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Here Comes Santa Clark

Published by
Clark Matthews
 on December 21, 2007

It’s been a tough week for a CPA/blogger. A multitude of things has made it difficult for me to serve you, TheLostOgle.com reader. For one, year end is fast approaching which has created much work for me, meaning no downtime during the day to rattle off thousand word tomes about Tom Coburn investigating spending bills in search secret slush funds for recruiting lesbians in Southwest Oklahoma or a journal about me fighting holiday traffic. Second, it seems I have had a busy social life for the past couple of weeks. If I’m not out taking my kid to scream at Northpark Mall’s Santa Claus, I am actually being invited to Christmas parties…which is strange considering my behavior at parties is basically limited to standing against the wall and engaging anyone who comes across me in a debate about whether accrual or cash basis accounting is superior. (If you have to ask, the answer is accrual, you cretin.)

The last reason is that I have been contracted out by the Santa Claus to fill the stockings of Oklahoma’s finest citizens. Rather than waiting until Christmas morning to find out what is in store, I figured I would cut the suspense and let you know after the jump. Continue reading ‘Here Comes Santa Clark’

Category: Jenni Carlson, Jim Inhofe, Justice League of Oklahoma, Mike Gundy, OSU Basketball, Oklahoma Politics, Sean Sutton and The Lost Ogle. 12 Comments

What Are We Thankful For?

Published by
Clark Matthews
 on November 21, 2007

 

For those who have not heard, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day.  One tradition at the Matthews household is that everyone at the dinner table must give a reason to be thankful before getting an turkey.  So, I thought I’d bring that tradition to TheLostOgle.  I’ll start:

Clark Matthews:  I am thankful , of course, for my loving wife and one year old son…but also, having Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe to provide me with material for articles.

Patrick Nelson is thankful amendments have been made to the Constitution of Oklahoma.

Tony Hanadarko says he is thankful for “his pet turtle“, but what he really gives thanks for is that he gets to walk on the same Earth as David Beckham.

Now, wasn’t that nice.  As successful as this exercise was, I thought I’d extend it to some of Oklahoma’s more famous citizens.  After the jump you will find out how some of your favorite Oklahomans answered this question:

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Continue reading ‘What Are We Thankful For?’

Category: Amy McRee, Basketball in OKC, Brad Henry, Dean Blevins, Gan Matthews, Gary England, Hinder, Jenni Carlson, Jim Inhofe, Jim Traber, Lauren Richardson, Mick Cornett, Mike Gundy, Oklahoma City Media, Oklahoma Politics, The Lost Ogle, The Sports Animal and Toby Keith. 19 Comments

Top 100 Oklahoma Embarrassments: 10-1

Published by
Tony
 on September 17, 2007

The Final Edition!

10. Byron Houston

Without former NBA’er Byron Houston, Eddie Sutton’s renaissance with Oklahoma State probably never happens. Without Byron Houston, Sean Sutton never gets NCAA tournament experience as a point guard and would be lucky to be an assistant coach in Division III Basketball. However, Houston carried the Cowboys until “Big Country” Reeves was handed the baton. Now? Houston isn’t even allowed to teach at a Sutton basketball camp.

To be fair, that’s mostly (well, entirely) Byron’s fault. You see, “Big Country’s” mentor likes to yank out, then yank on his “little country.” For most people, this is not a problem. But the problem for Byron is that he likes to do this in front of people at Northwest Expressway and Independence Blvd. We could possibly understand this odd behavior if he performed the lewd acts at Reno and Meridian, or in the great town known as Valley Brooke. But across from Integris Baptist Hospital? That’s kind of yucky.

Also, let it be known that we at TheLostOgle.com don’t really want to judge a man with a mental disorder (bipolar, in this case), but when you’re a former superstar athlete that played at Oklahoma State and Star Spencer High School and end up in jail for masturbating in public, you have to be on our list.

