Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Summer weather is here. The high was 82 today and it’s only dropping to the 60s tonight… I love it because that means I can run my air conditioner all night. Some people look forward to being able to open their windows and doors in the spring and let nature in, but […]

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Let me review a few facts:
1) I have nothing planned for tonight2) I didn’t eat lunch and am pretty hungry3) I didn’t spend much last weekend, so I have extra money4) Sleep Out Louie’s has all-you-can-eat crab legs for $15.95 tonight5) Sleep Out’s also has NTN trivia/poker/crack boxes6) Sleep Out’s also has PBR on tap
I […]

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Time for something that has been missing from this blog recently: a drunk post. Expect more of these as summer draws closer.
After work today, I went to the Flying Saucer for a couple of 22 oz. Happy Hour pints. They no longer have Dos Equis Special Lager on draft! I ordered it […]

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Tomorrow (or today, depending on what time you read this), Wednesday, March 29, is the grand premiere of the My Memphis film, a movie produced and directed by LiveFromMemphis creator Christopher Reyes. My Memphis will show Memphis through the eyes of the young “Creative Class,” and will be used as a recruiting tool for […]

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The Overton Square Crawfish Festival will be held Saturday, April 8 in the parking lot behind Bayou Bar & Grill, from noon to 6:00. For those of you not familiar with the area, Madison and Cooper is the nearest major intersection - the festival will be behind the buildings located on the south side […]

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Last night was Pint Night at the Flying Saucer, and I decided to try some of the 5 new draft beers that they have added to their Spring menu. One of them, Left Hand Milk Stout, stood out as particularly good. I’m not normally a fan of dark beers - I usually avoid […]

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A friend of mine recently landed a good job after a long couple of months interviewing. Hearing her stories made me think back to some of my past job interviews - things the interviewer has said and what they really meant. For example:
“Our work week varies greatly - you may work 40 hours […]

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www.aboutromania.com
Yeah, yeah, I know I’ve been mentioning Romania a lot in my posts recently. The girls left six months ago April 5, and for some reason I’ve been missing them this week. This is a really good link though - lots of good pictures of Romanian architecture and historical buildings to look at.
Yet […]

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This week, I have a Deal for you on external hard drives. If you’re running out of space on your computer and need to pick up some additional storage at a bargain price, this is the week to do it. External hard drives also allow you to share large amounts of data between […]

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If you’re looking for something to do tonight, check out Starunner, a band from Chicago who is playing at the Tap Room tonight. I caught about an hour of their set last night while watching the NCAA tournament, and they were excellent. MidwestBands.com describes Starunner as “a Chicago based four piece that plays […]

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