Paul Ryburn’s Journal

What a day at work!  The office building had a water main break this morning, and when we arrived to work we were told there would be no running water in the building all day.  We were told we could walk to the nearby Morgan Keegan office tower to use the restroom.  Of course, my apartment building [...]

Tonight after work I hit Circa for one of their happy hour beers, then made the trek down South Main to G.E. Patterson Avenue to watch the Tiger game at Calhoun’s.  First time I’ve been there in 29 days, and first time to see the bar during a Tiger game since they’ve had time to develop [...]

The Rapscallions came in third this evening in trivia.  Pete the Trivia Guy expanded the format this week, adding one new question per round.  Not only did trivia get longer, but weirder.  Sample question:  Which sleeping pill commercial features Abe Lincoln and a talking beaver?  Obviously our team got that one, because when I’m at the [...]

I made it to double digits for the first time in a while last night – 11 beers at Pint Nite.  The great thing about Pint Nite is that almost all the drafts are $2.50, so you can try out different beers and see if you like them.  For example, I tried a beer called Dos [...]

President Bush will deliver his final State of the Union address is tonight.  According to USA Today, dum-dum has big plans for his final year in office.

Here’s a link to the 2008 version of the State of the Union Drinking Game.

I’ll probably miss the speech on TV, as I’ll be doing Pint Nite at the Saucer, [...]

Welcome to one of the most worthless posts in the history of this blog.  It’s Sunday evening at 10:26 PM.  I was out drinking at 11:26 AM.  You do the math.

The Majestic Grille has added the “John D breakfast” to their brunch menu.  It was previously known as the “pain in the ass” breakfast because it [...]

Having to be up and out at a bar at 11 AM BOTH weekend days is exhausting.  Stupid Tiger game.  Glad yesterday’s was the last 11 AM Saturday game of the season.  Congrats to the Tigers on holding off Gonzaga and retaining their #1 ranking.  I hope we don’t get scheduled for any early morning games [...]

Okay, I have more details on the bookstore going inside the U of M Law School location at Front and Madison (thanks to the several people who sent them).  Don’t get real excited, because it won’t be a real Barnes & Noble or Bookstar.  Rather, it will be the college version like they have on the [...]

(Edited a second time to include Calhoun’s game specials and opening time) 

(Slight edit made below to fix an incorrect statement I made about the Majestic Grille event tomorrow) 

Last night I posted two news items – that the lead singer of the band at the Saucer had a tube top on, and that I heard a rumor that [...]

Two updates for you tonight:

1) The female lead singer of the band that played the Flying Saucer tonight had a tube top on.

2) This is unconfirmed, but from a very trusted source who claims that part of the post office building at Front and Madison, which is being converted into the U of M Law School, [...]