Just when you thought it was safe to return to your local polling place, Kenneth Eaton has announced that he intends to unseat U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander in this fall’s election:

After deep consideration and talking with my family, my political mentor Bob Clement, as well as his long time friend and chief of staff Larry Woods; I have decided to enter the race. These friends are confident that I should run, and believe we have the ability to win this race.

If Eaton’s mayoral campaign was a longshot (and it certainly was), I’m not sure how to describe this latest effort. Quixotic doesn’t quite say enough. It may be time to solicit more realistic mentorship and advice because I’m not sure why trying to unseat one of Tennessee’s most popular political figures seems like a good idea to anyone.

Eaton is ready, though, even if his Web site is not. Note that “Kenneth Eaton for Mayor of Nashville” is still the home page’s title, but at least he still has a home page. (It’s amazing to me that this site still links to a Web directory months after the election.)

I’m not sure what to make of the source for this news. If the author had concerns about Harold Ford’s unsuccessful Senate campaign, he will be plenty busy analyzing this one.

After seven hours waiting in line outside in the cold and being subjected to way too many mediocre renditions of “Unchained Melody” and “Don’t Take the Girl,” local radio host Miss Vicky (above) has had enough:

Spending 7 hours at a Nashville Star audition is like audition week on Idol, only add a twang, cowboy boots, spitting, chain smoking, diesel trucks, really bad cliche “country” outfits and a lot of yodeling like screeching.  It was 7 hours of absolute agony! I never want to hear “Unchained Melody”, “Crazy”, “Walking After Midnight”, “More than a Memory”, or “Don’t Take the Girl” ever, ever, ever again … If you were wondering how my audition went… I think it was actually bad enough you might see me on the reject reel.  I might get my tv time after all! I NEVER want to audition for anything again!

Yikes. I think I will listen to Lightning 100 or Nashville Public Radio during my commute this morning. I would really miss Unchained Melody if I had to ban it from my earshot.

It’s no MusicCityMoms.com, but Local stay-at-home dads now have their own presence on the Internet: nashdads.com. If you’re a dad and have no interest in the previously mentioned AP position, check it out.

The Nashville Associated Press bureau (located in Brentwood) is searching for a news editor. Like the rest of the media (and the rest of us, for that matter), the AP is shifting on the fly to figure out how new technologies and the evolving media landscape are continuing to change how news is prepared and delivered:

Candidates must have a commitment to all media platforms … Applicants need to understand the growing importance of multimedia news and be able to coordinate with AP staffers from other formats.

Submit an application or your resume online if you’re interested.