Events

Santa Paws Could Use Some Help

December 17, 2011

“No Matter how little money and how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich.” -Louis Sabin Here’s a slightly different twist to the tale of holiday philanthropy: food drives for our four-legged friends. This is about food drives for animals – pretty much all animals, I guess. Several local businesses in Enid [...]

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Christmas Group Therapy

December 8, 2011

I have a cartoon on my desktop right now that is entitled “Christmas Group Therapy”. In it Santa Clause decries, “I don’t believe in myself.” Rudolph complains, “All the other reindeer call me names.” Frosty the snowman believes himself to be bi-polar and the elves feel like they are in a dead end job. Having [...]

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Tornado? Earthquake? Cigar? Cigarette?

November 6, 2011

Facebook and Twitter could barely contain their excitement: last night, Oklahoma experienced the highest-magnitude earthquake on record, a 5.6 originating near Sparks.  No injuries have been (thus far) reported, and while there is some damage, it appears to be mostly correctable. I had thought, when I missed the two or three earlier this year, that [...]

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New Exhibtions at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art

September 10, 2011

There are two new exhibits at the museum that are absolutely a must see from September 8 – December 31, 2011. Faded Elegance Photographs of Havana by Michael Eastman and Poodles & Pastries and other important matters New Paintings by Franco Mondini-Ruiz. Faded Elegance has to be some of the most beautiful photo’s I’ve ever [...]

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16 or 17 Trillion?

September 8, 2011

“I don’t see what it matters whether you’re 16 trillion or 17 trillion in debt just borrow the money and let’s get on with life.” I heard these words coming from somewhere in the men’s locker room this morning after my swim. Everyone reading this blog who knows me knows that I had to respond [...]

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OkarcheFest

August 26, 2011

Okarche is setting up for its annual OkarcheFest which will be tomorrow, August 27. Fun for all ages. Local school organizations will set up booths selling delicious food which will help support the upcoming school year. There will be live music, craft booths, and games. This fun will take place all day and well into [...]

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Helping Good Bones Stay Strong

August 16, 2011

Help for good old bones. In a nutshell, that’s the purpose of an upcoming expo to be held the end of this week in downtown Oklahoma City. It should be of interest to anyone who lives in the city’s old neighborhoods – especially those of us who live in Historic Preservation ones (and yes, that [...]

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California REALTORS Applaud New Law on Short Sales

July 26, 2011

I saw this article this morning and thought it was too good not to post! Under a new state law, any lender who agrees to a short sale—which by definition will yield insufficient funds to cover the outstanding loans on a property—must accept it as payment in full for all loan balances. That is a [...]

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July 4th Fun

June 28, 2011

The 4th of July is almost here and the metro offers several good events. Red, White and Boom in downtown OKC July 3rd the Oklahoma City Philharmonic will perform in the parking lot of the Coca Cola Event Center with fireworks. On the 4th  Redhawks Baseball then fireworks. Bethany Freedom Festival June 30-July 4th. This [...]

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21st Annual Chuck Wagon Gathering and Children’s Cowboy Festival

May 26, 2011

One of the events I looked forward to when my twins were young was the Annual Chuck Wagon Festival at the National Cowboy Western Heritage Museum. We always had a blast there! I dressed them in cowgirl outfits and we went on a cowgirl adventure. One year they won 3rd place in a “Best Costume” [...]

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