First off, I’d like to thank Chuck for stepping in with the roundups lately and keeping this place from becoming a digital wasteland.

Coworking in Charleston is starting to take off, with weekly co-working sessions happening every Tuesday sponsored by the Rehava folks. Chucktown Deals podcasted (their very first one!) with a few coworking folks at today’s session. If you’re one of the ‘digital nomads’ tired of hanging out at the local coffee shop or bookstore all by your lonesome, head up to Rehava and hang out with some other fellow nomads.

Leigh is having a grand opening for her new studio space. Stop by and say hi!

Read Charlie has the photos from the latest incarnation of Pecha Kucha Charleston.

On the CSA (community supported agriculture) front, Charleston Foodie reports that Rita’s Roots, Charleston’s first CSA is leaving.

Unfortunate foodie news today that Rita’s Roots, organic vegetable farm located on Wadmalaw Island, SC, will be taking their produce North to Richmond,VA. Hard to believe that only three years ago, Rita Buchmann established the Lowcountry’s first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program* on Johns Island, bringing locally-grown organic product directly to consumers. Now one of ten CSA programs, Rita’s product has also been readily available at area farmer’s markets and found on the menus of local restaurants.

Mike’s back in the blogging game, and he’s been sharing a few recipes.

Dan’s has a question for politically minded techies:

To what political and regulatory issues should the tech community be paying the most attention in 2010 and 11? What reforms (or assaults on our freedoms) should we view with the greatest wariness?

While you’re out exploring the world, stop by and check out my latest project: Charleston Eats.

The rotten weather has shifted to California …and back to the middle of the country. Whew – finally – a breather for us in the Southeast. We almost experienced a Lake (Murray) snow effect and Canada was worried about a possible cold snap from South Carolina.

The chill whetted my appetite but not quite to the point of an 11-pound pizza. Well, depending on the toppings. And, you always want to be careful planning a SURPRISE! 70th birthday party. I know, I recently had a nice one.

Bad weather keeps the kids inside so Moms have to keep on their toes to stay ahead. And you tend to read a bit more thus a quote  such as “the body was splayed on the kitchen floor” will more than likely grab your attention.

Venturing out of course opens the door to all sorts of social events and we are always looking for new views of Charleston and what is of special interest here in the Low country.

The terrible news from Haiti did produce a rare bright spot and here are some observations – and photos -  on the bird whose ” mouth holds more than its belly can.”

Speaking of photos, a local man with a Leica muses on why he took a particular photo which prompts me to share the news of finding a new camera very suited to my needs. If you are patient, they will build it and people will buy it.

This is just a sample – an overview – of delightful blogs produced locally.

This is Chuck. Go see what the fuss is all about. Thank you.

Global warming has been delayed. You might even say it has been put on ice.

There is no fireplace handy so can’t throw another log on the fire but it’s tempting to nudge the thermostat up a notch or two. Can’t remember if Charleston’s climate is listed as “tropical” or “semi-tropical” but right now it’s certainly not “typical.”

It’s safe to say that when your toothpaste is frozen the temperature is in free fall and it’s probably time to reassess your surroundings, your relationships and your expectations.

A series of cold, cold days in an unrelenting row is a good time to do some indoor testing, especially if you’re in the midst of a pell mell meltdown. And, reaching out to help someone in need is especially good when there are 24 degrees of anxiety. Sometimes a supportive kind word or suggestion is all it takes.

Ever have a sinking feeling that leaves many unanswered questions? In depth research – and underwater photography – often provides answers and allows an informed discussion of an issue. Just the facts, ma’am.

Chill out. While it’s not always Red Sales In The Sunset, selling items no longer needed is a good way to gain a few bucks, clear some space and provide treasures to someone else.

The 300th time just might be the charm. Doing anything that often is bound to bring results – expected and unexpected. Makes you want to stay the course and aim for the 400th. Or 500th?

Peeling tomatoes often is the easy part part in a tasty sausage pasta meal when you know how to do it. Has to be easier than taking the skin off those tiny little grapes. And Vice Presidents usually don’t misspell “grape” either.

“First do no harm” is part of a special oath for professionals and probably should be a goal everybody aspires to in their lives. Not a bad place to start regardless of the weather or time of year.

“Hey, look at that“ is another common expression that could help one share an experience on a frosty evening. I’m Chuck and hope you’ll enjoy the views I’ve gathered here for a Roundup. Thanks…and stay warm.

If you’re looking for gold star charts showing  “Best of the year” or “Decade Of  The Century” or “Millennium Moments,” etc. better look elsewhere. Lots of people are making their lists and checking them twice. This, however,  is a roundup of local bloggers posting their thoughts as the year winds down.

They had me at “Squeakquel” even before I started seeing Sold Out signs at the theaters. Grabbing my attention meant the search for tickets was on…A-L-V-I-N!

Delightful kitchen aromas beckoned us to nosh and chat and enjoy family gatherings . Diet is a 4-letter word that will come to mind a little bit later. Just savor the moment for now.

