Op-Ed – Page 24 – Zane Says

Possible Derecho This Day

A potential derecho is forecast to strike parts of Texas, Oklahoma and even into the Gulf Coast states. A derecho is a a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system. It can be dangerous and destructive. Hopefully everyone is taking the precautions today. Be safe andContinue reading “Possible Derecho This Day”

Please Help If You Can

Since it’s Pride Month, I’m asking you to please donate or share the link to this organization. https://donorbox.org/oklahoma-outreach-program It seems more and more each day our elected officials are discriminating against the LGBTQIA community only to get more votes and donation dollars. At the same time, people are being discriminated with. A family friend wasContinue reading “Please Help If You Can”

Remembering D-Day And Those That Gave All In 1944

I’d like to express peace and love to the very few who are still alive today who served in Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D-Day. It was on this date, June 6, in 1944, Allied Forces landed on Nazi-occupied France to take on Nazi Germany. Military stormed the beaches of Normandy. They parachuted over theContinue reading “Remembering D-Day And Those That Gave All In 1944”

Please Vote For My Friend

My friend, Cloe, is still in the running for an appearance in Inked Magazine. She’s currently in first place as of this posting. And you keep her there if you vote between now and 9 p.m. PDT on Thursday, June 5. Cloe has gone through some hard times these last few years with being involvedContinue reading “Please Vote For My Friend”

Is ‘King Of The Hill’ Cursed?

Let me start off by saying, I would like to express my condolences to actor the family and friends of actor Jonathan Joss. The actor who was most famously known for voicing John Redcorn on King of the Hill. Another recurring role was as Ken Hotate on Parks and Recreation. Joss was reportedly shot byContinue reading “Is ‘King Of The Hill’ Cursed?”

Slow And Steady Wins The Race

I went out the other day to check the mail and this turtle had walked up on my porch from the ramp but apparently didn’t know how to get back down on the ground. So, I picked it up and took it back down to the ground and let it go. Please don’t pick upContinue reading “Slow And Steady Wins The Race”

‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Shows The Complex Life Of Paul Reubens

I remember where I was when I heard the allegations in 1991. My mother and I had just come back from Texas where my father had started attending the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso. My mother took my brother and I to the eye doctor. He was 15 and I was almost 13. TheContinue reading “‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Shows The Complex Life Of Paul Reubens”

Northern Lights Tonight

If you’re living in the northern half of North America or elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, you may be able to see the Northern Lights tonight and possibly tomorrow night. My friends who live in the Pacific Northwest have reported seeing them last night. And it’s reported the lights might be seen as south asContinue reading “Northern Lights Tonight”

Oh, Deer Me!

I’ve been driving since I was 14. My parents let me drive on old dirt roads. And legally it’s been over 30 years and there’s one thing that’s never happened until Saturday, May 31 when a deer clipped my car. I was driving on Oklahoma Highway 51 west near the Cherokee/Wagoner County line at theContinue reading “Oh, Deer Me!”

How ‘Survivor’ Saved (And Ruined) TV

This past year, Survivor ended its 48th season and 701th episode. I never believed Survivor would’ve made it this far when I first heard about the show over 25 years ago. But when it aired on this date, May 31 in 2000, it became a cultural phenomenon. But was its success misunderstood? American TV hasContinue reading “How ‘Survivor’ Saved (And Ruined) TV”