Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Well, after reviewing the weekly ad inserts in the Sunday Commercial Appeal, nothing really jumped out at me as a hot deal this week. I talked it over with a friend who has knowledge of the consumer electronics industry that I don’t have, and he agreed: nothing looked like a deal to him either.

The only [...]

I never made it to Trolley Tour last night. About 6:00 I was at Sleep Out’s, and some of the other regulars said, “Wanna play poker?” (Texas Hold ‘Em poker is an option on SOL’s NTN trivia game). But I was about to head out to South Main to drink free wine and [...]

I stopped by the Black Diamond about 3:30 this morning for a late-night snack. The Diamond has the best pizza downtown by far. Here’s a pic of the sausage-and-black-olive pizza I got:

And of course I washed it down with one [...]

I signed a new lease on my apartment yesterday. That’s a huge relief. I had been worried that my building would go condo, or jack the rent up since it’s one of the few remaining apartment buildings downtown. But they signed me up for another year at the same rent I’ve been paying [...]

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Someone from People for the American Way hit my blog a few minutes ago. I visited their site and it looks like a good organization, so I figure I’d give them a little [...]

I’m sitting in the Saucer working on my laptop right now. The waitresses are standing on ladders hanging Mardi Gras decorations.

Since I used to be a college faculty member, it is my pleasure to offer the following SAT prep question:

LADDERS : MINISKIRTS :: TRAMPOLINES : _______________a) jump ropesb) sweatsocksc) nachosd) tube tops

The correct answer [...]

Thanks to Rachel, who writes A Pulp Faction, one of the best Memphis blogs, for sending this info: a pulp faction: Tuesday: Memphis Roller Derby Practice and Meeting

Back in the ’80s I used to watch roller derby on TV. For those of you not familiar with it, it’s a physical-contact sport on a round [...]

Pic from Saturday when the snow was fresh – this is of Court Square, taken from my rooftop on No. 10 Main. Click on the image to see it in full size. Warning to dialup users: this file is almost a megabyte, may take a moment to download. Shouldn’t be a problem for cable, DSL or [...]

Continuing my “Deal of the Week” series, in which I scour the ads in the Sunday paper to find the best deals…

This week’s Deal of the Week is the Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 5000, a wireless keyboard and mouse combo. It normally runs for $99.95 but Office Depot has it on sale this week for [...]