Author: paulryburn

Keep an eye out for more winter weather early Friday morning. The temperature will be right about freezing and if it dips below, we could get a lot of snow dumped on us. If it doesn’t, we’ll get rained on. No telling what will happen for sure since we’re still two days out, but it bears monitoring. MemphisWeather.net is my preferred source in situations like this one. Follow them on Twitter at @memphisweather1, and they have a smartphone app which is worth the price of purchase.

This is good news: Shelby County has launched a mental health court. It will address the “frequent fliers,” the ones who are in and out of jail 8-10 times a year on minor crimes like public drunkenness and shoplifting. Many of the street people we see Downtown every day are part of this group. When they are charged, the judge will agree to drop the charges if the defendants complete a year-long mental health treatment plan.

Locally-brewed Memphis beer is receiving more national accolades. Playboy has included Wiseacre Tiny Bomb on its list of the ten best craft beers brewed in the Deep South.

There’s a new art project coming to South Main. There are many individuals in the city of Memphis who achieve great things in the face of injustice. Facing History and Ourselves and the Urban Art Commission are coming together to celebrate those individuals in the art project. You many nominate any Memphian to be included from February 3-29.

Do you have a neighborhood improvement project for which you would like to crowdsource funding? Crowdsource your citizen-led community improvement project on ioby.org and you could get matching funds from Livable Memphis. They have $33,000 in matching funds available as part of the Green Up Memphis Match.

Good SI.com article: For the Gasol brothers, basketball is a small part of a larger world

Here’s a photo of South of Beale’s new chef’s seasonal menu offerings for the winter. The menu rolled out today,

There’s an Account Manager, Corporate Relations position available at the American Cancer Society in Memphis.

Great comment in an article about Sarah Palin endorsing Donald Trump: “Searching for meaning in this spectacle is like trying to find enlightenment in the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese.” Hahaha.

Report: 10 percent of college graduates think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court

Did you know there are craft beer cruises nowadays? Not too surprising.

That’ll do it for now. Possibly a third update after work. I will lead off at the Silly Goose for happy hour this evening, followed by a Blind Bear stop, then back to the Goose at 10 to hear Charvey.

Getting a post done before work… not too crazy about driving in this weather.

Tonight is the debut of CharveyMac’s weekly gig at the Silly Goose. He takes the stage at 10 PM and will play until 1.

A Facebook event has been created for the grand opening of LYFE Kitchen at the Chisca on February 1.

New trend in parts of New York City: The chopped cheese sandwich. Described as “practically a drug dealer sandwich,” it is sold at bodegas in parts of Harlem and the Bronx. It consists of ground beef, onions, peppers and seasoning, chopped with a spatula and covered with slices of cheese. These ingredients are placed on a roll or toasted hero and topped with traditional condiments like hot sauce, mayo, and tomato. Sounds yummy; wish this food trend would spread to Memphis. Robo, you ever had one of these?

MLGW has announced that it will extend pension benefits to same-sex partners. Kudos to the utility for doing the right thing.

This is unfortunate: The face of the Memphis Says No More campaign, an effort to stop rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence against women, says police did not listen to her until she became the face of the campaign. She said that although the movement is well-intended, it’s basically “a PR stunt” until police start doing more to listen to the victims. That sucks; ending violence against women is an issue that matters personally to me. I emailed the contact person for Memphis Says No More in November asking to be put on the email list for media updates, but I never heard back from them. If this is a real campaign, I would like to help them get this important message out.

Important political news: Donald Trump’s lead has widened among the segment of the U.S. population known as idiots following Sarah Palin’s endorsement.

For those in Memphis who feel the Bern, there’s a Memphis for Bernie Sanders Facebook group that has been created.

Big opportunity for Downtown poker players: The 8:30 PM game Monday, February 8 at the Silly Goose (free to play) will have a $100 award for first place, double the normal weekly amount. The reason is the Goose will be closed for a private event the week before, Monday, February 1. With twice the cash value up for grabs, that makes coming on the 8th a priority and possibly making some moves that wouldn’t be worth the risk for only a $50 prize.

Off to work. I get to spend the day writing acceptance tests, which may not sound like a lot of fun but it actually is. Possibly back at lunch or after work with another post.

