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The Metamorphosis By Debbie Whiteaker A Woman’s Decision to go Cruising Over the years I’ve heard the same story time and again. A woman’s agonizing decision…to go on a cruising adventure with her husband or significant other or to stay in her nest where she can be available to her children, grandchildren, or elderly parents.

Island Packet — If you are a regular runner in the Lowcountry, there’s a reasonably solid chance that you will, at some point, be attacked by an animal that will try to eat you, probably with its teeth, for three reasons: Because of the stretchy nature of their muscles, joggers are chewy and delicious.

Now’s the perfect time to plant flowering shrubs, trees (Island Packet) Ornella | Dental | Monday, November 10th, 2008 November in the Lowcountry brings the cooler weather, frequent rainfall and fewer biting insects. That makes it a prime-planting month for gardeners.

From Island Packet staff reports, starring Tim, Other Tim and Jim We at the Guide have come up with these Suggested Names for the Obamas’ New Puppy. (Yeah, that’s a lame lead-in, but frankly, this is like the only funny Obama-related thing we could come up with.

Island Packet/The Guide — No one needs a 2,000-pound pumpkin. No one. Such massive pumpkins are absurd and unnatural and freaky-looking, and good news only if you’re part of the powerful international lobby Big Pie.

To vote for the Capital of the Pierogy Pocket of America, go to www.pierogypocket.com before Oct. 24, and click on “Meet The Cities And Vote Now.” Island Packet — If you have never eaten a pierogi, if you have never explored the magnificent taste combinations that arise when you weld a doughy dumpling to the important parts of a potato, then all I can say is that I weep for you.

Ordinarily, the FITS gals derive no pleasure from hurling lightning bolts down at fellow bloggers from our Zeus-like perch atop all S.C. new media, but this time we couldn’t resist. In case you missed it, the Palmetto Scoop - a.k.a. Richard Quinn & Associates - published a huge “exclusive” story yesterday - one that dealt with a letter written by S.C.

...they actually call it..."domestic violence"! Better yet, she's convicted and given a real, male-style prison sentence. Of course, one does wonder why she was free to stab her husband after seven previous domestic violence convictions. One also wonders what (if anything) she would have been sentenced to if it weren't her 8th conviction...

From Island Packet staff reports, starring Tim, Other Tim and Jim Finally, someone has discovered the elusive connection between the trials of daily living, and being a Samurai. An exercise class in Virginia teaches participants the tools and postures used by the Samurai warriors you probably learned about like we did, via G.I.

Island Packet — Kids these days, they just don’t know how good they have it. They have the YouTubes, they have the orange and purple iPods, they have the Wii, with that little remote control you wave around to make that gelatinous snowman that’s supposed to be a tennis player on the TV do tennis-y things.