The Tulsa State Fair. I have been to several in the past. Took my dad once to see all the farm animals. Big cows, little cows, big and little horses and ponies, huge hogs, sheep, goats, chickens and the Four-H kids. Saw the midway and its visiting scary rides. Plus saw the dozens of seldomContinue reading “Its only fair”
Author Archives: OkieMan
Professional collectors 
We could have lost our business. Had single use plastics been used back several decades ago when Donnie and I collected glass Coke and Pepsi bottles we would not had means to buy our Saturday morning comic books and candy from Joe Miller. Joe Miller was president and CEO of Millers Market on Olympic Boulevard inContinue reading “Professional collectors ”
Strings attached. I think it was September 1985. We were sitting out on a poolside area at the Intercontinental Hotel on the Island of Maui, Hawaii. The topic of discussion was why was America in Vietnam. Certainly a heavy discussion for the time and place. One person in our midst was a pilot for PanAmContinue reading
The two fraudmen
Where is congress? Wher is Congressman Frank Lucas, third district Oklahoma. All these guys in congress know Trump is leaning towards an oligarchy. Elon Musk is just a political pirate. An outlaw let inside by the rascal Trump. Both are democracy wreckers and felons. #FrankLucas, #USRepresentative, #Congressman, #Trump, #Musk, #liars, #Frauds,
Flight attendant, where’s the barf bags?
Up up and away. My preference is to fly alone. I can relax and not be bothered with others flying issues. It gets complicated when others that demand my attention. Especially when my oldest and youngest daughters had flown with me. Let me explain. The most stressful flying was when traveling with my two daughtersContinue reading “Flight attendant, where’s the barf bags?”
Jimmy Carter
Stupid me! I voted for Gerald Ford and Carter won. I voted for Ronald Reagan twice and he won. I voted for Reagan because I liked him in the Bonzo chimpanzee movies. No other reason. I do though regret not voting for Jimmy Carter. Obviously the most thoughtful candidate in the mix. God bless JimmyContinue reading “Jimmy Carter”
Wrong way voters
Many people vote for the wrong reason. Many folks vote for a particular person because their spouse tells them who to vote for. Others vote for a particular candidate so they can tell their friends who they voted for and only because the friend keeps asking in order to intimidate him or her vote. SometimesContinue reading “Wrong way voters”
No, no snow 
White Christmas? Why do we need snow to celebrate Christmas? I grew up in Los Angeles and it rarely snows in L A. One exception going way back: One day in early January 1949 we had a dusting of snow and our school principal let us kids out of class to play in the snow. Continue reading “No, no snow ”
A shiny thing 
The next shiny thing. It came Christmas 1961. In our living room in front of our Sixth Street Bay window. It was silver and shiny. My Okie mom wanted the latest thing. An aluminum Christmas tree. Yes, aluminum. Light weight metal. Fashioned from bauxite and extreme heat. It didn’t come from a picturesque pine scentedContinue reading “A shiny thing ”
Chuck the Blogger Guy 