Jim & Maria's Blog

I really don't get the chance to watch much television, unless it's news or something for pre-schoolers.  So I had no idea that HBO had done a mini-series called "Generation Kill".  It was a documentary following a Marine Battalion during the first forty days of the Iraq war. In honor of that doc...

Charleston County has a free new program called Alert Charleston County that allows the public to receive phone and text message notifications about emergencies. During an emergency, authorities can dial every listed landline phone number within the area affected. But if residents have an unliste...

I know, I know... we're right in the midst of summer and the last thing on any school-ager's mind is when the first day of school is going to be.  But it really is going to be here before you know it! So here's the calendar for Charleston County Public Schools for the 2008-2009 school year.  Not...

In 2000, South Carolina implemented a Sales Tax Holiday for the first weekend in August.  And eight years later, we're still going strong with that much-anticipated holiday. This year's Sales Tax Holiday will be August 1-3 -- a full weekend of savings!  The purpose of the holiday was originally ...

I am an avid reader of several blogs outside of Active Rain.  Today I was browsing through them as I always do and I was so refreshed after reading one of them. Christina of Northern Cheapskate wrote a post today about the benefits of using a Realtor.  She and her family used one a few years ago...

A free community concert featuring Ann Caldwell will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Summerville's town square, also known as Hutchinson Square. Caldwell, known in the Lowcountry as the first lady of jazz, works full time as a jazz singer, jazz vocalist, blues singer and musical pro...

Summer Wine Strolls - Every Wednesday What better way to spend a summer evening than strolling through the beautiful Middleton Place gardens with a glass of wine! The Summer Wine Strolls continue every Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Enjoy wine tasting in the gardens, paired with a variety of cheeses....

Everyone, everywhere is talking about becoming greener.  From simply recycling newspapers, bottles, cans and glass to installing solar panels and driving hybrid vehicles.  Our society is a bit obsessed with it right now. I'm not knocking this in any way.  I think that it is wonderful that so man...

I just got this email that from my uncle and thought it was really cool. It must be nice to have all this time on your hands to create something so cool. Just click on the link below, click on play, then leave the mouse alone, sit back and enjoy a piece of creative brilliance.  I wonder who had '...

Hey, All. We recently took our 15 month old son, Josh, to get his first haircut and we wanted to share some of the photos with our AR family. He did such a great job in maintaining his composure; everyone in the barber shop was pleasantly surprised. Anyway, here are a few pictures. We hope that y...