September 5, 2013      Dear Debby and Jerry, I am trying to make a decision regarding an online dating site. There are so many and I was wondering if you…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Tom Poland    September 6, 2013   In 1980 I wrote a fifteen-minute film script about a subject most people give little thought to: sand dunes. The stars of this natural…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Ron Aiken September 5, 2013 Bourbon! Bowties! Slurred Speech! OK, for the record, Chomp! did not have slurred speech. But he’s sure someone at the fantastic Bourbon & Bowties…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jillian OwensSeptember 6, 2013 Summer is almost over, my friends!  It’s time to finish those around-the-home projects you’ve been putting off!  Fortunately, one of the easiest and most impactful…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

Cathy Monetti August 28, 2013  It’s a bit crazy, don’t you think, the way a tiny little fear can hang in your psyche, floating beneath the surface, both there and…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Alan Cooper August 30, 2013 On Monday, August 26, the University of South Carolina hosted the official launch and unveiling of the international edition of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. …

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Brian Maynor August 30, 2013 It’s Labor Day weekend and you know what that means!  That’s right, time to wonder why you can’t wear white after this weekend.  I…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jemme B. Stewart Co-Founder, Upstream: A Center for Mindfulness Practice and Holistic Mental Health August 30, 2013  In addition to running her private counseling practice, Carolina Psychotherapy Center, Jemme…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Reba Hull Campbell August 30, 2013 The world is divided into two types of people. One isn’t better than the other; they are just different. There are dog people,…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

August 28, 2013 A recent Facebook post by Jenks Farmer, Plantsman commented on a Weekly Hubris article titled Online Porn & the Particular Gardener by his colleague William A. Balk,…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Ron Aiken August 30, 2013 It started as an idea, a flavor profile that wiggled out of the creative ether of my brain into my active consciousness while on…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jillian Owens August 30, 2013 Upon first meeting Columbia artist, Michael Krajewski, my first thought was What?  Is this guy for real?   As he pulled up to the…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

August 30, 2013 Dear Debby and Jerry, Having been on a few Internet dating sites the last year and a half, I have noticed that many men’s profiles are not…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Brian Maynor August 23, 2013 With Labor Day around the corner and school is back in session that only means one thing… football season is here.  And in a…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Robert Sox August 22, 2013    You need a bottle of wine.  You go to the store and think, should I buy the $8 bottle or the $15, maybe…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

August 22, 2013     Dear Debby and Jerry, I have been on a major internet dating site for about 1 year. I have often seen the profiles of widows in…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

As the students return, my stress level rises. By Jillian Owens August 22, 2013 Ah!  Late August in Columbia!  The summer is winding down, and the days of sweltering afternoons…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Ron Aiken August 23, 2013 Goop, Tingles and the New Age of Drink! Chomp! is fit. Chomp! runs, eats wisely and drinks wisely. As a fit guy, I’m always…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

Cathy Monetti August 23, 2013   Most everything about the night was unexpected. It was planned to be our book club gathering, first of all, a night for our group of…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Tom Poland     August 23, 2013 Part One: Remembering Elvis Author’s Note: Last week marked 36 years since Elvis died. This excerpt from Save The Last Dance for Me,…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Brian MaynorAugust 16, 2013 Love it or hate it, exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.  Most of the time we start a routine because we are…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

August 16, 2013  Dear Debby and Jerry, Well, the woman I met on a matchmaking website has me talking to myself. Hands down, she’s beautiful, sexy, fun and has a…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

  Hitting the Pints & the Pavement By Jillian Owens August 15, 2013 3 Beers/3 Miles! the press release advertised (or perhaps commanded).  I enjoyed the first half of the…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Tom Poland     August 15, 2013 Part Two: Pranks, Meanness, & Fame Part I, Inside The Bus Station, provided an inside view of how patrons and employees interacted in…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Ron Aiken August 16, 2013 Let’s Love-Up on The Gourmet Shop!!! It’s hard to pick a nicer place to eat outside, whether for lunch or brunch, than The Gourmet…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

