{"id":27572,"date":"2024-02-13T09:09:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=27572"},"modified":"2024-02-13T09:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:09:39","slug":"tuesday-update-281","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/13\/tuesday-update-281\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s Fat Tuesday, but at Bardog the celebration lasts beyond today- it\u2019s all week long. Specials you\u2019ll find at the Dog this week: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Boudin egg rolls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Jambalaya <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; King Cake martini <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Sazerac rye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Anita Strawberry beer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was in Bardog last week and the bartender Emily was telling the lunch server, \u201c\u2018Mr. Do\u2019 is supposed to stop by at some point today.\u201d Meaning Aldo, the bar\u2019s owner\/operator, not <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mr._Do!?wprov=sfti1\">Mr . Do<\/a>, the 1982 arcade video game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wonder if \u201cMr. Do\u201d ever played Mr. Do when he was a child? He\u2019d be about the right age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, I wonder if that video game console on the second floor of the Cossitt Library has Mr. Do among its selections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fat Tuesday at 8 S. Main has a full program of activities for its namesake holiday all day and evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had another awesome pizza at Memphis Chess Club yesterday for lunch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_1362.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" class=\"wp-image-27571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_1362.jpg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_1362.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_1362.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536 1152w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_1362.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_1362.jpg?w=1500 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the Anand, the veggie version of the club\u2019s white pizza. It has a white base but does not have a thick top layer of mozzarella on top as its meaty white brother the Carlsen does, allowing the veggies to be the stars of the show. I recommend dripping a little Louisiana hot sauce onto your slice of the Anand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just in time for Valentine\u2019s Day, the CA has the story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2024\/02\/12\/memphis-restaurants-valentines-day-the-majestic-cocozza-makedas-raw-girls\/72344610007\/\">3 couples<\/a> who run successful restaurants\/food-producing businesses Downtown: Majestic Grille\/Cocozza, Makeda\u2019s Cookies, Raw Girls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently re-reading <em>Skip the Line<\/em> by entrepreneur James Altucher. M<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grizzlies sophomore Vince Williams Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/sportsmemphis-grizzlies\/article\/41813\/memphis-grizzlies-wing-vince-williams-jr-named-rising\">Is going to the NBA Rising Stars game<\/a> after all. He\u2019s been named an injury replacement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/1bf3e637e23d6d27cf34cf026e855646\/national-crab-rangoon-day\">National Crab Rangoon Day<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownmemphis.com\/do\/galentines-day\">Galentine\u2019s Day celebration <\/a>tonight 4-10 at hotel bar Talk Shop, 245 S. Front. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My replacement MacBook has arrived in Memphis. Just gotta make arrangements to get my backpack (see yesterday\u2019s post) and pick it up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Readers\u2019 generosity helps keep this blog afloat. Donations:<\/strong><br \/>Venmo: @Paul-Ryburn<br \/>Apple Pay: paul.ryburn@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apologies for typos, doing this on my phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Fat Tuesday, but at Bardog the celebration lasts beyond today- it\u2019s all week long. Specials you\u2019ll find at the Dog this week: &#8211; Boudin egg rolls &#8211; Jambalaya &#8211; King Cake martini &#8211; Sazerac rye &#8211; Anita Strawberry beer I was in Bardog last week and the bartender Emily was telling the lunch server, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/13\/tuesday-update-281\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tuesday update&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27572"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27573,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27572\/revisions\/27573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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