What’s the fire sale?

    About Me

    • E-mail: paul@paulryburn.com
    • My Facebook page
    • Twitter: Follow me at @paulryburn (personal account) and @firesale (daily updates on the Fire Sale at the Downtown Flying Saucer)
    • My LinkedIn profile
    • My resume
    • Member, Ques Brothers Memphis in May BBQ Fest team, 2007-10; Third Place, Shoulder category, 2008
    • Founding member, Rapscallions trivia team

    Awards

    • First Place, Best Blog category, Memphis Flyer 2007, 2008, 2009 "Best Of" reader poll
    • Reader's Choice, Best Blog category, Memphis Flyer 2006 "Best Of" reader poll

    Photo Albums

    More time wasters (wrestling fans only)

    If you’re a fan of pro wrestling, especially if you remember the old territory system that existed up to the 1980s, these sites will keep you busy for [...]

    The Chicken Game

    This is the game that everyone at the coffee shop is addicted to. Warning: do not click if you need to be at all productive for the rest of [...]

    Got a job

    After 6 weeks or so of hunting, it looks like I’ve found a great job. It’s with the Advertising Checking Bureau, a company that audits print and Internet advertising and does rebate programs. I start Monday.

    Looks I’ll primarily be working with Visual Basic and Microsoft Access, and doing web development with Active Server Pages. [...]

    Paul’s Constitution

    Last week I was sitting around, reviewing some of the books I have read in the past few months, and decided to create a blueprint for where I want to go and who I want to be the next few months. I initially wrote it in the notebook I keep as a private journal, but [...]

    New pic on Memphis Wallpaper: FedEx Forum

    I now have a FedEx Forum pic on my Memphis Wallpaper site. Go to www.memphiswallpaper.com and click on page 5 to get it. The largest size on the site is 1152×864, but remember, you can get sizes up to 1600×1200 by [...]

    An example of what’s wrong with the world

    Every year, I like to take a day near the start of the college fall semester and head up to the U of M. I just sit outside, watch people walk to and from class, talk to the people I know who are still there. This past Wednesday marked my 2004 trip to campus. [...]

    Plans for this weekend

    Tonight (Friday): Turbo 350 is playing at the Tap Room on Beale Street. I’ll probably buy the $10 wristband that gets you in all the clubs, then spend most of my time at the Tap Room but hit some of the other clubs too.

    Saturday day: The Center for Southern Folklore is having its [...]