Good morning Tupelo! Today is Monday, January 13, 2020. It is the 13th day of the year. There are 353 days left in the year and 65 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 32 days, and Spring starts in 66 days.
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HAPPENING TODAY
Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:
Tupelo-Lee Humane Society invites you to Kitten Yoga! Kitten Yoga is held every Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. Classes are $10 per person and will be taught by professional yoga instructors in an environment filled with kitten happiness!
The Harlem Globetrotters will be at the Bancorpsouth Arena tonight at 7 p.m.
North Mississippi Medical Center will host a free smoking cessation class for individuals who are trying to stop smoking or using other tobacco products. The classes will meet at 5:30 p.m. Mondays, in Room 21 of NMMC’s East Tower, 830 S. Gloster St.
FOOD TRUCKS
Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:
Local Mobile will be at Ballard Park on West Main Street from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Give yourself permission to heal. Let me say it again, “Give yourself permission to heal.” The statement sounds really simple in its purest form. Yet, it has depth beyond surface level reasoning.
Let me explain.
As we step into a new year, a new season, we hear a lot about new beginnings and starting again. I like to call this time of year “goal setting season,” but the world calls it “New Year’s Resolutions.” As a society, we collectively give ourselves and each other permission to set new goals and think positively about the coming year.
I know you may be thinking, “No one has to give me permission to set a goal for myself,” which is ultimately true. However, what I am referring to in this context is what society deems as normal or common. And it is common to set goals during this time of year.
Common New Year’s Resolutions include eating healthier, losing weight, going to school, finishing a project, etc. All of these goals have a theme. They are all centered around something tangible or something you can “see”. And lets be honest here, sometimes these goals last only a couple of weeks (although this may not be true for everyone). The reasons behind the follow through of the goal or lack thereof, may be different for everyone. But the deciding factors for the follow through, will be identifying the motivating force behind the goals.
And that brings me to this: What if the New Year’s Resolutions went beyond the tangible? What if the motivating forces were more meaningful than what meets the eye? What if the motivating forces came from within instead of the traditional common threads?
When speaking of motivating forces from within, what comes to mind for you? Is it sadness, happiness, joy, depression, laughter? In my lifetime, I have spoken to a lot of people and there has been an exchange of information that has enhanced personal and professional growth. One concept that I have paid close attention to during these exchanges is the need for healing that surpasses the surface layer.
Healing is a deeper yearning for peace that comes from within an individual. Inner peace helps a person see things more clearly, feel things more clearly, have a more balanced perception, and enhance the thought process.
Ok, I hear you, “What does healing have to do with goal setting?” For me, I can visualize the connection very clearly. In order for a goal to increase its chances of reaching completion, the motivating force behind the goal will need to be identified. [Of course I am referring to positive motivating forces]. The motivating forces within an individual can be hindered if motivation is blocked due to hurt and pain. To help cover up these hurts or to stop an individual from reaching deeper within themselves, the defense mechanisms will attempt to keep an individual at the surface level to avoid any negative emotional charges from rising to the top. Therefore, repeating the cycles of identifying the same goals, with the same outcomes, year after year. [And yes, the healing process can be like an emotional roller-coaster. Being supported and working alongside a profession can be beneficial].
But this is a new year and a new beginning! I want to encourage everyone to look deeper, reach deeper within yourselves and identify those areas that need healing. Those areas that only you know about. Give yourself permission to move forward and move past the surface layer. Give yourself permission to heal.
Friends, sometimes you just can’t win for losing. Some famous person said that, but ain’t it the truth?
Yesterday, Pam and I went to Walmart for an another extension cord. (Yes, I’ve already got 25, but I can’t find em. I put em up in a safe place! I know y’all ain’t ever done that before.)
Well, we found the cord and got two more items. We went to the checkout — and the card reader broke! We watched four different people punch buttons, trade keys, and click stuff! Then when none of that worked, they had to UN-scan each item and send us to another line!
In the other line, we waited and then were checked out and made it to the Wheel of Fortune! That’s what I call that wheel where they put your stuff in them little tee-shirt-looking bags! And if you buy much it cost a fortune!
