Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: We Can Sag If We Want To
- What a relief it is to know that we probably will not be fined for showing the cracks of our butts anytime soon! Our heroic state attorney general said that the Saggy Pants Bill is “arguably unconstitutionally vague because it does not set forth a standard for its violation that may be readily understood.” Phew. [WSMV]
- “I don’t think that mentioning a bologna sandwich is a recognized law enforcement tactic.” – John M.L. Brown, attorney. [WSMV]
- The TVA is currently struggling with how they plan to move 5 million cubic tons of nasty coal ash from Kingston to… well, probably some other part of Kingston. Right now, they’re thinking that a train might work best. [WZTV]
- The State of Tennessee may soon be pulling a Tennessean and forcing its employees on furlough because April revenue was $189M less than expected. [WSMV]
- This might be the most exciting news we’ve heard all day: The mayor’s new budget will probably include an “adventure play park” on the East Bank of the Cumberland. We have absolutely no idea what that is, but it sounds pretty epic. [Tennessean]
- We are THISCLOSE to being able to buy five cases of wine from one of our neighboring states and carting it back into Tennessee (legally). [WZTV]
- In case anyone’s still counting, the statewide confirmed Hamthrax count is up to 36. [WTVF]
Photo by Buffawhat™.
What a relief it is to know that we probably will not be fined for showing the cracks of our butts anytime soon! Our heroic state attorney general said that the Saggy Pants Bill is “arguably unconstitutionally vague because it does not set forth a standard for its violation that may be readily understood.” Phew. [...]
In Case You’ve Forgotten What It Looks Like…
Enjoy it this afternoon, because it won’t last for long!
RELATED: The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas
Photo from NASA.
Enjoy it this afternoon, because it won’t last for long! RELATED: The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas Photo from NASA.
Bright & Early: New Dawn, New Day Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Our ears perk up whenever we hear about anything positive happening in Metro Nashville Public Schools (especially after we read stories like this and this and this), so we’re intrigued the Mayor’s announcement yesterday that he is partnering up with MNPS (in an alliance called “NASA,” no less!) to “fulfill his commitment of developing a coordinated system of after school programs for middle school students in Nashville.” Though the press release is fairly vague, it does mention that it has already been successfully piloted at Cameron and Wright middle schools. It also points out out of the 21,000 middle school students in Metro Schools, only 10% of them are actively participating in afterschool programming.
- No calorie info for Tennessee. Governor Phil nixed a bill that would’ve required calorie information to go on menus across the state, much like the Metro Health Department decided to do in Nashville a few months ago. Unless something changes, our ordinance goes into effect on March 31, 2009.
- Avian flu. With weird strains of the avian flu floating around in some parts of Tennessee, 15,000 chickens have been killed in Giles County to make sure it doesn’t spread.
- Bits & pieces. Councilwoman Murray, who we found out yesterday is becoming less popular in her district by the minute, has now racked up an ethics complaint and a confrontation with another councilwoman during which the police were called … The SESAC lawyer who faked his own death, pretended to be his own killer, and tried to rip off his life insurance company plead guilty to a variety of charges yesterday … Carter-Lawrence Elementary School is putting kids through boot camp to get them all geared up for the TCAP testing.
Photo by Peppysis.
Good morning, Nashville. Our ears perk up whenever we hear about anything positive happening in Metro Nashville Public Schools (especially after we read stories like this and this and this), so we’re intrigued the Mayor’s announcement yesterday that he is partnering up with MNPS (in an alliance called “NASA,” no less!) to “fulfill his commitment [...]
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