Paul Ryburn’s Journal

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Today I attended the Center City Commission Board of Directors meeting and gave a 5-minute presentation as a “Downtown Stakeholder,” designed to give the board a reality check on what goes on down here. It was a very unique opportunity and I appreciated the invitation. I think the speech was well received and I [...]

Found a new online store today called Prank Place with a huge selection of hilarious T-Shirts. Check them out. These were probably my two favorites:

Click the link above to check them out. Hundreds more where these came from. Browse their entire inventory and you’re just about guaranteed to find something to offend [...]

I’ve been invited to give a 5-minute presentation at the Center City Commission’s board meeting this Thursday. The Center City Commission is the organization that plans and oversees growth Downtown, and every month they schedule time for a few “Downtown Stakeholders” to speak frankly to the board about whatever is on their mind. This [...]

Looks like the Peabody’s Corner Bar at Second and Union is going to be the place to be after work from now on. They are now offering a complimentary hors d’ouevres bar, with food prepared by Chef Brian Barrow from Capriccio Grill, “on the house” with the purchase of an alcoholic beverage. Food selections [...]

One of the biggest problem areas for panhandling in Downtown Memphis has been the corner of Main and Beale, and the block of Beale between Main and Second. Panhandlers have been known to aggressively hit up people waiting for trolleys at the stops there, as well as swoop in on tourists trying to photograph the [...]

Yesterday afternoon I was shopping in East Memphis (to my favorite blogger/MILF: Please note that I got out of downtown for more than 2.5 seconds) and on the way out there, I stopped at Bookstar to look around. I noticed this product:

It’s a box called Pimp My Cubicle. If you’re bored with a drab [...]

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They have Lawnmower Racers, Mechanical Bull Rides and Monster Truck USA. Truly the culture of Cordova.

(Edit: My favorite blogger/MILF made an insightful comment about this on her blog: “My favorite blogger wrote that “They have Lawnmower Racers, Mechanical Bull Rides and Monster Truck USA. Truly the culture of Cordova.” about the new fair coming [...]

Saw something kinda cool online today… one of the tiniest computers I’ve ever seen that is a full-fledged PC (not a PDA or mobile phone that is a Pocket PC) running Windows Vista (you can also get it with Windows XP) and all Windows software. It’s called the OQO Ultra Mobile Personal Computer and [...]

One of the best outdoor events of the year is less than three weeks away. Art on Tap, the Dixon Museum’s annual fundraiser, will be held Friday, September 7 from 6 to 9 PM. Here’s how it works: You pay $35 for a ticket ($25 if you’re a Dixon member, free if you’re [...]