If you consider high school to have been the greatest years of your life, it can usually be assumed that you either peaked in the 11th grade or are currently on meth. High school sucks. Especially...
Even with 7 friendly and fun Patricia’s locations scattered across two metros, Oklahoma isn’t known as America’s most romantic state. I have a feeling that title goes to some place like Montana...
Having changed my major seven times in college, I came away with a lot of weird credit hours. But I honestly learned a lot in my Emergency Management and Disaster Mitigation course. For example...
There are multiple reasons why I don’t have a medical marijuana card. One reason is that I don’t consider myself to have a valid medical condition, like chronic pain, glaucoma, fear of ghosts, or...
There are a lot of things about Oklahoma society that should probably be more regulated. Homeschooling should probably be more regulated. Who can legally acquire a firearm should probably be more...
Happy Monday, my fellow OKC residents and mom’s four friends in Elk City who read my stuff. Every now and then, Patrick and I like to hop in the TLO nostalgia machine and check up on some of the...
After reports of officers engaging in shady acts of civil forfeiture, the shooting of unarmed civilians, and alleged racketeering over the last couple of years, you’d think our lawmakers would be...
Earlier this week, News 9 reported that Governor Kevin Stitt is on the hunt for qualified and hardworking individuals to fill his cabinet positions. And so far, I’ve been disappointed in Stitt’s...
Relationships are a lot like political campaigns. They start with a lot of promises that probably won’t be kept, look better on Facebook than in real life, and half the time end with heartbreak and...
Iconic author and humorist Mark Twain once stated, “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the...
Although history books try to tell us differently, historic movements are not caused by the actions of a single person. For example, WWI was not started due to one assassination, FDR did not...
Growing up on the outskirts of Elk City, America, I was encircled by cowboy and so-called “western” culture. I was raised by a father who was a retired rodeo clown. I spent my childhood weekends...
We were somewhere around Wagoner on the edge of Snake Creek when the CBD vape pen began to take hold… Suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like...
Hunting and dating have a lot in common. In both instances, someone is being pursued in one way or another, there are a lot of weird pheromones going around, and usually something ends up getting...
Happy ice-pocalypse 2019, my fellow Oklahomans! By now you are probably well aware that Oklahoma is in the middle of a winter storm warning and likely subsequent milk and bread shortage. While many...
Earlier this week, Fox 25 posted this helpful guide to shopping for last minute Christmas gifts for the “modern man” in your life. While Fox 25 thinks a lame-ass book on leadership or Mission...
With the new alcohol laws allowing us to pick up the malty, hoppy goodness of high point beer at the same places we buy those pink coconut Sno-Balls, shady tabloid magazines, and whatever real...
Around this time of the year, Oklahoma parents are spending hours at work googling new ideas and compromising positions for their family’s Elf on the Shelf tradition. For those of you not familiar...
Critical thinking is defined as the ability to objectively analyze a situation or object in order to form a rational, informed judgement. In other words, to apply critical thinking skills is to be...
Over the weekend, while searching for an easy way to pay my car tag, I fell into the deep dark abyss that is the State of Oklahoma website. Likely designed by the old Braum’s...
Every year it seems like you start December with a flawless game plan to survive the holiday season with enough sanity and rent money to make it into the new year. But every year no matter how much...
Last week, in celebration of her upcoming honor at the Kennedy Center, The Washington Post published a massive profile that celebrated the life of Oklahoma’s original pride and joy, Reba...
The beginning of the next legislative session may still be two months away, but that doesn’t mean our Derplahoman lawmakers aren’t working hard year-round to show the world that Oklahoma is still...
From our rich western heritage and red dirt, to our 1955-era legislative branch and famous rattle snake and noodling festivals, there are plenty of attributes Oklahoma has that make it unique. But...
Last week, KFOR reported that hundreds of authors, musicians, and other artists can now retrieve the work they once submitted to Tate Publishing & Enterprises– a recently defunct...
