The 5 Browns come to Oklahoma
There was an article in Sunday’s Oklahoman about this family of five brothers and sisters who play piano and are reportedly making classical music cool for kids. The 5 Browns …
Activist-singer Miriam Makeba passes away
In 1963 (a year after Nelson Mandela was imprisoned), she testified before the UN and asked them to intervene, give black South Africans rights in their own country, release political …
Crazy shit going down on MSNBC
This is destined to be a classic: Mika Brzezenski defending Sarah Palin, Lawrence O’Donnell telling Pat Buchanan, who can’t stop fawning over Sarah Palin and lying about her impact on …
Comment moderation policy
Contrary to the delusions of rightwing bloggers who troll leftwing blogs looking to stir up trouble, the first amendment does not mean that blog owners have to allow the spewing …
The new first family
This image was sent to me by ex-pat Okie Fannie Bates. To me, one of the best things about the new first family is that it has young children. Nothing …
Some long-shot election results I'd like to see
Outside of the obvious huge Obama landslide for sanity and reason in US governance, here are some less likely election results I would find most satisfying (roughly in order of …
A Prairie Home Companion in Tulsa
On October 25, Garrison Keillor brought his wonderful radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, to Tulsa’s Chapman Theater. With Elvin Bishop, a native of Tulsa, Monica Taylor from Perkins, and …
Nov. 3 closure of S. Western Ave in OKC could affect voting
Got this email from my friend Tom Elmore, who is a hugely knowledgeable activist on rail issues, especially on the I-40 redirect that threatens the Union Station rail yard. ODOT …
Nothing to read here, move along
I’m not feeling very inspired right now, so here are some suggestions of some other things you might find interesting to read: On the ground reports on voting irregularities around …