It has been said that the effects of alcohol when consumed to excess is its own punishment. A bad hangover may be a justly earned and fitting reward for one individual who, by choice, overindulged in drink. Fortunately for the rest of us who said “NO” to another round or to the bottle entirely, the…
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Tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and earthquakes
One impressive characteristic of this World we all have inherited is that whatever mortal men and women can poison or destroy through calculated intent or ignorant neglect can be totally finished off in a short span of time by natural occurring phenomena. Forget for a moment the ineptitude of our elected leadership and their desire…
Continue ReadingShaken to our core: Making the case for regime change
On this Labor Day Holiday when we should be celebrating our working class roots and remembering those who fought, bled and died for the rights of all working people, we here along the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 are reeling and regrouping from a very sobering weekend. Forget the fact that our beloved…
Continue ReadingDocumentary film review: Oklahoma Shakedown
Collateral damage. Booming economy. The price we pay for doing business. These were sentiments expressed by certain parties in the course of the documentary film, Oklahoma Shakedown. Film maker Taylor Lee Mullins was on hand with one of the activists appearing in his film, Angela Spotts, at Circle Cinema on Tuesday evening for a free…
Continue ReadingPetroleum interests uber alles
Make no mistake about it, when it comes to pet industries of the State of Oklahoma Big Oil & Gas has a firm lock on the top spot. Yes indeed, just last week the small government conservative majority in the state legislature and their rubber stamp governor passed a law banning municipalities from imposing bans on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and…
Continue ReadingThe misery of living in Obama’s America, April 2015 update
Oh, the misery of living under the tyranny of responsible leadership! Are things perfect? Hardly. My question is would anyone care to return to where we were economically at 12:01 PM EST on 20 January 2009? Anyone? Behold where we are now: Obama’s Numbers April 2015 Image by FactCheck.org History will not judge President Obama…
Continue ReadingIs Heat melting Ice merely a Theory?!
Photo by foxnews.com Campaign season is over, those who emerged victorious have been sworn into office and now it is time for the elected to govern. The first item on the legislative docket for the new Senate was the Keystone XL Pipeline bill moving with the speed and certainty of a glacier. The first thing done to…
Continue ReadingAmong the day’s local sights
This afternoon while driving south on Riverside Drive between River Spirit Casino and 91st Street, my lady friend and I were able to capture a photo of something not often seen in the Tulsa area…….not one but TWO bald eagles: One other thing of note that I could not miss was how dry the adjacent Arkansas River was. …
Continue ReadingPushing back against Big Oil
Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is a controversial technique utilizing the injection of various chemicals and water to free natural gas and petroleum from deep rock formations for extraction. It has been around and used for several years and it does work for extracting those natural resources which are sought. It however is not a benign method. Its economic benefits have recently…
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