The red Santa suit is hanging back in the closet with moth balls in the pockets. ‘Tis the season to relax and reflect on yet another successful production.

Meanwhile, an enjoyable Myrtle Beach musical interlude was captured by an experienced photographer and he shares his love for the band with all of us. Jot down the name of the performers ( it has a familiar ring) and try to catch their live show as soon as you can.

Hey, we see a pattern developing here – perhaps setting a 20-30 year high, er, that is, a 20-30 year low. Bring in the plants and throw another log on the fire. Think about hot and humid summers.

The teens have their vampires and werewolves and  slow-moving zombies continue their undead shambling for our attention. So where does Lady Gaga fit into all this? Check here for all the answers.

A good thing to remember when using SKYPE and your webcam to communicate with others is to smile and not shake and shiver violently. Try to remember the heat and humidity that will show up here again. Eventually.

Is it possible to have a happy car crash? Sure, if your dozing dogs are doing the crashing and NOT doing the driving.

This year ends, the new one starts and the debate will continue on what defines a decade.

I hope you get to see and hear Rory Block when she comes back to Charleston. I saw the Blues and root music star perform recently and wrote about the evening at the Pour House. Thanks.

One big downside to being retired is missing the office parties and grazing through trays of sugar cookies in the break area. Yeah, that’s about the ONLY bad part.

Planning an office party at a bowling alley should be so easy that even a caveman could do it.

This time of year we are especially reminded of how important we are to businesses. People with products and services to sell are wise to make an extra effort to make customers feel wanted and appreciated.

As the year comes to an end, it’s often good to look back at important milestones…such as a ’stache review. And you should always encourage a new blogger when they do their first posting.

Football and Bingo usually go hand-in-hand (?) but, when you really think about it, maybe there could be a connection. This is a blogger Roundup – not The Answer Man.

It would take a whole committee to answer some questions and situations and, fortunately, some people have grouped together to share their “collective wisdom.”  It’s good to see what is on their mind(s) every now and then.

Yes, you did hear a loud sigh of relief as a semester ended and the second guessing began. Do students still stop the instructor and ask “will THIS be on the exam?” I always thought that was a good approach to studying.

Vintage bike pictures are always a treat, especially when the clever captions are supplied by a clever man who really knows his bicycles.

And that’s a good segue to discuss pictures taken one hundred years ago on large glass slides and viewing them on a modern laptop computer. This is Chuck and that actually happened a few days ago at a photography meetup.

Stay warm this weekend. Thanks.

I have two tickets to this event, benefits go to MUSC Children’s Hospital. If you’re on Twitter follow #FOW.

To enter, leave a comment and I will randomly select a winner tomorrow at noon.

Black Friday is officially over.

While many stores will continue their price-slashing frenzy, you don’t have to be up before the sun to grab the bargains. One early-rising shopper lamented his pre-dawn lack of caffeine.

Roaming around in the dark is no place to play games and we are reminded that the online people have their day coming up on Cyber Monday.

Don’t forget that this particular Friday or Monday is not the only option to save money. Day-by-day opportunities are on the shelf right in front of us 24/7. Sort of like going on a grocery store cattle drive if you’re into branding.

This might be a good moment to take a break and maybe grab a bite to eat. Something to keep up your strength as you pile high slices of leftovers to make some of that turkey disappear. Actually, this is a guest appearance by a person who hopefully has visited Hawaii …you know… the state formerly known as the Sandwich Islands.

Now that Thanksgiving has passed, we continue marking the calendar to the next great holiday and try to see it through a child’s eyes. I believe the countdown started just before Halloween this year. Seems to move forward earlier and earlier.

One economic surprise gift that our area received early this year might be out shadowed by an even greater one that looks likely to be really HUGE.

Here’s a football fan of America’s Team that got his birthday wish granted but who also has to contend with an automated phone dialer that keeps him irritated on a daily basis. “What we have here is a failure to communicate.”

When you decide to go out on your own and actually work from home, you should recognize that you will miss more than idle chatter by the water cooler. Look down. There also is no safety net beneath you.

Have you ever hopped on the back of a powerful motorcycle and taken off fast on a winding road? Or perhaps had the passenger sitting behind you as you navigate the curves? In college I had a Vespa motor scooter. Briefly. Check out this web log site. It’s much, much more exciting than my scooter ever was.

I did not think I would be doing another Roundup so soon but it’s always a pleasure. I’m Chuck and invite you to go and see what I’ve been up to. Thanks.

Dragged myself out of the turkey induced coma just to do this round up.

Well, no, not really. The dogs took care of dragging me out of my food coma. A dog licking you on the face is very hard to ignore in the mornings.

Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving day with lots of good food and family to share with.

Is anybody interested in another Bowen’s Island meetup some day during the week of Dec 7?

