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I know of a future coworker moving to the Knoxville area in a few weeks that needs a temporary place to rent until his house sells. It's just him and his wife, and two Dobermans. He claims the dogs are very well behaved, and very well house trained. His budget is around $600 / month. Last I heard, about a week ago, he's really starting to worry that he can't find a place to move in to.   He's a stand up guy, with a well paying job, and would be a great renter.    If you can help, PM me and I'll PM you back his phone number.

Got my name in.  :up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUpfw4Hf3w       I am a recent convert to blues, and in my search to find new music, I happened upon Gary Moore. Not sure why I never heard of him before. He's got a wide range of music, from 80's hair to modern electric blues. I( certainly like him now, and I'm sure I would have liked him back in the 80's.

I have some family that lives in Cruso, NC. There is a sign at the edge of town that says "Welcome to Cruso, 9 miles of friendly people and one old crab" If you ask people in town who the old crab is, they will all (jokingly) tell you it is them. In reality, I think they have a contest every year for the "honor" of being the old crab. That's the kind of Americana you just don't get in big cities.

Biblegateway.com says it is:  et lux in tenebris lucet et tenebrae eam non conprehenderunt   But you should verify. Here is where I got it: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A5&version=VULGATE

So, a law who's only real outcome was to make criminals out of law abiding, stand up citizens, just made a criminal out of a law abiding stand up criminal. I'm sorry, but this guy should do the full sentence. If anyone should have known better, it should have been him, a supporter of the law. Maybe that would open some eyes and make people think about these zero-tolerence, gun free zones really don't server the citizens.   The article sure made him look like a great guy, too, didn't it? Do you think any of us, NRA card carrying, second amendment loving, gun owning "nut-jobs" would get the same courtesy?

  That is one of my favorite Zeppelin songs. I really liked the long bluesy songs that never got airplay. I think that is where the band really shined.   Another one of my favorite Zep songs comes from the Presence album; "Tea for One". I think this album pretty much went unnoticed by most people. I can't think of any songs that really made it big from that album.   Here it is from the boys:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiSQc0gSQk0   And, if anyone could do it better, it would of course be Joe Bonnamassa:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y40o5ddhxcI

Guns are so evil that we must protect our children from them at any cost. In fact lets shield them by totally ignoring the fact that they even exist. Maybe they will grow up not even knowing that guns were ever even invented.   It's for the children!  :panic:

That bottom right one looks like the stick man is pulling on the "X". My guess is they are trying to say "Don't remove the signs".   :shrug:

Actually it looks like the Turbo Tax "Premier" version (a step down from "Home and Business") does the rental property too, and it's on special for $50.  :up:

We have a Dachshund, and that dog will play fetch till his feet fall off. Never had to train him, and he always drops the ball right at my feet, and he's ready to go again. Some of the time I fake him out, and then throw the ball somewhere he has to go search for it, like in the bushes. I think he enjoys the hunt nearly as much as just chasing it.   I have to use one of those ball throwers, because after a few retrievals, the ball comes back grossly slimy. Dog's got a definite saliva issue.   They are instictively burrowers, and last fall I tossed his ball into the large pile of raked leaves in the yard. I don't know who had more fun him burrowing through the pile, or me watching the show.   He would probably wear out one of these automatic throwers in a day or two. I've thought about trying to build my own, using two rotating tires, but I'm not that ambitious.

We have rental properties, so a few years ago, when we had our first rental, I went to H&R Block. I figured taxes with rental property income would be difficult, so I thought I'd take it to the pros. Later, I read a book on taxes for landlords, and realized that H&R had completely overlooked a key aspect of rental property: Depreciation of Basis. It was chapter one in my book. How could they overlook that? They made it right by filing the necessary forms for me, but I'll never go back.   They also charged me over $300 to do my taxes. I found Turbo Tax has an online version that was designed specifically for folks with rental property, and they charge $75. It walked me through the whole process, just like H&R did, asking me questions just like they did. It will all be up in the cloud, again this year, ready to fill in all the pertinent details, so I think it will go even quicker this time.   Looks like Turbo Tax has renamed the "Landlord" version this year to "Home and Business", but looking at the details it looks like it handles rental property just the same.

