September 29, 2007 by Tom Armstrong.

 From the agitator blog:

Starting today (Sept 27), state Department of Revenue agents will begin stopping Tennessee motorists spotted buying large quantities of cigarettes in border states, then charging them with a crime and, in some cases, seizing their cars.

Critics say the new “cigarette surveillance program” amounts to the use of “police state” tactics and wrongfully interferes with interstate commerce. But state Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr says his department is simply doing its job, enforcing a valid state law while protecting Tennessee retailers who properly pay state taxes.

Many states claim they can charge you sales tax on everything you buy out of state, too. Not just cigarettes. Everything. And that would be in addition to the sales tax you pay in the state where you made the initial purchase.

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September 29, 2007 by Tom Armstrong.

In an earlier post, I mentioned that I do tech work for my high school alma mater. We (#72 in the nation) played our in-town rivals (#5 in the nation) last night in front of a crowd of approx. 12 to 14 thousand–official count still unavailable.

We’re leading 6 to 3 with four minutes to go in the 3rd Q. We line up to punt and they block it on our own 10-yard line. Our defense holds, but they kick the field goal, tying the game 6 to 6. They run the hook and lateral and score. We return the favor. They score again in the middle of the 4th Q. We respond with our own TD. The difference in the game: They make both their extra points; we make one of three. The final: They beat us 20 to 19. They extend their streak to 50 straight wins. Highlights will soon be here, the Website of William Blount High School, run by myself.

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