Signal 46

You hear about people drowning every year off of the barrier islands we have in SC, almost often enough that I tend to dismiss the articles and news stories. Not because it’s not tragic and sad, but because I guess I/we become numb to it. Complacent. It’s like the stories about hurricane season. I tune [...]

I know Louie from Pine Ridge Fire Department, when I volunteered with them, and I saw him the other week at a fire in my subdivision. Louie is a good guy, great sense of humor, and for those that do not know, he has a prosthetic leg from a motorcylcle collision 29 years ago – [...]

Today is Flag Day.   Yay?   We would have a flag out front, however it’s not my house and I’m not about to zap some holes in Eric’s house to strap Old Glory to the fiberglass pillars out front.
Jasper County is worried about their image. I know when I see some kids “bustin’ sag” [...]

This sort of judicial BS is totally expected here in SC. I bet you $10 if it didn’t stem from a gay hate crime that the sentence would have been significantly higher. An article noting this in The State (link here) fails to focus on the fact that the assailant was assaulting the victim because [...]

Okay, tell me this isn’t weird:
Japanese woman caught living in man’s closet
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press WriterFri May 30, 3:21 PM ET
A homeless woman who sneaked into a man’s house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing.
Police found the 58-year-old [...]