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I’ve already told my team that they can dress me, they can mohawk me if we get to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game.

I'd love to see that...for several reasons.

5 Simple, One Skillet Meals

Pan Roasted Chicken Breast with Roasted Tomatoes and White Beans

Skirt Steak Stir-Fry with Vegetables and Brown Rice

Roasted Salmon with Sliced Sweet Potatoes and Asparagus

Pan Seared Pork Chops with Roasted Mixed Vegetables

Shrimp and Chorizo Paella

Virginia-based chain Five Guys takes top honors among Zagat voters

From time to time, my e-mail inbox contains someone thinking they know exactly what story I should write. Often, we’ve either already written it or are going to. Or the idea isn’t good. This wasn’t the case late last month when loyal reader Gene Redden of Chattanooga sent me an idea. His buddy, Eric Vlietstra, was quitting his job as an industrial engineer to build and sell cowbells full-time.

Consider me interested.

In today’s Clarion-Ledger, we profile that upstart business.

CLICK HERE to read the story. (For our regular print readers, I particularly bring your attention to it because the story ran in the business section, not sports.)

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