Big trouble in the Middle East this weekend… Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel, taking a number of Israeli civilians and soldiers hostage in the process. Israel retaliated, striking Gaza.
Israel is a Jewish state in a neighborhood full of Arab states. A lot of people who live in those Arab states think Israel shouldn’t have the right to exist. Israel has one of the strongest militaries in the world, but still, it relies on allies from outside the region, such as the U.S.
There are those who, for many years, have wanted to see an Israel vs. whoever conflict escalate into World War III in order to destabilize the world powers. I bet Putin is excited about this. And the mullahs in Iran. And Kim Jong Un.
One more fact that makes this so scary – Israel has nuclear weapons.
Keep an eye on this developing story. And now, on to local news…
Memphis 901 FC got an important 4-0 win over El Paso last night. The club’s final regular-season match is Friday in New Mexico.
WREG has a look at the mural makeover The Edge District got yesterday thanks to Paint Memphis.
Curtis Givens III, a local 4-star high school basketball prospect many believed would be headed to the U of M to play for Penny, surprised many with an announcement yesterday. Givens will don a Tigers uniforms, but it will be a purple-and-gold uniform of LSU.
I saw this in Recomendo’s newsletter this weekend at thought it might be of interest to Memphians: The Bug Bite Thing. It’s a suction tool that, when applied right after a mosquito bites you, sucks out the poison it injects into you as it bites. Therefore, you don’t ger itchy.
Mayor-elect Paul Young made an appearance at the Grizzlies’ open practice yesterday. Young is a season ticket holder.
Young shared his plans for Memphis with Action News 5.
Tomorrow is Columbus Day, so expect banks and government offices to be closed and don’t expect mail delivery.
Neat book I found at the library last week: The History Book. It breaks world history down int digestible chunks with timelines, lists, and related topics.
Last week I noted that Melissa had been promoted to Bardog’s GM, and I wondered who would take over her happy hour bar shifts. Now I know:
- Allie Cat will do Monday and Tuesday happy hour;
- And it’ll be Dani Wednesday-Friday.
Now the question is, who’ll take over Allie’s Monday and Tuesday morning shifts?
I’m pleased to report that Dani and Butt Slut #1 made it back safely from their New Orleans trip. “OF COURSE we had to go to a bar Sunday that had 5 big-screen TVs so she could watch her stupid football team,” Dani said, referring to Butt Slut #1’s Dallas Cowboys.
Who the Cowgirls got today… San Francisco in NBC’s Sunday Night Football game. I’ll be rooting for the Niners in that one.
The power ent out in the Downtown core this morning, south of Monroe. I took a walk about 9:30 and ran into Miss Su of The Little Tea Shop. She said workers had told her the power might be out all day. UGH – no Blind Bear on Sunday? What would I do?
Back home about 10:15, though, I looked out the window and saw the traffic light at Main and Union was working. Power had been restored! And here I am with my MacBook at the Bear, putting the finishing touches on this post.
Back tomorrow, probably. Maybe even later today.