{"id":19062,"date":"2016-12-12T12:47:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T18:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=19062"},"modified":"2016-12-12T12:47:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T18:47:30","slug":"a-christmas-card-from-me-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/12\/a-christmas-card-from-me-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas card from me to you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Photo-Dec-11-1-44-23-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19063\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Photo-Dec-11-1-44-23-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"photo-dec-11-1-44-23-pm\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Photo-Dec-11-1-44-23-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Photo-Dec-11-1-44-23-PM.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Photo-Dec-11-1-44-23-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Photo-Dec-11-1-44-23-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Photo-Dec-11-1-44-23-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t mail out Christmas cards, but if I did, this would be the photo I would use.<\/p>\n<p>I led off at Bardog yesterday morning, where Panda gave me my PBR logo Christmas tree ornament. &#8220;What am I going to do with this? I never put up a tree,&#8221; I thought. Later in the day over at the Blind Bear, the plan came together. My troll (I&#8217;ve decided I&#8217;m keeping it, it&#8217;s no longer a Christmas present) supervised the hanging of the ornament on a can of PBR while Grandson of Koozie kept things nice and cold.<\/p>\n<p>C&#8217;mon, if you saw a Christmas card from me in the mail and opened it, wouldn&#8217;t you rather find this than a photo of a couple of kids in sweater vests?<\/p>\n<p>On to the news&#8230; the Memphis Public Library is having a book sale at 101 S. Main from 11 to 5 today and tomorrow. A variety of genres will be available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Undercurrent is having its final event of the year tonight at a historic location: Clayborn Temple. Have a look at this revitalization project and enjoy the music of Future Everything. There will be three bars inside and food trucks outside. No cost to attend. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/undercurrent-034-tickets-29898490189\">RSVP here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wreg.com\/2016\/12\/12\/jeff-foxworthy-and-larry-the-cable-guy-are-headed-to-memphis\/\">Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy are coming to Memphis.<\/a> The &#8220;We&#8217;ve Been Thinking Tour&#8221; comes to FedExForum on April 14.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the Grizzlies have a ticket package that includes yoga on the court at FedExForum Saturday morning, December 17, at 10 AM (9:30 check-in time), and a seat at the Grizzlies vs. Jazz game Sunday, December 18, at 5 PM or the Grizzlies vs. Celtics game Tuesday, December 20 at 7 PM. <a href=\"https:\/\/groupmatics.events\/event\/grizzyoga1217\">Get this special ticket here.<\/a> Tickets start at $70 for Pinnacle Level, $30 for Terrace II, and $25 for Terrace IV. You get a Grizzlies\/Methodist Healthcare yoga mat that is yours to keep, and $5 of the ticket amount goes to the Methodist Healthcare Foundation. YOGA!<\/p>\n<p>Get your name in the drawing for a Life is Good gift basket next Monday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Only one week left to stop by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lifeisgoodMEM\">@lifeisgoodMEM<\/a> and sign up for our FREE raffle drawing! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lifeisgood?src=hash\">#lifeisgood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/shoplocal?src=hash\">#shoplocal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U1KVqc4VTe\">pic.twitter.com\/U1KVqc4VTe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Life is Good Memphis (@lifeisgoodMEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lifeisgoodMEM\/status\/808330135531352068\">December 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>WMC has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/local\/2016\/12\/10\/fourth-bluff-ice-skating-gallery\/95286748\/\">photos from the first weekend of the Fourth Bluff ice skating rink<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Cerrito Live radio show this past weekend, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/wi\/news\/2016\/1211\/620225\/jerry-lawler-on-why-he-was-removed-from-wwe-pre-shows\/\">Jerry &#8220;The King&#8221; Lawler explained why he was removed from WWE pre-shows broadcast on the WWE Network<\/a>. It was not that execs were unhappy with his performance in any way. Rather, it was that after he was taken off Smackdown, his salary was absorbed by the pre-shows, making them very expensive to produce.<\/p>\n<p>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire will play the Orpheum on March 22. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 AM.<\/p>\n<p>The CA has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/entertainment\/columnists\/jennifer-biggs\/2016\/12\/12\/takeout-places-make-christmas-cooking-twice-easy\/95203676\/\">a list<\/a> of restaurants that cook to-go Christmas dinners, and restaurants that will be open on Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some good tips on Lifehacker on <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/ive-worked-bar-security-heres-how-to-talk-your-way-out-1789998817\">how to talk your way out of a bar fight<\/a>. The tips are by bar and nightclub security staff.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I was on here talking about how good the Hibernation Fries are at the Blind Bear, and how pleased I was that they made the main menu. When I went in there yesterday, I got another pleasant surprise: They made the brunch menu too! Jeannette said they tried to put &#8220;a little of everything&#8221; on the brunch menu. That&#8217;s a great idea &#8211; not everyone wants breakfast food for brunch, especially considering Hung Over Like a Bear brunch lasts until 6 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Yet ANOTHER concert announcement&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmcactionnews5.com\/story\/34031110\/norah-jones-announces-memphis-concert-date\">Norah Jones will play Mud Island<\/a> on June 8.<\/p>\n<p>The Crossover by Sports Illustrated has given their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/2016\/12\/12\/nba-awards-first-quarter-mvp-russell-westbrook-james-harden-kevin-durant\/\">first-quarter awards<\/a>. If the season ended today, Coach Fiz would get their nod as Coach of the Year. Grizzly Bear Blues has some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grizzlybearblues.com\/2016\/12\/12\/13917446\/memphis-grizzlies-quarter-season-recap-gasol-fizdale-nba\">thoughts<\/a> on the way several players have developed this year. It&#8217;s a good read.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now. I&#8217;ll be out after work, haven&#8217;t decided where yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t mail out Christmas cards, but if I did, this would be the photo I would use. I led off at Bardog yesterday morning, where Panda gave me my PBR logo Christmas tree ornament. &#8220;What am I going to do with this? I never put up a tree,&#8221; I thought. 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