1
The uninhabited island that the Ravenel Bridge passes over is called Drum Island.
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So tired this morning. Having trouble keeping awake at work. Heavenly’s been working inventory at her job this whole weekend, and then again tonight and tomorrow, which for these two weekdays means I won’t be able to see her at all unless I stay awake till 2am. Which is why I’m so tired this morning. Well, at least we have this next weekend free together.
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The geographical isolation of the Sea Islands’ Gullah populations is also...
– Elizabeth Little, Trip of the Tongue: Cross-Country Travels in Search of American’s Languages, p. 153
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Even more troubling, as we’ve seen, the deep and persistent shame...
– Elizabeth Little, Trip of the Tongue: Cross-Country Travels in Search of American’s Languages, p. 152