Basically, it involves web design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, content management systems), but you’d be working within a marketing department, so you’d be applying it to do a lot of cool projects. This position sounds almost identical to the one I have at my company, and I can tell you, there’s constant opportunity to learn new things and grow your career.
If you know anyone who would be interested, please show them this post. Thanks!
A new fitness center, Klein Fitness, will open at 338 S. Main. Opening night will be Trolley Night on the 25th. The MBJ has the details.
I’ve heard that a job similar to mine may be coming open at a well-known Memphis company (not my company)… Web designer, but in a Marketing department where the successful candidate would be as much of an idea person as a developer. Shoot an e-mail to paul@paulryburn.com if you’re interested and I’ll tell you what I’ve heard. Can’t divulge the company name, but can get a resume to those on the inside.
Memphis Connect has an excellent video of Shawn and Lana Danko, owners of Kooky Canuck, discussing why Memphis is a great place to start a business. The article hints that there may be more Kookys soon. Wouldn’t mind seeing one in Southaven to visit on my lunch breaks. Would have to refrain from the 34 oz. beers though…
Local wrestling legend is scheduled Jerry “The King” Lawler is booked for a match at WrestleMania for the first time ever, against fellow announcer Michael Cole. On Monday Cole announced that wrestler Jack Swagger would be in his corner. Well, it looks like the King may be about to even the odds. According to a tweet Hulk Hogan made, his buddy Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart is on his way back to WWE to manage Lawler. I hope that turns out to be true… would love to see Lawler reunited with his sometime manager/sometime nemesis.
It’s a nice night for a walk. I think I’ll walk down to Max’s Sports Bar and see if I can win another gift certificate at their poker night. Afterward, will stop by the Saucer for a little while.
Interesting article in the CA this morning about a Memphis police officer who wants to turn an old Downtown building into a bicycle park. Very cool idea, but so far he’s failed to secure funding to get the idea in motion. If you’re a bike enthusiast, maybe you can help him find the money he needs to make this idea happen.
Short lunchtime post today… been dealing with WordPress upgrade issues on an IIS server. Pretty worn out, need BBQ nachos. The Music Fest lineup will be announced in a few minutes, so check the local news sites.
Just pulled into the parking garage a few minutes ago, my commute from Horn Lake done from the day. This car was parked next to me.
You can go through a Downtown parking garage and tell who both lives and works here. Cars covered in dust, obviously not having been moved for weeks. Filthy as it is, it makes me happy to see a car like this, because the owner is “living the dream.”
I “lived the dream” for a year myself when I worked at the Falls Building, half a block from where I live at Number 10. With my friends, my favorite hangouts, and ample grocery shopping a short walk away, I had little need to drive a car. Once, on a 10-minute break from work, I went over to the parking garage, having not seen my car for four weeks. I was amazed that 1) the garage hadn’t thought it was an abandoned car and towed it; and 2) it started. I moved it to another space and then didn’t drive it out of the garage for another week. When I drove it again, it was one of the few times in my life when I actually paid for a car wash.
I hope to see an increasing number of dirty cars in my parking garage in the months and years to come.
Drive home was a good one, as I listened to Chris Vernon interview Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace. Verno tried to get Wallace to admit that Hasheem Thabeet was the “booby prize” in the trade to Houston. Good stuff.
There are two SMA events coming up in the next seven days.
First of all, this Saturday, March 5 is the annual Spring Clean-Up. Meet at Main and Huling at 8 AM to check in and receive assignments. Drinks and snacks will be available. Forecast is for rain with mild temperatures. They plan to continue with the event rain or shine, although if there is a major downpour they will postpone it.
On Tuesday, March 8, the SMA will host their monthly meeting and Mardi Gras Masquerade party on the upper floor of Beignet Cafe. There will be South Main news and announcements, including info on the upcoming Hot Wing Fest. Then the party will begin, with two DJs and a costume contest with a cash prize. If you join, renew, or bring a new member, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win prizes from the Corkscrew. $1 beers and free hors d’oeuvres. Free food? Wonder if the Nuh-Uh Girl will show up.
In other news… happy birthday to Suzy! I meant to post a pic of her in a tube top, but they’re all on my old computer which is so slow it takes 7 minutes to boot. I’m sure there will be plenty of tube top pics of her in June though.
Congrats to the trivia team on a first-place win last night. Glad to see the old 21-question format back, although they’ve really got to speed it up. Didn’t get finished until 9:30.
Will probably hit the Saucer for a little while tonight, then stop by Bardog to see if Suzy is there celebrating her birthday. Probably no poker tonight in the Underdog Room for me, though. Other stuff going on: Jazz in the Westin lobby; Grace Askew performs at Ferraro’s Pizzeria; pint night at South of Beale; ladies’ night at Bar None; Jeremy Stanfill at the Silly Goose; wine dinner at Automatic Slim’s.
Starting this weekend, the Peabody will start offering cuisine from their four-star restaurant Chez Philippe at the hotel’s Lobby Bar. They started offering desserts at the bar last year and people seemed to really like it, so now they’re offering a “light bites” menu on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 PM to midnight. Items range in price from $8 to $18. View the “Petit Philippe” menu here.
I bet the Lobby Bar will be added to the Nuh-Uh Girl’s weekend bar and club itinerary from now on.
