House arrest day 28 (Thur) / update 2

Jalen Green, heavily recruited by Penny for the class of 2020 U of M basketball team, has decided to go pro, joining the NBA G-League. There he will be part of the new top-prospects program, earning a salary in the ball park of $500K and performing under the eye of NBA coaches and scouts, with the ability of profiting from his likeness as he prepares for the 2021 NBA draft. He would have been fun to watch in Memphis, but the NCAA as a means to prep top players for pro ball is broken (see: Wiseman, James). Can’t blame Green for going for the money.

From Aldo’s Pizza Pies:

Today we’re launching @aldospizzapies Family Pasta Pans! Swipe ➡️ to see our new made-to-order options that feed (at least) 5… trust us, we had leftovers.
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🍝 Bolognese
🐓 Poblano cream + chicken
🦐 Vodka sauce + shrimp
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Here’s how it works! Call 901-577-7743 and specify:
– Base: vodka, poblano cream, or bolognese
– Protein (pick 1): chicken, meatballs, pork, or shrimp (pick 1)
– Veggies (pick 2) from our menu
– Hot or cold delivery or pickup
– We’ll have it ready for you next day!
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A single Family Pasta Pan serves 5 for $25. Add a large pan of house salad, plus choice of two: cannoli or N.Y. cheesecake for $20 more. Call today to place your weekend orders! 😋 @ Aldo’s Pizza Pies – Downtown

LUNCHBOXeats is back with Lunch Lady’s Comfort Kitchen meals this Friday-Sunday, April 17-19 noon to 4 PM. Pre-ordering a day in advance is recommended. They’ve got meat-and-twos for $10 and veggie plates for $12. For delivery there is a minimum order of $40, and a 20% gratuity will be added.

Get fit online this evening!

Mark is good people.

The New York Post has an article on how Americans are spending their stimulus checks.

Live music this afternoon:

YOGA! Downtown studio Your Inner Yogi will hold classes online every Friday night at 6:30 on its Instagram feed.

The CA’s Jennifer Chandler has a look at six of the city’s best butcher shops, including City Block Salumeria inside Puck Food Hall at 409 South Main.

She also tweeted some South Main food porn:

The FedExForum sign will go light blue 8 to 8:30 PM every evening to honor health care workers and first responders.

Cerrito Entertainment will host kid-friendly Disney trivia on Facebook Live Friday from 3 to 4.

I’m reading articles on steps that might be taken when the economy re-opens, and one of them is taking people’s temperatures before they’re seated at restaurants and bars. Hmmm I suspect that I run a bit of a fever when I’ve been drinking; that could be an issue. I think I’ll get a six-pack of PBR tomorrow night to drink which I watch WWE Smackdown and take my temperature at the beginning of every beer. It’s all in the name of science, after all.

From stats site FiveThirtyEight: 22 million Americans are unemployed, and we haven’t hit bottom

I tried a new Pandora station based on an obscure song yesterday. This time I picked 1972’s “Why Can’t We Live Together” by Timmy Thomas as the origin.

No more wars, no more wars, no more wars
All I want is a
Little peace in this world

No more wars, no more wars, no more wars
All I want is a
Little peace in this world

Everybody wants to live together
Why can’t we
Live together

The Pandora station I created based on this song produced some mellow, soulful, late ’60s to mid ’70s selections. About half the songs were ones I recognized, and half not, which is good because I like to discover new stuff. Among the songs I did recognize:

  • “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye
  • “How Do You Mend a Broken Heart” by Al Green
  • “Evil Ways” (live 1969) by Santana
  • “Rock Your Baby” by George McCrae (which was on the same album on which I discovered “Live Together”)
  • “I Want to Do Something Freaky to You” by Leon Haywood

The verdict: This would be an excellent station to put on early in the day during Sunday brunch, although you’d probably want to put on something a bit more lively early to mid afternoon.

RIP:

Fire alarm just went off. No time to proofread. Sorry if typos.