{"id":26711,"date":"2023-06-07T08:22:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26711"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:22:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:22:46","slug":"wednesday-update-236","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/07\/wednesday-update-236\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday afternoon I was walking down the Main Street Mall when something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye.<\/p>\n<p>It was a man, walking in the same direction I was, who appeared to be wearing a green gown, and who was carrying a mannequin leg.<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea where the rest of the mannequin was. But he sure did have its leg.<\/p>\n<p>I stopped for a minute to &#8220;check my phone&#8221; and let him get about 50 feet in front of me. Crossing paths with him didn&#8217;t seem like a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve gotta remember to write about him,&#8221; I thought to myself. &#8220;In 19 years of doing my blog, this just may be the most bizarre thing I&#8217;ve ever mentioned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward five days to today, when I finally remembered to mention Mannequin Leg Guy. Not only will he not be the most bizarre thing ever mentioned in this blog; he won&#8217;t even be the most bizarre thing mentioned in this <em><strong>post<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get on to the news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This week is your last chance to get by the Renasant Convention Center to view the <a href=\"https:\/\/chapelsistine.com\/exhibits\/memphis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelangelo&#8217;s Sistine Chapel exhibition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The folks at the CA want you to keep cool this summer with an iced coffee. They listed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/picture-gallery\/entertainment\/dining\/2023\/06\/06\/12-iced-coffee-drinks-to-try-in-memphis-this-summer\/11934665002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 of their favorites<\/a>. Four of those are Downtown, including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bucktown at Crazy Gander<\/li>\n<li>The Nutty Buddy at Boycott Coffee<\/li>\n<li>Summer Mango Coffee at Vice &amp; Virtue in the Arrive Hotel<\/li>\n<li>Sproke Coffee at Comeback Coffee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I discovered another benefit of having a Memphis Public Libraries card. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphislibrary.org\/browse\/databases\/linkedin-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It gets you access to LinkedIn Learning<\/a>, where you can get access to more than 16,000 courses, with 60 new ones added every week.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN NBA insider <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10078023-windhorst-indication-grizzlies-ja-morant-is-headed-for-significant-suspension?fbclid=IwAR3XunXV_2zY2zI0qdRB5EEXtnJ_dLB-t8lAcy_vX04myM31l1zL1FvqcAQ_aem_th_ATz7wFaLkjp854vpj0mmLCgCzT7TXCEqJvAQTFWhHYmxx1MHkyc8vAVBkxmgGQaEsoc&amp;mibextid=Zxz2cZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Windhorst believes that Ja Morant is in for a &#8220;significant suspension&#8221;<\/a> for waving a gun around on Instagram a second time.<\/p>\n<p>NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins thinks Morant needs to get out of Memphis for his own mental health:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K_tvDH6OJgc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Big Perk hinted that the NBA might have uncovered some new evidence and &#8220;Ja could get a year [suspension], y&#8217;all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Grimace&#8217;s birthday month and McDonald&#8217;s has given the lovable monster his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/grimace-purple-shake-birthday-meal-mcdonalds-7508270?utm_campaign=foodandwine&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_term=647f58facf93b30001f16333&amp;fbclid=IwAR1x3lUCXp_BM6n5ch5i8AAYZOrnKGdA9Lo3gJUE8x5aHxkhbdJNnBzdK94_aem_th_ATxyJoEJIPqtUxL1qCHZDjUTTsOkIzNrP29NA8JcdMDmCP0KeqQmY24_oPip8th4DO8&amp;mibextid=Zxz2cZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purple shake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former Memphis Tigers basketball player Trey Draper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2023\/06\/07\/memphis-native-former-tigers-basketball-player-releasing-first-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is releasing his first book<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Choose901 has <a href=\"https:\/\/choose901.com\/happy-hour-hot-spots-memphis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a list of Memphis happy hour hotspots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first 1500 fans at AutoZone Park Saturday night get a Memphis Red Sox T-shirt (all shirts sized XL). That team was one of the founding members of the American Negro Leagues and was active from 1920 to 1959. First pitch is 6:35 with fireworks to follow the game.<\/p>\n<p>Get information on building your credit at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/246415234533589\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_this_week_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cookies &amp; Credit<\/a> this Saturday at Makeda&#8217;s Cookies, 488 S. Second, at 11 AM. Learn to read credit reports, learn about bankruptcy and limits on collection agencies, and learn about different types of credit scores. Free admission.