{"id":6655,"date":"2010-05-11T15:41:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T20:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=6655"},"modified":"2010-05-11T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T20:41:39","slug":"random-pics-and-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/11\/random-pics-and-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Random pics and thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw this sandwich board listing BB King’s happy hour specials, and I figured I’d help spread the word.\u00a0 Click the image to see the specials in a larger size.<\/p>\n

They were putting up the Ground Zero sign on the old Pat O’s building.<\/p>\n

After that I walked by the Elvis statue at Main and Beale, and one of our regular panhandlers, who has a rap sheet as long as my arm, approached me and told me he was looking for work.\u00a0 Now, I’ll grant you, this is a better opening line than most use, but if he’s looking for work, wouldn’t he do better walking around and, maybe, talking to people who own businesses?\u00a0 As opposed to sitting by a statue where most of the passersby will be tourists.<\/p>\n

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This dog has been wandering the streets of Downtown the past few days.\u00a0 He seems pretty friendly – if you talk to him, he’ll follow you for a couple of blocks.<\/p>\n

About 2:00 I went down to Tom Lee Park, and took some photos of the BBQ team booth under construction.\u00a0 Here are a few:<\/p>\n

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All right, those are enough pics for now.\u00a0 There will be many more later in the week.\u00a0 Just got an e-mail from teammate Chad saying help is needed to decorate the booth from now until 7.\u00a0 Of course, my responsibility is once again holding down the fort for the team at the Flying Saucer.\u00a0 Trivia tonight at 7:00.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"