In case you haven’t been keeping up with sports news, there was a clean sweep for the Tigers this week: American Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week went to Shaq Goodwin, and Rookie of the Week went to Dedric Lawson. Congratulations to those players. The Tigers are well into their conference schedule now, and it is time to put together some wins that will impress the NCAA tournament committee.

In the mood for some Jamaican food Downtown? Well, today’s not your day. Evelyn and Olive (@EvelynandOlive on Twitter) out in The Edge is closed today for urgent repairs, and will reopen tomorrow.

Job news: The Redbirds are hiring a Guest Services Supervisor

Not a Downtown job, but this is a really good company to work for so I wanted to mention it anyway: Running Pony is looking for a video editor.

Great article by the Flyer’s Kevin Lipe on the Grizzlies and deferred maintenance.

The Grizzlies have a photo gallery from yesterday’s MLK Day game.

Gilbert Arenas claims he was present when Matt Barnes and Derek Fisher fought and provides details here.

From the MBJ: Bill that asks Tennessee to ignore the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage could cost the state millions. Hey, there’s a price to pay if we want to continue to be known as a bastion of ignorance and intolerance.

Felicia from Felicia Suzanne’s has a bacon and hot sauce deviled eggs cooking demo. Good recipe for Super Bowl parties.

Yoga and Yoda: There’s a lightsaber combat class taught in Florida that combines elements of yoga and martial arts.

First Tennessee made an investment in Tri-State Bank recently. The influx of money will allow Tri-State to expand the opportunities the bank pursues.

There’s going to be an official after-party at Club 152 following the MMA event at FedExForum Saturday night.

Puscifer, a band of Maynard James Keenan, performs Saturday, April 23 at the Orpheum. Keenan is known for his work with Tool and A Perfect Circle. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 AM.

There’s a Winter Weather Advisory for counties north of Shelby for overnight. Right now Memphis is not included, but you might want to check the weather in the morning before heading out, especially if you have business in the northern ‘burbs.

That’ll do it for now. Possibly a second post this evening, so check back.

Whew– what a weekend! Happy MLK Day everyone! If you have the day off, switch the TV over to ESPN at 1:30. The Grizzlies take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a nationally televised game to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In not-so-good Grizzlies news, Matt Barnes has been fined $35,000 for comments deemed to be detrimental to the best interests of the NBA.

Max’s Sports Bar will open at 1 today for the Grizzlies game. The Silly Goose will also open at 1 for the game with Dusty bartending.

Inside tip from one of my friends who lives down here: When you go to Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos, buy extra carne asada tacos and scramble the meat into your eggs the next morning.

A Facebook event listing has been created for the Southern Hotwing Festival to be held on Riverside Drive Saturday, April 23. Fifteen dollars to get in, and then you have to tip for wings? I still don’t understand how this festival gets away with being more expensive than BBQ Fest. I’m sure they pay the city a pretty penny to close Riverside though, and have to make that back.

Moody Ques members: We are planning a team cookout and meeting for Saturday, February 13 with time and location to be announced. Also, we have to write a big check to Memphis in May next month. We have enabled the PayPal widget on the team website so you can join. If you know you will be on the team this year and have the money right now, we would really appreciate it if you could go ahead and pay your dues. Not surprisingly, our Yankees were among the first members to step up. I will update the team website with news later this week.

If you live on Mud Island, you will no longer have to leave the island to get your teeth worked on. Harbor Town Dental opens a week from today.

Rogue Squadron has a post about the importance of buying season tickets to Memphis City Football Club games. By becoming a season ticket holder, you are putting your money where your mouth is, making a commitment to sustain soccer in Memphis.

I’m not sure if I have any readers who are fans of mac & cheese, but if I do, here’s a list of stove top mac & cheeses you can make yourself that are better than boxed. There’s even a kale mac & cheese for those who like to eat healthy.

Memphis MMA takes the national stage this Saturday at FedExForum.

The CA’s Jennifer Biggs checks out chili in Memphis, talking to Patrick from the Majestic Grille and Brad from Court House Deli about chili recipes. I would recommend both of those, and Bardog’s as well. Note: The Majestic’s chili is a winter special during the cooler months; at the other two places it is a full-time regular menu item.

From the Daily Beast: The RNC is prepping for ‘chaos’ at the convention. LOVE IT.

