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A fellow Memphis blogger makes one of the more hopeful regional observations I’ve seen in a while:

I can’t shake the feeling that Memphis is just about to bust wide open, we’ve held [ourselves] back for so long that something’s got to give. There is a [tangible] sense here of a city about to give birth to itself. Like I said, I’ve lived here all my life, and the city has never seemed like this before. I don’t know what it is, but it’s coming soon.

Check out other writings at The Pesky Fly, “a group blog in Memphis, Tennessee.”

My friend Keith recently turned me on to two superb Thai restaurants in the Memphis, Tennessee, USA area:

• Bangkok Alley (Germantown Pkwy, Cordova, local review, map)
• Chao Praya (Ridgeway at Winchester, review, map)

Ummm, Thai food. I have Celtic blood but, much of the time, Asian tastes. Oh, yes.

This slide show shows what’s going on where I live. I’d call what happened last Tuesday morning (July 22) an inland hurricane. Now it’s Saturday evening and at my house there’s still no electricity. I don’t think power has been off this long in my lifetime. That this is a first counts as a blessing, yes. As does my family’s escaping damage or injury. And that it hasn’t been nearly as hot as usual so far.

Meanwhile, I’m learning that modem dialup (from a car-charged, battery-powered laptop) is a wee bit slower than the cable access I’ve become spoiled to. :-)

2003-07-30 update: Power back at 4:15 AM! The experience was kind of like an unplanned, week-long camping trip without the amenities. Hmmm. All else being equal, I like having electricity. I don’t think I’ll take it for granted again any time soon.