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Guns In Bars TOSHA Complaint

I don’t know how I missed this yesterday, but apparently a server has filed a TOSHA complaint that argues it’s unsafe for bars not to post 1359 signage, because “an employer has a duty to protect and safeguard employees against recognized hazards to human health, safety and life.”

That…

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Tennessee Park Carry: One year later

It’s been a year since the Park Carry law went into effect in Tennessee.

So far, no one has gone crazy and shot up a playground full of blind orphans like the media was screaming would happen.

Journalism and Meteorology: Two fields where your predictions can be consistently wrong yet…

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Why would you need a gun at an 8 year old’s birthday party?

I mean really, how paranoid do you have to be? Seriously?

I mean, it’s not like someone’s going to come in and start killing everyone in the house.

Here’s one of the reasons I carry: you can never know if the guy standing next to you is banging

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EPA says no to lead ammo ban

I didn’t see the story on any other gun blogs at posting time, so here you go.

It kind of sounds like they were just hearing a petition instead of seriously considering illegal action, but who knows.

Anyway, it’s okay to put away the wookie suits for now.

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And now for something completely different

I have a 99 Jeep Cherokee. From the factory, it came with black plastic trim, but after 11 years on the road that plastic was so faded it was practically white.

So I used a blowtorch on them.

All better now!

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Your idiotic Tennessean headline of the day

Incoming TN Regents chancellor John Morgan to take pay cut

Only in a liberal’s mind could getting a $125,000 pay raise (instead of a $205,000 raise) constitute a pay cut.

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Small Wolrd

I used to live across the street from the house in this picture.

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Wherein I steal my co-host’s schtick

One line movie review–The Expendables:

The action sequences more than make up for the bad CGI, red laser beams, and the fact that Dolph Lundgren is now 112 years old.

Oh, and apparently it beat the snot out of “Eat Pray Love” at the box office. Mission Accomplished.

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Marketing tricks

This morning I decided to treat myself to some Starbucks. After paying, I was asked, “Would you like a free reciept today?”
I chuckled, declined, and couldn’t stop thinking about this.

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A very moving post

From Bonnie.

It’s always good to talk about those kinds of things. It helps the survivor heal, and it helps the rest of us avoid bad situations.

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Speaking of Hope and Change

It’s Primary Day in Tennessee. Go vote.

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HopeNchangeNyellingNmurder

Nashville police are looking for two men who killed a third after a heated argument. This argument happened, I am not making this up, at The Obama Market.

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Tip for videotaping people who might not like it

This post has been rattling around in my head for a while, but something Tam linked to finally got me to write it. Basically, some vagrant was arrested for using a cell phone to video a police officer questioning her travel partner. But she wasn’t arrested for video taping,…

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QOTD: JournoList Edition

In a discussion about Trig Palin, and the idiots who thought (and still think) that his birth was some sort of conspiracy and coverup, Lindsay Beyerstein gives us this gem:

In the post-Rathergate era, journalists should be on their guard for Republican dirty tricks.

That’s right, kids.…

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The plot thickens

Remember the Election Commissioner found dead in the trunk of his burning car?

Turns out he was shot first, and they suspect it was a local deputy.

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How to tell the difference between ‘real cops’ and ‘fake cops’

After you’re robbed, real cops show up when you call 911.

But see, if you resist anyone who looks like they kinda sorta might be a police officer, what with the shirt that says “POLICE” on the front and all, and you’re wrong, you’ll bleed out waiting for the paramedics.…

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Coming soon to an A&E Special

Local Republican County District Chairman’s body found in trunk of burning car.

May whoever did this to him suffer the same fate.

I had to hit three different news sites before the part about him being a Republican was mentioned at all. Most are focusing on the fact that he…

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Home Theater Bleg

My HTiB receiver just gave up the ghost. It was about 9 years old and we were thinking-about-maybe-thinking-about getting one for Christmas, so I haven’t really done any research. I’ve temporarily configured everything to go through the TV’s speakers, but honestly going from 5.1 to 2.0 is probably going to…

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Update on Franklin County Deputy Shooting

Remeber the off duty deputy who was shot while househunting at midnight?

The homeowner will not be charged.

For now.

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Clueless

First line of the story:

Local taxpayers in Nashville will largely be off the hook for the costs of repairing public facilities damaged by severe flooding in May.

Headline: Federal, State Money To Cover Most Flood Damage

Apparently, if you live in Nashville you don’t pay federal or state…

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Unpossible!

Loaded Handgun Found In Movie Theater Seat.

