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Nov
6
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Posted by Christopher Waldrop
November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment
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As a coin collector one of my best sources is the monthly Nashville flea market. For decades it’s been held at the state fairgrounds, but its future is uncertain because the fairgrounds is being closed down and sold to private developers. I feel like a part of my childhood is being taken away; I remember [...]
About once a month my wife buys eighty pounds of raw chicken necks which I then run through a meat grinder, pack into containers, and freeze. Now I know what you’re thinking: Hey, call me the next time because I’d like to get in on that! Seriously, you’re probably wondering why anyone in their right [...]
Every college campus should have a game room, and every game room should have at least two pool tables. The reason is simple: playing any game of pool teaches important lessons in physics, geometry, sportsmanship, and how to pick up strangers. It’s good stress relief. The Vanderbilt campus used to have a game room, but, [...]
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Oct
16
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Posted by Christopher Waldrop
October 16, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Even though Ray Bradbury’s description of Venus as a planet covered with dense jungle where the rain is constant was wildly inaccurate—it does rain on Venus, and sometimes even snow, but it’s sulfuric acid, not water—the rain we’ve had here made me think about some of his stories lately. Yesterday morning I woke up to [...]
Lately I’ve been riding Nashville’s first (and so far only) hybrid bus. Riding the hybrid bus wasn’t a conscious choice. For some reason I think they just picked my route. Since the bus is often crowded when I get on I guess the double-sized hybrid bus was an obvious choice.
While I’m glad they’ve bought a [...]
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Aug
21
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Posted by Christopher Waldrop
August 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
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When someone sends you something like this and says, “Hey, this made me think of you!” should you laugh or be insulted?
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Aug
13
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Posted by Christopher Waldrop
August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment
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The Nashville Shakespeare Festival is putting on The Taming of The Shrew this year for their 22nd annual Shakespeare In The Park. Now, I’ll go ahead and say there are spoilers here, although the play’s title itself is pretty much a spoiler. If you don’t know Katherina gets tamed in the end you either haven’t [...]
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Jul
10
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Posted by Christopher Waldrop
July 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Like a moth to the flame, like Charlie Brown going to kick the football, I willingly subject myself to stupid quizzes on Facebook and elsewhere. So far I’ve resisted the temptation to take the How long would you last in a horror film? and the even more ridiculous Which BUTT are you? quizzes, but the [...]
A new work by Nashville-based sculptor Alan LeQuire is going on display today at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center in Clarksville, Tennessee. Titled Dream Forest, the work appears to be in the style LeQuire is best known for, consisting of massive, classical figures. You can see pictures of the sculptor at work here, and [...]
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Jul
7
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Posted by Christopher Waldrop
July 7, 2009 | 4 Comments
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A new bill on its way through the Nashville city council would prohibit anyone from stapling advertisements to telephone poles. It would also set a fine of $50 per flyer. I have to admit I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand all those staples on telephone poles are unattractive. On the other [...]
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