Friday update

Here’s a question to start off today’s blog post. Why did stripes on zebras evolve? Answer at the end of this post.

Meet Pong Beer, a new lager created for use in beer pong games.

Saw this on Twitter: Urban Dictionary, circa 1811.

The Grizzlies play the Denver Nuggets at FedExForum tonight. Game time is 7 PM.

The Tigers take on UTEP at the Forum tomorrow about noon. Apparently there was some confusion whether it starts at noon or 1; it’s noon. Game is on SportSouth, which means I’m going to need to redirect my day drinking activities to a bar that has Comcast.

WOOHOO! Just got my official invitation to be on the new BBQ team! Not that I didn’t already know I’d be invited, since I’ve been discussing the website with them for a couple of weeks now. The invite list reads like a who’s who of people I’d love to be on a BBQ team with, minus friends of ours who have already committed to already-existing team Squeal Street. I need to check with the team’s board members and see if I’m allowed to blog details yet. We’ve got a new pitmaster, and he’s as big a catch as getting WordPress as our main sponsor – as Don Cornelius would say, “a name you should know.”

Answer to the zebra question: Zebra stripes evolved to keep flies away.

Time for beer.