The Column

You hear of people being disgruntled a lot, but I've yet to meet a gruntled person. How's that work?

Some folks absolutely must make a simple job difficult, like this guy in upstate South Carolina: === SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. -- A man was a...

"If I'm writing something while depressed, I am absolutely sure it is going to suck. Really really bad. But here's a funny thin...

Ok. I don't run. My ankles are bad. Gravity is bad. Running is worse. So there I was at the starting line of the Floppin' Flounder 5...

They come out at night ... ... in search of brains ... ... and the Center For Disease Control wants you to know what to do in the event of a...

If you use LastPass, be careful. In fact, change your master password. Like right now. A security incident was reported May 3, and the compa...

It was 50 years ago this week that America's version of the manned space program really began. On May 5, 1921, 37-year-old Alan Shepard ...

Got these courtesy of talk show host Neal Boortz. Check 'em out -- they're a real hoot. Remember, though: No laughing in the airport...

Leave it to Obama to screw the pooch in a triumphant moment. No pictures? Like anyone's gonna take his word about bin Laden?

According to news sources, alleged human being Osama bin Laden a) died or b) is running with Elvis. White House announcement TK.

AP sources: Boehner tells GOP there's deal to avoid government shutdown. Too bad. I wanted to see 'em dance.

I love air shows, and I was seriously considering going to the one at the Charleston Air Force Base Saturday. Thought about it, but I believ...

Not long ago I started corresponding with an old friend, a fellow survivor of the newsroom wars. I hadn't seen him in 20 years, and he h...

Not long ago I mentioned Thin Mints, the world-famous, to-die-for, to-perhaps-fight-for Girl Scout cookie. Some roommates in Florida fought ...

You could almost put that to music. (Special thanks to one of the local truck drivers for the shirt design. Modeling it is my coworker Alan....

These started cropping up on median strips around Charleston this week. I'm not sure what they are; they may really be some sort of weed...

Dogwood! These blooms were seen on mall drive in north charleston, sc. They have the robin up north, and we have our dogwood. whatever your ...

Hiking tip #3,684: It is not necessary to outrun a bear that is chasing you. You only need to outrun your hiking buddy.

Scientists at the University of Hiroshima discovered it's not that hard to teach a rodent the finer points of wine selection. Here's...

These Bradford Pear trees, popular in the South as an ornamental street tree, are usually among the first things to bloom out here. While te...