Blogs from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North America - page 17

First up apologies for the Facebook users as you may recognise some photos that have already been posted......but hey what can you do! First up youll be pleased to know that i heard NPR (national public radio - a simply fabulous radio programme broadcast nationally ala triple J but whose emphasis rather than on music is on real news and current affairs both locally and globally - check it out at http://www.npr.org/ - simply tremendous coverage)......anyway the lead local story was that some of the local councillors in all their wisdom are trying to pass legislation aimed at deeming illegal the wearing of pants below the waist while exposing underwear as seems to be the fashion among certain people in the area. And not content with such measures it is propsed that extremely baggy pants be ... read more

Mardi 29 avril 2008 - Daytona Beach Après avoir découvert la tranquillité des îles, on découvre à quel point nous vivons dans un monde de la consommation. Même si l’adaptation à notre retour au États-Unis ce déroule bien, on fini par être tenté par cette vie de consommation. Lorsque nous avons visité notre première épicerie à Daytona Beach, vous auriez dû nous voir à quel point nous étions excités par tous les produits en vente. Nous voulions tous acheté casseau de fraise à 2.50$, pomme de salade à 1.50$, biscuit breton à 2$, steak à 5$ et nous en passons. Tous ces produits se vendait 75% plus chère dans les Bahamas. Nous avons rejoint nos amis Karine et Mario de Victoria V à Daytona Beach. La dernière fois que nous les avions croisés était en février ... read more

Just in case you were closing out some international agreements or ratifying treaties soon i thought i should quickly let you know that one of the pretty important courts here in the US made a ruling and as i understand it made out that unless a treaty or protocol made specific reference that the states here in the US had to abide by it then it wasnt binding to the states. So for example if the US federal govt ie the president, were to join Ruddy and finally ratify the Kyoto Protocol to reduce CO2 emmissions if the protocol did not specifically state that the protocol was binding to the states, the states could simply ignore it! My inside soruces tell me this decision is now under appeal so ill let you know how that pans ... read more

Hello friends! It's Josh again. It's 10 p.m. here in Summerville, and my chain of flights towards Sydney begins in only 8 hours. I'll be heading to sleep after this entry, and waking up at 4 a.m. to take a shower and say goodbye to my cats. I've just spent an incredible week with my girlfriend Erin whom I love very much! After a somewhat emotional morning, we said our "see you soon"s and "I love you"s and I drove home to Summerville to finish packing. Here's what I've got packed! Suitcase 1 is crammed full of 7 pairs of shorts, 3 pairs of long pants, 16 shirts, lots of boxers, and socks, not to mention my brand new USC pajamas. A pair of dress shoes, running shoes, and flip flops are in the bottom section. ... read more

Neal, Tara, Taylor, and I headed down to Chucktown for a good time. We froze and had a great time...and here are the pics to prove it! We went to the Old Exchange, Angel Oak, the Charleston Tea Plantation, and took the Dark Side of Charleston tour. We also played Apples to Apples (soooo fun!) and Cranium. What a blast!... read more