Not in bed yet...I am a super excited to race tomorrow. I love ironman.When I first did IMFL in 2008, I thought it was a lot of fun. A great day, actually. But, I wasn't truly in love. I thought...
I went to Macy’s today to stock up on LUSH products. The selection is already pretty picked over, as you can see. There are still some bath bombs on the other side of the display – minus the three I...
Yesterday I heard the perfect description of BBQ Fest: “Spring break for grown-ups.” I couldn’t put it any better than that.
The first open-to-the-public day of BBQ Fest was awesome. I pre-gamed at the Saucer and the Bear, stealing our sponsor...
I have arrived in Texas! I have checked in and picked up my chip after a long drive and 2 days in the same clothes. Fortunately I had a chance to take a shower before our Wattie Ink dinner. Such...
In Sunday's edition of the The Commercial Appeal, columnist Otis Sanford endorsed Shelby County Superintendent John Aitken to head the merged school district.He called hiring Aitken an "easy decision." However, School Board Member Martavius Jones disagrees, noting in an E-mail...
One of my readers continues to be completely lame. Yesterday I texted her, saying that I’d shown her picture to some of my teammates and we all agree that she needs to wear a tube top to BBQ Fest every...
Let’s go ahead and get this knocked out before I go to bed.
The front of our booth
John D pouring a Bud Light
Birthday boy Jeff Stamm of Double J SmokeHouse and Saloon, on the right.
Head WordPress guy Matt Mullenweg
WordPress tech ninjas...
UPDATE: A rep from LUSH replied to my post on their Facebook page, saying they are “already close to securing a new space” for a freestanding location. Fingers crossed! I’m late seeing this, but the last day of business for...
I told y’all she’d be puffy again in no time. Kidding. Here she is. You almost can’t tell she’s shaved in this one: Previously: Week one Haircut day...
The always-entertaining Tony Allen will be on the Chris Vernon Show at 3 PM today. If the Grizzlies guard is half as entertaining on radio as he is on Twitter, it will be a fun time indeed. Listen at AM...
The Squeal Street team captain posted to Facebook that there are fire ants in the grass near the Patio Porkers area. If you plan on going to visit those teams, open-toed shoes might not be a good idea.
Not sure about...
I got an email from Memphis City Councilman Jim Strickland on May 7 containing an attached .doc of his proposed budget. I like the idea of cutting spending and taxes until we get in line with Tennessee's other cities. The...
The Fuel food truck tweeted that it was parked at the Barking Lot at Main and Jefferson, and that they had taco salads. I took a walk down there.
The tacos salads are actually just variations of their regular tacos, with...
I'm sitting on the toilet in the men's room writing on a smartphone and sweating because they never provide decent air circulation in men's rooms. I've spent the last 2 weeks of my life at work. At the finish line,...
Today’s news post begins with a piece of very good news. The City Council has given initial approval to a $2 million funding plan that would fill in a financial gap needed to save the Chisca Hotel. A group plans...
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that I’m partial to Eastern Europeans. Romanians in particular, but I’ve also mentioned Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, and Moldovans.
However, yesterday it was the Polish who stepped it up. One...
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