Tue update: Big opportunity for high school students, Z-boING, dinner special at Paulette’s, A. Schwab update. And if you think today’s weather is weird, look back to 1982

LaunchMemphis is extending the entrepreneurial culture to our teens. Friday and Saturday of this week, they’ll hold a shortened version of their intense 48-Hour Launch program. Event won’t actually be 24 hours, but 4-7 PM Friday, 10-5 Saturday at Hutchison School on Ridgeway. Participants will pitch an idea, create a viable business model and product, and finally present the fruits of their labor to the public. Instructors will be the LaunchMemphis team and local industry experts. I don’t know how many high school students read my blog, but this is an incredible opportunity to form an entrepreneurial mindset. Well worth giving up your Friday evening and Saturday, especially in January when the weather is lousy anyway. $25 to participate and you can register here. Parents, if your kids ask you for money so they can attend this, I highly recommend you give it to them.

First there was planking, then owling, then Tebowing… now it appears the latest trend is Z-boING. According to the Facebook fan page, Z-boING is “The act of mimicking Z-Bo’s defensive stance, preferably while wearing a headband… and you get style points by utilizing your surroundings for a mouthpiece.”

Paulette’s is offering 3-course dinners for $20.12 every Monday in January. That info probably would have been more useful if I’d posted it yesterday, but I didn’t know at the time, and hey, you still have two Mondays left.

The Memphis Daily News blog has another update about plans for A. Schwab’s. The new owners of the store seem very interested in preserving the history of their store and Beale Street. Very, very happy to see it. There’s a lot more to Beale than Big Ass Beer and “Mustang Sally.”

Weird weather today… high around 70, low tonight in the 20s. If you think today’s weather is something to complain about, check out this map of highs and lows 30 years ago today, known as “Cold Sunday.” Memphis had a high of 33 and a low of 0. The entire US east of the Rockies experienced some of the most frigid temperatures ever recorded.

Plans for tonight: I’ll probably hit the last hour of Flying Saucer’s happy hour (most pints $1 off) as usual, then head over to the Blind Bear for poker with Jamie at 8. Actually, I plan to get there a little early and make sure I get a seat with a TV view. At 8 tonight, Mike Anderson and the Arkansas Razorbacks take on Slimy Calidouchebag and the #2 Kentucky Wildcats on ESPN. It’s time to CALL THOSE HOGS!!!