{"id":15359,"date":"2014-07-15T12:56:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T17:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=15359"},"modified":"2014-07-15T12:56:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T17:56:59","slug":"tue-update-train-on-riverside-tj-mulligans-pinch-closing-active-shooter-drills-college-football-playoffs-joey-dorsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/15\/tue-update-train-on-riverside-tj-mulligans-pinch-closing-active-shooter-drills-college-football-playoffs-joey-dorsey\/","title":{"rendered":"Tue update: Train on Riverside, TJ Mulligan’s Pinch closing, active-shooter drills, college football playoffs, Joey Dorsey"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a crazy afternoon I had yesterday. Heavy storms were heading straight for I-55 as I was wrapping up the day at work, so I stayed put for about 15 extra minutes. I missed the rain, but there was a wreck on 55 North right before Malfunction Junction, and I could see that there must be another wreck on 240 North around Norris because traffic was all backed up. “No problem, I’ll stay on 55 and take Riverside home,” I thought.<\/p>\n

After dodging another wreck on 55, I got on Riverside to discover that there was a train stopped on the tracks and I couldn’t turn onto any of my usual routes home – Union, Monroe, Court, Jefferson, Adams. I had to get on 40 east and get off on Danny Thomas, then weave through a bunch of side streets. What a pain. WTF was that train doing there? This is not Highland and I am not on my way to class!<\/p>\n

I guess I can’t complain too much, though. I heard that power was out from Cooper-Young to points east. Downtown is on a double circuit so we don’t have to worry about that. Also, there was Courtney in a tube top dress to brighten my evening:<\/p>\n

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Quote from last night (not mine): “There are three levels of hot. Level 1 is, I’d listen to her fart over a cell phone. Level two is, I’d drink her bath water. Level three is, I’d eat the corn out of her shit.” In case you’re wondering what kind of stuff we talk about at Monday happy hour at Bardog, now you know!<\/p>\n

Okay, let’s get on to the news. TJ Mulligan’s in the Pinch is closing at the end of the month. They hope to remodel and open later, but for the time being they will be closed. It’s a shame Bass Pro didn’t finish on their original schedule. if they had, the Pinch would be booming and Mulligan’s would possibly not have had to close.<\/p>\n

Want to get a first-hand look at what first responders do in an active-shooter drill? You can volunteer to be a victim<\/a> for drills at Wolfchase on September 14 and Oak Court Mall September 28.<\/p>\n

The MBJ has a photo of the new college playoff championship trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Former Memphis Tiger Joey Dorsey has signed a two-year deal<\/a> with the Houston Rockets. He’s been playing overseas the past several years. With the Rockets, Dorsey will play a backup role to Dwight Howard.<\/p>\n

I’ll be out at the usual places after work. Flying Saucer is my likely first stop, although I may not stay depending on who’s working. Undecided on whether I’ll play Blind Bear poker at 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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