Continue reading ‘Top 100 Oklahoma Embarrassments: 10-1′

Category: Hinder, Jim Inhofe, OKC Music, OU Football, Oklahoma City Media, Oklahoma Politics, Saving Grace, Sports, Toby Keith and Top 100 Oklahoma Embarrassments. 27 Comments

Inhofe Hates Ethics

Published by
Clark Matthews
 on August 30, 2007

To be honest, I was originally hoping to find a quote from Senator Tom Coburn hoping it would sufficiently fit a new feature: “Crazy Uncle Coburn”(TM-babYseaLcluBsamicH). When that failed, I just looked for any possible way to get an Oklahoma link to Senator Larry “I’m Not Gay, I Just Like to Proposition for Sex in Men’s Bathrooms” Craig (R-ID). Unfortunately, this was the best I could do.

On August 2nd, the Senate voted on a sweeping ethics reform bill that is intended to severely limit the power of lobbyists. While the bill overwhelmingly passed 83-14, there were only five senators who are currently up for re-election that felt strongly enough that lobbyists are already too ethical that they went on record being against reform. Of those five, one was the currently infamous Idaho senator and another was Oklahoma’s esteemed senior senator, James Inhofe.

The reason Inhofe felt confident enough to take this stand is that his seat is considered safe in the 2008 election…doesn’t this make you proud to be an Oklahoman? Continue reading ‘Inhofe Hates Ethics’

Category: Jim Inhofe and Oklahoma Politics. 5 Comments

Question of the Day

Published by
Clark Matthews
 on August 23, 2007

VS.

Adrian Peterson, or as illiterates like his father call him, “A.D.”, may have lots to worry about as he shifts from Sooner legend to NFL runningback. While the health of his ankles or shoulders, and the presence of homicidal linebackers like Ray Lewis will likely weigh heavily on his mind, one thing he can rest easily on is concern for attack from a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Continue reading ‘Question of the Day’

Category: Jim Inhofe, OU Football, Oklahoma Politics and Sports. 5 Comments

Rich People Donate To Other Rich People

Published by
Tony
 on August 11, 2007

One of the great things about the internet is OpenSecrets.org, where you can look up the political donations of the rich and famous. Think about how often you are sitting around the house wondering who Bette Midler is supporting for president. If you’re anything like me, that happens all the time. Thanks to OpenSecrets.org, we now know the answer great mysteries such as that (Bill Richardson).

With that in mind, I thought it would be a good idea to take a glance at the political donations of some of the more well-known Oklahomans.

Clay Bennett

Donated To: Rudy Giuliani, Jim Inhofe

The Sonics owner appears to be endorsing former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani this election cycle. Hopefully Giuliani promised Bennett that the Sonics moving to OKC would be one of the biggest parts of his platform.

Continue reading ‘Rich People Donate To Other Rich People’

Category: Braum's, Jim Inhofe, Mathis Brothers and Oklahoma Politics. 3 Comments

These are movies I would watch.

Published by
Tony
 on May 17, 2007

The Edmond Sun features a story about two local boys — Richard Ford and Scott Bridges — who left town to pursue acting careers, and have now returned and set up a locally-based movie company, Sure Crossing Films. I thought it would be nice to provide Ford and Bridges with seven ideas for movies that Sure Crossing Films should pursue.

Hairspray. This would be a remake of the John Waters cult classic, though the star of this film would be Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy.

Conspiracy Theory II. The sequel to the Mel Gibson film would star Senator Jim Inhofe as a man who, frustratingly, cannot seem to convince the world that global warming is a hoax perpetrated by liberals and scientists out to make a buck.

Ghost Town. The story of home games for the University of Oklahoma basketball team.

Corporate Raiders of the Lost Ark. This newest installment of the Indiana Jones series features Indiana being played by T. Boone Pickens. In this sequel, Indiana becomes a corporate raider, and his hostile takeovers of numerous companies earn him his first ten million dollars.

Leprechaun 2. The Al Eschbach story.

Dazed and Confused, Part Deux. This documentary would focus on three Oklahoma football fans, and their attempt to understand what was going on during a game while listening to Bob Barry’s radio broadcast.

Major League IV. The third sequel to Major League focuses not on the lovable Cleveland Indians, but on Mayor Mick Cornett, and his quest to make sure everyone in the world is well aware that Oklahoma City is indeed a Major League city while not, at the same time, looking like he has a massive inferiority complex.

Category: Jim Inhofe, Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City Media, Sports and The Sports Animal. 2 Comments