Shooting a rocket to explode on the moon. Wasn’t that a SPECTRE plot in a James Bond movie? And where was 007 Friday when the moon was under attack?

The International Olympic Committee voted Friday to add golf to the competition for the 2016 Olympics. I only have one question and it only requires one word: why?

    In one of his live reports tonight from in front of the federal courthouse in Greenville, News Channel 7’s Chris Cato called this “a dark day for Union County.“

    Union County has seen more than its share of dark days over the past two years.

    Corruption and unemployment have made for hard times.

    Federal indictments revealed today accuse top current and former county officials of a wide range of corruption charges.

I talk about President Obama and the Olympics, Michael Vick, Jay Leno and the wisdom of following politicians in a free-wheeling blog that you should be required reading for America’s youth. Or maybe not.

Sunday was a rough day around our house. My nearly nine year old daughter was getting ready for her 12th and final performance as Marta von Trapp in the SCCT production of “The Sound of Music.“
The key word is final.

Though my family has lived in Spartanburg for 28 years, we are constantly discovering new things.

I’ve discovered we have some very fine restaurants, and the days of having to drive to Greenville for quality dining are over.

One of the best discoveries I’ve made recently happened September 5th when Gayle and I went downtown for the second annual “Spartanburg Creative Tastes” festival showcasing local restaurants.  It was our first time attending, and we had a terrific time.  We mingled with local leaders, friends from work, and buddies we hadn’t seen in ages.  The weather was perfect, and at each booth, restaurants were selling plates of food that looked and smelled amazing.

Clouds have taken hold of the area and for the most part don’t want to move out.  That with rain still in the forecast will mean a rather gloomy weekend.

To me, Patrick Swayze did one thing as an actor: he declared a clear difference between men and women. Women love Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Men love Road House and Point Break.

“Do you love me? (I can really move)  Do you love me? (I’m in the groove)  Ah do you love? (Do you love me)  Now that I can dance?“

These are the words to the chorus of “Do You Love Me,“ a 1962 hit for the Contours.

It’s one of the great songs from the soundtrack of the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing.“

The greatest of the actors in that film has died.

Tonight the Carolinas mourn the passing of Patrick Swayze.

    If you have a dog, or just plain love dogs, there’s an event for you this Saturday 9/12 in Spartanburg County.

    It’s the “Spartanburg Tailgate” at Va-Du-Mar McMillan Park on McMillan Boulevard in Boiling Springs, 10 am - 2 pm.

    Here are the event highlights from the Spartanburg Parks Commission (formerly Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation):

If the federal government was so interested in getting gas-guzzling cars off our roads, perhaps our lawmakers will propose another bailout. College football fans need a Cash For Clunkers program.

Our summer has been anything but oppressive, but lots of people are ready for the cool fall air to stick around.

Governor Mark Sanford has talked to two national media outlets that are out with stories Wednesday. In one article, he is said to describe himself as “zen-like” while in the other he says “I think I now know what Sarah (Palin) may have been feeling,“

My wife’s fortieth high school reunion last weekend turned out to be fun and a most interesting life lesson.

A lesson in what retirement may be like, and in some cases, should be like.

First let me be honest and tell you I really didn’t want to go.  I figured since it wasn’t my high school class, I would be bored.  But knowing it was important to Gayle that I go, I decided to make the best of it.  After all, I really only had to do two things:  (1) dress nicely and (2) not say anything stupid or that would embarrass Gayle.

The reunion was in Salisbury, North Carolina.  My wife was in the 1969 graduating class of Boyden High School, the last class before the school was renamed Salisbury High School.

Every year many people are interested to know if their name is on the list of hurricanes.  How do we come up with the names, and it there a request line to get yours on there?  Read on!