I hate it when people ask, “do you want the good news or the bad news first?” If I choose the bad news first, I’m usually too disappointed about the bad news to be excited about the good news...
It’s a little more challenging to be a desperate john in Tulsa. Last week, law enforcement officials announced the results of a prostitution sting called “Operation Velvet...
Many of you probably think we TLO contributors live wild, adventurous lives full of excitement, craft beer, and glamour when we are not writing. And you ain’t wrong. As a matter of fact, this...
The act of reconciliation, which is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, states that believers of the faith must confess their grave sins and ask for absolution from a priest. The...
Happy Monday, my fellow Oklahomans! We are approximately 400 days away from the next election for the President of the United States. Though we still have over a year until Oklahomans band together...
Boobs. Jugs. Titties. Tits. Fun bags. Cha-chas. Breasts. Everyone has them. Patrick has them. My grandma has them. Governor Stitt has them. Even I have them. But for some reason, only half of the...
The Oklahoma State Fair is a nostalgic event for me. I remember attending 4-H competitions at the Beckham County Extension Office as a kid and submitting recipes, sewing projects, and other crafts in...
As the 10th most religious state in the country, Oklahoma has a variety of churches. You have the small town fish fry churches, the big city mega churches, the rural old gospel churches, and the...
To serve as a senator in the United States Congress is a daunting task that requires an entire team of researchers, legal experts, and clerical support get the job done. In fact, it is not unlikely...
As I’ve said before, growing up in Elk City, America I was surrounded by the cowboy culture. Even though I’ve never considered myself to be as “country western” as a lot of my friends, or...
One of the first lessons my emergency management professor taught our class was the importance of making connections in the field. She explained that it is impossible for cities to be completely...
I believe a new haircut can make or break a person’s self-esteem. Believe me, I once went in to a Supercuts asking for bangs with layered hair and walked out with an accidental mullet. I also...
Having been a semi-functioning member of society for a while now, I have had my fair share of needless training opportunities requirements. For example, I took a driver’s ed course to learn to...
Maybe I’m still young and dumb, but part of me still wants to believe in the concept of a just world. I’d like to believe that people who pay-it-forward will one day get paid forward themselves...
Part of being a functional adult is finding ways to motivate yourself to cross things off of your to-do list. For example, I like to reward myself with phone time after I accomplish household chores...
With the 24-hour news cycle constantly bombarding us with stories that seem to only evoke fear, distrust, and anger, sometimes it seems like we have to make a conscious decision between staying...
Since I’m now 27, I find myself being more mindful, knowledgeable, and mature when it comes to discussing family planning for myself and my loved ones. For example, now if a friend tells me...
With schools across the metro starting back up this week, I find myself reminiscing about my days as an Oklahoma public school student. Though the textbooks probably haven’t changed much since my...
This weekend we were reminded that our nation is facing a crisis. With shootings in El Paso, Chicago, and Dayton killing 33 and harming dozens more within a matter of hours from each other, Oklahoma...
There are two reasons I love ride sharing apps, 1. Because as a millennial, I am contractually obligated to use any application that both employs other millennials and confuses the hell out of my...
As someone who once spent three hours teaching a class of 9th grade boys before every shred of confidence built over the last two decades of life was destroyed, I have a lot of respect for what...
July may be coming to an end and Walmart may have school supplies well stocked, but the Oklahoma summer is far from over. With highs being expected to creep into the temperature of Satan’s armpit...
With the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids occurring in our state and a chance that Fort Sill may still be used as a concentration camp for kids, many Oklahomans have been...
There’s something about hot July days in Oklahoma that make me feel nostalgic. I don’t know if it is because the summertime reminds me of the sweet, carefree memories of my youth or the heat is...
As I have written about in the past, Oklahoma doesn’t seem to be the safest place for women. And though all genders, ages, and sexual orientations can be victims of domestic violence, women in our...
