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<\/a><\/p>\nThey all sang happy birthday to me and then it was time for cake.<\/p>\n
Photo credit Brittany Bloom on that last one.<\/p>\n My friends Randy and Theresa gave me a birthday card and look what I found inside!<\/p>\n Half the cake is in my refrigerator. (It’s surprisingly hard to give away birthday cake.) Between that and all the shots I had yesterday, my sugar intake this weekend is through the roof. When I get to D-RANKS with B-RAD at the Silly Goose this morning, I’ll balance it out with a pizza… I can afford one, as you can see, I have Goose Bucks!<\/p>\n Speaking of the Goose, give Edible Memphis a Like on Facebook<\/a> if you haven’t already… they recently interviewed Daniel, got a look at the wood-fired pizza oven, and sampled three pizzas: Aldo the Apache, the Sancho, and the Mr. Peabody.<\/p>\n You know, yesterday I mentioned the hair extension vending machine that may or may not still be at Wolfchase Galleria. After I published the post, I got thinking about that. Back when I taught at the University of Memphis, I had hair down to the middle of my back. I thought, maybe I could get hair extensions put in and look like that again.<\/p>\n Just kidding… it’s not gonna happen. If I got hair extensions, I wouldn’t look like a 27-year-old again. I’d look like a middle-aged person trying desperately not to look like a middle-aged person.<\/p>\n Random thing I learned this weekend: There’s a restaurant in Minneapolis called Bacon Social that serves flights of bacon. A flight consists of applewood, candied, BBQ, habanero, paleo, and chef’s special. For the first time in my life, I want to go to Minneapolis!<\/p>\n For those of you who are fans of the holiday drink, egg nog, it’s now available in the slushie machine at Max’s Sports Bar.<\/p>\n I’d like to congratulate my friends Tree and Prez \u00a0who organized Ultimate Brunch Set II at the Blind Bear yesterday. I hear it was a stunning success. Maybe I need to let those guys introduce me to the world of cigars so I can come to their third edition of the party.<\/p>\n The Peanut Shoppe at 24 S. Main has restocked just in time for the holiday season with the following:<\/p>\n Please support this great local business! They are SO NICE and they have lost a bit of street visibility due to the construction a couple of doors down. They have decorative holiday tins, sectioned off so you can include multiple items in one tin. I used to go there all the time to get my mom treats for Christmas. If she were still alive, I would get her a tin that is a sampler of all the different types of pecans. The Peanut Shoppe is located at 24 S. Main, just north of the Starbucks at Main and Monroe.<\/p>\n There will be trolley detours and trolley stop closures on the Main Street line between November 14 and March 2. Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n Sad to hear of the passing of Memphis-area bluesman Zeke Johnson<\/a> this past week.<\/p>\n Memphis Bartenders Group has announced an event called Quick Draw: Battle of the Spirit Slingers to be held at the Silly Goose Sunday, November 24 at 5 PM. 8 bartenders will compete, and the fastest time wins a championship belt. There will be specials: 20% off pizza, and $1 off all domestic beers, well drinks, and Jameson. David Yancey III will do tattoos at this event. There will be games including beer pong, flip cup, and Jenga.<\/p>\n Today is Bring Your Dog to Bingo Day<\/a> at Loflin Yard. Those with a dog get an extra bingo card. 10 rounds, 4-6 PM.<\/p>\n Time to get this day started. Back tomorrow or Tuesday or Wednesday with more news.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Down to my final 24 hours in my 40s. Yesterday at Bardog, this came out: They all sang happy birthday to me and then it was time for cake. 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