Happy Veterans Day and thank you to all of those who are currently serving or have served in the past. My favorite weather site, MemphisWeather.net, had a blog post yesterday that they are giving away free MWN apps to active and retired military and first responders. Here are more deals and discounts for our veterans.
There will be a Veterans Day parade this morning at 10 AM proceeding down Second Street from Exchange to Monroe. 500-1200 are expected.
Today at The 101, 101 S. Main, there will be a Taste & See pop-up shop from 9 AM to 5 PM. They will have jewelry, custom ornaments, and a tasting for holiday orders.
The final pop-up beer garden at Fourth Bluff on the river happens this evening. Devil Train will perform 5:30-8:30. Mobile beer vendor The Tapbox will be serving great craft beer, and there will be several food trucks. You’re invited to bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. There will be activities for children and families. These free, public events are designed to invigorate previously underused green spaces on the river.
Just wanted to throw out a reminder that Howl at the Moon happens this Saturday 6-11 at The Warehouse at Front and G.E. Patterson. This is a fundraiser for the Streetdog Foundation that rescues, fosters, and adopts dogs. There will be cocktails including the Howler. Music by Shufflegrit, James and the Ultrasounds, South Side Supper Club, Eric Crays, Kim Garmon, Allessandra Daniele, and evening dance party by DJ Tree. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door.
Instructor Caroline Schmidt will hold an Introduction to Ayurveda workshop at Downtown Yoga tomorrow, Saturday, November 12, from noon to 1:30 PM. Don’t know what Ayurveda is? (This may shock you, but I didn’t either.) Wikipedia to the rescue.
If you were planning to cross Big River Crossing today, you need to heed this information:
The gate on the Arkansas side of @BigRiverX is currently closed due to construction on the BNSF rail line. It is set to reopen Saturday. pic.twitter.com/IGtlH0CUiH
— MemphisRiverfront (@MemRiverfront) November 10, 2016
The Tin Roof will have a big party on Wednesday, November 23, Thanksgiving Eve. There will be a beer pong tournament with cash prizes (free to enter), $12 pitchers of beer, and $5 whiskey. There will be live music by Bonfire Orchestra and DJ Epic.
Photos: The Crowne Plaza, the hotel nearest to St. Jude, celebrates its rebirth with $7 million in renovations.
Beware if you get a call from 901-647-6251. It called me yesterday morning. I didn’t answer and they didn’t leave a voicemail. I typed the number into Google and found that the call originated from a cell tower in Gujarat, India. Nearly 100% certain it was a scammer. It is no longer safe to assume that a call from a 901 number comes from a West Tennessee phone.
Having enjoyed success with Brexit and the United States presidential election, Trump’s troll army turns its attention to Europe. In particular, the alt-right trolls are attempting to influence the upcoming election in France. This is starting to remind me of the year 1848, when there were a series of revolutions in multiple countries. However, most of those revolutions turned out to be failures.
Oh, that reminds me… several days ago, I said that Hillary Clinton reminded me of a historical figure in politics, and after the election I would tell you which one. That figure was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, foreign minister of France in the early 19th century. Talleyrand was the most skilled politician and diplomat of his generation, and his sharp negotiation skills kept France from being partitioned and led to the restoration of the House of Bourbon after Napoleon was defeated. It was clear that he acted in the best interests of France, but it was also very clear (and he didn’t try very much to hide it) that he took bribes. When people came to him with an issue needing resolution, his response was typically “Have you money? I have found that most any problem can be solved, if there’s money.” If he had lived two centuries later in America, people would be donating to the Talleyrand Foundation in the hopes of political favors.
Hillary admitted that she made a mistake when she called nearly half of Trump’s supporters “deplorables.” It fired those supporters up and they not only embraced the nasty name, they put it on T-shirts to troll her. Although I don’t agree with Trump supporters on much, that was funny. It’s the kind of thing I would do myself. Sticks and stones!
Off to work, possibly another post later today.