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Fun with headlines

By | May 17, 2013

Let me give a try at this: Headline: “Nashville” production team may need incentives to stay in Nashville Actual story: The taxpayers of Tennessee paid 32% of the production costs of a show that is on a major broadcast network, and now the network is upset that the state may only pay 25% of the… Read More »

Gee… this seems to be a trend

By | May 16, 2013

*This is another one of those posts that I should probably state that this is purely my opinion and it doesn’t necessarily represent the opinion of WizardPC, who keeps letting me post here for some reason.  My information comes solely from the sources that I have linked in this post.  If you have not already… Read More »

Fun With Headlines: 5-9-2013 Edition

By | May 9, 2013

Actual headline: Long-time Scout leader resigns position over gay Scouts ban Accurate headline: After 50 years, local man has the courage to resign the least important of his Boy Scout leadership roles due to 107 year old policy* Actual headline: La Vergne works to replace faulty emergency system Accurate headline: City leaders spend money on… Read More »

The coolest thing about my new house

By | May 1, 2013

Is the front door peep hole. Everyone who has come to the house so far (inspectors, appraisers, contractors) has commented on it. You can literally watch traffic go by while sitting on the stairs: It’s not something I would have bought on my own, but now that I’ve seen one I’ll probably never have a… Read More »

Look at that!

By | April 30, 2013

I’ve noticed that a lot of folks have been excited and talking about getting their travel plans together for this weekend.  I think this is great, but I need to tell you guys this… I’m sorry, but I don’t think we ordered enough food for all of you for the wedding reception. Everyone is talking… Read More »

Fun with Headlines: 4-26-2013

By | April 26, 2013

Actual Headline: Nobody injured when officer’s weapon fires during arrest Accurate Headline: Officer needs to learn to keep his finger off the #$%&ing trigger Actual Headline: Carrie Underwood, Tennessee lawmaker face off on Twitter Accurate Headline: TN Lawmaker shames celebrity that claims bill does something it doesn’t actually do (This one actually really pisses me… Read More »

An evening with…*

By | April 18, 2013

Just got back from a great concert with Naienko.  I guess you might say it was a date. She heard the following song at the concert for the first time, and has decided that it’s one of “our songs.” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alo16cEoBBA&w=420&h=315] Yeah… we’re that kind of couple.   *yes, the concert was, in fact entitled… Read More »

Well, I don’t see this often

By | April 17, 2013

I spotted an article in the Tennessean entitled Neighborhood meeting on youth violence remembers ‘ones we have already lost’ and thought it was going to be another of their anti-gun pieces.  Surprisingly, other than using the phrase “gun violence” once, the piece makes no mention of anything other than the core issue: violence, and gang… Read More »