I’m at work like any other Monday, so I will go with the usual Monday routine after work: Melissa Monday at Bardog, then over to the Blind Bear. Maybe a Saucer Pint Nite stop as well. For now, it’s time to grab some lunch. Go Grizzlies!

2003 and 2004, my second and third years Downtown, were magical years for me. At that time I did not yet have a large friend group which I hung out with every day, although the beginnings of that friend group had started at Sleep Out Louie’s Sunday brunch. Sometimes I would go to Sleep Out Louie’s for happy hour, but that crowd was mostly lawyers and more often than not I would end up sitting there by myself. On the weekends I would wander south to Earnestine & Hazel’s and hang out there; it was an eclectic enough place that I found it easy to meet people. I would go to the original Raiford’s at Main and Vance. I had been going there since 1997 so the place already felt like home to me. I went to the Flying Saucer a couple of times a week, and became a member of their UFO Club during this period. I was much more shy than I am now, and the place intimidated me a little. However, I would go when Jim was behind the bar (he’s still there) or when John Haley was managing (he now manages Bardog), or when my favorite servers Jenn B and Jean (Slider Inn Jeannie) were working.

One day in 2003, I was sitting at the window of the Saucer when my friends Shane and Leigh, two of the members of the Sleep Out’s Sunday brunch crew, walked past. “Hey Paul, we’re about to roll up to the Tap Room and shoot some stick,” Shane said. “You’re welcome to join us.”

The Tap Room is a hole-in-the-wall bar on Beale Street, the sidekick of King’s Palace Cafe that serves the same menu. They have about 25 beers on tap, including the Cadillac of beers, PBR. There’s a long bar with about 15 seats, TVs, tables, and a pool table. It’s one of the least touristy places on Beale, although given the location, the place is bound to get them. It’s about 50% locals/50% tourists, or at least it was in 2003. They have a mug club where you buy a mug that they hang behind the bar. From that point on, you get a dollar off every beer you order, and the mugs are 22 ounces so you get an extra six-ounce pour when you are in the club.

I immediately took to the place. I became friends with the bartenders who worked there at the time. The first one I met was Darrell (NightHawk). He was also a wrestling fan and he and I would watch WWE Monday Night Raw together. “That’s a big boy,” he would often say as wrestlers like The Big Show and Brock Lesnar made their way to the ring. Another bartender, Maurice, liked to put the Cartoon Network on, and I would watch cartoons with him. They had two other bartenders, Heather and Niles, working there too. As I’ve said before, if you hire and retain good people, your bar is likely to be a success.

I became a member of the mug club, purchasing mug #52 and writing “Professor Paul” on the bottom with a green marker. (My friend Shane has mug #1). I met some of the other regulars and played a good bit of pool there. I started popping in the Tap Room most nights, including weekend nights. I met quite a few women there and took a few of them home.

You know, I feel bad about one thing though… there was this girl who worked at the Peabody Place Mall who I took home from the Tap Room one night. She really, really liked me and I knew it, but I just wanted to hook up with her. That wasn’t cool, looking back in retrospect. I hurt her and I feel bad about that.

(On a side note: You know what I just realized? I don’t really go out with the goal to meet women the way I did in 2003-04. These days I just want to be among friends. I don’t hook up nearly as much as a result, but you know what I do have that I didn’t have 12-13 years ago? Many women who are my good friends and who have my back when I need it, who love me and would do anything for me. I would not trade them for all the hook-ups in the world.)

So, anyway, in 2004 I was hanging out at the Tap Room approximately as much as I hang out at, say, the Silly Goose in 2016. However, all good things must come to an end. By 2005, Darrell, Maurice, Heather and Niles had moved on to other jobs. 2005 was the year Beale Street started to get ghetto, and I started to feel unsafe being on the street after about 11 PM on weekend nights. Also, my comfort level at the Flying Saucer rose that year and I became an every-day regular there. Although the Tap Room hadn’t changed, I just didn’t have time for it anymore. I began scaling my visits back in 2005. When Max’s opened in 2007 and Bardog in 2008, I pretty much stopped going to the Tap Room altogether.

