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It's been decades since I had a reason to know what a bag costs. I somehow stumbled upon an article the other day listing the average cost of an ounce (seriously, I wasn't looking). I was surprised to learn that where it is legal, they are selling it for $300-ish an ounce. Seems like that was what the going rate was back in the early 90's. It may be the only thing not affected by inflation.

And this happened today: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/four-children-killed-pre-school-attack-southern-brazil-2023-04-05/ Guy with an axe jumps the fence and kills 4 kids at school. Crazy people will always do crazy. It's just that for the U.S version of crazy, a gun is the most convenient tool. If crazy doesn't have that tool, they will find another. You know what did stop this crazy guy? A good guy with a gun

There are armed guards at the White House. There are armed guards at the Capitol There are armed guards at the Supreme Court There are armed guards at the Governor's Mansion There are armed guards at the State Capitol There are armed guards at my local courthouse Seems like the .gov folks all think some people are worth paying for armed guards for their safety.

We used to be diehard Fox news consumers. We left Comcast and went with a couple different streaming providers, and the ONE deal breaker was they had to have Fox. We got tired of paying for the streamers too, but couldn't quit them because there was no other way to get Fox. Sadly, that was the ONE and ONLY reason we wouldn't cut them. Then they just started going off the deep end. Every prime time talking head repeated the same exact stories and events as the one that came on before them. It was mind numbing. Then Hannity, with his drama queen delivery got to be too much, so we stopped watching him. Tucker just seemed to be off the rails, so we stopped watching him. More and more we just stopped watching it. Now-a-days, if I need to see wall to wall reporting on something of a national scale, I'll watch NewsMax. They have a free app and you don't need a carrier to log into it, like Fox does. All the contributors that left Fox, or got fired, are all working for NewsMax. But NewsMax is also very unappologetically slanted to the right. The good thing is, we pretty much stopped watching Fox alltogether, which allowed us to just cut cable and all the streamers. I put up an antenna. I bought an HDHomerun tuner device and connected it to my Plex server, so now I have full DVR capability of anything I can pull in over the air. Our evenings consist of watching some local news, and the wife has to watch wheel of fortune. Our TV is free now, and we are saving a ton of money on subscriptions. Oh, and life without constant news running in the background is SO MUCH BETTER.

Old enough to know what's right, Young enough not to choose it

We have a couple rental properties in Oak Ridge (that are currently rented out), but are managed by Asset Realty Management. I don't know how they are from a tenant's perspective, but they have been good to us as landlords. They have some listings available on their web site: https://www.knoxvilleproperty.management/knoxville-homes-for-rent#properties?

So, if a bank I have DEPOSITS in goes under and the bank says, "sorry all your money is gone", what happens if I have a LOAN with that bank? Does that go away too and the house I have mortgaged is now mine free and clear?

I know we can't change the system, but what I want to know is what can we do to insulate ourselves from the impending doom? Do we stockpile cash in jars in the back yard? Start buying gold and silver? Real Estate? Do I need a years supply of stockpiled food?

They are saying the balloon shot down over Alaska may have been a hobyist club's balloon that got away from them. And we used a $200M jet and launched a $400k missile at a $100 toy.

Hollywood 100% has an agenda. I say to my wife all the time, "why is it that of the probably 400-ish people in my life that I know, I can think of only 2 or 3 that are gay. So less than 1% of my set of data points. Yet every single TV show has to have at least one gay person." Look, I don't care what you do in your own life, I'm a live and let live kind of guy. But, I don't want to see ANYONE being sexual on TV, gay or straight. It makes me uncomfortable to watch sex scenes, especially when my wife / (adult) kids / grandkids are in the room. Just stop showing any of it.

Here are some shows that we recently binged that were pretty good Yellowstone 1883 - One season is all there will be. This plays like a long movie. Tulsa King Dead to Me - The last season gets funky due to Christina Applegate health issues. Just accept it and enjoy it anyway. After Life The Terminal List Ted Lasso Ghosts - The US version. Stoopid and silly, but fun Severance - You'll either love it or hate it. Definitely a weird ride Alone - Good reality show about people being left alone to survive in wilderness. Last person standing wins $$ Justified - Older show, but it was great. Might go back and rewatch the whole thing.

