It’s gonna be a good day! My manager called slightly after 8 from her cell phone, and said the office was closed for the day. I’d already called in and left a voicemail on her work extension saying I was staying home, but with the office closed it won’t cost me a vacation day. On the agenda for this snow day Friday: Bars and PokerStars. But first, a post.
Not sure which bars will be open… I’ll be out this afternoon and will try to tweet to my @paulryburn account which bars in the Downtown core appear to be open for business. I have advanced knowledge that Kooky Canuck will be open… Shawn posted on Facebook that they will be no matter how much snow and ice hit. Being a Canadian, I’m sure 5-10 inches of freezing precip is nothing to him… he’d probably open if 5-10 feet of snow fell.
Big concert at the Center for Southern Folklore tonight… Kate Campbell. Not only a concert though, but an on-stage interview. $15 tickets in advance, $18 at the door. Go to www.southernfolklore.com for tickets. Kate is already in town (I saw her and Judy from the Center last night at the Majestic) so this show should go on despite the weather.
There was an article in the Flyer that Spindini is the latest restaurant to get into the Sunday brunch business. They’ll have a $6 cold buffet/pastry table with assorted pastries, fresh fruit, bruschetta, and breakfast pizza. There will also be a $6 hot buffet with potato and lobster hash, roasted garlic egg strata, creamy polenta with smoked mozzarella, and rigatoni with vodka sauce and sausage. Brunch buffet? They better be prepared to lose money on this venture if the Nuh-Uh Girl finds out.
They’ll also have a la carte selections at $7 each: Oscar benedict with crab meat, Italian benedict with proscuitto, Florentine benedict with spinach, traditional Italian omelet, ham and cheese omelet, Tuscan omelet with veggies and goat cheese, and French toast with syrup and whipped cream.
I haven’t spent much time in Spindini since it opened, but the article about the brunch in this week’s Flyer leads me to think I’ll at least give it a try in the weeks to come. Kevin, one of my favorite bartenders from the Sleep Out Louie’s days, is now operations manager at ‘dini. I just hope I don’t have a bunch of cougars hitting on me while I eat. Hopefully they moved east with Judd.
It’s a beautiful day to have a 13th story apartment with huge windows… watching the snow fall on all the buildings. Only thing is, since the blinds are open I actually have to wear pants while I type today’s blog post. The north windows of One Commerce Square see directly into my apartment. There are probably a few females who work in that building who’d love a free peek at the merchandise… sorry ladies, you have to buy me drinks first.
Still need to put up a post about a benefit for Haiti the Center for Southern Folklore will have, but I’m going to wait until after the Kate Campbell show. CSF staff, remind me if you don’t see a post in a couple of days.
Wonder if the Saucer will be open today… even if it does, I have advanced knowledge that Brittney is the day bartender, so I’m not that excited about being there.
Excited that I get to spend the day focusing on poker rather than bridge… my new plan is to start entering H.O.R.S.E. tournaments as soon as I learn all the games. In HORSE tournaments on PokerStars, the game changes every 12 minutes, rotating between fixed-limit Hold’em, Omaha hi/lo, Razz, Stud, and stud/Eight or better. Currently reading the chapter on Stud by the late, great “Chip” Reese in Doyle Brunson’s Super System
All right, enough typing, time to jump in the shower and prepare to enjoy this SNOW DAY!