Thanks to LifeHacker, I found an awesome weather site this morning. WeatherSpark has a very cool interface where you can mouse over days in the future, hour by hour, to see what the temperature will be and whether it will be raining. But here’s the really cool part… it has historical data for the past 50 years. I was able to put in the zip code where I was born, back the date pointer up, and see what the weather was like the day I was born. Light rain and temps around 60 for most of the morning, then light rain again late afternoon, then the temp tapered off to the upper 30s. Typical November day, in other words.
In her latest Whining & Dining post, CA columnist Jennifer Biggs says that the Bon Ton Cafe is scheduled to re-open in May. It has been closed since 2008 when the owner unexpectedly passed away. It will re-open as a “retro diner.”
The Big Wig Ball has been announced for Saturday, April 16 at Minglewood Hall. I have never made it to this event, due to conflicts with Hot Wing Fest and Memphis Brewfest, but friends tell me it’s one of the biggest parties of the year. As the name implies, everyone wears wigs to the party. There will be live music by Seeing Red, complimentary wine & beer, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and free parking. Cost is $55 in advance and you can get tickets here.
Having fun with WordPress today at work. The Widget Logic plugin is awesome if you’re building a CMS and need different sidebars to appear on different pages. Time for an expensive trip to the gas station, then a quick lunch. Not sure what I’ll get into tonight, but it’s too nice outside to stay home.