Like a Kid in a Coffee Shop

Sometimes children should be seen and not heard. And they shouldn't throw things and hit their parents. Or is it just me?

You've Gotta Give For What You Take

Okay, small government types: this is your moment. It’s time to take your country back from the nanny state that wants to dictate how to live your lives.

Let's Put Some STEAM in Education

A new movement in education calls for more focus on science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.

Michelle Shocked Everyone

Should Michelle Shocked be allowed to publicly utter such hateful and homophobic things?

Fast Food and Slow Mummies

You got so much gravy in your arteries you should use biscuits instead of Band-Aids, the doctor told the mummy....

The Dreams That You Dare To Dream

Her name was Brooksie, and she was born in the South but called the Rocky Mountains home for most of her life. I knew Brooksie mostly as a ghost.

Hulk Angry, Fish No Bite

Who among us hasn’t had an Olympic dream? At some point we’ve all imagined crossing the finish line and winning the gold: skiers, runners, ice fisherman. Wait, what?

The End Is Near, Get To Packing

Scientists predict that at some point billions of years from now the universe is going to end. Talk about playing the long odds.

Dear Abbitron Answers Facebook Etiquette Questions

The Abbitron is the world’s leader in social media etiquette advice simulation. This week's topic: Facebook.

The Truth Is Out There

Conspiracy theories have been around since at least Roman times, when the first beam-blocking helmets were manufactured. Here are some classics.

SC Arts Advocacy Day

February 5 is SC Arts Advocacy Day! Here's what it's all about!

Where Seldom Is Heard A Discouraging Word

Ever dream of a place where everyone was exactly the same that wasn't Utah?

Ever Buy A Raffle Ticket? You Should've Been Fined $100.

That raffle ticket your neighbor's daughter sold you for a fundraiser? You could get fined $100 - at least in SC, where raffles are technically illegal. Here's the situation and what's being done.

Tommy Can You Hear Me?

When I was four years old my mother accidentally taught me everything I’d ever need to know about the divided America of 2013. All it took was a sandbox and some Hot Wheels.

Five Simple Ways To Solve All the World's Problems

The World is big and messy. It's all fine and dandy to bang the drum of personal accountability, but can my individual actions affect a bigger change? Yes, yes they can.

NEED HELP; Old Photos/History, Stone's/Jone's Mill, Fountain Inn, SC

Inviting information, history, comments related to Stone's/Jone's Mill, Durbin Creek, Fountain Inn, SC

Eat Less Red Herring

Eating red herring will not mean that the terrorists win. In fact, a red herring isn’t a fish at all, but rather the stinkiest method to blow a discussion off course.

K-9 Veterans Day ideas for March 13, 2013

They Served to Save They Deserve to be Remembered.

A Tool in the Toolbox

A community is a machine - and the arts is just one of many tools to use to build a better one.

Write Your Own Rock Star Memoir

Benefit from my time wasted reading dozens of rock star memoirs. Read this brief plot summary and never waste another minute better spent banging your head.

Get Closer Shaves With Occam Brand Razors

Tired of nonsensical conspiracy theories? Here's a way to slice right through them.

2012 Album of the Year: Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls

It's end of the year list time - every jabberhead in the country is citing the good things that you overlooked because you're not cool. So, you know, I thought I'd pile on.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Inductees Announced

The always controversial Rock and Roll Hall of Fame got it somewhat right this year. Somewhat.

Catch A Ride!

Greenlink cut the ribbon on their new Golden Strip bus route - leading you right to the Cultural Center's front door!

Join The National Effort to Make March 13th of Every Year K-9 Veterans' Day

Things certainly changed by the time Vietnam, came to be. That is the only war where the dogs were declared “surplus equipment”, and left behind.

Guest Lecturing at Clemson University Today

Lecturing at Clemson Today

Certificate of Proclamation...Designating March 13 of Every Year K-9 Veterans' Day

I am asking you to go to your local, state, and federal legislatures and obtain proclamations from them designating March 13 as K-9 Veterans’ Day.

Funding a business purchase or start-up using 401K funds

A little known way to fund a business purchase or start-up

From a Hurricane to a Her-I-Cane

An argument for why Mitt Romney is the choice for women.

What was I saying?

I spent an awful lot of time trying to remember what we were just talking about. But it doesn't stop me from talking, does it?

What’s your favorite Mauldin nonprofit?

GreatNonprofits.org released today its first ever list of top-rated charities in Mauldin , which Patch.com readers can use to discover top volunteer, giving, and internship opportunities.

Tie goes to Biden

All Biden needed to do was not fall on his face in order win, and he succeeded at that.

Almost Assaulted on Crestwood Dr.

Problems continue on Crestwood Dr.

Crestwood Drive Broke a Record on Wednesday Afternoon

Traffic problems on Crestwood continue.

Once (?) Upon a Mattress

New mattress stores are popping up everywhere, but it's hard for me to believe people are replacing mattresses at the rate the mattress industry says we should. Especially given my childhood.

Charitable Deductions & the Candidates That Hate Them

Tax Policy, Nonprofits and Deductions. Oh My! A look at each candidates' proposed policy for the Charitable Deduction and what each means for charitable donations.

What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?

What are you going to be when you grow up? Nowadays it's a standard question of kids both male and female, but when I was a third grader, girls had precious few career options.

Does Bachmann's Race Prove Perils of Polling?

We are inundated with data on races far and wide, but are polls and fundraising figures to be trusted?

Gotta Love Him

Some of us try to look younger. Some let life do its worst and hope for the best. What about you?

Highlights from Tampa: A Week with Palladian View

A look back at the week that was for the Palladian View at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.