It seems as if our family has moved into a rain forest.  Every since we moved to Johns Island, in May of this year, it has rained at least three times per week.  Today at 3 pm the bottom fell out of the sky here on Kiawah Island where I work and once again I got soaked.  Today  I am calling the blog roll up Water World Round Up in honor of all the rain and it appears that some of our bloggers are sharing pictures with water or talking about it.

The City of North Charleston is gearing up to participate in the  26th Annual National Night Out which will be held on August 4th from 6 pm to 9 pm in over 10,000 communities and military bases world wide.

At 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 4th, Mayor Keith Summey, along with Police Chief Jon Zumalt and Housing Authority Executive Director George Saldana, will join residents of the Horizon Village community to kick off a neighborhood cookout and crime prevention walk.

Johnson Hagood shares several portraits from the Tropical Light Blog which include some of the following.

• Waterfront Park, Charleston

Photo Courtesy of: Johnson Hagood of Tropical Light Blog

• Jessica
• Morris Island Lighthouse
• Charley’s
• Figure Study for Radcliffe Street
• Rooftops , Charleston
• Bachmann Seafood in Moonlight

The Newsless Courier gives us the Straight Story on New CCSD Buildings

Probably not everyone is as irritated as I am by paeans of praise to the Charleston County’s newest Taj Majal school buildings in the latest editions of the P & C. Even knowing that the funds for building them and those for daily operations are separate has not assuaged my nagging suspicion that, here in these multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art schools, children will still be left behind in reading skills.

Charleston’s Waterways Recognized by Outside Magazine:

As Charleston’s natural beauty becomes more and more recognized by the rest of the world, it is important for those of us who call this place home to maintain and even elevate our reputation by protecting what we have.  There is no argument against the fact that our waterways play an integral role in defining our charm, greatness and appeal as a city and as a region.  For this reason alone, we must continue to invest a considerable and substantial amount of our time, energy and resources into protecting and preserving our waterways.

Kittens On The Keyboard makes us all envious by sharing her activities on her day off.  Marvelous Monday indeed!!

I’ve taken a random week off from work. I have the worst problem: I have too many paid time off hours accumulated and am in constant danger of capping out so I’m forced to just take time off whenever possible. Horrors.

I’m turning the keyboard keys red because I bought a pound of fresh cherries this morning and now cannot stop eating them.

Nikki and Geoff are stopping off at the Yellowstone National Park and share this with us in the road less traveled:

Photo Courtesy of Nikki

As mentioned in my previous post, I am working my way across the US with my friend Geoff and we are now in Yellowstone National Park. There really are not words to describe how unbelievable every inch of the park is, so I will not even begin to try. Even pictures cannot capture the captivating and often bizarre formations within the borders of this place.  Here is a photo they shared with us on the blog as well.  Very nice indeed.

School starts soon. The sales and signs are popping up all over town. Every school year I had a desire that this would be the year I was organized. Isn’t there something inspirational about a blank notebook and fresh paper? Well, I hate to break it to you and myself, but it has never happened. I can be flighty, but this year I have some accountability. It’s not just an in my head “I’ll do better.” This year it’s public and there are others joining the journey. (If you are on Twitter, you’re welcome to join us. Just do a search for #backontrack to see what we’re up to).

Kimberly Riggs shares with us the “cash only system” at Simple Cents:

So this is what it’s like to abstain from plastic altogether: cluttered, confusing and wow – you should see the stink eye I get in check out lines while counting out my bills…

I know it’s a prudent course of action only to spend what cash one has in hand. My husband and I plan in the future to take on more responsibilities, pay off the house and invest wisely in the pursuit of earlier retirement.

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