Yesterday I led off with my usual 2016 routine. I got to Bardog right at opening, meeting my “DAWG” John D to catch up on the Downtown news, then over to Blind Bear to see my favorite pair of librarian glasses and catch the end of the Tigers game on TV. I surfed Facebook post-game and noticed several of my friends, including Shane and Leigh, had checked in at the Tap Room. I thought, maybe I should go down there and check the place out. So I did.

(Bright sunlight and a dark bar is not a combination the iPhone camera does well with. There probably are settings I could adjust on the phone to compensate, but I never bothered to learn to use them.)

It was like I had never left. Darrell was working next door at King’s Palace and went and found my mug, which I had not touched in 8 years. It still has “Professor Paul” and the number 52 on the bottom. My friend Gary challenged me to a game of pool, and although I have not played much in the past 12 months, it came back to me like riding a bicycle and I picked up the win. However, Shane prevailed in the game that followed. Later there was a rematch and although I ran the first five balls off the break, Shane made a comeback to beat me for the second time.

(On another side note, I wonder if anyone got a “Hey, just FYI, Paul just showed up” text from one of the people in these photos.)

I really enjoy that place and don’t intend to wait a matter of years before going back again. Perhaps it is time to expand my “Big Five” to the “Big Six” and make a place for the Tap Room. It would be nice to spend more time on Beale Street, and it has a different vibe than my other spots.

All right. Time to look at the stuff I threw into Evernote yesterday and see if I have enough material for a news post. If I do, I will be back shortly, if not, see ya tomorrow.

It’s a doubleheader today at FedExForum. At 11 AM, the Memphis Tigers take on South Florida in men’s college basketball. Tonight at 7, the Grizzlies take the floor against the New York Knicks. Don’t forget that if you’re one of the first 4000 at the Grizzlies game, you get the first of four pieces of Mount Grizzmore, Tony Allen.

The Beale Street Big Wheel Race was supposed to happen last month but had to be postponed due to crappy weather. It looks like it has been rescheduled for today at 1. It’s a benefit for the Salvation Army Angel Tree program. Kids, I hope you don’t mind that Santa came a month late this year! I may go check this out; I know that the Flying Saucer has a team.

These are pretty good: Airline worker confessions

“Ravishing Rachmaninoff” happens at 7:30 tonight at the Cannon Center, presented by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The concert features Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

Three day passes to Music Fest are now on sale.

If you’re a fan of The Who, School of Rock is doing a tribute to that band tomorrow afternoon at 2 at the New Daisy.

That’s all I got. Headed to Bardog for brunch with Bloom at 11.

A restored vintage sign is now up over the main entrance to the Chisca Apartments, formerly the Chisca Hotel. (credit @f8inMemphis)

Speaking of the Chisca, you can now “Like” Catherine and Mary’s on Facebook to keep up to date on news about the restaurant to open in the Chisca soon.

Alert for those with kids: Doktor KABOOM! comes to the Halloran Center at the Orpheum Friday, February 19. The Doktor, in his latest show Live Wire, will explore the fundamentals of electricity and the history of scientific achievements. The show is recommended for all ages. $15/$30 VIP.

If you enjoy learning about beer, Wiseacre Brewery out on Broad Avenue has a class Thursday, January 28 that may be of interest. The class will explore British beer and brew methods. Topics discussed will include cask conditioning (with a cask of beer for you to sip on), barleywine, and parti-gyle brewing. Get tickets here. $20 ticket includes the class, multiple glasses of the cask beer, and a bottle of Snowbeard Barleywine to take home. The Fresh Gulf Shrimp food truck will be on site for class attendees who get hungry.

While we’re on the subject of Wiseacre: I met up with my friend Kevin at the Flying Saucer last night. I was in Kevin’s wedding 20 years ago and he moved to Oregon shortly after that. Being the mecca of craft breweries that Oregon is, he has learned a thing or two about beer. He was drinking the Wiseacre Astronaut Status and commented, “This is a world-class beer.” It’s a high-gravity bottled beer, so be prepared if you plan on trying this one.

Someone vandalized the sign at 5th and Bowie Street in Austin, changing the sign to read “David Bowie” street. City officials decided to leave it up.

This is really cool: Mozzarella shot glasses make marinara consumption simple

The Daily News reports that four management companies have submitted applications to manage Beale Street.

