Archive For July, 2009
Today, after seventeen years and one false-alarm resignation, Memphis mayor Willie Herenton retired. He served four full terms and half of a fifth – which I consider about three-and-a-half terms too many. Sure, the argument against term limits is that incompetent or ineffective politicians get voted out – but I’m not sure that theory works [...]
That’s the text message my sister sent me after she saw the picture of my cat I posted on Twitter. Because after Trish’s first visit to her new vet, she is rocking the same hairstyle as this LOLcat: see more Lolcats and funny pictures We had been taking her to Eastgate Animal since she was [...]
As of bedtime last night, I’m on page 138. A little behind where I wanted to be, but my giving-up point is usually page 100 or thereabouts, so at least I’m in it for the long haul. If I continue at this pace I’ll have this book conquered by the first day of the fall [...]
Since graduating from college I’ve grappled with an inability to enjoy what was once my favorite hobby: reading. Being forced to read several things at once, sometimes on topics that bored me to tears, on a regimented schedule took a lot of the joy out of it for me. And I think I’ve come to [...]
My Monday post sparked a conversation yesterday on The Memphis Blog and on Twitter about what chains we’d like to see in Memphis. One name kept coming up – Trader Joe’s – which just so happens to have a location request form on their Web site. So if you would like to see a Trader [...]
I have a pretty long list of stores and restaurants I wish would open locations in Memphis. Trader Joe’s, Kiehl’s and Urban Outfitters top the list; all are places I make sure to visit when I’m in New Orleans or Birmingham or St. Louis. Last weekend we were in Nashville for a show so of [...]
*waves*
By Jen | July 2, 2009
I can’t sleep. I know I could probably force myself to close my eyes, but I guess I’ll just pay for it in the morning. I am seriously regretting taking two summer classes. Especially because one of them is statistics. But yes, I am alive, and once summer school’s finished (next Thursday) I’ll have more [...]
