pickup truck

Before I get started do me a favor, go to the tennessean.com and give us a vote for best BBQ in the "Toast of Music City" poll. The link is:

http://data.tennessean.com/v2/bin/toast/category.php?cat=108

On many days I conclude that McCain’s “maverick” schitck and his squishy enviro-nuttiness is enough to keep me home in November. Then there are days like this.

Take the recently passed congressional porkfest known as the Farm Bill.

The other morning we were stuck in traffic on our way into work. Some old dude in a pickup truck was obviously listening to some really good tunes as he was bobbing his head. I thought he might hurt himself. So what did I do? That’s right, I broke out my camera.

The Knoxville News Sentinel profiles Lamar Alexander Chief of Staff, Tom Ingram:

Ingram arrived in Washington for what he thought would be a six- or eight-week assignment. He never left.

From the Tennessean
Downtown accident victim is identified

A woman killed while pushing a shopping cart across North First Street on Saturday night has been identified as Linda Harris.

Harris, 38, who was homeless, was struck by a Dodge pickup truck about 8 p.m. on a dimly lit part of the road near Jefferson Street. She was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she was pronounced

I was notified of this tragedy by Metro police Saturday night; I'm trying now to find Linda's boyfriend to see if there's anything I might be able to do to assist him. Unfortunately, I've been so busy with so many others I haven't been able to really search thoroughly for him.

From the Free Press:

“A lot of folks assume there’s something else,” he told the Southeast Tennessee Political Action Committee at the Mountain City Club. “There may be, but it will be another year or so before you know about that.”

On the long arduous journey home from work today The School Girl and I were having this theologically historical type conversation. I will save you the boring details (mostly so that any of you who disagree with my thoughts on religion won’t force feed your comments down my throat…digressing…).

Ben Cunningham gives kudos to a lawman who showed some flex: