Folks, I am offering a special one-weekend-only deal. Today and tomorrow only – that’s Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 – I am offering free smacks upside the head to anyone who says “Gotta catch ’em all” in my presence. That’s right, absolutely free, no strings attached. This deal won’t be around forever, so act now!
Ugh… I just thought of something. My first stop today, as usual on a Saturday, will be the Memphis Farmers Market. I’ve settled into a routine of going straight for the food trucks after I get there, buying a snack, and then sitting at a table or park bench on the main concourse and watching the world go by. What am I going to be watching this week? 14-year-olds (and adults with the maturity of 14-year-olds) running around with their phones out trying to catch Pokemon. (Yes I know there’s supposed to be an accent mark over the e, but I just don’t care.) Some idiot will probably run into a watermelon stand and knock it over because he’s not paying attention.
I heard there were people running around the Holocaust Museum in DC with their phones out trying to catch Pokemon. One said, “I don’t mean any disrespect, but gotta catch ’em all,” having absolutely no clue how out-of-line that was. I wonder if people will be running around the second floor of the Lorraine Motel this weekend with their phones.
Let’s get on to the news. Traffic note: Union will be closed starting Monday between Second and Front, and the closure will last approximately four days. Emergency sewer repair work is the reason. Local traffic will be allowed through.
Motel Mirrors play Loflin Yard tonight at 7.
Dr. Fresch provides the entertainment tonight in this week’s installment of the “Daisyland” series. Showtime is 10 PM.
Mayor Strickland has posted the list of candidates for Police Director returned by a national search firm. Yes, Interim Director Rallings is on the list.
The Church Health Center is hiring a Registered Nurse.
Huge congratulations to my friend, career coach Angela Copeland, on recently being quoted in a Forbes article on ways to pull off a successful career. If you find your career plans stuck in the mud, her career coaching can help you get back on track.
The Land Control Use Board refused a request for the demolition of a 101-year-old building at 238 Poplar to make way for a parking lot. The Guzman Building sits across from 201. Among those who petitioned against the parking lot was Terence Patterson who runs DMC.
Over in my home town of Little Rock, world leaders were forced to take refuge in a school basement when a tornado moved through. Participating in the real-life tornado drill were former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The University of North Texas really didn’t think through the design of their coffee mug.
Good luck to my friends from Porkosaurus who are competing in Boogie Down BBQ in the Bronx this weekend.
That’s it for now. Time to do a couple loads of laundry then off to the Farmers Market. Earnestine & Hazel’s and Bardog are also on my list of morning stops. Afternoon to be determined.