Finally, we got out and headed to the pickup. For some reason, I had the bags and the receipt — a big ole long slip of paper for just three items! I guess all that scanning and UN-scanning adds up!
Well, as luck would have it, the wind was blowing, and blew the receipt out of my hand!
Pam said, “We need that!”
But, Folks, I don’t save em. I’ve already paid one time, I’m not gonna clutter up the house with all them old papers! But Pam likes to save each and every one! Might want to return stuff, I guess!
I told her let it go, but she was already trying to run it down! She is still pretty fast! She was running and weaving back and forth, looked like a football player!
She almost had it a time or two, but people blowing their horns I guess sorta broke her concentration! Anyway, it wound up under a car! And this guy was sitting in it!
She jumped down and belly crawled under there, then the wind blew it away!
I finally caught up with her and said, “Get in the truck, Woman, somebody’s gonna run over you!”
She was out of breath, but she said, “We might need that receipt!”
After we got home, I got out the bags — and sure enough, one item was missing!
She called the store, and do you know what the first thing they asked her was?
“Do you have your receipt?”
She gave me the Stink Eye!
Now. Did anybody find a Walmart receipt, white, and about yea long, yesterday?
TUPELO – For the first time since its opening in 2008, Barnes and Noble at the Mall at Barnes Crossing has recognized a gnat as its Employee of the Month.
The gnat lives in the upholstered armchairs placed throughout the store. The armchairs also double as comfortable places for customers to sit and peruse potential purchases.
Other employees at the book store were asked their opinions on this historical achievement.
“It’s not that big a deal,” responded one anonymous employee. “The rest of us have already been Employee of the Month. Some of us more than once. It’s a gnat; they live for like 2 weeks. It’ll be dead before the Super Bowl.”
The armchair gnat is very proud of the award.
“Representation is so important, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be given this recognition,” says the armchair gnat. “It’s not work when you do what you love. And I love biting people.”
Not everyone is as thrilled with the book store’s decision.
“I come here to go over notes with my study group,” says nursing student Emily Kowalcyzk. “We always leave with a greater understanding of nursing AND bites on our ankles.”
The armchair gnat claims that it is simply trying to keep students on the path of diligence.
“I want them to succeed. When I see them getting distracted from their studies, I swoop in to give them a little accountability nibble.”
The gnat claims that keeping a low profile while assuring the customers that it is always nearby is the key to good customer service.
“The customers don’t always see me; I don’t want the them to feel like there’s an employee constantly hovering over them. So I just give them little kisses on their legs without them knowing. But I can tell they really enjoy seeing me, because when I do come out they all wave at me and show me what they’re reading!”
“Correction,” says one frequent patron. “We’re not waving or showing it anything. We’re swatting at it and trying to kill it with our books.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Before the article could be published, the armchair gnat died of natural causes. It’s was 12 days old.
Good morning Tupelo! Today is Saturday, January 11, 2020. It is the 11th day of the year. There are 355 days left in the year and 67 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 34 days, and Spring starts in 68 days.
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HAPPENING TODAY
Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:
We still have a free family four-pack of tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Bancorpsouth Arena on January 13 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! As a bonus, these four tickets also come with Magic Passes! We’ll be announcing the lucky winners of this amazing giveaway around noon-ish TODAY!
The Tupelo Flea Market is this weekend! It’ll be in Building 1 of the Tupelo Furniture Market. As always, the Tupelo Flea Market has free parking, and handicapped accessible spaces are available. Admission to the Flea Market is $1.00 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Flea Market hours this weekend are as follows: Saturday, from 9am until 7pm; and Sunday, from 10am until 5pm.
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come enjoy the Read with a Ranger program at 10 am on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Parkway Visitor Center. This month’s featured story is “Whose Moon Is That?” Discover who really owns the moon, as we follow a curious cat attempting to answer that question. After the story, we will learn about the moon, the stars, and their importance. Read with a Ranger is a 45-minute program that is most appropriate for ages six and under, but everyone is welcome. Participants will listen to a story and then join in a fun activity. This program is free to the public. The visitor center is located at milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Tupelo, Mississippi. For additional information, call (800) 305-7417.
