{"id":20519,"date":"2018-01-19T09:49:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T15:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=20519"},"modified":"2018-01-19T09:49:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T15:49:40","slug":"paul-is-a-regular-human-who-walks-around-and-writes-about-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/19\/paul-is-a-regular-human-who-walks-around-and-writes-about-life\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Paul is a regular human who walks around and writes about life&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s how my friend Q introduced me last night. That may be my favorite description of myself ever.<\/p>\n<p>Z-bo comes home tonight as the Memphis Grizzlies host the Sacramento Kings at FedExForum at 7. First 10,000 fans get a Grit Grind Forever headband to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Streetdog Foundation will host a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/588835431459209\/\">dog adoption day<\/a> at Hollywood Feed on Union Avenue Saturday, February 10 from noon to 3 PM. Come out and meet some of their adorable, adoptable dogs and get your questions answered by volunteers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sweeter words have never been spoken&#8230; (from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSMemphis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSMemphis<\/a> Forecast Discussion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhosReadyForAboveNormal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhosReadyForAboveNormal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wEHcLRswlo\">pic.twitter.com\/wEHcLRswlo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MemphisWeather.net (@memphisweather1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/memphisweather1\/status\/954363028941754368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A normal high for Memphis this time of year would be 50. It&#8217;s hard to even remember what &#8220;normal&#8221; feels like after the past couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Forget about the cold weather at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/772184856308399\/\">Beach Party<\/a> tonight at the Ghost River taproom. $3 Beer-itas. Hawaiian shirts encouraged. The Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffet will be among the musical selections, and they will take requests.<\/p>\n<p>Singer <a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/mandy-gonzalez\">Mandy Gonzalez<\/a> plays the Halloran Centre tonight. She&#8217;s currently the star of the Broadway musical <em>Hamilton<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy January, YOGA! Downtown Yoga is holding a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtownyogamemphis.com\/workshops\/whatsyourvision\">Vision Board Workshop and Yoga Nidra<\/a> on Saturday, January 27. The better you are able to visualize your goals, the more likely you are to attain them.<\/p>\n<p>Wine, food and music will be celebrated at the second annual <a href=\"http:\/\/vintage901.org\/\">Vintage901 Fest<\/a> March 2-4. Grand Tasting on Friday, a Perfect Pairings Dinner on Saturday, and Sparkling Brunch on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Local musician Chris Hill has launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sachedesign.com\/chris-hill\">a merchandise line<\/a> to raise money for the production of an album. All purchases are 20% off for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p>Ever thought about volunteering at Memphis in May? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisinmay.org\/engage\/get-involved\/volunteer\/general-event-services\/\">Here are all the ways you can be involved<\/a>. Just this week I was having a conversation with a friend about what a rewarding experience it is to be a part of MiM.<\/p>\n<p>BBQ problems:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A wild boar storms into a pork BBQ joint in Korea, turning the tables on men <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVChosunNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TVChosunNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oRy46FkEVw\">pic.twitter.com\/oRy46FkEVw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Kim (@samkimasia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samkimasia\/status\/948859245952303104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/484959901861113\/\">TEP Gumbo Contest<\/a> is Sunday. Sample delicious gumbos while supporting equality for all.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now. I&#8217;m off to Friday lunch at Felicia Suzanne&#8217;s! Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s how my friend Q introduced me last night. That may be my favorite description of myself ever. Z-bo comes home tonight as the Memphis Grizzlies host the Sacramento Kings at FedExForum at 7. First 10,000 fans get a Grit Grind Forever headband to celebrate. Streetdog Foundation will host a dog adoption day at Hollywood &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/19\/paul-is-a-regular-human-who-walks-around-and-writes-about-life\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8220;Paul is a regular human who walks around and writes about life&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20519"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20520,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20519\/revisions\/20520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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