Archive For January, 2012
It was a mid-sized black pickup, not old, but not really new either. Big enough to haul a loveseat but not a full-length sofa. It had a Memphis Tigers novelty plate on the front, so I assumed the driver was going to the game too. The driver’s side door was swung wide open. As I [...]
The NBA’s best Tweeter weighs in on a controversial topic in social media: @FredAstaireME who cares!! I’m a boss!! Where ever I stand! — Tony Allen (@aa000G9) January 26, 2012 Related: Tony Allen on how to handle haters
I had to take off my ring after I ate this sandwich.* Not because I wanted to track down Mr. Danver and marry him instead, but because the ring was too tight for my salt-swollen fingers. That’s the ultimate compliment for a fast-food restaurant. Until a couple years ago, like many people in Memphis, I [...]
I learned a new term today, from female-focused career blog The Grindstone: work spouse. “Does having a ‘work husband’ threaten your marriage?” the article asks. Maybe, maybe not… but the term ‘work husband’ sure threatens the meaning of the word “marriage.” It threatens the prospects for real male-female equality in the workplace. It’s an inappropriate [...]
I think it would be funnier than Whitney. TV pitch: Unable to find jobs in her field, laid-off journalist becomes a trucker. Hilarity ensues. (Not there yet but it’d be a funny show) — Jen Simmons (@jensized) January 18, 2012
Romenesko posted Friday a photo of Halifax Media Group’s new wardrobe policy, which in addition to obvious no-nos like “transparent clothing,” forbids jeans, T-shirts and hats in the newsroom. The following day, he posted an email from a reader whose paper banned employees from wearing jeans and listening to music at their desks. Rules like [...]
Good news for lovers of vintage rock soundtracks, Bill Murray and Futura! A Wes Anderson trailer has arrived on the internet. The Darjeeling Limited, which remains my least favorite of Wes Anderson’s films, was released in October 2007. Fantastic Mr. Fox, which was an animated adaptation of a Roald Dahl story, came out around Thanksgiving, 2009. So Moonrise Kingdom will be [...]
