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<\/a><\/p>\nI was stuffed. There was apple pie and ice cream for dessert.<\/p>\n The Memphis Tigers face an Iowa State team tonight that was terrible last year but which knocked off a Top 25 team in Xavier Wednesday night. It’s a chance to get a win over a Power 5 conference opponent. 8:30 tonight on ESPN2. The DM has a scouting report<\/a> on Iowa State.<\/p>\n By the Brewery Restaurant at 496 Tennessee Street will host a Small Business Saturday Holiday Market where you can support local makers this Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM. “Brunch, Lunch, & Shop a Bunch.”<\/p>\n The South Main district is getting a new convenience store. The CA reports that Big River Market<\/a>\u00a0in the Emerge Building, 516 Tennessee Street, will open in February. They’ll have breakfast tacos and sandwiches, convenience store fare, and beer and wine. They’ll also have a small patio fronting on G.E. Patterson Avenue. The market will create 10 jobs in the area.<\/p>\n Today is National Cake Day<\/a>. My recommendation would be to visit Cheesecake Corner on G.E. Patterson. Then stop by next door at Max’s Sports Bar for a PBR.<\/p>\n Westy’s served holiday meals to the hungry<\/a> yesterday for the 17th consecutive year.<\/p>\n The Grizzlies, in conjunction with the Shelby County Health Department, are hosting a COVID vaccination event<\/a> tonight 5-7 PM. Those 12 and up can show up, get a dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and receive two free tickets for tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n It’s the final weekend for The Lion King<\/a> at the Orpheum.<\/p>\n There will be multiple vendors at Small Biz Saturday at Butterific Cafe<\/a>, 488 S. Second, Saturday from noon to 7.<\/p>\n The Will Tucker Band<\/a> plays Memphis Clover Cafe, at the corner of B.B. KIng and Court, tonight at 8.<\/p>\n As a professional writer, I study top writers in my field, and how they achieved success. Several of them built vision boards<\/strong>, collages that contained images of the life they want to manifest for themselves. For example, one aspiring writer wrote herself a $5000 check and put it on her vision board at the beginning of January 2020. It was a sign of her intention to earn $5000 in one month on the Medium platform.<\/p>\n In February 2020 she earned over $7700 on Medium. Now, obviously, she had to put in a lot of hard work to get there, but seeing the check many times a day, every day, opened an energetic connection that drew that success to her.<\/p>\n “Okay, Paul,” you’re probably asking right now. “This is a Downtown Memphis blog. Why are you telling us about vision boards?”<\/p>\n I’m glad you asked. Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe out in The Edge District is hosting a Vision Board Brunch on Sunday, January 2. There you will be able to eat, drink, and envision. You’ll get an all-you-can-eat brunch, bottomless mimosas, and all the supplies needed to create your board. Cost is $125 and space is limited. Chef Tam says this will be the first of many empowering experiences including talks with her, live music, and fun.<\/p>\n By the way, if you want to learn more about adjusting your energy to attract the life you want to you, two books I recommend are The Last Law of Attraction Book You’ll Ever Need<\/a> by Andrew Kap and You Are a Badass<\/a> by Jen SIncero.<\/p>\n It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving – Black Friday as some people call it – and the majority of people who have corporate jobs have today off. Looking for something to do this afternoon? I invite you to join me at the Silly Goose for the best happy hour Downtown. It runs from noon to 7:30 – that’s not a typo, it’s seven and a half hours long – and features $2 domestics, $5 well drinks, and $5 house wine. The domestic options include 16 oz. cans of PBR and they have plenty of it. They will not run out, even with me there all afternoon.<\/p>\n That’s it. Back tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n