Oklahoma Hidden Gems People have long traveled all across Oklahoma in order to photograph both the natural and man-made wonders that the state has to offer. The photographs below represent only a tiny portion of the unusual and fascinating places there are to see. There are thousands of photographs of popular attractions and places throughout […]
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Oklahoma Songs, Artists, and Music – All About Oklahoma!
Ever since the earliest days of statehood, Oklahoma has always had a great wealth of musical talent. The wide ranging talent runs from such spiritual classics as D.A. Shaw’s “I’ll Fly Away” to the wildly popular Carrie Underwood and Garth Brooks. At other times in the history of the state, various places played host to […]
Oklahoma Sports: Interesting Facts to Fill Your Brain
For Oklahoma Sports Fanatics, there’s always a ton of fun trivia that can be traded about. While many of these are well known, some aren’t. If you are an Oklahoma sports enthusiast, you should enjoy this trivia page for Oklahoma’s favorite sports teams! Oklahoma Sooners Fun Facts Oklahoma State Cowboys Fun Facts Oklahoma City Thunder […]
Household Tips: 10 Unique Uses for Recycled Cans
Old cans come in a wide variety of sizes and can be re-purposed for many different uses. To be clear, we’re talking storage cans here, this has nothing to do with your grandmothers..nevermind. Back to the main topic – before you throw away those old cans, look around to see if you can get a […]
The Poteau Balloon Festival: A Kaleidoscope of Color
The Poteau Balloon Festival is one of southeast Oklahoma’s most spectacular events. Every year, the blue skies over Poteau become transformed into a vast kaleidoscope of colors. Hundreds of people gather from all over the U.S. to take part in the festivities, and not one of them ever leave disappointed. The first event, held in […]
Ten Completely Easy Ways to Recycle Old Newspapers, or Newsprint Recycling for the Crafty Impaired
Old newspapers have a way of hanging around like unwanted relatives. We read them, cuss at them, and then throw them out.. Sure, we meant to recycle them, but our best intentions end up as a tattered pile. Ok, sure, there are a few people out there that actually do recycle them, and they deserve proper respect, […]
Active Worlds Virtual Reality: Where Worlds Collide
Inception, The Matrix, Total Recall.. there’s something about these virtual realitiy movies that captures the imagination and doesn’t let go. Still, these are works of fiction, 2D images blasted onto the big screen. Imagine if you could live those movies.. to be able to step inside and experience real 3D. Strangely, it’s been around since […]
Engaging Life: A personal narrative of hope and change
Within everyone, there is a wild, untamed soul. It threatens to burst free of the confines that our bodies place on it. It hammers away in our minds. It infiltrates all that we do, constantly yearning for that moment when those binding chains shatter. Without it, we would be as a foreign desert. Our lives […]
Talimena Scenic Drive
About The Talimena Scenic Drive Winding through eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, the Talimena Scenic Drive is one of the most beautiful road trips one can take through Oklahoma. The Talimena Scenic Drive stretches over fifty-four miles and passes along the tops of the Ouachita (pronounced wash-i-ta), Winding Stair, and Rich Mountains. There are many various overlooks […]
A Writers Ramblings: About Urbane Chaos
The Dawn of Realization It was just another hot and sultry Sunday. The soft creaking of the Brazilian hammock nearly lulled me to sleep as I idly leafed through an old copy of The Old Man and the Sea. I could almost feel myself on the small boat as the marlin pulled me across the […]