On April 19th, 1995 Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck in front of the Edward R. Murrow Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City and ended the lives of 168 people, forever changing the landscape of our city. Each year marathon runners from all over the world come to race in the Memorial Marathon. It has … Continue reading »
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NHRA Drag Racing: A Weekend Out With the Boys
This is the third year my son and I have made the trek to Ennis, Texas to watch in awe as top fuel nitromethane dragsters blow down the track, vibrating the hair on our arms, punching us in the chest and causing all of the car alarms in the parking lot to sound in a chorus of … Continue reading »
Went to Sea World and Wrote Anyway: Travelog Day 3
Today we arrived at the San Antonio river walk and spent the better part of a day exploring it. We traveled to the Alamo, where I explained to my children about the sacrifices made by the brave people who occupied that famous fort so many years ago. We looked at the chips in the stone … Continue reading »
Went to Sea World and Wrote Anyway: Travelog Day 2
We arrived at Sea World yesterday morning, and the kids were extremely excited to see all the great shows and ride all the rides. Due to my horrible case of vertigo (yeah, just like Jimmy Stewart in the movie) I could not ride any of the rides that went very high. This was a bummer … Continue reading »
Shad’s Catfish Hole: An Out of the Way Restaurant Review
Friday night I ended up in Sallisaw, Oklahoma on our way to my sister’s graduation commencement at Carl Albert State College. Everyone was going to Shad’s Catfish Hole for dinner, and we soon found ourselves a few miles off the highway at an un-assuming blue building with a large catfish painted on the front. A horse, … Continue reading »
Food of China – Top 10 Favorite Dishes
As some of you may know, I spent five weeks in the lovely country of China as an English teacher helping my fellow teachers with methodology, pedagogy and lesson plans. One of the highlights of my trip was the food. In this A to Z post, I have decided to list my top ten favorite … Continue reading »
