wmw999 2,587 #51 February 20, 2015 Quote Excellent! Sanity prevails, and Oklahoma avoids a Mississipian fate. Quote Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. One of my brothers married a Brazilian woman in the late 80's; they moved to Oklahoma (Muskogee, outside Tulsa) right after. It was not the most culturally-enriching time of their lives . Last year when I was at their house, my husband asked their son if he was born in Texas or Oklahoma. His answer? "Mom would never have allowed me to be born in Oklahoma!Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #52 February 20, 2015 Somebody didn't do their homework. How much culture was he looking for in a town of 40 square miles and 40,000 people? The best thing about Muskogee is the VA Hospital.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #53 February 20, 2015 Quote The best thing about Muskogee is the VA Hospital. And the best thing there is the food. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,587 #54 February 20, 2015 They have an azalea festival, and the museum at Bacone College, too. Actually, it was my dad who moved to Muskogee now that I remember, to teach as a volunteer at Bacone. My brother and his wife lived in Broken Arrow; it was close to his work. Two words summed up her thoughts: mall hair Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #55 February 20, 2015 Andy9o8 Quote The best thing about Muskogee is the VA Hospital. And the best thing there is the food. Zzzing!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,112 #56 February 20, 2015 >One of my brothers married a Brazilian woman in the late 80's; they moved to >Oklahoma And I thought keeping one woman happy was tough . . .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #57 February 20, 2015 OK that's two days of sumpin to do. Now, if your brother lives in BA; I lived there for many years. It's ten minutes from Tulsa and a serious number of cultural events take place each year. From sports to jazz festivals, to country music, to Rock Stars, to three performing art centers, to the ballet, to charity functions, to drag racing, to dinner theater, to the garden society, to... well, there's something, many things for everyone. There's more than just the mall; which I haven't been to in years... it's where the bubble gummers go to show off their new phones and clothes and be the cool kids. Heck, this is a list of just what the city puts on... not the private events also: https://www.cityoftulsa.org/our-city/special-events/upcoming-events.aspx Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #58 February 20, 2015 BIGUN OK that's two days of sumpin to do. Now, if your brother lives in BA; I lived there for many years. It's ten minutes from Tulsa and a serious number of cultural events take place each year. From sports to jazz festivals, to country music, to Rock Stars, to three performing art centers, to the ballet, to charity functions, to drag racing, to dinner theater, to the garden society, to... well, there's something, many things for everyone. There's more than just the mall; which I haven't been to in years... it's where the bubble gummers go to show off their new phones and clothes and be the cool kids. Heck, this is a list of just what the city puts on... not the private events also: https://www.cityoftulsa.org/our-city/special-events/upcoming-events.aspx I lived off 81sr and Harvard, grand parents were off 161st and Yale, I think. It was many years ago.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #59 February 20, 2015 I remember that. I think we threw a party when you left. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #60 February 20, 2015 BIGUN I remember that. I think we threw a party when you left. Don't make me take you on a 2 ton 20 way.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #61 February 20, 2015 You WIN!! Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #62 February 20, 2015 turtlespeed I lived off 81sr and Harvard, grand parents were off 161st and Yale, I think. It was many years ago. Pity some of Harvard and Yale didn't rub off on you.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #63 February 21, 2015 kallend *** I lived off 81sr and Harvard, grand parents were off 161st and Yale, I think. It was many years ago. Pity some of Harvard and Yale didn't rub off on you.Unfortunately that area did.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #64 February 21, 2015 Crabs? Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #65 February 21, 2015 AnvilbrotherCrabs? There is no coast in Oklahoma. No, not crabs.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #66 February 21, 2015 Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #67 February 26, 2015 Looks like Kansas is making a play for the title: www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #68 February 26, 2015 kallend Looks like Kansas is making a play for the title: www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/ Sounds like she is n extremist.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #69 February 26, 2015 turtlespeed *** Looks like Kansas is making a play for the title: www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/ Sounds like she is n extremist.+1 aka "American Taliban"."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #70 February 27, 2015 kallend Looks like Kansas is making a play for the title: www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/ But Oklahoma responds: www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/james-inhofe-snowball-climate-change/... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #71 February 27, 2015 kallend *** Looks like Kansas is making a play for the title: www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/ But Oklahoma responds: www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/james-inhofe-snowball-climate-change/ He brought a snowball!How can you argue with that?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #72 February 27, 2015 ryoder ****** Looks like Kansas is making a play for the title: www.forwardprogressives.com/kansas-gop-senator-mary-pilcher-cook-wants-criminalize-harmful-books/ But Oklahoma responds: www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/james-inhofe-snowball-climate-change/ He brought a snowball!How can you argue with that? Yeah, pretty conclusive, eh? Now waiting to see if Kansas concedes or fights on.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #73 March 4, 2015 Alabama makes its move: www.csmonitor.com/USA/2015/0304/Alabama-Supreme-Court-orders-a-stop-to-gay-marriages... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #74 March 4, 2015 kallendAlabama makes its move: www.csmonitor.com/USA/2015/0304/Alabama-Supreme-Court-orders-a-stop-to-gay-marriages The last time Chief Justice Roy Moore misbehaved like that, in 2003, he was removed from office by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary. No doubt he learned from that experience to protect his tactical position. So, this time he's insulated himself by getting 6 of the Court's 9 justices to do his bidding for him, and recusing himself from the decision. Smart move. Now let's see of the federal courts have the stones to try to hold the Alabama Supreme Court in contempt of (federal) court. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,112 #75 March 4, 2015 I particularly liked these parts: "The Alabama court ruled the state's ban on gay marriage isn't discriminatory because it bans both men and women from marrying people of the same sex . . ." Just like the old interracial marriage laws. They weren't discriminatory; they allowed black people to marry black people and white people to marry white people. "and it said the law has a rational basis because it is meant to recognize and encourage ties "between children and their biological parents." And yet divorce, adoption and custody challenges - still legal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
