{"id":20271,"date":"2017-10-29T09:56:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T14:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=20271"},"modified":"2017-10-29T09:56:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T14:56:08","slug":"quick-post-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/29\/quick-post-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-6-57-41-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20272\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-6-57-41-PM.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-6-57-41-PM.jpg?resize=500%2C375 500w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-6-57-41-PM.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-6-57-41-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C900 1200w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-6-57-41-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-6-57-41-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was Halloween party Saturday and I dressed up as my little troll figurine who stands on the bar next to my phone and my PBR. I had a green troll wig, green makeup for my nose, and my &#8220;Parental Advisory: I&#8217;m a Troll&#8221; shirt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-4-43-07-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20273\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-4-43-07-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-4-43-07-PM.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-4-43-07-PM.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-4-43-07-PM.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-4-43-07-PM.jpg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Photo-Oct-28-4-43-07-PM.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I started off at Bardog and then went over to the Blind Bear. Late afternoon I started to get hungry, and I realized I hadn&#8217;t had a steak at the Majestic Grille in a while. I got the Gorgonzola-encrusted 8 oz. filet, medium rare, with garlic mashed potatoes and a side of sauteed mushrooms. Steaks at the Majestic are really, really good.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing I&#8217;m a bit mad at myself about is, I paid full price for my dinner! Every December, the Majestic has a half-price gift card sale. You can pay $25 and get a $50 gift card, and you can get as many as you want. There are some restrictions &#8211; you can&#8217;t purchase alcohol with them, and you can&#8217;t use them until the new year. Still, though, the gift card sale is one of the best deals going Downtown. Right around the time of last year&#8217;s gift card sale, I paid cash for a car, nearly emptying my bank account. So I didn&#8217;t buy any gift cards. Not repeating that mistake this year! I&#8217;ve got a friend who is working from home that day so he can go to the gift card sale, which is always on a Wednesday. I&#8217;m going to give him $125 which will get turned into $250 of Majestic dining. That&#8217;ll get me some steak days in 2018!<\/p>\n<p>The Hail Mary that was a metaphor for the University of Tennessee athletic program, its coach, and its fans:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The most Tennessee finish imaginable: A completed Hail Mary that does not reach the end zone <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nkMryOkoyI\">pic.twitter.com\/nkMryOkoyI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooDrSaturday\/status\/924472832956026880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My prediction is that Butch &#8220;He Means Well, But&#8230;&#8221; Jones will survive one more week, then after the Vols lose to Southern Miss it&#8217;ll be time to pull the plug.<\/p>\n<p>John Paul Keith plays Loflin Yard&#8217;s Front Porch Series today at 3.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight is the annual Kooky Canuck Halloween party. This is one of the best Halloween parties Downtown. 10 PM start time.<\/p>\n<p>Off to Sunday brunch at the Blind Bear. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was Halloween party Saturday and I dressed up as my little troll figurine who stands on the bar next to my phone and my PBR. I had a green troll wig, green makeup for my nose, and my &#8220;Parental Advisory: I&#8217;m a Troll&#8221; shirt. 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