Also, the second meeting of the Peabody’s Master Taster’s Club is tonight in the Corner Bar from 5:00 to 6:30. For $15 you get to try four different wines and light bites, or you can buy a year’s membership for $100. The March event will showcase French Wines from Rhône selected by Certified Sommelier Krista McCracken and a tasting of Chez Philippe’s traditional French menu.
MPACT Memphis‘ big annual gala and fundraiser, Soul of the City, is less than two weeks away. Friday, March 11, the party will be at Minglewood Hall, with music by Party Planet, gourmet food, and – get ready, these are the two words my blog’s readers love – OPEN BAR. They’ll also hand out the MPACT Maker awards to young professionals who have made an “mpact” on our city. Click here to purchase tickets.
The Memphis Business Journal posted a good article about Dream Berry Frozen Yogurts & Treats, the new self-serve yogurt shop planned to open in the One One o’Six Lofts, on Main just south of Union. The shop will open in April.
The article had a link to Dream Berry’s Facebook page, so I clicked through and “Liked” them. On the page I saw a contest for a year’s worth of free yogurt. To enter, you have to join their SMS loyalty program by texting “DREAMER” to 70259. You can enter a second time by “liking” their page on Facebook.
Free yogurt for a year? Bet the Nuh-Uh Girl is sending a text right about now. And getting on Facebook.
I have a food recommendation, and unfortunately I didn’t take a pic… the sliders at the Silly Goose. I had them last night after poker, and they were really good, topped with some kind of pepper relish. Those may be the best sliders I have had Downtown, and that’s saying a lot. I may go back and get them again tonight. If I do, I’ll try to get pictures.
Another loss at poker last night. Not that I ever expect to win, considering that the game starts at 10, about four hours after I start drinking beer at the Saucer’s Pint Nite. I don’t exactly bring my A-game to the Goose. Brick outlasted me, and she was actually playing very well. Made me wonder if she’s been reading the Harrington on Hold’em series, although last I heard she was still having trouble making her way through Pat the Bunny.
Porter-Leath is selling tickets to The Swamp for Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest. The festival happens April 17, on the river between Union and Beale, and is one of the best festivals of the year. The Swamp is their VIP tent, and for a fee of $75 single/$125 couple gets you unlimited crawfish and Cajun food, drinks, and a chair in the shade. Contact Tawanna if you’re interested: 901-577-2500 x 1100.
There’s also a gumbo cookoff at Rajun Cajun. If you’re interested in entering your gumbo for a chance at $1000 prize money, contact Dianne at 901-577-2500 x 1119.
For the Grizzlies to move up in Western Conference playoff contention, two things have to happen:
The Grizzlies have to win games
The teams above the Grizzlies in the standings have to lose
Now, obviously we should root for the Grizz, but who else should we root for? There’s a Twitter account named @WhoDoGrizzRoot4. They will tweet what other teams to root for if you want to see the Grizzlies’ standing improve.
On Sunday, a friend who recently moved out of town came back for a visit, so the brunch crew decided to celebrate with a visit to Texas de Brazil. On previous trips, I’d always treated the salad bar as an afterthought, a few quick bites before I moved on to the grilled meat. This time I decided to make the salad bar the main event. Since it’s brunch, they have bacon, sausage, eggs with cheese and au gratin potatoes as hot dishes available on the salad bar. Having done it, some tips:
Every Sunday they have lobster bisque as the soup. But don’t think of it as a soup. Think of it as dipping sauce. I dipped the bacon in lobster bisque, then topped it off with a piece of hand-shaved Parmesan before eating. I dipped the sausage in lobster bisque. I dipped the jalapenos in lobster bisque. There are very few things on the salad bar that don’t taste better dipped in lobster bisque.
The au gratin potatoes are not to be missed. Spoon on extra sauce – this is another dipping sauce.
Mozzarella balls are a must-eat.
Same goes for the portabella mushrooms.
I love the whole jalapeno peppers, but they range from not spicy at all to super hot. You never know what you’re getting. Proceed with caution until you take the first bite.
I heard the orzo was outstanding but was too full to go back for another plate to try it.
There’s asparagus near the end of the salad bar. Save room.
Get a huge bowl of the chocolate mousse for dessert. If you’re one of those people who thinks, “I just want a little,” you’ll re-think it once you’ve tasted it. Fill’er up so you don’t have to go back.
Service was PHENOMENAL. Our server, David, apparently recognized us as a group who had been in before, and right as we sat down he told us he had mimosas on the way for everyone, plus two extra carafes in case we needed refills and he wasn’t around. None of us ever had an empty glass. Even after I paid my tab, he noticed that my friends were taking longer to drink their mimosas than I was (what’s wrong with these people?) and got me another one. The $3 unlimited mimosa has got to be the best brunch drink deal Downtown.
Even though I skipped the grilled meats this time, I learned something from my friends. Don’t be shy about asking for the piece you want. From now on I’m going to ask for the flank steak and the picañha (special house sirloin) rare, and the rest of the cuts of beef medium rare. I grew up in a house where “well done” was the normal request, and I didn’t realize until I was an adult how much flavor I was missing. That said, if you prefer well done, tell your server and they can make it happen (although, I advise at least giving medium well a chance).
Quote of the day came from my friend Frank, who said, “If God didn’t want us to eat animals, he wouldn’t have made them out of meat.” Now that’s profound.
Next time I’m going back to meat, but the salad bar was more than a meal and lived up to its reputation for sure. Great brunch, TdB!