Well made something... I have been listening to NPR. They are doing a series of stories on Oklahoma. Below are links to one of the more interesting ones and then links to some I found but do not reflect well on our heritage... Oh well..
1. Oklahoma and weather rock stars
2. Oklahoma and the economy: What Makes Oklahoma Ression-Proof
3. Oklahoma: The Reddest State- (and not dirt... well maybe...)
There was another story on crystal meth labs but we shan't link that one. Also Oklahoma is the second state to pick and official rock song for the state.. but I had never heard of it.
Of course the real reason we have Oklahoma is so we of the older (and odder if you type it wrong...) Ward generation can all say we were born there...
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ohhhh.. sneaux...
Halloween>>>
In fact the snow was not bad here... It will not deter some determined college studentsfrom using some well-known human anti-freeze to keep 'warm.'
These were out my window yesterday..
Seems like two teams that like orange and sometimes black and sometimes white will play this week.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you, Ef you don't watch out!
Little Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay,
An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away,
An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep,
An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep;
An' all us other childern, when the supper-things is done,
We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun
A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about,
An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
Wunst they wuz a little boy wouldn't say his prayers,--
An' when he went to bed at night, away up-stairs,
His Mammy heerd him holler, an' his Daddy heerd him bawl,
An' when they turn't the kivvers down, he wuzn't there at all!
An' they seeked him in the rafter-room, an' cubby-hole, an' press,
An' seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an' ever'-wheres, I guess;
But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an' roundabout:--
An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
An' one time a little girl 'ud allus laugh an' grin,
An' make fun of ever' one, an' all her blood-an'-kin;
An' wunst, when they was "company," an' ole folks wuz there,
She mocked 'em an' shocked 'em, an' said she didn't care!
An' thist as she kicked her heels, an' turn't to run an' hide,
They wuz two great big Black Things a-standin' by her side,
An' they snatched her through the ceilin' 'fore she knowed what she's about!
An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
An' little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue,
An' the lamp-wick sputters, an' the wind goes woo-oo!
An' you hear the crickets quit, an' the moon is gray,
An' the lightnin'-bugs in dew is all squenched away,--
You better mind yer parunts, an' yer teachurs fond an' dear,
An' churish them 'at loves you, an' dry the orphant's tear,
An' he'p the pore an' needy ones 'at clusters all about,
Er the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
An' wash the cups an' saucers up, an' brush the crumbs away,
An' shoo the chickens off the porch, an' dust the hearth, an' sweep,
An' make the fire, an' bake the bread, an' earn her board-an'-keep;
An' all us other childern, when the supper-things is done,
We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun
A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about,
An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
Wunst they wuz a little boy wouldn't say his prayers,--
An' when he went to bed at night, away up-stairs,
His Mammy heerd him holler, an' his Daddy heerd him bawl,
An' when they turn't the kivvers down, he wuzn't there at all!
An' they seeked him in the rafter-room, an' cubby-hole, an' press,
An' seeked him up the chimbly-flue, an' ever'-wheres, I guess;
But all they ever found wuz thist his pants an' roundabout:--
An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
An' one time a little girl 'ud allus laugh an' grin,
An' make fun of ever' one, an' all her blood-an'-kin;
An' wunst, when they was "company," an' ole folks wuz there,
She mocked 'em an' shocked 'em, an' said she didn't care!
An' thist as she kicked her heels, an' turn't to run an' hide,
They wuz two great big Black Things a-standin' by her side,
An' they snatched her through the ceilin' 'fore she knowed what she's about!
An' the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
An' little Orphant Annie says, when the blaze is blue,
An' the lamp-wick sputters, an' the wind goes woo-oo!
An' you hear the crickets quit, an' the moon is gray,
An' the lightnin'-bugs in dew is all squenched away,--
You better mind yer parunts, an' yer teachurs fond an' dear,
An' churish them 'at loves you, an' dry the orphant's tear,
An' he'p the pore an' needy ones 'at clusters all about,
Er the Gobble-uns 'll git you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
ready for Halloween?
I just can't help myself. Getting ready for Halloween...hope we get to see your costumes.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
always working
Otis and I are always working on some kind of project.
He wonders when he will get invited to be on a blog. His e-mail is otispotusbobototisotis@otispotomus.comsometimeandnotsocalmatothertimes please ignore the other non photo post.
Two Knoxvilles hon the way to this one
I was wondering if I was "there yet" as I went through Knoxville, Mississippi, Knoxville,Alabama on the way to this one in Tennessee. I offered to come up as a one man support team to help them take a breath inthe race of life. David is adding students to his teaching load and Emily just finished a show in Pookipsee, New York and is getting ready for another national show in Knoxville in December in addition to her teaching load. Otis is crawling all over and trying to reach anything he can see. They are doing well and having fun. Good news on the front for Erin and Mathew and McKenna . Toby called this morning to say that they are getting close to a decision on the next posting after Swaziland; should be exciting.
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