Dance your way into the New Year and help celebrate Elvis’s 85th Birthday with “Blue Suede Shoes,” the fabulous production by Alabama Ballet. For tickets, visit tupelo ballet.com and click on Blue Shoes link to purchase tickets. The performance begins at 3:00 p.m. at the THS Performing Arts Center
The Historic Elkin Theatre in Aberdeen invites you to this weekend’s showing of Ford v Ferrari. Regular admission is $5 each, and all concessions are $1 each. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the movie starts at 7 pm. Admissions and concessions are cash only.
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
In Tupelo:
A January Tradition: A Blues Round Robin at 7:30 p.m. with Featured Performers Sam Mosley, Eden Brent, Rev. Robert Jones, and Sr. Terry “Harmonica” Bean. At the Link Centre Reception Hall. Tickets are $12 each in advance or $15 each at the door.
Legends Sports Grille in Fulton will have Vinnie C at 7 p.m.
Sydnei’s Grill & Catering in Pontotoc will have Joe Austin at 7:30 p.m.
Misbehavin’ will be at The Smokehouse in Myrtle tonight at 6 p.m.
Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern in Starkville will have Royal Horses at 9:30 p.m.
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Address: 205 East Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi (Fairpark Towers)
We are so excited to finally have our doors open in Tupelo and we so appreciate all who have already come to visit us here at Fairpark Towers! We have a wide variety of items on our menu that are sure satisfy the cravings of the entire family!
I love being surprised, in a good way, when visiting new restaurants. The atmosphere, new menu selections, getting to explore everything from a well stocked bar to the seating and decor.
Southern Craft checked all the boxes with its new Tupelo location! My daughter and I got there a little early so I could do a little exploring first.
They have a huge amount of seating, but it’s laid out so that you can sit and watch the city life outside, maybe sit at a beautiful handcrafted wood table while watching the staff prepare and plate the meals, find a cozy corner spot to talk and enjoy the moment. They also offer a large banquet room with large screen tv for special occasions.
The wait staff were all on point. From taking our orders, answering questions, and keeping our glasses full. Oh, and they were very understanding and patient with all my questions and numerous photos.
They have a large drink and wine selection with detailed description of each so that your libation, meal, and mood are all perfectly matched! Also, an entire wall of Beer on tap that rotates every couple weeks so there’s always something new to sample!
What I ordered: The Harvest Salad, the Beyond Burger, and the 14oz Ribeye
For my first contact, I ordered from one extreme to the next! I started with the Harvest salad. It’s a bed of spinach topped with apple, butternut squash, and dried cranberries. On the side is a ball of goat cheese, rolled in crushed walnuts, and apple cider vinaigrette dressing. This was a very colorful plate of greens, red, and yellows. If your looking for a lite meal or something to get you geared up for the main course, one of their garden fresh salads is a great place to start.
Now for me, salad is usually a warmup for the main course. Like stretching before before running a marathon. Yeah, I know I’m comparing eating to running a marathon, but have you seen me eat? Poetry in motion!
For my main course I ordered the 14oz Ribeye steak cooked medium. It’s hand cut and certified Angus beef. The plate comes with two sides and recommend are the garlic mashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts.
The Ribeye was extremely tender and juicy with a mild flavor. This allows you to enjoy the flavors of the beef and side items without one overpowering the other. A blissful blending of flavors. But…to kick it up several degrees on the flavor scale, you have to get a side of their homemade Worcestershire sauce! With each slice of steak, I would gently dip the sauce for just the right amount per bite!
Now, although I’m sure you can order any two side of your choosing, the garlic mashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts were the perfect compliment to my steak! Crafted so that one compliments the other in perfect harmony.
Before I go further, I’ve got to give mad props to the roasted brussel sprouts. They are sliced and roasted with applewood bacon and maple syrup. It was so good, I’m seriously considering buying a family size catering portion….and I might even share, maybe!
My daughter wanted something plant based and decided to try Southern Craft’s Beyond Burger. This burger was beautiful! She ordered it with a side of sweet potato fries and ate every morsel. Well, I did get to try one bite, for research, and it was very good. I’d definitely consider ordering it on a future visit.
