Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette Blogs

Times are tough for everyone, ain't no lie there. Groceries cost an arm and a leg. Every major business seems to be losing ground. And gas is so beyond ridiculous, it's exhausting even to think about it ... also, it's turning me into Marie Antoinette and not the misunderstood Kirsten Dunst version, either. "'Let them eat cake'??? Wait, I was totally high and misquoted! Where's my shoe?"

Observe, from a real conversation I had today ... Friend: "Let's use this editorial cartoon on how we have no right to complain about gas prices when there are people suffering in Myanmar." Me: "Those people don't have cars, though."

Well, if you haven't heard the big news by now, I'll break it to you very, very gently: Barbara Walters is apparently a big, old hussy.

Speaking of old, she's like 78, but look at her neck! That's a 40-year-old's neck! How the heck did she do that?!? It's a miracle to behold ... like angels getting their wings on Christmas Day or me making it through the light at Simmonsville and 278 without getting sideswiped by someone with a yellow sticker in their front window ( ... now, don't get all huffy ... that could mean anything ... except in this case it means "Sun City drivers").

IN THEATERS

Out today is the much buzzed about action flick "Iron Man." So the first question to most minds (at least mine) is, "Will this be better than 'Spider-Man'?" My guess is no, but it looks like it will be able to strongly compete. Getting quite good reviews from the critics so far, it might prove to audiences that not all superhero movies flop.

Well, it's a good thing Fathers' Day isn't until June because we're all going to need a month to get over this past week. And poor little Miley Cyrus is especially going to need that time to hunt down the perfect card for her daddy (assuming they make "Dear Dad, Thanks for Pimping Me Out" cards. If not, they really should ... lord knows, there's a market for it).