Bored on a Sunday morning, I decided to take a walk around Victorian Village. Question: Why does the Village have a fascination with large, hooved mammals? An apartment complex on Adams Avenue has a statue of a horse in its courtyard. And then down the street, there’s a luxury vacation rental complex called The Moose.
In other animal news, I wrote an article on Medium this weekend suggesting that the woolly mammoth is extinct because Noah forgot to load two of them onto the ark. The timeline just about matches up.
Asian carp have invaded our river. Will we see carp on the menu at Flying Fish soon? (Make it snappy!)
Memphis 901 FC drew El Paso last night, nil-nil.
Jerry Lee Lewis’ widow explained the issue she had with the operation of his club on Beale in recent years.
Today is National White Wine Day.
Beale Street Bears speculates that Jaren Jackson Jr. could earn a $300 million extension this year. Hello, luxury tax. Worth it, though.
AutoZone seeks a digital creative marketing manager.
Gonna read the WWE SummerSlam results then pay Bardog a visit. Back tomorrow with more news.
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