I emailed all of the Reps on the subcommittee, and got a personal response back from Rep. Mike carter withing minutes. He also wanted to know my stance on the issue of municipalities annexing private property without the citizens right to vote on it. I emailed him my response and he emailed me right back again to say thanks. It's refreshing to see a politician actually be involved like that,

OK, this is pretty cool. This guy's got a new axe design in prototype. First off, I've never seen wood chopped like in the video, and second the new design is very interesting. The web site gives a little more detail.   http://www.mnn.com/family/protection-safety/stories/weve-been-splitting-wood-all-wrong?utm_content=buffer4c6ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCJADv2shNE  

I thought it looked fishy too.

  Not sure of all the details. I think his friend stole a bunch of stuff from a hotel they worked at.

  No, no reason for that particular barrel, other than I like the price and reviews on the Midway site, and I have an established business relationship with Larry. I buy a lot of stuff from Midway, and I guess they are just my default go-to site. any other site / barrel  suggestions?

A friend of mine had a felony conviction for theft some 15 or so years ago. He hadn't actually stole it, but held the loot after the robbery and they all went to jail. They just recently petitioned the judge to expunge the record, and he did. Right after the expungement, my friend decided to get his HCP. I was skeptical that he would actually get it, but he did.   He did not hire a lawyer, he just wrote a few letters to the judge and made a few calls. I think it was totally up to the judge in this case.

Was thinking of this barrel for my TGO build. It's out of stock now, but I can wait. Anyone see anything wrong with this one?   http://www.midwayusa.com/product/750829/ar-stoner-barrel-ar-15-556x45mm-nato-m4-contour-1-in-9-twist-16-chrome-lined-chrome-moly-phosphate

That's pretty cool! I have been making soda can stoves for years, but I have used a more traditional design. The drawback to the design I have used is that you have to have some sort of stand to place your pot on, otherwise you smother the flame. This design, the stove is the stand. Plus the added bonus of being able to empty the fuel. I like his crimping method too. Mating the two halves together is always the most difficult part for me. I can't wait to try this version out.   I usually keep a soda can stove and a bottle of fuel in the BOB in my truck. Super light and the price is right. When I show it to people, they are amazed.   Word of advice: do not use gasoline in one of these. I thought I was going to have to call the fire department to put out my workshop the one time I tried. The flame goes about a foot high, and there is horrible black smoke. Trust me, don't try it.

Good for the judge!

  You know, I've seen the term "80% Lowers" and always assumed they were blems or something. I had no clue what they actually are, and that you could buy a receiver like this. Turns out you can have been shooting for years and still learn something new. TGO members are awesome. Thanks for the clarification JayC.

Growing up in Florida, I remember guys that had shotguns on the racks in the rear windows of their trucks, parked in the school lot. Nobody even blinked. Now look at us.

I built a computer about a year ago that is dedicated to my entertainment unit. The case is designed to look like a stereo component, and blends in well with the rest of my equipment. We mostly use it to stream from Amazon Prime, but you can also find some shows online right from the broadcaster, like CBS or NBC, etc. It's a bit of a pain streaming from the broadcaster because their interface is not very streamlined.   I got tired of finding the DVD's we have for the grandkids laying around, getting scratched or lost after they visited and left them out. I have ripped most of them to the PC's hard drive and put the DVD's away for safe keeping. All of their movies are now played from the PC on our TV.   I also have XBMC installed on the PC. It's kind of like Roku, or Boxee. It finds shows that are stored out at various sites, such as the broadcasters, and does all the work of finding them and presenting them with an easier interface. XBMC has lots of add-ons or plug-ins that can be installed to bring additional content, such as Ted Talks, or Documentaries, as well as some free movie options like Crakle.   We got the Amazon Prime mostly for the free 2 day shipping, and the video streaming was a bonus. The movie options are definitely not as robust as Netflix, and I think Netflix choices are limited (especially for new content), so there's not a lot I watch there. We have found a few shows there that are not broadcast on our DirecTV, such as BBC's Sherlock that is on Prime, and they have a nice selection of old classics and Westerns (which I just started watching). I wouldn't recommend Prime if that was all you were getting it for. I think you can browse thru the movies and shows on Amazon's site and it will tell you if the shows are available for free for Prime members. You may want to take a look and see if the shows you want are there.

I heard a news report the other day that said "abandoned carts" at online retailers is a big deal, especially to places like Amazon. I'd venture to guess that the shipping costs disclosed at the very last step is the biggest reason. I always calculate the shipping into my final cost, and if they don't have an option to calculate shipping charges before I enter my card info, I just move along.