Charleston photographers, are you interested in sharing your work and helping people out this holiday season? Check out the Help-Portrait project. Someone’s already working on organizing a Help-Portrait Charleston, so check it out and join in!

If you head over to the SC Aquarium this weekend, you’ll have the opportunity to get up close to one or two of the penguins as they hit the floor in their new Waddle Wagon!

Waddle Wagon!! http://ow.ly/FCkj on Twitpic

There are lots of things that local bloggers were thankful for yesterday.

Cats on Thanksgiving

Photo from Kittens on the Keyboard

Joan caught the Thanksgiving Turkey day run on her foggy morning walk yesterday.

Ian provides a few tips for dealing with holiday stress.

When you’re done munching on the turkey you had for Thanksgiving (or whatever you ended up eating yesterday), you can head over to Francis Beidler Forest to do some turkey spotting.

Occasionally along the boardwalk, Wild Turkeys can be spotted where the boardwalk runs through higher, drier forest (markers 101-116) or where the boardwalk runs parallel to the swamp’s edge (markers 154-181). However, as the image shows, the birds are not opposed to walking through the swamp, especially when a crop of acorns have fallen to the ground. If you miss seeing the birds while on the boardwalk, you might see them moving through the fields on either side of our driveway or the roads approaching Beidler Forest.

If relaxing at home and avoiding today’s shopping insanitycrowd is more your thing, how about a round of speed Scrabble?

Alison reminds us that we should also be thankful for Sarah Hale, who was responsible for making Thanksgiving an official national holiday.

For years Americans had celebrated Thanksgiving, but there hadn’t been a set date for it, and it wasn’t an official national holiday. The only official American holiday was July 4. Starting in the late 1830s, Hale started lobbying American presidents to make Thanksgiving our second national holiday. She was editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, the most popular magazine of the 19th c, so she had some clout, but it still took her a hell of a long time. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln finally agreed to designate Thanksgiving a national holiday, since he and Hale saw it as an important symbolic gesture of national unity during the Civil War.

Have a good post-Thanksgiving everybody. I’m going back to my turkey induced coma for a few more hours.

Making your own Limoncello over at Al Forno. It’s a much longer process than I would have expected, although most of it involves purposeful neglect.

I got fascinated with limoncello a few months ago after sampling the housemade versions at local restaurants like McCrady’s, Mercato, and Cuoco Pazzo. Of course, it’s really a summer drink, but it takes months of steeping to make correctly, so my first batch is just now ready for consumption.

It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow. Sara shares a few of the things she’s thankful for.

Today, I’m putting away my usual cynicism and dark sense of humor, and I’m being all gushy-mushy. I’m listing the things I’m thankful for. Perhaps, my thankfulness will seep through your computer and into your fingertips, until you, too, are thankful. Because shoot, no matter how bad it gets, no matter how gray the skies, there is always a reason to be pleased.

Chuck is always good for a funny story or two. Bailey’s, bay leaves.

About that moment the flushed waiter finally returns, plates are placed and – with a flourish and genuine pride – he proudly points to the green bay leaves that have been carefully placed around the edge of each plate.

Hope everybody has a great Thanksgiving! I’m looking forward to spending the next few days in a turkey induced coma.

Photo courtesy of Imbug

Eugene shows off photos of birds coming to the South Carolina Aquarium soon.

I like Laws 3,4,6,7,8,&15.

Hugging the Coast has some good tips and video on brining your Thanksgiving Turkey.

Camera obscura?

Our Heather may be nervous, but I have every confidence that she is going to be a star.

Lovely garden treasures from Compost in my Shoe.

The Mount Pleasant Regional Library is collecting items for vets.

At the end of November, donated items will be taken to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston.

Suggested donations include T-shirts, over-the-counter reading glasses, deodorant, combs, brushes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, twin blade razors, talcum body powder, foot powder, mouthwash, denture cleaner, denture adhesive, aftershave, shampoo, conditioner, soap, hand lotion, fingernail clippers and toenail clippers

Sean lists 10 Reasons Why Most Blogs Suck.  Reason #8 is SHOUTING AT ME, and I’ve managed to take my fingers out my ears and listen.

Boeing breaks ground on North Charleston assembly plant.

The Remount Road Interchange at 1-26 is to reopen today.

Alison’s Girl Zines takes  a blog tour.

Going Bollywood, Y’all.

Fine art in the park.

Holiday events in the city of North Charleston.

Team Edward or Team Jacob?  Wendy shares her New Moon experience.  Josh has video.

If you ever doubt the beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry, or want just want to drink in the  loveliness, take a look at this stunning video shared by Sam 101.

If happy little bluebirds fly/Beyond the rainbow/Why, oh why can’t I?

Vera Thomas-Hannaford is maniac knitter, crocheter, and fan of the National Football League.  She is very proud of the items that she’s knitted for the 10 babies her friends have had over the past few months, and plans to make a return to cooking with Heather’s Apple, Cranberry, Sage Dressing this Thanksgiving.