Yikes:

[MFD Alert] Overturned Kayak-Downtown Crews responding to reported overturned kayak. N Front Street – Downtown – River Museum

— Memphis Fire Alert (@mfdalert) January 15, 2016

Gamers: You can get David Bowie’s only video game free for the next week. It runs on Windows computers.

Seen on Facebook: With Jack & Coke being renamed “The Lemmy”, Jack Daniels has released a single-barrel Motörhead Limited Edition. A fine tribute to the man who kept the company in business for 40 years.

For my fellow Bernie Sanders supporters: Bernie will be on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday.

That’ll do it for this post. Cardinals fans, don’t forget that the Cardinals Caravan is tonight at 5:30 at AutoZone Park. As for me, I have not yet decided where to do happy hour this evening, but I will be out at one of my usual spots.

Late yesterday afternoon one of my Facebook friends posted that she had a bug with sinus problems and heavy coughing. I commented, “I have that too!” and then realized I was the 20th person to comment. It’s going around Downtown. Anyway, that’s why I haven’t posted much the past two days. Feeling much better now.

There will be an MLK Day parade Monday from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. The parade will originate on Main at A.W. Willis, head south on Exchange and turn left at Exchange, then turn right and head south on Second to the endpoint, the National Civil Rights Museum.

The Redbirds have announced that Mike Shildt will return as the team’s manager for the 2016 season. Shildt finished 2015 with a 73-71 record.

One of the winning Powerball tickets was believed to have been sold in Munford, a suburb of Memphis in Tipton County. My next-door neighbor in college was from Munford. Hey Shane, if you won, can I have some money?

If you want to be one of the first to meet our new mayor, Jim Strickland, he will be at the Downtown Neighborhood Association meeting Tuesday, January 26 at Downtown Central BBQ. 6 PM social; 6:30 meeting.

There’s a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. In mid-January. This is not normal at all. I have a feeling my friend Mary will be a big fan of this hurricane.

The Grizzlies play Detroit tonight at 7 and the Knicks on Saturday. If you’re one of the first 4000 fans in FedExForum Saturday, you get the first of four pieces of Mt. Grizzmore: Tony Allen. Tonight the lobby store will have the Grizzlies Infinity Scarf on sale for $20 (regular $28).

RVC Outdoor Destinations has submitted an ambitious plan for a conservancy for Mud Island River Park.

Silly Goose is my happy hour plan this afternoon. Jessica’s sister is in town, having lived in France the past 10 years. All Jessica’s regulars are excited about meeting her. I’ll do Blind Bear after that most likely, although I will avoid the poker table so if I have any leftover germs from being sick I won’t pass them around on the cards.

CharveyMac is one of the best live music acts in Memphis. I had heard about him since 2010 but he rarely came Downtown. When he played a date at the Green Beetle in 2012, I immediately thought, “I can definitely understand why people talk about this guy so much. He’s the real deal.”

Still, given my laziness about going east of Danny Thomas, I rarely got to see Charvey. Smart restaurant and bar owners in Midtown and East Memphis realized, “This guy is a guaranteed crowd. If there’s a chance to get him for a weekly deal, I better do it.” With Charvey booked solid, his Downtown dates were few and far between. I caught him at Beale Street Landing once last summer. When the Silly Goose added live music to its local beer Tuesdays, they got Charvey one day a month.

However, one of Charvey’s weekly gigs, Elfo’s, recently closed. That opened up Wednesdays, and Daniel from the Silly Goose jumped at the opportunity. Charvey will playing at the Goose every Wednesday from 10 PM to 1 AM, beginning January 20.

Kudos to Daniel on this nice live music catch for hump days at the Goose. I’ve said it a million times – he may be a fun guy and he is definitely a good guy to have drinks with, but Daniel is also one of the sharpest businessmen in Downtown Memphis.

I also love the 10 PM start time. That is not past my bedtime and I plan on being there most weeks.

I’ve been offline for most of the day, in bed in a NyQuil-induced haze, trying to run off whatever bug seems to be trying to get to me. When I just couldn’t stand being in bed anymore, I attempted to move 86 photos from our BBQ team’s shared iCloud folder to my phone to the Dropbox account I use to stage my posts. Let me tell you, that was not a lot of fun, and I’m not sure whether it was a tedious process because of the NyQuil or because it was a tedious process. I’m going to look around for a tool to automate that.

