{"id":5313,"date":"2009-12-03T12:29:03","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T18:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=5313"},"modified":"2009-12-03T12:29:03","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T18:29:03","slug":"thur-lunchtime-post-marathon-stumbling-santa-mrs-pat-beerknurd-appreciation-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/03\/thur-lunchtime-post-marathon-stumbling-santa-mrs-pat-beerknurd-appreciation-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Thur. lunchtime post: Marathon, Stumbling Santa, Mrs. Pat, Beerknurd Appreciation Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Question asked by one of my blog&#8217;s readers:\u00a0 Are any bars or restaurants going to open early for the St. Jude Marathon\/Half-Marathon Saturday morning?\u00a0 The person who asked wants to come out and watch, but she and her friends don&#8217;t really want to stand outside in 40-degree weather the entire 2-3 hours.\u00a0 Will anyplace on the route be open early where they can take refuge?\u00a0 E-mail me at <a href=\"mailto:paul@paulryburn.com\">paul@paulryburn.com<\/a> if you know of a place and I&#8217;ll pass on the information.<\/p>\n<p>Just made a lunchtime run to Walgreens to pick up a toy for this Saturday&#8217;s Stumbling Santa Pub Crawl&#8230; and instead, I came back with 3 toys.\u00a0 What can I say, I&#8217;m an overachiever.\u00a0 <img src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/classic-smilies\/img\/icon_smile.gif?w=840\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> Since the Saucer is matching toy for toy, that means Ronald McDonald House will end up with 6 new toys.\u00a0 If you plan on\u00a0doing the pub crawl, remember that Ronald McDonald House cannot accept stuffed animals.\u00a0 I imagine that&#8217;s because many kids will be playing with these toys, and stuffed animals are germ magnets.\u00a0 Most other types of toys are okay.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who go to the Saucer for lunch, be sure to say happy birthday to Mrs. Pat in the kitchen&#8230; tomorrow is her 50th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>More Saucer news:\u00a0 They&#8217;re doing a Beerknurd Appreciation Party, a private party for members of their UFO Club, on Saturday, December 12 from 5 to 7 PM.\u00a0 There will be a free buffet, you&#8217;ll get a pint of Stone beer, and you&#8217;ll be entered into a raffle for prizes.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re not a UFO member, you still have a week to join.\u00a0 You can get there anytime between 5 and 7, but I recommend showing up right at 5, before the Nuh-Uh Girl gets there and eats all the food.\u00a0 The Facebook event listing says this is Thursday the 10th, but I&#8217;ve confirmed that Saturday the 12th, as posted in the Saucer, is actually the correct day.<\/p>\n<p>Finally the rain has moved out of here&#8230; think I&#8217;ll take the netbook out tonight and play a little poker while I drink beer.\u00a0 Been trying to get good at 7-card stud&#8230; I played it in college but am having to re-learn it because it&#8217;s a limit bet game and therefore very different from no-limit hold&#8217;em.\u00a0 I played for an hour yesterday and played way too many hands&#8230; lost a few dollars but it was an education.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll try to use better starting hand selection tonight.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m mentally preparing a post on the proposed panhandling ordinance with tougher restrictions&#8230; I know what I want to say, but lunch break is almost over, so it will be tonight or tomorrow morning before work before I get it typed.\u00a0 Happy Thursday and maybe I&#8217;ll see you out tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question asked by one of my blog&#8217;s readers:\u00a0 Are any bars or restaurants going to open early for the St. Jude Marathon\/Half-Marathon Saturday morning?\u00a0 The person who asked wants to come out and watch, but she and her friends don&#8217;t really want to stand outside in 40-degree weather the entire 2-3 hours.\u00a0 Will anyplace on &hellip; 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