MacGyver

The 1959 version of the Mummy scared the heck out of me as a child.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

I saw those two together at the Ryman back in the day. Man, those were great shows. Robert Earl Keen’s 20th Anniversary of Live Dinner is totally worth a listen. Whenever I want to just hear my kids sing at the top of their lungs, I’ll cue up Feeling Good Again in the car. My oldest says the song makes her think that’s what heaven must be like.

I wish they had a date where they were together In Nashville. I thought about making the drive to see this one.

I’d stay the heck out of there come a full moon. No telling what might happen.

One day somebody is going to both improve on this design and price it where it should be. I don’t believe the original had a removable choke - nor did it need one.

Don’t forget the 2019 Kia catalog and a hole where his soul used to be...

That's one giant, well fed coyote if that's what it is. It would almost make me want to put some bait out with a game camera. I guess it could be a bear - but y'all don't get too many of them up that way.

If you’re serious about ending homelessness and systemic poverty, then this is a good step in the right direction. Better yet, we’d quit piling on fines over stuff that wouldn’t be a crime if you weren’t homeless anyway, thereby perpetuating the cycle. I can’t count the people I’ve met in the last decade who are working - but what’s keeping them from being housed is court costs and fines that simply keep growing. That’s not hyperbole. It’s literally multiple dozens of people. In Nashville, you pretty much have to have a car to work. That’s clearly not an absolute. But, our hub and spike transit system makes getting pretty much anywhere a multi-hour endeavor if you’re not lucky enough to have your destination on the same line. I get being “tough on crime” and all that. But, the system isn’t going to fix itself. People in poverty aren’t going to pull themselves up by their bootstraps - at least at any scale.

Just about any local brick supplier of any size will have them.

Huh. Did they replace it?

I seem to be the perfect height so that I've broken more than one clip over the years on the FRN models by catching them on door catches as I walk by. But, Spyderco has always replaced them, and it's been years since they used the FRN clips. They've been metal for years. Regardless, you'd be hard pressed to find better customer service in the industry. They've sent me screws and a variety of replacement parts over the years. Give them a call.

For what it’s worth, I try to keep a few ready-to-drink protein shakes like Myoplex or Muscle Milk in the door of my truck during cooler months, too If you want to acknowledge someone’s humanity, but are wary for whatever reason of giving them money - protein shakes are good solid calories.

It’s surprising how much of what people who struggle with homelessness have is really considered disposable. If you’re spending the night at the mission or someplace like that, they’re not going to let you bring more than a single, small backpack in. They might have storage lockers, but they’re not going to be secure. Your stuff is likely to be stolen. Other cities may be different, but with Room In The Inn in Nashville, no one has to spend the night on the street during the winter. We have enough churches to take people in. So, the issue changes to whether or not the place where they’re staying has showers or a washer and dryer. Most little churches don’t, hence if they can get new socks/underwear, they will. Softer protein bars are great, too. So is lip balm.

We work with the homeless weekly from November through March - providing hospitality, feeding, and actually spending the night in a church building with them. Socks, underwear, and chemical hand warmers are by far the items that are sought after the most.

They’re not coming back. We can be nostalgic for the past - but the economic opportunities of the future are going to look a lot different than those of the past. The biggest opportunities will either be hyper-local where distribution doesnt work at scale or they’ll be global.

Chrysler wouldn’t have made it out of the recession hadn’t it been for Fiat agreeing to purchase them.

What kind a lubricant are you using? And how much? Your guns seem to be running into these issues pretty regularly of late.

Probably at least the budget of the Marine Corps. Between that and the F-35 that got ditched last week, we’re into 10 figures.

Some of them were built using the newer codes. A lot of the forgotten coast has a lot of old construction - without the tie ins and back filled block. That stuff is gone.

The problem right now is getting there. Miles of I-10 and 98 are still closed to remove debris. Talking to colleagues and friends on the ground, it’s hard to even get to the affected area - and these are folks with air assets and boats There is going to be a time to help. Unfortunately that day isn’t going to be today.

He’ll be lucky to get half of that in this market unless he finds a sucker he’s willing to take advantage of.

Mexico Beach is going to need more than thoughts and prayers. This is pretty much a total loss event:

When it comes to the other, there’s often more assumption than reality. The boring regularity of the financial markets are rarely good for outrage.

The gates of hell are in Panama City somewhere.