New wrinkle for OU: Sam Bradford's legs. We know his arm works great, but it's been astonishing and pleasing to see how well he can use his legs. Two weeks ago, it was two well-timed quarterback draw plays, this past week it was some nice scrambles, including one for a 14-yard touchdown. I wonder if Josh Heupel, the prior master of using his legs at the most opportune time, has been coaching Bradford a bit more down that path. It's a very good thing. That could be the difference between winning the Heisman or not, or between winning the national championship or not.
Red dirt...family...sunsets...the smell of rain...our great house...being home with my wife and kids. I love Oklahoma. I draw so much energy from everything here. Oklahoma is to me like the yellow sun for Superman. I draw energy from the soil, from the air, from everything here. This is my home.
And what else about Oklahoma do I really love? Braum's. For you poor souls who have never had Braum's incredible ice cream (not that trite soft-serve garbage that everyone serves, but real ice cream, good, solid stuff)...if you ever get a chance to stop at a Braum's, you better take it. They also have really good milk, and decent burgers, too.
I went out to chat with some coworkers while they smoked outside today, and I backed my leg into the butt container and got a smudge on my pants leg. Well, one of the ladies happened to have a Tide to Go pen, which took out the stain. Unfortunately, as with most positive things, there are a few negative side effects. The negative side effect of Tide to Go is the fact that it smells like vomit. That sure did well for me this morning, I tell you what.
I am boycotting the media. No news shows, minimal TV viewing. They represent vacuous city-dwellers. Look at the commercials they show. Look at the miserable excuses for shows they trowel out. Look at the news stories they cover. Anyone who doesn't live in a city is either a creature to be pity, or a moron to be ridiculed. They no longer represent me or respect my life, views, or opinions. So screw 'em...I can get along quite well without them. I strongly urge anyone who reads this to look critically, VERY critically, at what we get in our mainstream media today. I use that term in a straightforward way, unencumbered by baggage that it has accumulated over the past few years. Does what you get represent you? Or do you just take it, accept it, because that's what you're given? We live in a time of the greatest content choices for entertainment and information that the human race has ever seen. And what do we get? Myspace/Facebook, MSNBC, and the same crap over and over on TV.
Speaking of such things, consider how empty a typical urbanite's life must be, to require some of the ridiculous iPhone apps from their commercials. "Solving life's dilemmas"?? If not knowing what song is playing on the radio, or not being able to figure out where to go eat are two of "life's dilemmas", I think I'd rather just put myself out of my misery. Loopt is interesting, but it really only works well if all of your friends are within about 1/2 mile of you...like, if you all lived in the city. I was talking to my cousin's husband Sheldon last night, about how sometimes it takes a while before we realize who we are and what we want. After many years of town life, I've decided I don't want to live in town any more, especially if it means I have to live close to weirdos who need an iPhone to figure out their lives.
A last related thought: I think Barack Obama did so well with "hope" and "change" not because of war or the economy, not because of gay marriage or Red vs. Blue. I believe he did so well because despite all of this content and information, the lives of the majority that voted for him are desperately empty. I think most of them are torn between wanting to have their brains off, or the more dangerous proposition: leaving their brains on. Do you need further proof? Ask yourself this question: why else would people who live in such close proximity to so many people, like your typical urban dweller does, need something like Facebook for friendship? Why do we need mind-candy like iPhones and Barack Obama to begin with?
We Sooner fans might get pretty serious over OU-Texas, as the ol' "nut-buster" story from last year proved. However, we do NOT throw down on someone and blow them away when we argue about it.
Well, not yet, anyway.
Thanks for reading along.
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