Did you know that coffee grows on trees? Of course you do. Coffee is one of the world’s most valuable and traded commodities. When grown in the tropics, coffee is…
Category: Modern Life
Modern Life Posts
This is an article that ran several years ago in either the Tulsa World or Tulsa Tribune. Written by Clark W. Duffe, the article very simply explains the classic clash…
A drive-through, or drive-thru, is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. The format was pioneered in the United…
Ahh…ramen – that great little noodle dish that comes from our friends in Japan by way of China. Ramen – the food of artists, poets, authors and musicians and starving…
Very strange instructions indeed …. Failure to follow instructions may result in unexpected outcomes.
In my day, it was tetherball. Our common playground game, that is. So this picture came about one day on a photo walk and I had to find out what…
Elvis Hasil Adkins (pronounced “Hassil,” not “Haysil”) (April 29, 1937 – April 26, 2005), was an Appalachian country, rock and roll and blues musician, though he was frequently considered rockabilly…
Reality has been subsumed by simulations, which constitute the “hyper real.” People accustomed to the reality presented by TV, film and the news media are now disappointed in the merely…
Coyote ugly means coyote dead. This image originates in an area of North Central Oklahoma that is known as Red Dirt Country and was the original land opened for settlement…
Call me modern, but I’m totally happy with weather updates every 7 minutes even though the weather hasn’t changed. I appreciate the value of a 7 day forecast that means…
Vote as you please … … but please vote! In case you’re not convinced, let Jane Russell try.
An epiphany is an experience of sudden and striking realization. Generally the term is used to describe scientific breakthrough, religious, philosophical or artistic discoveries, but it can apply in any situation in…
96 seasons have happened since November 1, 1992 …. The last season has concluded … October 31, 2016.