@RexChapman
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done. —George Carlin
If you appreciate not having to avoid the smoking section in Tennessee restaurants since 2007, thank the legacy of
@RoyHerron
. Roy badgered
@PhilBredesen
so much about the need for an indoor smoking ban in 2006 that PNB made it his
#1
priority during the 2007 legislative session.
The top five oil companies alone—Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips—brought in more than 300 percent more in profits than in the first quarter of 2021. That is a total of more than $35 billion in profits in just three months.
@MarshaBlackburn
I can’t help but notice that this is very carefully worded so it doesn’t appear to your voters that you actually support what John Lewis dedicated his life to.
Dwight Yoakam breaking down in the middle of quoting Merle Haggard’s “Holding Things Together” might be the best thing I’ve ever seen on TV.
#CountryMusicPBS
@ThatEricAlper
I remember not buying "Who's Next" for weeks because I couldn't figure out why "Teenage Wasteland" wasn't on the track listing. (It's "Baba O’Riley")
I usually don’t like cover albums but
@MavericksMusic
doing “Hungry Heart” sucked me in. This is really good. Didn’t even know I needed an accordion fix.
The Mavericks Preview New ‘Play the Hits’ Album With Waylon Cover – Rolling Stone
“Many economists say the most effective way for the South to regain its momentum would be to invest more in education, which would over time create a more skilled workforce to attract employers.”
@ThatEricAlper
"I bet you're wondering how I knew about your plans to make me blue with some other guy that you knew before -
between the two of us guys you know I loved you more"
In fact, these five companies’ first-quarter profits alone are equivalent to almost 28 percent of what Americans spent to fill up their gas tanks in the same time period.
Googled “why is approaching proficiency considered failing”. Really illuminating article. Remember this when TN schools start getting assigned Ds / Fs this year
Why ‘proficiency’ in the Common Core era is misleading - Ctr for Teaching Quality
#CTQCollab
"There is absolutely no reason why, out on the street today, a civilian should be carrying a loaded weapon."
Ronald Reagan
@MarshaBlackburn
@BillHagertyTN
I just got home from watching some fabulous kids in a school play
@JTMooreMS
Some I’ve known for years, others I met 2 weeks ago! Kyla O’Neal created a true community of crew, cast + support that shines on and develop kids’ talents in SO many ways. 2 yrs in the making!
@JTM_IB
🎭
If you haven’t had the pleasure of having a COVID-19 test yet here’s one thing you’ll learn about yourself during the test: your nasal cavity is about 8 inches deeper than you think it is.
This is madness: school shootings make gun manufacturers rich.
Did you know school shootings are always followed by spikes in gun manufacturers’ stock prices?
As parents in Texas are identifying their children Smith and Wesson’s stock is already up almost 10% today
@BillHagertyTN
I’m a proud TN father who is afraid for the life of my kids and I have 12 more years to worry about someone who wants to die famous walking into their school with a gun. Do something.
Protect our kids, not Smith and Wesson’s bottom line.
I guess I’ve seen so much hate, stupidity, negativity, division and dissension in my social media feeds lately this literally stopped me in my tracks and brought tears to my eyes.
Like it or not, it’s true. I choose to like it.
#twitterandfacebookaintreallife
Uniquely me: having to hunt down my older daughter’s car to retrieve my younger daughter’s car seat .... while singing to myself “Oh, they’re so spaced out ... b b b b Benny and the Jets.”
Big Oil has been making historic profits. In the first three months of 2022, ExxonMobil pocketed $5.5 billion after taxes; Chevron gained $6.3 billion; and ConocoPhillips made $5.8 billion.
The brand new Hillsboro High School campus is spectacular, but every time I drive under this sign I think about a conversation Amy and I had about the short-lived (one season - 1984) Memphis USFL team: the Memphis Showboats.
“It’s just not a very menacing mascot.”