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Show Me The Money (MM #5369)

I know it’s an overused phrase, and I promise I won’t shout it at you. But I can’t help but think about Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry Maguire when I think about college football today. Yes, all I keep repeating is show me the money. So many people are upset about all the college…

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Michelin Guide (MM #5368)

Nashville is buzzing right now because three of our restaurants were just awarded Michelin stars. They’re the first restaurants in Nashville ever featured in the Michelin Guide. I’m not one of those people who pay too much attention to the Guide, the AAA Diamond ratings, or anything fancy like that. I’ve eaten at restaurants with…

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100 Years (MM #5367)

Anniversaries, big or small, are something worth celebrating. And when you celebrate 100 years of anything, amazing doesn’t even do the superlative justice. Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry celebrated 100 years late last week, and even if you’re not a country music fan, witnessing it live is truly something special. Sure, it’s on TV today…

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Muddy Buddies (MM #5366)

Yesterday, I talked about all of the grocery store displays of Chex cereals around the holidays so people can make homemade Chex Mix. Of course, there’s something else people make with the Chex cereal this time of year, and that’s Muddy Buddies. You might also know them as Puppy Chow or Reindeer Chow. Sure, they…

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Chex Mix (MM #5365)

If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, I’m sure you’ve seen the displays of all the Chex cereals. It happens every year around this time because so many people like to make Chex Mix for the holidays. You can buy it prepackaged in a bag year-round, but we all know it’s not the same…

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Fall Leaves (MM #5364)

It’s taken a while, but the weather is finally starting to turn. It’s been a very mild autumn this year. So many people love to see the fall leaves change color. And in some parts of the country, it’s happened on its normal schedule. But this year, at least in our area, the changes happened…

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One Has To Go (MM #5363)

Are you looking for a little tidbit for conversation around the Thanksgiving dinner table today? Perhaps you can talk about the meme that’s been circulating on social media for the last month. There are different variations, but they all show you nine pictures of Thanksgiving food items. And the theme of this meme is that…

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No Notifications (MM #5362)

Usually, when there are no notifications on your smartphone, that’s a good thing. Well, sometimes, it’s actually a bad thing. While I don’t often prefer my apps to leave notifications, there are some I need to keep active for work-related reasons, like Slack and email messages. Clients need to be able to get a hold…

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Algospeak (MM #5361)

I’ve long made it my goal to learn something new, even a minor thing, every day. I learned something the other day that I only understood in concept. I didn’t know that there was a word actually to describe this situation. It’s called algospeak. It’s a list of secret phrases that you can’t use on…

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Travel Etiquette (MM #5360)

The Department of Transportation thinks we have a problem with air travel. It has nothing to do with a shortage of air traffic controllers. It’s about how we conduct ourselves. They’re worried about our travel etiquette. The government envisions air travel returning to the way it was in the 1950s, when people dressed up to…

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