Gridiron grit: My promise to NonDoc and Oklahoma
My high-school football coach used to tell our team, “Life is like football, and football is like life.”
At the time, it seemed like standard...
Write at home: Joining journalism back in Oklahoma
I spent 18 years of my life in the suburban not-quite-perfect bubble of Norman. I knew where to drive down Western Avenue for the...
Pour yourself an age and wisdom on the rocks
You may have seen some long lines surrounding certain businesses the past couple of days. In the "before pandemic" or "BP" age, these establishments...
‘Things fall apart’: a pandemic diary
May 1, 2020
Oklahoma City
I’ll be honest with you: My life hasn’t changed much since the pandemic forced all of us to shelter inside and...
Mask wearing comes easier for some than others
First of all, I'd just like to say happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Can we gather for Mother's Day? Do...
All the government Oklahoma could ever want
The old phrase "You learn something new every day!" still applies to me, and probably many others no matter how old we get. For...
‘What we fear to fear’: a pandemic diary
April 28, 2020
Outside Wanette
Thunder rolls from the west into Pottawatomie County. Emmylou Harris is playing. Emmy and I have spent a lot of down...
Caring for the environment can help you get through the pandemic
To paraphrase Mahatma Gandhi, this Earth provides enough to satisfy everyone’s needs but not everyone’s greed.
As an environmentalist and a minimalist, I cannot help...
‘Gray days are the hardest’: a pandemic diary
4.21.20
Norman
Gray days are the hardest.
On days when the sun shines, we are out walking, dogs on leashes, mothers and dads pushing strollers, helmeted kids...
Open sesame: Kevin Stitt and the 40 mayors
You can hear it faintly in the distance: A call from the governor's OKC residences, or perhaps his home in Tulsa, to slowly re-open...
