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<\/a><\/p>\nImage by Jerzy G\u00f3recki<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n It has nothing to do with the content of this post, but it makes me happy.<\/p>\n Happy No Pants Day<\/a>!<\/p>\n It’s the first Freebie Friday of the year at the Redbirds. The first 1500 through the gate get a free Redbirds free tote bag courtesy of Southern College of Optometry. Game time is 7:10 and the Durham Bulls are once again the opponent. Triple-A Baseball is doing 6-game homestands vs. the same team this year to minimize travel.<\/p>\n From Eater: The Lie of “No One Wants to Work”<\/a>:\u00a0Amid reports of a restaurant industry \u201clabor shortage,\u201d employees say all they really want are wages that make the risk worth it.<\/p>\n A Ja Morant docuseries<\/a> will debut June 3.<\/p>\n Tonight is Music Knight<\/a> at the Memphis Chess Club with musical guests Julia Goff & Lauren Thomas from Visible Music College.<\/p>\n Sigh… the Grizzlies lost to a crappy 20-47 Detroit team last night, and as a result return to 9th place in the West, a half game behind Golden State.<\/p>\n The yellow-and-black We Have Soul sign may have been rejected by the Design Review Board, but Memphis River Parks Partnership has plenty of other improvements<\/a> to Mud Island River Park that will go forward.<\/p>\n Been a good week… earlier in the year, I told several good friends that I had a goal for myself. Intuition told me I was likely to hit my goal in the month of June, although it could be sooner. Yesterday I learned I hit my goal in April. So I’ll go out to celebrate after work, and one day next week I’ll probably treat myself to a nice meal out. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n