Are any of you readers familar with the Muscular Dystrophy Association's (MDA) "Lock-Up?"  If not, let me explain. I have been found guilty of having a BIG HEART by the MDA Summer Campers!  Now, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is locking me up on August 25th and I need your help! Help get me out of jail by donating towards my bail!  A tax-deductible... [Read more...]

Do we have any R&B music fans here at Walden at Chatham Center?  Chart topping musical sensations Trey Songz, with special guest Monica, will be coming to Savannah next month on Thursday, August 12 at 7:30 p.m., to perform at the Johnny Mercer Theatre/Savannah Civic Center (301 West Oglethorpe Avenue) as part of the Passion, Pain, Pleasure Tour.  The nationwide... [Read more...]

The Runaways Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie in the music-fueled coming of age story of the groundbreaking, all-girl rock band, THE RUNAWAYS. They fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon, Pearl Harbor), who turns the rebellious Southern California kids into a rock group with... [Read more...]

You know the routine, you wake up in the moring to take Rover out to do his "business" and he has to inspect every tree, fire hydrant and lamppost in the area before he finds "the chosen one." Why there has to be this daily search is beyond me.  You'd think that the spot he chose yesterday would still be good today, right?  We may never know the science... [Read more...]

Nearly 50 years after Ramona & Beezus was first published, Beverly Cleary's best-selling children's classics are still resonating well with readers young and old.  Check out the trailer for the book's big screen debut below.  It stars Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place star Selena Gomez, along with Sandra Oh, Josh Duhamel, Ginnifer Goodwin, Bridget Moynahan... [Read more...]

Gotta love The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).  They give Savannah, an otherwise refined and well-bred town *wink*, a little art school raciness.  As anyone who's been to the SCAD exhibits can attest, there is some pretty impressive work coming out of there. Right now they've got two exhibits that are both must-sees and totally different from... [Read more...]

 If you don't have your U.S. Passport yet, you can save a few bucks by going to apply for it now...like RIGHT now.  As of next Tuesday, July 13, the price for passports will raise from $100 to $135.  For those 16 and under, the price jumps from $85 to $105.  Even the price of renewals will go up.  Currently renewals are $75.  Next week: $110.  And... [Read more...]

So last week I blogged about the Tybee Throws a Fit excercise event that took place on the Tybee Island.  Did anyone make it out there?  Well, writing about that really had me thinking about my own fitness goals and doing what I need to do to get back in shape. I used to run a lot, but I slacked off terribly.  Now I want to get back into it and I need to... [Read more...]

Do you know about the history of fireworks in this country and why we celebrate them on July 4th every year?  Here is some info I found at Everything4thofJuly.com... When settlers started coming to the New World, the Western hemisphere, they used the fireworks to impress or frighten away the Natives. They also used the fireworks to celebrate special occasions. Fireworks... [Read more...]