That theater has one of those nifty circle slash signs (about 2 inches tall and you have to know to look for it). They used to be cute in an “Aww, they think that works! How precious!” kind of way, but as of…

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Now I understand…

…why cities have fireworks ordinances. My town does not have one and it’s been ZOMG BOOMERS! for like the last 2 hours.

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I can see the difference, can you?

So last week, some residents of Rutherford County (considered “mostly rural” and “backwater” by Nashville residents, despite bordering Nashville and having only half as many residents as Nashville Proper) voiced opposition to a 52,000 sq foot Mosque. The Tennessean described the opposition thusly:

  • As “one of the ugliest displays
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    Deputy killed in odd circumstances

    Last weekend, 25 year old off-duty deputy Mike Claiborne was killed in Franklin County, TN. The TBI is currently investigating the circumstances because they are quite odd.

    You see, Claiborne was shot and killed while househunting with his girlfriend and two other people. They were (apparently) examining a property…

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    Obama to Republicans:

    If you’re so upset about my deficit spending, you should raise taxes to pay for it. See, then I won’t be spending in deficit. If you don’t raise taxes, it’s proof that you only oppose me because you’re racist. Oh, but not until after elections.

    Via Insty

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    TFA Statement on McDonald

    McDonald Decision issued – 2nd Amendment applies to States through 14th Amendment

    In what was largely perceived by many as a foregone conclusion, the United States Supreme Court has released on June 28, 2010, its opinion in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case. It is a 214 page PDF…

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    Old McDonald Had A Gun…

    EIEIO…..

    And in a couple of hours, we get to find out if it’s okay to violate constitutional rights just because a lot of people live in a geographically small area.

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    Got a carry permit?

    Got a phone with a browser?
    Like to eat out?
    Live in Tennessee?

    Shoot me an email. wizardpc at walls of the city dot net.

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    Facts vs Feelings

    Claim: If we allow guns where alcohol is served, tourism will suffer

    Reality: CMA Festival attendance up 17%, tourists spend $24 million, and 95% of hotel rooms were booked that week.

    I really have to wonder about the people that make these easily-disprovable claims and the reporters who…

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    On press checking

    You should do it frequently. I have apparently been walking around for three days with an empty chamber.

    Whoops.

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    Thoughts on the Nexus One

    So I’ve been using it for a week, and I’ve got a little cognitive dissonance.

    Things I like:

  • Live wallpaper
  • Google Talk
  • I can see all my calendars, not just my primary
  • There is a WordPress app that actually works
  • Graphics are beautiful
  • Battery life is better than I
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    Curious

    When the Senate version of Restaurant Carry 2.0 (AKA “The Randy Rayburn Act”) was amended, I complained that new signage requirements were personally bad for me. My client had the circle/slash sign on the front door and on the parking lot entrances. The signs were not legally binding on…

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    Restaurant carry 2.0 – Veto overridden

    Nikki Goeser is in the gallery and just let me know the override was successful.

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    It’s tonight

    Just got word that the veto override will happen tonight in the “unfinished business” portion of the session.

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    Android email question

    In Windows Mobile, I was able to tell ActiveSync not to sync during specific times. See, my banks, Careerbuilder, and Cabela’s like to send me emails at 3AM, and those notifications tend to wake me up.

    I can’t find a similar setting in Gmail for Android. I can only find…

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    Veto Override Tomorrow

    That’s what my sources are telling me.
    Session starts at 10AM.

    Remember, as amended the restaurant carry bill makes the circle-with-a-slash sign a legally binding sign. Bad things will happen (like losing your permit for three years and getting a misdemeanor on your record) if you violate that…

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    I’ll be in my bunk

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    Bulk convert your media to AppleTV format

    This isn’t normally something we talk about here at WOTC, but I wanted to throw it out here so Google can find it.

    I had some friends in from out of town this weekend, and naturally conversation drifted to tech stuff. My friends each have an AppleTV. They use handbrake

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    Bredesen displays lack of cognitive ability

    Bredesen talks to a reporter about the veto override.

    Bredesen laughed when asked by a reporter whether he would be surprised to see lawmakers reject the veto.

    “Not in the least,” he said. “Not in the least.”

    When he vetoed the bill, he fully expected the veto to be…

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    Nikki Goeser gets her blog on

    Over at NikkiGoeser.net.
    Linoge and I have both mentioned her a couple of times in the last year.

    For those that are unfamiliar with her story, here is the short version: Nikki’s husband was shot and killed at a bar last year while she watched…

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    Veto Override

    It’s today in the Senate. Then it’ll go to the House. Not sure on a date for that.

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    Your biased Tennessean headline of the day

    Man who pointed gun at police wins $15K settlement

    While technically true, the story is that the police did a plainclothes raid on the wrong apartment, and the occupants of said apartment resisted until they saw badges.

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