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a pre-Juneteenth poetry slam called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/252907957242461\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_this_week_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhymes on the River<\/a> this Saturday at 5 PM at Fourth Bluff Park. $15 admission.<\/p>\n<p>I have it on good authority that a man had sexual relations with a pineapple Monday afternoon at a Downtown pool. After he was finished, his friends ate the pineapple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pineapple-g5066e6ef3_640.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26712\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pineapple-g5066e6ef3_640.png?resize=199%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pineapple-g5066e6ef3_640.png?resize=199%2C500 199w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pineapple-g5066e6ef3_640.png?w=255 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 85vw, 199px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Terrace at River Inn is closed today for a private event.<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/0658927bbdb060796fdc66a41db1e23f\/boone-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Boone Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Flyer&#8217;s Michael Donahue has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/we-saw-you-memphis-pride-weekend-2023-breaks-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos from Pride Weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I was yesterday years old when I learned there is a strip club in Memphis called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.candylandmemphis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candyland<\/a>. It&#8217;s at 2947 Lamar. Hey, isn&#8217;t that right around where the giant shoe used to be?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/grillos-pickles-hard-seltzer-two-robbers-7508705?utm_campaign=foodandwine&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_term=647f9139f01664000107b7ae&amp;fbclid=IwAR1zpvsEbwo343zAQ5tJbeqWkr9HxSUQHmLiZ2BkBWfhWiNIQDgK2BgvXpA_aem_th_ATzOnRcsIYj81NBj6Pb1l5apJcRJ1zlOrcAqfKBl4rTAg6dsc-yFiZqTp1lCLmXCpoQ&amp;mibextid=Zxz2cZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pickle juice hard seltzer<\/a> is a thing now.<\/p>\n<p>Free Memphis wrestling on Beale Street this Saturday!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019ve ROCKED <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BealeStreetMphs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BealeStreetMphs<\/a> before &amp; we are going to ROCK it again THIS SATURDAY! &#x1f590;&#x1f31f;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s FREE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mem_Wrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mem_Wrestling<\/a> on Beale St. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhostRiverBrew?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GhostRiverBrew<\/a>! Big shoutout to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrionFCU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OrionFCU<\/a> for tag teaming with us! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gJEVE05KNy\">pic.twitter.com\/gJEVE05KNy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dustin Starr (@DustinStarr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinStarr\/status\/1665770355984670720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/tink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R&amp;B musician Tink and her friends<\/a> will take the stage at the Orpheum Friday night in a stop on Tink&#8217;s Thanks 4 Everything Tour Pt.2. Tickets are $44-$129. (Warning: Sound for video below not safe to play at work)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FSlFD6DnxeQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gary Topper will play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1469791393829345\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_this_week_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunset Jazz at Court Square<\/a> this Sunday from 6 to 9 PM. Food trucks will be onsite and drinks will be available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisweather.net\/forecast.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MemphisWeather.net<\/a> says we&#8217;ve got one more hot day before a cold front moves through. High 93, low 69. Good news, though: The wind will be out of the northeast. Tomorrow the high will only reach the mid 80s.<\/p>\n<p>Going to spend part of today setting up an account on Fiverr, the freelancing site. This is trickier than it looks, especially creating &#8220;gigs&#8221; (descriptions of services you sell) because you&#8217;re competing with 800,000 other freelancers. Some of that competition lives overseas where the cost of living allows them to perform gigs for as little as $5. If anyone has had success on Fiverr and wants to share tips, I&#8217;d appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, that&#8217;s it for now. Back tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/storage.ko-fi.com\/cdn\/widget\/Widget_2.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>kofiwidget2.init('Tip Jar', '#29abe0', 'B0B57GDFG');kofiwidget2.draw();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday afternoon I was walking down the Main Street Mall when something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye. It was a man, walking in the same direction I was, who appeared to be wearing a green gown, and who was carrying a mannequin leg. 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