Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month? Well, if you know me, you know I'm all about trying to eat right (key word: trying). Yeah, a few double-cheeseburgers will slip through the cracks here-and-there, but for the most part, I've done a pretty good job and maintaining a healthy diet. For those of you that are trying to ride the healthy-eating... [Read more...]

The first weekend of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is in the books and the leader board for the Fogelman 2010 NCAA Bracket Challenge is set. With 50+ bracket submissions, this is sure to be a tight race. A few interesting statistics developed among the Fogelman residents that participated. Among them… 31% of the participants picked Kansas... [Read more...]

If you’re on a diet, please forgive me, but the information I’m about to give you may throw you off course. I just found out that Ben & Jerry’s (yeah, the good stuff) is giving out FREE ice cream cones today between noon and 8pm. “Our co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield first scooped up free ice cream all day back in 1979 as a way to thank... [Read more...]

Are you ready for March Madness? Join the Fogelman Properties 2010 NCAA Bracket Challenge on Facebook and compete against other residents from your community, and other Fogelman properties, to see who the most basketball savvy resident is! Prizes have yet to be determined. You must enter and complete a bracket before the games begin this Thursday, March 18, 2010. Also,... [Read more...]

With a 25-8 record, the University of Tennessee captured a #6 seed in the Midwest region of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament aka “The Big Dance.”  The Vols open the tournament on Thursday, March 18, against #11 San Diego St. According to a scouting report by The Sports Xchange… The Vols had to remake themselves with the midseason dismissal... [Read more...]

Riddles and puzzles are great exercises for your brain.  Research shows that constant brain exercise can even help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.  If you have a minute, try to figure this one out and post your explanation as a comment.  I'll post the answer sometime next week.  Let's see who the real brainiacs of Hunter's Trace are! =) Ronny, Bobby, Ricky,... [Read more...]

Not sure how many wine enthusiasts there are out there in Hunter’s Trace, but I just got wind to a local event that looks interesting. Beginning March 30, check out Tuesdays on the Terrace at the Memphis Botanical Gardens.  You will be able to sample a variety of wines, beers and munchies.  Members $25/non-members $35.  Advance reservations required,... [Read more...]

Unless you're completely unplugged from television, cable and internet, you probably already know that the 82nd Academy Awards (better known as The Oscars) are this weekend.  And if you follow the movie industry at all, you know that this years easy favorite is the super-duper, mega blockbuster hit Avatar.  The movie has grossed over $2.5 BILLION worldwide,... [Read more...]

Could you use $10,000?  Can you remain calm, cool and collected while watching the most frightening movie scenes?  Then you might want to hop on flight to India and search out renowned Bollywood movie director Ram Gopal Varma.  Apparently he’s convinced that his latest thriller, Phoonk 2, is so scary that he’s willing to pay 500,000 rupees – roughly... [Read more...]