Cathy Monetti August 15, 2013   You’d think it would get easier, this facing down of another Fall semester. After all, I’ve been through it twice. What’s more, this time I…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jan Pinnington August 15, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking Kids will love this great tasting and healthy casserole, and you’ll love how easy it is to make.  Invite your kids…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jillian Owens August 9, 2013 There are two things I feel I should be allowed to do whenever and wherever I like.  One is bring my dog everywhere.  Yes…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Ron Aiken August 9, 2013 Let’s Make Crunchy Chicken Salad!! One of the joys of summer is chicken salad. My dearest family of childhood friends, the Maceykas (Linda, mom,…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

Cathy Monetti August 9, 2013   Day 24: Fly Fishing in the Blue Ridge It has become an anniversary theme with us, my husband and me, this notion of fly…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

August 9, 2013   Dear Debby and Jerry, I have a girlfriend that I met on the internet. We’ve been dating for a month and she has invited me to her…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Brian MaynorAugust 9, 2013 ‘Happy Birthday’ to all of my friends, colleagues and readers celebrating a birthday with me this week!  While the past few days have been chucked…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

Tom Poland     August 9, 2013 Part One: Inside The Bus Station Enlightened types tout mass transit as a cure for social and environmental ills. I doubt many of these…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Temple LigonAugust 9, 2013 Soon after the Revolutionary War, John de la Howe, a French physician, moved to Charleston and set up a medical practice. He was successful, and…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jan PinningtonAugust 9, 2013Healthy Hands Cooking If your kids like Ranch dressing, try this crispy coleslaw with sweet apples and crunchy almonds for a sweet and salty sensation. 1…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Brian Maynor August 2, 2013 For the third installment in our vacation series let’s look at dressing for a night out. No vacation would be complete without at least…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Kristen Tice,  MS, RD, CSSD, LD August 2, 2013 When you’re on vacation or a business trip it can be a big struggle to maintain your diet or health…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

Chomp! loves his readers. He loves them EVEN MORE when they volunteer to write guest columns. Chomp! went to Irmo High School (we won’t say the year) with today’s guest…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Temple Ligon August 2, 2013 Chasing a 75-storey commission, American architect I. M. Pei was presenting his architectural competition entry ideas in Houston in the mid-1970s when he told…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

August 2, 2013    Dear Debby and Jerry, I am enjoying dating on one of the popular online dating sites. I’ve met some great guys and am thoroughly enjoying myself.…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Tom Poland August 2, 2013          Small Town America Is Dying DEDICATED TO THOSE OF US FROM SMALL TOWNS The small town is hailed as a place…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Robert Sox August 1, 2013 Wines made from a blend of different grapes are big sellers today.  Blends can be red or white but the red blends have been…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jillian Owens August 1, 2013 What:  Soda City Farmers Market When:  Every Saturday from 8am-12pmWhere:  The 1500 Block of Main Street I am not a morning person, folks.  While…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Brian Maynor July 26, 2013 This is the second installment in our vacation series that looks at packing smarter so that you get the most number of wardrobe options…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

      Click here for the story.       About Maria Fabrizio   Each weekday, Maria’s love for news and habit of predawn doodling converge for an editorial…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Kevin Hyde July 26, 2013   Children’s movies do not have to be all that good to be huge hits these days. Exhibit A: Despicable Me 2; Exhibit B:…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

Cathy Monetti July 26, 2013 I wish you could see the time stamp on the photos. That’s how unbelievable the phenomenon has become, this raining of feathers, this prayer answered…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Ron Aiken July 26, 2013 A Gourmet Steak & Salad Meal For $30!!! What??? Yes!!! Chomp! knows you don’t have all the money in the world and yet want…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Tom Poland July 26, 2013  The steadfast Carolina marsh tacky holds a unique place in our state’s heritage and in the hearts of the riders who value them as…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life

By Jan Pinnington July 19, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking That’s right, dust off your blender! Smoothies are complete meals in a cup and a great breakfast on the go for…

Posted in: midlandsbiz   Category: life