Around and About
The Summer of 2009 is turning out to be dangerous for American icons. Walter Cronkite passed away Friday evening.
Some takes on “Uncle Walter” from around the Lowcountry.
From Francis X Archibald…
…It is as if an old friend died. Walter Cronkite was that friend to millions of Americans. It has been written many, many times how he was ‘Mr. Believable’ and it sounds almost trite to write it here but no greater accolade could be laid on a newsman. I don’t know of anyone doing the news today in whom I have as much confidence as I had in Mr. Cronkite…
And The Blogland of Earl Capps..
…While we no longer have to rely upon the judgment of a few celebrity journalists channeled what they believed we needed to know, we now face questions about the fairness and accuracy of news media, both traditional and new media outlets. The likes of Cronkite prided themselves on their integrity and if it was presented, it had been vetted thoroughly before it hit the news. It’s hard to find similar standards among many who present news and opinions…
And The Owens Blog…
…Imagine all of the things Mr. Cronkite did. He was married more than 60 years. He had several lovely children. He spoke to every current President of the United States during his time at the anchor desk at CBS. He covered D-Day in Normandy. He was in the courtroom during the Nuremburg trials. He traveled the world visiting almost every city of note. He spent time talking foreign policy with the current heads of state of the world’s most notable countries…
Denise profiles Joan’s recent Africa trip in Tea in Kenya. I love it when two bloggers come together.
The Mustang Rolls in Berkeley county.
Tom Watson is awesome all over again.
Baby photos! Here, here, and here.
Who doesn’t love George Hincapie? Lots of drama surrounding him at yesterday’s Tour de France Stage, but he’s one of the best.
Charleston area photographers take a walk. Photo courtesy of Chuck.
As you can see, Nature is respected in the Holy City and this wall obviously was built to accommodate the tree.
Even though I am a native Charlestonian, I was amazed to see so many cobble stone streets just off East Bay and around the foot of Broad St.
I’m sure they have always been there but I have not been riding a bike in that area for many, many years.
A bike reminds you of such streets.
Geoff is super–thanks for asking.
No named storms in the tropics–yet.
On July 17, 1902, William Haviland Carrier invented the air conditioner, and JT is [and all Lowcountry residents should be] grateful.
Thank you, Mr. Carrier. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
There’s a bit in Bill Bryson’s book A Walk in the Woods that expresses the significance of air conditioning nicely. I’ll paraphrase, as I don’t have the book to hand and I don’t remember exactly how he put it.
If there is a better reason to be glad to be alive in the twentieth century than the ability to walk from the dog’s breath heat of an August afternoon into the surgical chill of an air conditioned establishment, I don’t know what it is.
Vera Hannaford blogs about her knitting and crocheting in Vera’s Crafty Blog, but mostly tweets under vhanna26, and spends too much time on facebook. She’s totally pulling for Tom Watson in the British Open and freely admits to having a crush on him back in the day.