With bum and birthday photos out of the way this morning, let’s get on to today’s news.
There will be a parade in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, April 4. It will start at St. Peter’s, 190 Adams, going down Second to the Civil Rights Museum. Parade starts at 9 AM and is expected to end around 10:30.
I found a very cool NASA web app yesterday. Extreme Planet Makeover lets you build your own planet. You can specify the type of star (a Sun-like star, or one brighter or dimmer). You also specify the size of your planet, its age, and how far it is from its star. The app will then show you a picture of the planet you built, and will tell you information about your planet. It’s a fun way to learn under what conditions a planet can be habitable by life.
TJ Mulligan’s Pinch has announced that they’re bringing back Monday night crawfish. They’ll have the mudbugs from 6 to 10 PM, $5 a box. There will be music by Adam Levin on the patio.
This Wednesday, April 6 will be the next event in the Peabody Master Taster’s wine club series, in the Corner Bar from 5 to 6:30 PM. This one will feature wines from Spain and light bites from Capriccio Grill’s new menu. Free valet parking, and sommelier Krista McCracken will be on hand to discuss the wines. $15 at the door, or $100 for a VIP year-long pass.
Lifehacker has a really good post on top 10 uses for Twitter that aren’t self-indulgent. If you’ve shied away from Twitter because you don’t care what other people are having for dinner and similar mundane stuff, you’re missing out on a lot of alternate uses. It can be used for reminders, to find news stories you’d otherwise be unaware of, find a job, get customer support or advice, and much more. I’d estimate that at least half of the really good ideas I’ve had at work the past year developed from something I saw on Twitter.
Cooper-Young Beerfest has announced its date for this fall. View the video announcement on CY Beerfest’s Facebook page to find out.
That’s the news for now. Weather is finally nice outside, which will hopefully lead to fun times tonight.