There are so few people using 800x600 anymore that I decided to take advantage of the advent of Blogger's new Template Designer feature to make quick work of the resize.I think this will fill a 1024x768 screen, but I'm 1440x900...
You won't want to missMemphis Heritage's Second Annual Adapt-A-Door Fundraiser Here's how it works... Contestants will be able to choose from a collection of doors, gathered by our dedictated Preservation Posse Volunteers, to recycle and transform it into a...
A great South Main Association meeting at Local Gastropub last night. Here are my notes:
Reginald Milton, a Democrat running for County Commission District 2, Position 3 spoke for a minute. He’s the founder and executive director of a...
and other stuff....Apparently, my 50 yard warm up before the Memphis Mile swim was not enough. I got a nice little lecture Tuesday morning at swim practice for not warming up WAYYYYY more. The thing is...I know this- I am...
I have pages and pages of notes from the SMA meeting last night, but there’s no way I can get them typed in a 45 minute lunch break, especially since I want to go pick up lunch from the Italian...
I know I'm going to get called out for being a snob but I really don't give a damn. There is a new wine in town that I just cannot accept. It's called Bear's Lair. Cute, right?...
Who knew it could be SO complicated! I came into work this morning to a note on my chair “Your chair was serviced and repaired as needed. You may need to re-adjust the chair for your comfort. If you have any...
Just wondering when you started hiring douchebag faggot bartenders with a fucking chip on their shoulder. Sorry for the 25% douche, I hope your faggot ass gets AIDS....
I'm exhausted. I travel. I work long, long hours. I travel some more. I work more long hours. People ask me for impossible projects to be completed in impossible time-frames. I'm tired.Oh, and I work out. Not that I look...
Mayor AC Wharton has posted a blog on how you can help Memphis’ application for Google Fiber. If selected, we could end up with reasonably-priced fiber-optic Internet access that is 300 times faster than typical cable/DSL connections. If...
This story is totally ridiculous. Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade for $100 million because the baby in the latest (and funniest) talking baby ad is named Lindsay and the fact that she is a “milkaholic” is defamatory. I didn’t think...
One of my favorite iPhone apps is FourSquare, which allows me to “check in” and tell my friends where I am. When you check in, you can leave a “tip” to improve others’ experience at those places. For example, I...
I was reading the current Multisport Lab article from the USAT weekly emails – it’s on overtraining, by the way – when I saw an archive article on the sidebar about the Pros and Cons of Training Partners.Huh, I need...
Yummy, yummy, for the tummy: The South Main Association meeting will be tonight at Local Gastropub, on Main Street in the old Sauces location. Social at 6, meeting at 6:30. Local will provide complimentary hors d’oeuvres for SMA members. Free...
I went to Pint Nite at the Saucer tonight. They now have New Belgium Sunshine Wheat, a new beer, on tap as well as Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat, which they’ve had for years.
Oh poor Brick. She’ll never be able to keep...
In a week where a Nashville CEO was fired after he sent out an E-mail that compared Michelle Obama to a chimp, the "Lexington" writer for The Economist brings us this exchange with a shopkeeper in Millington.An excerpt from the...
In order to stop weapons and drugs from finding their way onto Memphis City School campuses, police launched a five week undercover investigation that netted more than 300 arrests and the confiscation of 33 guns, 67 grams of crack cocaine,...
Not much to report today, since I had a lot of news in yesterday evening’s post.
Here’s an article from WikiHow that shows you how to make a fun appetizer for your next party – candied bacon.
If you hung out at...
I woke up early yesterday morning and was famished, having skipped dinner. I decided I’d grab some carry out from Blue Plate. I ordered the “2 Eggs any style” with Hash Browns. I forgot they ALSO come with biscuits and...
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh. I don’t want to scare it away, but take a look at this week’s forecast! I can’t believe the lowest low this week is forecasted to be 41!!!! I'll take the rainshowers - it's warming UP!I think...
UPDATE: Here's the E-mail from Assistant Managing Editor Louis Graham to CA staffers Thursday: From: MPC EditorialSent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 1:36 PMSubject: staff newsAll:As most of you know, we're facing a huge political year with Herenton v. Cohen,...
Well, this graphic will have to be updated.On Friday, ESPN's Bracketology was predicting the Memphis's men's basketball team wouldn't be going mad this year.But today, that has changed after the weekend victory over Tulsa. (Flyer)An excerpt: Memphis [23-8 (13-3), RPI:...
48 Hour Launch happened this weekend. This is a weekend workshop in which participants launch a new business, including all aspects such as putting together funding, writing a business plan, putting together marketing, and putting up a website. Although I...
In his novel HOCUS POCUS, Kurt Vonnegut relays the story about a guy who, as a kid, got stuck in an elevator. He was stuck for about twenty minutes; he thinks that this is a major point in American history;...
Since I last brought it up I’ve gotten over my beef with the library. I go online, search for what I want to check out (usually a few selections from my Goodreads “to-read” list) and see what’s available at my...
Chucalissa 5k-Beautiful, gorgeous 5k in the middle of a state park and Choctaw Indian archeological site. This is my first run with any sort of speed since July of 2009. I have not run a single ounce of speedwork since...
The latest bracketology update on ESPN.com (as of 11 PM last night) now shows the Memphis Tigers going to the big dance via automatic bid. We’re third from last in, with San Diego State and Arizona State behind us....
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