MemphisWeather.net has a blog post on the expected winter weather tomorrow. Long story short: Tomorrow morning we’re going to get precipitation. The question is, at what point during that precipitation will the temperature fall below freezing, causing the rain to convert over to a wintry mix and then snow.
If it doesn’t convert over to ice and snow by 7 AM, then commuters are gonna have a real problem tomorrow morning. Offices will be open, but the roads will be icy for the drive home. If you’re a manager, I implore you to be understanding of employees who don’t want to risk coming in.
The Majestic Grille will be closed this week (January 4-10) to give employees a little time to rest following a busy holiday season. They’ll be back open on the 11th.
Lanes on the I-40 bridge will be closed today for routine inspections by ARDOT.
The Memphis Tigers held off a late Tulsa rally to get a W, 67-64. The Tigers improve to 8-5, 2-1 in conference. They have a few days off before hosting Cincinnati on national TV Sunday.
Insomnia Cookies has two limited-edition vegan cookies to try this month:
- Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread – a double chocolate banana cookie with chocolate chips and nibs
- Vegan All of the Above – a brown sugar cookie with chocolate-covered pretzels, white and dark chips, coffee, and coconut
Protect your privacy. Your phone is secretly always recording: How to stop Google from listening. Several weeks ago I mentioned how I started seeing Billy Joel-related ads after riding in a car that had Billy Joel playing on the stereo.
StyleBlueprint recently listed 10 seriously good salads in Memphis and two Downtown restaurants had salads that made the list: the Roasted Cauliflower Salad from Raw Girls and the Salmon Niçoise at the Majestic Grille. The Gazpacho Salad from Maciel’s was listed too, but apparently, you have to go to the Midtown location to get it.
Yesterday the City Council told Memphis Police that more needs to be done to slow down drag racing. The North Main Precinct, which covers all of Downtown, was one of four precincts seeing the biggest increase.
In its latest 5 Star Story, Action News 5 looks at the Cotton Museum inside the Cotton Exchange Building.
Blind Bear is doing a country DJ night with DJ Superbrad Saturday. Yee haw. The tunes start at 9 PM. I’m not a country music fan but I’ll go just for the people watching.
The Ja Morant Show continued last night as the Grizzlies beat Cleveland on the road, 110-106. Let’s get an update on the Western Conference standings:
- The Grizzlies (25-14) remain in 4th place
- They’re 3 games back of the Utah Jazz (27-10)
- They’re 5 games ahead of 5th-7th place Denver, Dallas, and L.A. Lakers
From Heavy.com: Kevin Durant sends a message to the NBA about likely Western Conference All-Star starter Ja Morant
From the Dubois County (Indiana) Herald: Try Memphis for a winter outdoors destination
Fox 13 investigates an attack by an inmate with a brick on another inmate at 201. The attacker was jailed on capital murder charges; the victim was there for violating his probation. Lawyers say the two inmates should not have been housed together because of their vastly different charges.
In the news: For the first time since 1931, GM is not the top-selling automaker in the US. Thanks to better supply chain management, Toyota passed GM in sales in 2021.
Winnie-the-Pooh has entered the public domain, as have all original compositions published before 1926. You’re now free to obtain a copy without paying, and you can create your own books, films, TikToks, etc. based on Pooh without owning royalties to the author’s estate.
It’ll be interesting to see if copyright law changes in the next two years. If it doesn’t, a certain mouse will enter the public domain. Time for Disney to start paying the lobbyists in Washington.
That’s the news for today. I’ll be back tomorrow with more.