Sandeen

In 1974, when I was 34, I won the Republican nomination for governor of Tennessee. I lost the general election because voters were mad at Republicans about Watergate and because people said I was a “stuffed shirt.” So, when I wanted to run again four years later, my wife, Honey, said, “Wait a minute. First, I want to know 𝘸𝘩𝘺 you're running. What do you hope to accomplish? And second, could we have a different sort of campaign?” So we talked about it with some other people, and she said, "Well, why doesn't Lamar just do what he likes to do? He likes music, he likes to walk, he likes to meet people, he likes the outdoors." And then she said, "Why don't you just walk across the state?" And you don't walk across the state in a blue suit. So she and I went down to Friedman's Army Surplus Store on Hillsboro Avenue in Nashville, and we bought all the red-and-black plaid shirts they had. We added it to the two I already had, and I wore one of those shirts every day on my 1,022-mile walk across the state. I did my best to shake hands with 1,000 people every day and spent the night with 73 families, most of whom I had not known before. I sank deep into the music, stories, and character of our state. I saw firsthand that Tennessee was third from the bottom in family incomes, there was little interest in bettering the education system, and the "anything is possible" spirit I grew up with in Maryville was not prevalent in the community.

I think it’s disgusting the United States charges $100 per person visiting our country to enter a National Park. Embarrassing too!

🚨 BREAKING: An armed man opened fire in the vicinity of JD Vance’s motorcade near the White House, per USSS The man opened fire on Secret Service, USSS returned fire, taking the shooter down. NO law enforcement officers were injured Pray not only for 47, but ALSO VP Vance🙏🏻

I watched “The Blair Witch Project” on a whim last night. Never saw it when it came out in 1999. Surprisingly not scary, despite its reputation. And because you never actually see the witch, I kept bracing myself for a jump scare that never came. Still, impressive that a couple of film students from the University of Central Florida made an inexpensive film that became a huge blockbuster hit and one of the most well-known titles in horror cinema.