Doppler shift at the wind farm.

From the front page of Sunday's business section

R. Neal at KnoxViews has named this humble site the Weirdest Local Blog You Should Be Reading But Probably Aren't. Apparently we're hit or miss, but I guess you can't have Japanese bikini rodeo pie fights all the time.

On behalf of all the local and ex-local nerds and assorted weirdos who make fortsanders.net what it is: Uh, thank you?

Tennessee Code has some pretty high expectations of bike cops:

55-8-173 (a): A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, except for a certified police cyclist who is performing duties that require riding in a side dismounting position.

There's something I'd like to see, a bike cop tackling someone at speed! I think I saw that on TV once. But I guess it's too much to ask of police today, since tasing is so much more convenient. Of course, such optimism by our legislature is counterbalanced by the complete lack of confidence in regular cyclists:

55-8-176 (a): No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handlebars.

What?! Not even if I let the car in front of me do the driving?

55-8-174 (a): No person riding upon any bicycle, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach such bicycle, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle, or such person's own body, to any streetcar or vehicle upon a roadway.

Those fascists!

It actually looks like we have fairly reasonable bike laws in Tennessee, at least compared to some places. In the UK cyclists have been fighting new traffic code updates that would basically classify them as second class citizens on the road.

A few pics of Christabel and the Jons (or at least Christa and Seth) playing at Sundown in the City last week...

More after the jump...

I just looked out my door to see a homeless lady pushing a shopping cart, dragging a bunny on a leash.

No shit....

A white bunny... Is this what happens after Easter in Central-Broadway?