Get comfortable and hold on, it was a busy day on the blogs.
W, it’s Wednesday and weddings. If you’re into wedding photography check out Leigh Webber’s lovely Lowndes Grove shoot and Mike Mizzell’s bridal portraits. While we’re on weddings, you must check out Cottage Industrialist.
Untamed Beer has a request:
I know this is kind of late in the game, but I wanted to let anyone know that care about craft beer in South Carolina, that Bill 3963 is going up for a vote tomorrow. When this bill was last voted on (and forgive me if I don’t get all the terminology correct, the last government class I took was in 1993) There was one representative that voted against it, Rep. Kenneth Kennedy from District 101 in Williamsburg Co.
Dave Moulton, our resident cycling guru, takes a look at safety:
Whether cars have become safer for the occupants is debatable, they have certainly become increasingly dangerous for other more vulnerable road users, like the people who choose to ride motorcycles, drive smaller more fuel efficient cars, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Couple this with deteriorating driving standards, like the increase in cell phone use, and we may see the situation get worse before it gets better. Around 42,000 people die on US roads each year; people should be outraged at this kind of carnage.
Memoirs of a Charleston icon, Hugging the Coast reminesces about Bowen’s Island Restaurant.
Stop for a moment:
I looked up at the sky. It was perfectly clear, and at the same time there was a scent of Jasmine drifting toward me in the wind. I could see Ursa Major and a few other constellations and then I noticed that I could clearly see a milky white streak across the sky. The temperature, the smell, the quiet and the view were just so calming. And how silly that it all happened because I needed to make sure I didn’t waste the 5lbs of beef that I got on sale.
With apologies to Matt, where the hell is JanetLee?
Nine years on the ‘net:
There’s something to be said about longevity, especially on the Internet. Sites are fleeting and it’s rare that I find people who have stuck around as long as me. Most of the group I used to follow back when I was twenty and in college is gone now and have been replaced by a different group. Different people, different thoughts, different backgrounds – but ultimately, we are all the same because we have made the same decision to share our personal lives with the Internet.
Ultimately, the problem with longevity is the exposure. I’ve been at the same place, the same little corner of the web, for nine years. Nine years ago, having a website wasn’t common. Sure, anyone could have one but it wasn’t mainstream. The term and idea of a “blog” was just becoming “trendy” (hence why I hopped on that bandwagon!) and I found it a nice cathartic release for working through the daily issues that I experienced and finding those who were in similar situations and sharing similar circumstances. And I could do it quietly because no one in my personal life would think to search for a website or would bother to “google” it when I made an off-the-cuff remark about my online journal.
It’s time to Go Green for the Girls.
Don’t go near the water.
Alison says goodbye to Baxter:
She was my companion when I couldn’t sleep at night, my housemate when Biffle was in grad school, my bodyguard when we lived in sketchy parts of town. She was in our wedding. She would have been at Maybelle’s birth if things had worked out like we planned.
Where does the time go? Come out for the third anniversary of the Lowcountry Blogger meet ups.
Check out News 2 tomorrow to get a good look at Joan and see her recommendations for backing up your photos.
Lastly, there was drama over changes made during a Twitter update. Jared has a good explanation and Mary puts in her two cents.
