Park West Palazzo announces the City of Charleston will now be on Twitter and Facebook:

Charleston County has announced plans to provide emergency information on the Emergency Management Department’s new Facebook page, and also to tweet about emergencies on Twitter, at www.twitter.com/chascountygov.

CARTA is raising their fares, too.

The basic fare will increase from $1.50 to $1.75, reflecting a 16 percent increase approved by the CARTA board for all of its passes and fares.

Charleston’s Marketing Communications Agency shares 7 ways to promote your blog posts.

Jared and Eugene announce a date for BarCampCHS 10, November 13, 2010.

Planning for the second BarcampCHS is starting to kick off. Stay tuned to the BarcampCHS website or follow BarcampCHS on Twitter for the latest info.

Stacy Crew reminds us to remember to take care of ourselves.

..it’s critical to slow down and assess you and your surroundings to make sure you are in fact taking care of you in a way that is positively affecting your family. Remember, if mama’s not happy, ain’t nobody happy! Good or bad, stop and assess and ALWAYS make time for you!

Center for Women published ways to stay connected to your career, while you are busy being a stay-at-home mom.

In closing, Earl Capps remembers Rod Shealy. Our condolences go out to Sherry and those who feel this great loss.

*Photo of Loki, courtesy of JanetLee’s blog*

Heidi is a Cali-mom, transplanted to the LowCountry of South Carolina. Her passionz include cooking, herb gardening, photography, and genealogy. You can find the home-base, to her blogz, at WithaZ.net

Chuck recreates a photo, of himself, from 55 years ago.

So, here it is 55 years later.

A friend from Chicago is a good photographer so I challenged him.

Holding the original picture and his camera, he had me move closer, step back, move right, little to the left….hold it. Then he snapped the shutter.

Of course it’s digital now instead of Kodak film.

Joan rolls over 200,000!

My ticker crossed the 200,000 hit mark today. Nice landmark considering I had to start from scratch with this blog when my old one crashed dead. Thanks to everyone who followed me here or found me since. I might not always have time to respond but so appreciate all the kind comments and feedback.

Jennie B helps us, with a video,  know what to do when we run into an “ex.”

Your palms get sweaty, you seem to remember every tiny detail of your last run in, you obsess over what you will say if you have to actually talk, etc. etc.

Heather compares beet sugar with cane sugar.

So which sugar is better? I can’t give you a good answer, but I do know when I worked in the restaurant industry, we used Sugar in the Raw for our creme brulee to ensure it caramelized beautifully.

and Al Forno tests our Q knowledge.  Do you know your BBQ?

I’ll allow a week for everyone to answer, then post the scoop behind the question.  For this first question, there’s a pretty interesting story behind the answer!

Heidi is a Cali-mom, transplanted to the LowCountry of South Carolina. Her passionz include cooking, herb gardening, photography, and genealogy. You can find the home-base, to her blogz, at WithaZ.net