Back tomorrow with some news, I hope.

 

Sorry I didn’t post on my lunch break, but it’s been a weird day. Those of you in the 2007-11 Rapscallions/Ques Brothers friend group, I may be texting you shortly…

I want to thank the three people with extensive BBQ competition judging experience who generously volunteered their time and taste buds yesterday. Thanks to them, the Moody Ques got an honest critique of the product we are putting out. The cookteam stayed up all night Saturday preparing two pork shoulders, and the judges arrived at pitmaster Frank’s house at 10:30 AM Sunday for a simulated BBQ Fest presentation.

Since members of other shoulder teams read my blog, I am not going to go into detail about the feedback we were given. In general terms, they told us what to never tell a judge again, what to talk about in more depth, and tweaks we needed to make to our shoulders. However, they said that the taste of the shoulders was right there where it needed to be. “You’re not going to win in 2016,” the judges told the cooks. “However, you’re on the right path. If you keep doing what you’re doing, if you keep holding practice cooks, if you keep entering regionals, if you keep tweaking your cooking, in about 3 years’ time you are going to be one of the big dogs.”

That is very exciting news. If we can become one of the top cooking teams, the Moody Ques really will be the total package. We have dominated the Best Booth category the past four years, winning two firsts and never finishing lower than third. We have always been known as a booth where there is a good party. We’re a younger team, with average age in the 30s (although we have people of all ages on the team), which I think is an asset. If we can add some cooking awards in the years to come, we really will have it all.

If you would like to be a member of the Moody Ques for 2016, shoot me an email at paul@paulryburn.com and I will put you in touch with the team leaders – wait a minute, they named me Director of PR, so I AM one of the team leaders now. We also have sponsorship opportunities available. Why not hitch your wagon to a team that is on the way up?

On to the news: Uber will partner with TransLoc, a company that provides public transit data, to combine Uber rides and public transportation to ensure a seamless commute. Memphis is one of the first two markets in which the partnership is being tested. They picked a good test case with our city, because it is hard to imagine a city Memphis’ size with a worse public transportation system.

The Commercial Appeal interviewed Lily Brooks O’ Bryant, the young lady sharing the lead role in Matilda at the Orpheum this week.

There’s a reporter position open at WHBQ-TV.

The Peabody will be at the Who’s Hiring Career Fair tomorrow at Memphis Botanic Garden, 10-3. If you want to work for the historic hotel, come submit a resume.

There will be a forum on race and sports at the National Civil Rights Museum Sunday, the day before MLK Day. Two Sports Legacy Award winners, Jalen Rose and Tamika Catchings, as well as the Grizzlies’ Matt Barnes will take part in the discussion. (credit Memphis Daily News)

In the spam folder this morning: “She’s expecting more from your mating meat?” and “Practice in Bed Olympics more!” Spammers really go to extreme lengths to try and get their stuff past filters.

The college football national championship, Alabama vs. Clemson is tonight. Keeping with my policy of rooting for SEC schools not named Ole Miss or Tennessee, I will be pulling for the Crimson Tide. Somewhere in a bar at or near McAllen, Texas, BBQ team legal counsel Bama Lawdog will be cheering for the Tide as well.

In case you’ve been living in a cave today, David Bowie passed away at age 69. I don’t listen to his music a whole lot but I respect what he brought to the history of music the past 50 years. The man was never afraid to be himself. He is a role model in that respect.

Happy birthday to Memphis’ own Grindfather, Tony Allen, who turns 34 today.

Felicia Suzanne’s is now accepting reservations for Valentine’s Day. Nothing against Felicia’s but you won’t see me there. After what happened on Valentine’s Day last year, I am never making plans for that stupid holiday again. V-Day is on a Sunday this year. I guess my Valentine’s Day dates will be John D, Otto, and the New York Times crossword puzzle at D-RANKS with B-RAD.

If you want to watch Shaq Goodwin foul out, the Tigers host Temple at FedExForum at 7 Wednesday.

I found a Twitter account called Tacos (@TWEETLIKEATACO). If you like tacos you should follow it.

Home from work, time for beer. I considered walking down to Max’s Sports Bar to watch the national title game, but I have decided to keep it close to home. Melissa Monday at Bardog is first up, then Blind Bear