I lived such a sheltered childhood of innocense, back in the day, I actually thought this song was about fireworks, the 4th of July kind. Re-listening to it now and thinking back, it must have been pretty risque for its time

I usually search <county name> TN Elections and I usually find the county website that has a sample ballot. I use that to research candidates, and make my selection before I go in to vote. One of my biggest peeves is people who have no idea who they are voting for, getting to the polls, and picking random candidates. That is insanely irresponsible and they may as well just stay home and let the people who actually care, go vote. At the very least, just skip over whatever sections you don't have an idea about. You don't have to cast a vote for every single section. Are you in Morgan County? if so, here is their website with a .pdf sample ballot: https://morganelections.com/

People who pronounce the word Suite as "suit" and not like "sweet". A bedroom "suit" are my PJ's, a bedroom "sweet" is what I put my PJ's in

The wife and I got our Real-ID last year. A couple weeks ago, we flew out West. In the TSA line, all they needed was the Real-ID. They didn't need to see our boarding passes. Somehow they tied it all together. They popped the license into a reader, and it pulled up everything about our travel plans. That level of personal info being tied to it in a gov database kinda scares me.

Yep, that is the one I bought. Been pretty happy with it. And it has the lifetime warranty

I had a Craftsman that served me well for probably near two decades, and now my son owns it. I upgraded to a Ridgid Sliding saw. I have been pretty happy with it so far. Tho it takes some getting used to it jerking and sliding forward when I start it. I'm used to the non slider just firing up. There is a lock on it that I could use, but I don't. The non slider was fine for most things, but sometimes you had to flip the piece over and make a second cut, and I hated that. That is why I upgraded. But I will say, the small one was way more portable. I almost wish I kept it just for being able to toss it in the truck. One thing I'll say about the Ridgid is they have a lifetime warranty for their tools, which is nice. I have this saw and a table saw of theirs, and that is one factor that really drew me to it. Tho, I will say, you HAVE to stay on top of them to get you registered. Both saws, I sent in the registration and heard nothing back for months. I finally called them, and they said "Oh, here, let me take care of that" and boom, I'm registered. I have a couple other Ridgid power tools as well, and they are rock solid. I abuse my skill saw, and it just laughs at me and says "Is that all you got?"

Beth Hart is AWESOME! This LedZep tribute album stays faithful to the originals, but she puts her own stank on them. The album starts out strong and gets better with each song

GM should replace that truck for free, and hire that kid to be a spokesperson where they show the video and at the end he comes on and declares GM trucks to be "Tornado Tough"

We have 5 acres to mow, and love it for the flat parts. However, we have a pretty good slope at the back of the property, and it ends at a fence or tree line. I can't tell you how many times I've had to pull it out with a truck or ATV because it couldn't make the turn while going down hill. Once it's stuck, it won't come out, the tires just spin. I bought super aggressive knobby tires, but that didn't help either.

I hiked that road from about the halfway point back to Cades Cove, twice. First time was a couple of years ago, and it was impassible by any kind of vehicle. It had massive washouts that were 5 feet wide and 8 feet deep, not to mention all the downed trees. I did it again about a year ago, and it was a delightful gravel road I would have driven the wife's car down. Apparently they did a lot of work repairing it. I can't speak for the other half out to the Dragon. Have never been there, so I don't know what condition it is in. That said, roads like this in the park are generally closed during winter no matter what, so you likely won't be able to use it now regardless. Also be aware that it is one-way, from Cades Cove to the Dragon. Once on the Dragon, you have to take it back to Foothills parkway to get back.

Just last weekend, the wife and I were out running errands, and Paradise by the Dashboard Lights came on. I was joyfully singing along, and took a break to comment about what a clever song it was. She says to me, "I've never heard this song before". I tried telling her that it would be impossible to not have heard that song before, but she insisted. I don't even know who I'm married to now. I practically wore out my old vinyl copy of Bat out of Hell. Sad to see his passing. Such a great entertainer.

Does anybody know, why are movie guns that fire blanks, not made in a way to only accept blank cartridges? Why isn't there a special caliber just for blanks that all prop guns use? Or make the blanks in such a way that only they can fit in the chamber. Seems like a better solution to this kind of problem. Only reason I can think of is its just easier to go down to the local gun store and get whatever you need, but in a movie with a several million dollar budget, that excuse shouldn't fly. There ought to be a law.

Another anti-gunner, who has told the NRA "We are coming after your money" has no problem making money using guns. Such a hypocrite. Maybe the use of all guns should be banned for all movies. Give them a taste of their own medicine. Tho it would be in bad taste, I think it would be pretty funny if Trump went on SNL and did a Baldwin impersonation sketch, where he randomly shoots people.

That is very similar to Led Zep's Gallows Pole, which they borrowed from Leadbelly from way back in the 30's