The DM reports that a Whataburger location may go into 1925 Union<\/a>.\u00a0 That’s probably as close as the chain plans to get to Downtown.<\/p>\n Moneybagg Yo’s September 30 concert at FedExForum has been postponed<\/a>. This news comes after the shooting inside the arena at a Lil Baby concert earlier this month.<\/p>\n Today is National Fried Rice Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n It’s also National Queso Day, and Local on Main is celebrating with a Queso Burger that has<\/p>\n Local also has $6 small queso dip today.<\/p>\n The Memphis Flyer’s Bruce V explains his thought process<\/a> in determining his vote for Memphis mayor.<\/p>\n BRIDGES is hiring an accounting and grants coordinator<\/a>.<\/p>\n YogaSix Downtown seeks a yoga teacher<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Church of the River (Unitarian) seeks a part-time music director<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ducks Unlimited seeks a visitor service rep (weekend only)<\/a> for its Waterfowling Heritage Center at Bass Pro at the Pyramid.<\/p>\n And now, a personal story…<\/p>\n Yesterday morning I turned on WREG Live at 9. They had a segment on living with Parkinson\u2019s Disease. One of the presenters was a man who had Parkinson\u2019s. His hands were trembling as he talked.<\/p>\n I thought to myself, my left hand trembles like that sometimes.<\/p>\n For years, I thought my trembling was related to the drinking I do out at Downtown bars. But recently there have been periods when I have gone weeks without drinking, and the trembling didn\u2019t subside.<\/p>\n So I searched Wikipedia for Parkinson\u2019s and discovered that several other motor-related behaviors I have could be symptoms.<\/p>\n About 2 1\/2 years ago, as I was working at a law firm in Brinkley Plaza, I noticed I had a tendency to clench my left hand (I\u2019m right-handed, by the way). That tendency continues to this day. I can consciously relax the hand, but when it slips out of mind I start clenching it again.<\/p>\n I clench my left foot often when sitting or when lying in bed. Like the hand, I can consciously relax it.<\/p>\n The past year or so, I have found it more difficult to do things like get my wallet in and out of my pocket and put a hoodie on.<\/p>\n Leaning forward, I\u2019ve heard, is a Parkinson\u2019s symptom. I tend to lean hard to the left lately when seated at the bar at Blind Bear or Bardog. Now that I think about it, I’m leaning a little to the left over the computer right now.<\/p>\n My typing speed has decreased from 50 WPM to 10 WPM over the past two years.<\/p>\n For the past month, my left wrist has hurt when I twist it in certain directions. I assume this is a result of constant clenching of my hand.<\/p>\n When I was a little kid, Muhammad Ali was The Champ. The Greatest. He fought in The Rumble in The Jungle, The Thrilla in Manila. He was larger than life. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.<\/p>\n Then I saw videos of Ali in the 2000s. The rigidity that I seem to feel in my left hand had overtaken his body and even his face. He could barely move or speak. He was a shell of his former self physically.<\/p>\n Is that my destiny? Scary to think about.<\/p>\n Back tomorrow with more news, assuming I still have the ability to type.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Congratulations to all the folks at Bardog Tavern. Downtown’s neighborhood bar has turned 15 years old. Student Madness, a pre-season party celebrating Memphis Tigers basketball, will happen on October 4 at the U of M’s Elma Roane Fieldhouse. As the name suggests, the event is for students only. 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