The Memphis application for Google Fiber will be submitted today at noon. If you’re on Twitter, please tweet at noon to wish Memphis luck, and include the #memphisgoogle hashtag.
Pat Summitt, coach of the UT Lady Vols and the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, will be the honorary Duckmaster today at 5 PM at the Peabody. The team is in town for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship playoffs, which will take place at the FedExForum March 26-29.
It may surprise people to hear me say this, but… go Lady Vols! I’m not normally a fan of the University of Tennessee. Their fans suck, their football team is a bunch of underachievers, and their men’s basketball coach is the second biggest douchebag in college sports. Pat Summitt, however, is undeniably a legend. It’s impossible to not have respect for someone with so many accomplishments in her field. So women’s basketball is the one sport for which I root for UT.
Wondering what the health bill will mean for you? The Washington Post has a calculator where you can input your income, marital status, age, and number of dependents, and it will tell you what health care reform will mean for you. I put my info in, and it told me there would be no change in my insurance or tax status. Just for kicks, I decided to see what would happen if my company gave me a 100% raise. Still no change in my taxes.
Everyone knows I’m a fan of the hard rockin’ teenage band the Young Guns. They’ll play the Hard Rock this Saturday, March 27, along with Brittany Russell & The Trunk Monkeys, and The Summers.
MIFA is having its 11th annual Day of Reflection and Service this Saturday. Join them in their parking lot at 910 Vance at 9:30 for a complimentary breakfast, and at 10 Mayor Wharton will speak. Sponsored by ServiceMaster. Event is free and open to the public.
Beale Street tweeted that starting next week, you’ll have two options for breakfast on Beale: Miss Polly’s Chicken and Waffles, and Lil’ Anthony’s Cafe Breakfast and Soul Food. Follow the street at @BealeStreetMphs for the latest updates.
Plans for tonight: Going to talk websites and iPhone apps over a beer at the Saucer tonight after work, then will head south for South Main Trolley Night.
More to come this weekend: Info on the Madison rooftop parties for April, and a Grizzlies deal for Downtowners.