Today is National BLT Sandwich Day. I recommend you celebrate with Kathy’s BL”FG”T at Kooky Canuck. Fried green tomatoes are what makes this sandwich special, and it also comes with bacon, house-made pimiento cheese, lettuce, and mustard remoulade on toasted white or wheat.
The University of Memphis tried to bribe the Big 12 conference $200 million to let it join. The money would come from sponsorship agreements and from the U of M refusing its share of conference media revenue for 5 years. The proposed agreement stated that if the U of M did not bring the conference sufficient prestige and positive publicity, the Big 12 could kick Memphis out after 5 years.
Sounds like the University did everything but drop the soap and bend over for the Big 12. Still, the conference rejected the offer.
I notice the conference refers to itself as “Big XII” in the media. I guess it’s trying to “elevate” its brand. Very jazzy.
From Action News 5: Unhoused population seeks shelter from the heat at the Hospitality Hub, which operates a cooling center on days heat indices are expected to climb to danger levels in the city.
The Maria Montessori School is looking to hire a teacher’s assistant.
RIP Malcolm Jamal-Warner AKA “Theo” from The Cosby Show. He died of an accidental drowning in Costa Rica.
Midnight Sun game: In Fairbanks, Alaska from May to July you can attend a baseball game where the first pitch is at 10 PM and the field never needs to be artificially lit.
Catherine and Mary’s seeks a line cook.
Black Panther is the Downtown Neighborhood Association’s summer movie series movie of the week . It’s this Wednesday at Slider Inn at 7:30. Card-carrying DNA members get 20% off food.
DNA president Jerred Price reports that Nura autonomous cars are currently being tested on Memphis roads.
Tin Roof on Beale, a new business member of the DNA, is offering individual members 15 percent off food tabs, plus no cover.
There’s a Christian Women’s Expo at the Renasant Convention Center this weekend.
MemphisWeather.net blog: The heat is on – but how hot and for how long?
Anyone else getting a lot of AI-generated fake animal videos in their Facebook Reel feed? I got one of a crocodile with a jaguar cub in its mouth, running for the water with the mother jaguar in pursuit. It was very realistic, but the camera angle was a little too perfect.
Still so happy to be in possession of my backpack and computer. Back tomorrow.
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