Attention WordPress users: The monthly Memphis WordPress meetup will be this Thursday, April 7, at the EmergeMemphis building at 516 Tennessee Street. This month’s presentation is by Otto42, who is one of the top contributors to the WordPress codebase, and who now works for WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg. He’ll be discussing the new post types in WP 3.1. Every now and then I get somebody asking me, “Really? You know Otto42?” Yep, and you can meet him Thursday night. I’ve been very lazy about attending these meetups, but I will make it to this one. Join the WordPress Memphis meetup group here.
The U of M Law School is hosting a 5K, Race Judicata, Saturday April 9 at 5 PM. Race will start at Jefferson Davis Park. Funds raised will go to Memphis Area Legal Services, which provides legal representation to low income Memphians and the elderly. After the race, there will be live music and food.
Need a job? McDonald’s plans to hire 50,000 workers on Tuesday, April 19. Not glamorous, but hey, it’s a paycheck.
The CCC is holding a haiku contest on the Downtown Memphis Facebook wall. Post your best haiku about Downtown by 6 PM Wednesday, and you could win two tickets to Kings of Leon. Here’s mine (updated, first line had one syllable too many, oops):
Scratchy in alley
Thoughtfully stroking his beard
Talking to himself
Storms passed through about an hour ago. I hope everyone is safe and sound. From what I hear, East Memphis got hit hard. Not going to lunch because I don’t want to get out in this mess. That gives me another 50 minutes of lunch break… hmmm, maybe I’ll do a “Where I eat in Southaven/Horn Lake” post. A friend of mine thinks I eat at Chili’s every day. I’ve actually never been to the Chili’s. Hmmm let me see what I can come up with…