A great excuse to eat out today

Dining Out for Life has been a national event in many cities for years to raise money for AIDS/HIV outreach organizations. Today's the day for Nashville's restaurants to donate part of their proceeds to Nashville CARES. Here's a list of participating restaurants. So if you needed a good reason to fork over the bucks for a big night out at the Sunset Grill, here's your chance!

Just a thought for the Metro Nashville Police

Obviously, I'm not a cop, so I could be talking out of my you-know-what on this. But since the West End Attacker seems to be doing the same thing time after time (looking for homes where purses are in plain view through a window, breaking in a window or door, snatching the purse and fleeing) why don't the police set up a sting operation? Find some concerned homeowner in one of the targeted areas who's willing to cooperate, set up a purse in a conspicuous place, and have some cops hide in a closet or outbuilding in wait for him to strike? It might take awhile (or it might take more than one house) but he'd probably eventually take the bait. Sure, it might not work, but so far the "let's wait in the neighborhood with the police 'copter and squad cars at the ready" hasn't done the trick, has it?

*clears throat*

Tar Heels on Hand,
To steal the Thunder from the Sky:
Then take our stand,
As every man does right
By blue and white
We'll give the Tar Heels a Hand
And cheer them on to do or die.
YEA, all of us are for U-N-C
And you can betcha we're proud to be the
Tar Heels on Hand.

Boy, I wish I were on Franklin Street right now. I wonder if there are any trees left...