Today is a personal holiday for me. Everyone should have personal holidays, days on which they celebrate the important milestones in their lives that arrive with the changing of the seasons.
Yesterday after I made my blog post, I walked to the Union Mission and checked in for the night. My name got called to take a shower and I proceeded to the clothes closet desk. “Do you have any shorts that are size 34?” I asked.
The attendant went to a shelf and pulled a pair of jean cutoff shorts. In the past I have refused to rock the jorts, but what the hell. I have no shame anymore. I rolled up the legs to hit right above the knee.
So yeah, today is the first full day in shorts in 2026, a personal holiday for me. I’m gonna celebrate by staying out of the Mission and playing Saucer trivia tonight. I’m also gonna pet a dog named Grizzy.
Oh, by the way… guess what was for dinner last night at the Mission? Beef stew. As I typed about it yesterday, I imagined chewing the fat & gristle… I could smell it… I could taste it. It was a classic case of manifesting the very outcome I didn’t want. I need to stop doing that.
Today my energy is better and I’m imagining chewing, tasting, and smelling one of those new muffaletta pizzas at Memphis Chess Club.
From the Memphis Flyer: Food veterans Hugh Balthrop and David Lorrison have reimagined the menu at The Archives, the bar inside Hotel Napoleon. Go get you some Elvis Overnight Oats for breakfast!
Good Fortune Co. will launch Mekong Sticky Rice Lager, a collab with Flyway Brewing, Friday at Trolley Night. 4 DJs. Free beer samples if you dance.
Two eastbound lanes will be closed on the I-40 bridge through Saturday for Mighty Lights repairs.
HUNGRY, a movie about a raging hippo, hits theaters this week.
The Mama Jama is the burger of the week at Momma’s: smoked Gouda cheese, bacon jam, caramelized onions, and BBQ sauce.
In other Momma’s news, crawfish return this Saturday, noon til they run out. Live music on the patio by Skyler King and Roy Highland.
$12.99 lunch specials at Cordelia’s 11 AM- 2 PM this week:
- Tue: Picadillo with chile rellenos, rice
- Wed: Pastrami sandwich with sea salt chips
- Th: Italian Genoa salami sandwich with jalapeno chips
- Fri: North Shore beef sandwich with fries
The Blooms, Birds, & Brews event returns to Cordelia’s 11-3 Saturday with
- product samplings from local vendors
- beer samplings
- a plant sale
- a grill-out
Memphis has a new concert venue on the river: Grind City Amp
Back tomorrow with more news. I may do a personal post this week too, possibly as soon as later today.
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