Speaking of sweet potato fries, after discussing the restaurant and it’s menu with the manager, I was told that the sweet potato fries are the only item that is not crafted in house. So if you are into exploring new places and trying new menus created from scratch, then Southern Craft, Stove + tap should definitely be on your to try list!
My youngest son, (we affectionately refer to him online as Spawn, though that’s not his given name, so calm down, Sharon) was helping me pick up the living room the other day. We had rearranged the furniture slightly, and uncovered some things left over from the holidays that hadn’t been put away properly yet, and we were sorting through all that when we found this odd roll of black netting.
I had bought it a few weeks prior because I stupidly thought I was going to use it as some kind of pet door blocker (it was not a decorative or hosiery type of netting, but think tennis or badminton netting). I’m not sure what was going through my head that made me think that would work, but we’d tried it, and it was a huge fail, for both our little dog and our tiny little murder goblin of a cat. So I guess we’d just rolled it back up and tossed it in a box to collect dust.
I looked at it in resignation laying there, and Spawn picked it up.
Spawn: What should I do with this? Me: (huge sigh) That was just a really dumb impulse buy on my part. You may as well throw it in the trash. We’re not ever going to use it. Spawn: (looks at it intently) What if we … used it for, like … maybe, a mourning veil… Me: … Well … Spawn: (whips it over his shoulders like a pashmina and then arranges it over it his face like a widow’s veil) Like this. Me: … Well… Spawn: You know… Me: I know, but— Spawn: …Like somebody died. Me: … We don’t really do funerals as extra as you see on TV, sweetie. I like where your head is at, though. Spawn: I still think it’s a good idea. Me: So you’re saying we should keep it. Maybe we could use it for a Halloween prop? Spawn: That’ll work. Me: Ok. You know where I store all the spooky things in here. Go shove it in there. Spawn: YAY!!!
While I both applaud his “don’t waste things” attitude, and worry over his blossoming hoarding tendencies at the same time, he still KILLS me with the way he is SO dramatic and EXTRA at all times.
The world is not ready for this child. I’m telling you.
Good morning Tupelo! Today is Friday, January 10, 2020. It is the 10th day of the year. There are 356 days left in the year (don’t forget this is Leap Year!) and 68 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 35 days, and Spring starts in 69 days.
If you’d like to become a sponsor of our daily Rundown, please contact joshua.ballard@ourtupelo.com or call 662-260-1498
HAPPENING TODAY
Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:
Don’t forget that the drawing is TODAY for the free tickets to the Miranda Lambert concert! There will be two drawings held today for the January 16th concert, meaning that there will be two lucky winners who will receive a free pair of tickets EACH. We’ll be live on Facebook some time later today for updates on those lucky winners!
If you have little ones, don’t miss Storytime at Reed’s Gumtree Bookstore at 10:30 a.m.
We still have a free family four-pack of tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Bancorpsouth Arena on January 13 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! As a bonus, these four tickets also come with Magic Passes! We’ll be running this promotion though January 11 — that’s tomorrow, people! — and announcing the winner at noon-ish on that day. Make sure to check out the pinned post on our Facebook page for details on how to win!
The Tupelo Flea Market is this weekend! It’ll be in Building 1 of the Tupelo Furniture Market. As always, the Tupelo Flea Market has free parking, and handicapped accessible spaces are available. Admission to the Flea Market is $1.00 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Flea Market hours this weekend are as follows: Friday, from 8am until 9pm; Saturday, from 9am until 7pm; and Sunday, from 10am until 5pm.
Wear It Well, a local charity owned and operated by Katina Davis Holland, has been mobile, making it difficult for them to hold meetings, conduct classes, or transform cancer patients with makeover sessions, until now. The former home of Charles and Ruth Morris at 826 West Jefferson Street will now become a partner with Wear It Well allowing them to use the home as their permanent location. The grand opening for the charity will be at today at 1:00 pm. The public is invited to attend.
Local Mobile will be at Fairpark from 11 – 1:30 p.m.
Jo’s Cafe will be set up at Longtown Medical Plaza, right at the end of their awning when you enter from Eason Boulevard, from 11–1:30.
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Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!
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