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

    Mail bag

    Time once again to catch up on the mail. Let’s see what we have here.

    Subj: Add up to 4 inches! zxyqbv

    Ah, some friendly advice, and absolutely correct. If I keep spending most of my free time at bars drinking, my 33-inch waist will expand to 37 [...]

    Out of the closet, but I was never in!

    A few days ago I was doing my usual post-work walk around my neighborhood, and as I walked past Swig I saw someone wave at me, a friend of mine who owns a gallery in South Main. So, I walked in, sat down and had a drink with her.

    We got to talking about Christmas, and [...]

    Cool Mpact stuff coming up

    I’ve talked about Mpact Memphis a lot in my posts. If you’re thinking about checking it out, this is an especially good month. Below are three events that I think are especially noteworthy.

    Non-Profit Expo, Tuesday, January 11 from 5:30 to 8:30 at the Botanic Gardens on Cherry Rd. This is your chance to [...]

    New Year’s Resolutions

    Been thinking about what I want to accomplish in the new year. I refuse to do stupid resolutions like “exercise more” or “drink less” that no one keeps longer than a week. I want something real, something meaningful. Here’s what I came up with.

    1) Connect with people better. One of my best [...]