Let’s be honest. Vacationing with kids is hard work. It makes you realize how much fun your real job really is. It makes you downright ashamed of that time in your 20’s when you complained about [anything you thought was hard at the time]. Kids are needy. They are whiny. They don’t give a […]
CONTINUE READING →This is our fifth summer to go out west. The first year Andrew and I headed out he was 3 years old; now he’s almost 8. We’ve been to some amazing places — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and California. We’ve camped, climbed, surfed, off-roaded, hiked, biked and swam. We’ve hung with a lot of […]
CONTINUE READING →I still suck at yoga. Been doing it daily damn near 10 years and I still suck at yoga. A few months ago I thought I was pretty good at it, but then I started doing a different kind and I realized, yep I really suck at yoga. I read somewhere that if you spend […]
CONTINUE READING →We’ve all been to a restaurant grand opening that has only beer and no wine, or whiskey but no beer. Here’s how to make sure you’ve got liquor, wine and beer in Memphis, when you open the doors. Beer Permit The beer permit office will not accept your application unless it’s complete and your use […]
CONTINUE READING →The rules in Memphis, Tennessee for sales tax and liquor-by-the-drink taxes for restaurants and bars can be tricky. Here’s how to do it right. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are subject to sales tax. That means 9.25% (7% is the state portion and 2.25% is the local). You pay this on your regular monthly sales […]
CONTINUE READING →When faced with a problem that feels insurmountable, zoom out. Look at the big picture and solutions abound. Here’s one. Remember the Fairgrounds? Robert Lipscomb’s pet project failed to gain traction and now that he’s gone it’s all but dead. But the funding mechanism he was going to use is not. We could revive […]
CONTINUE READING →Here’s the draft 2016 itinerary for Just Go Outfitters (taking care of the planning, gear and b.s. so you don’t have to): Reelfoot / Discovery Park – February 12-15 (President’s Day) Smokies / Whitewater – March 4-13 Private Spring Break / Public Spring Break: March 19-27 Buffalo River Canoe Trip – April TBD Canyon […]
CONTINUE READING →Time to channel your inner Edward Abbey. We drive the truck and bring the gear, food and firewood. You fly to Phoenix or Vegas, rent a compact and meet us in the canyons, or make the cross-country trek along with us. This won’t be the kind of hardcore trip where you eat nothing but rice […]
CONTINUE READING →“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” ― John Muir, Our National Parks, 1901 Things will not go according to plan. There will be bugs, bears and cherished items forever lost. Tears will be shed. The […]
CONTINUE READING →Stop saying “attached please find.” This phrase has been rode hard and put up wet, so let it die a peaceful death on the pasture beside two spaces after a period. Be imaginatively simple (“I’ve attached a report detailing how obnoxious the use of passive voice can be in correspondence”). Use the handy hyperlink […]
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