Greetings
Someone suggested i do an update yesterday. I thought that sounded like a good idea.
There are still a few people coming here and I appreciate all 10 of you :) ...
It is kinda interesting, the stat tracker that I put on here shows different numbers than what Google shows.. Google shows   more visitors.

Anyways. I am a sports writer in Ardmore, Oklahoma. I was getting paranoid there for awhile, and that is why i was vague about what was going on. But now Im here, and its going ok.

The biggest thing is that I now work at night. Like from 4 pm. until midnight, or even to 1 a.m. at times depending on how busy it gets. I go to a lot of high school games. We put the paper together at night and it is on doorsteps by daylight. We cover about 15 high schools. Teams go to Oklahoma City now and then, so I go there a lot as well.

People take high school sports seriously here, and they expect the paper to let them know what is going on in this area. I like that really. Also my boss has high expectations. Higher standards here.
I did try doing some of that at the paper there, but it was difficult.
It is expected here, that work will be of high quality and be done on time .... no drama, no bs, just do it.. Things do still fall through the cracks at times, especially in sports, because of the high amount of information you are dealing with and all at deadline. I like it though.

Working till 12 or later at night, i end up staying awake until 2 am. or so. There is the deadline rush, so Im still a little hyped up when work is done, so its really hard to go to sleep soon at all. That has been the biggest adjustment. Im trying to not stay up so late and get up earlier so I can do more fun things. I have my free time before work, instead of after.

I found a nice place to live. It is in one of the nicer areas of town. I am in a small building out back of a larger house. The lady decided to rent it out after her husband passed away. He used to have an office here.

I am still visiting churches. Some days I dont get up in time and ive just not found the right place yet. The big baptist church was good. The main church has mostly older people. They also have a church for younger people at the same time, which is more like going to a rock concert ... but that is fun to.
The methodist and presbyterians downtown do the same thing, but thiers is not so much like a concert. There is a bit of tradition mixed in.

Im just enjoying going to different places.
Ill write more about my adventures here tomorrow, or later on today.

Anyone out there?

I see the blog is still getting a few visits.
Where do we go from here?
im not really in ark city enough to know whats going on now.
let me know if you have any suggestions.

Blackmon, Weeden chat on Twitter

Blackmon, Weeden chat on Twitter

Oklahoma State Football begins

Oklahoma State Football begins 2011

political quote

"The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.

gk chesterton, 1906

small town corruption

here is an ap story about a small town in arizona and its corruption ...


http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-town-disarray-mayor-alleges-corruption-012411346.html


On another note ... I need to get in touch with "d." .. if youre out there, send me an email .. even if your not out there, send me an email ..

Another doomsday prediction

 Guess you dont have to be a religious fruitcake to be a fruitcake....


http://news.yahoo.com/believers-mysterious-planet-nibiru-await-earths-end-103803162.html

Open Tuesday

Its open blog Tuesday
What do you want to talk about....

picture worth a thousand words?

Here is a picture of an advertisement along interstate 35 south of oklahoma city.
I just thought it was really interesting, and a sad comment on our culture.
some will say, one is legal and one is not, but i dont think that matters.
what about the underlying message?

back in the saddle

Greetings all
assuming anyone is still out there.
ive had major technology problems. also a battle with the local internet provider
which is AT&T, and it sucks, and thats about the best thing i can say about it. i highly recommend not using them for internet if you have a choice.
and on top of that. something blew up my router and corrupted my windows...
so finally its all fixed.
I could have found a way to post i guess. but it was kinda interesting taking a break from technology fora little while.
i do so much of that at work.
I was in ark city a couple weeks ago. looks like the hike and bike trail is taking shape.
What is going on of interest up there?