{"id":29759,"date":"2026-03-30T12:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=29759"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:10:06","slug":"monday-update-296","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/30\/monday-update-296\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you, Room in the Inn Memphis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday is the last day of RITI\u2018s winter season, although yesterday was the last day men could reasonably expect to get a bed.<\/p>\n

RITI will take a hiatus for the month of April, then will return May through September for women and families only. It will take another hiatus in October, and return for women, children and men in November.<\/p>\n

I hoped to get picked Sunday night so I could go to West Union Cumberland Presbyterian and say goodbye to the wonderful folks there. But I didn\u2019t get picked. I did get picked to go to Emmanuel Methodist Saturday night. We had catfish and new potatoes and some awesome sides. They loaded me up with so many snacks that I could barely zip my backpack.<\/p>\n

Friday night I got to go to Peace Lutheran on Jackson where I had some delicious smothered chicken and rice. We were hosted at that church by a recovery ministry called At the Top.<\/p>\n

Thank you to the venues I just mentioned as well as The Cottage, Calvary Episcopal, and Mississippi Boulevard for having me as a guest one or more nights the past five months. Thank you for the quality sleep and the great meals as well as the fellowship. Thank you to all the volunteers who made RITI possible, especially Miss Lisa and Callen.<\/p>\n

If any churches are considering becoming host venues for RITI, feel free to contact me and I\u2019ll tell you everything I can about the experience from a client\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n

Did the Tennessee Vols look like a bunch of bozos against Michigan yesterday, or what? 95\u2013 62. I wonder if you can transfer credit earned at the University of Tennessee to clown college. It\u2019s certainly relevant material.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I had Claude teach me meteorology 101. Here\u2019s an inside tip the AI agent gave me:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Weather Service forecast discussion \u2014 publicly available online \u2014 is one of the most underappreciated documents in science. It\u2019s a forecaster writing in plain language exactly why they expect what they expect. Reading it teaches you to think like a meteorologist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Grizzlies host the Phoenix Suns tonight at 7. TV: FanDuel Sports<\/p>\n

Cordelia’s hot lunch specials this week:<\/p>\n