{"id":11135,"date":"2011-12-23T11:09:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T17:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=11135"},"modified":"2011-12-23T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T17:09:17","slug":"fri-update-pigeons-nye-cabs-openings-and-closings-also-i-won-a-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/23\/fri-update-pigeons-nye-cabs-openings-and-closings-also-i-won-a-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"Fri update: Pigeons, NYE cabs, openings and closings. Also: I won a hat!"},"content":{"rendered":"

New scientific evidence suggests that our feathered friends who share Downtown with us may be smarter than we think. This New York Times article cites a recent study, which concluded that pigeons are capable of understanding abstract mathematical concepts<\/a>. The birds were trained that 2 is greater than 1, 3 is greater than 2, etc. But when presented with problems they hadn’t seen before – such as, which is greater, 8 or 6 – they came up with the correct answer. So the next time you’re dining al fresco<\/em> on Beale and a pigeon poops in your BBQ nachos, realize you’ve been pooped on by genius.<\/p>\n

Yellow Cab posted a note to Facebook about getting the fastest possible service for New Year’s Eve and the Liberty Bowl. They have a new text ordering service which is pretty cool. For people throwing house parties on New Year’s Eve, they have a service you can call to get safe rides home for your guests. View the note here<\/a>. Suggestion: Pull the note up in your phone’s web browser, and bookmark it for easy reference on New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n

More holiday openings and closings: Majestic Grille will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. They’ll be open Monday the 26th from 4 to 9. Bardog will open at 5 PM Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

I won a hat last night!<\/p>\n

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This was one of the raffle prizes at the Flying Saucer’s Beerknurd Appreciation Party. There was also a buffet of cheese sticks, meatballs, egg rolls, fruits, veggies, and cheesecake bites, free to members of the Saucer’s UFO Club. A bonus – unannounced on the flyer promoting the event – was free beer! We were each treated to a glass of Wells Banana Bread. Thanks to the Saucer for a very nice gesture toward its club members. The party convinced our friend Katie Mac to become a UFO member, an excellent decision.<\/p>\n

Plans for today: I’m off work, so I’m going to get my Christmas shopping wrapped up supporting a local Downtown business. (I can’t say which or it would give away the present.) Also going to take advantage of a rare opportunity to eat lunch Downtown on a weekday.<\/p>\n

I’m going to a party at 8 where I have to bring an ornament to decorate a Christmas tree. Therefore, I’m going to hold off on day drinking until mid-afternoon, so I won’t be sloshed when I get there. Oddly enough, I have to stop by the Silly Goose (not the location of the party) to pick up the ornament. So I’m thinking my tentative plan will be something like this: Saucer at 3:00, Goose at 7:30, party at 8:00. Taking the camera and will have more to say about the location of tonight’s party in the days to come.<\/p>\n

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