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Bill Dries recounts the recent political history of the 9th Congressional District:

Bill Dries explains the difficulty in fashioning a compromise inbetween the “Tennessee Plan” and the direct election of appellate and supreme court judges in Tennessee:

• Birds of a feather flock together and crap on your car.
• When I’m feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor’s dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.
• The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement  
• Did you ever notice the Roman Numerals for forty (40) are ” XL.”

I was recently reminded by LeftWingCracker's naming Memphis' best newspapermen that I have been meaning to do a post recognizing the great Bill Dries in the context of mentioning what his hiring means for the future of The Daily News of Memphis, Tennessee.

I've been seeing Bill Dries in the political and legal trenches ever since I can remember hanging around the corridors of power. I've never

Dear Braden,

Today, you are 16 months old.

As I sit here, and your pee dries on my jeans (thanks for that!), I’m amazed that another month has flown by.  Somehow I know that it’s never going to stop being like this… eventually it will be years that have flown by and I’ll still be sitting here, even more amazed.  Hopefully by then I won’t have your pee stain on my jeans.

This past month, your Daddy and I decided to restrict use of The Paci.Â

From Michael Silence:

House Transportation Chairman Phillip Pinion, a Union City Democrat, said Friday there is interest from several local governments around the state in getting toll bridge projects approved while current law allows only a single pilot project.

So, Insty notes this really cool plan to get the US less dependent on foreign oil. It involves requiring (for about $100) new cars to be flex fuel vehicles. I’m torn because, well, it’s a good idea. But at the same time it makes my libertarianish side want to smack me about the head and neck area what with its free market idealism and all. The benefit of energy dependence is huge. I mean, without a heavy need for oil

Nothing will make you more nervous than switching your entire business model to support a new technology :)  Particularly when that technology is ONLY supported by the Open Source community.  Regardless, it looks like we were right again - or at least not way off the beaten path.