Hank Quilliams

Kindraand Iwentto the exotic reptile show a couple of weeks ago at the Shawnee Expo.It was a generally creepy place, with many people walking around with pythons draped over their shoulders and necks and row upon row of little snakes for sale.But there were some warm fuzzies, too.

Helping a friend in need

The other night I received a call about 8:15 from a good friend. When I asked him how he was doing, he told me, “Not very good.” I could tell he was crying and asked what was wrong.He said his daughter had overdosed on drugs and that he had found her dead earlier in the day.

Good move by Meeker board

Meeker’s Board of Education took decisive action this week when its members voted unanimously in directing School Supt. Jeff Pruitt not to follow memorandums from the State Department of Education regarding its Bible mandate.In essence, the board told State School Supt.

Connecting the past and present

Pat and I had our grandson Liam stay with us part of this past weekend. He is 5½ and about to turn 6 the last day of August.

New CFB look in OK

Going into the 2024 season, college football in Oklahoma is going to look quite different.Oklahoma embraces their new conference, the SEC, and Oklahoma State plays in a new look Big 12.Meaning for the first time since 1910, there won’t be a Bedlam football game.

New phone

I thought I heard Sheila crying for help the other night, but then I thought “Nah. That’s just the washing machine.”Before going further, I should tell you that Sheila is an Australian voice I hired a few years ago to live inside my iPhone.

Mouse

Kindra said her first thought was: “This must be a cartoon. It’s not really happening.”But, yes, it actually was happening.Our two cats, Bagheera and J.R. are 16 and 15 years old, respectively.J.R.

The end of a beginning

280 hours later, it’s hard to believe it’s already over.It feels like last week when I walked into the Lincoln County News and my editor, Brian Blansett, welcomed me with a soft tone saying “come on in.

Ballooning

A few weeks ago Kindra said she was going to sign up for a hot air balloon flight at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival in August.Would I want to go with her?Man. What a tough question.Of course I’d want to.

It’s your year, really

To every football fan willing to compete, it’s almost that time of year again.Before we know it, it’ll be time to draft our teams for the 2024-25 season.The league commissioner sets up every detail of the fantasy season as each competitor bickers to them about their preferences.