Even as a writer, occasionally words fail me. For several days now I have searched for the right words to sum up my New York experience, but those words have eluded me. I had hoped to find and share a single anecdote that would neatly encapsulate one small town mouse’s view of the big city, but how can such an… read entire post

It’s late, I’m sore, and I had an awesome night walking around uptown Manhattan. I’ve uploaded the pictures to the gallery, but haven’t added captions yet and some of them are showing up out of order. If you want a peek, here’s the link. New York City Trip The Late Show with David Letterman Ice Skating in Rockefeller Plaza Times… read entire post

No time to post many details, but last night my friend Kevin walked me through Chinatown, Little Italy, past the World Trade Center site, all through Wall Street, and finally down to the Staten Island Ferry. From there we took the ferry to Staten Island and back, at which point I called “mercy” and took a cab back to the… read entire post

This week I find myself working on the 23rd floor of a Federal building located on the south side of Manhattan. From the south side of the building, you can see where the Twin Towers stood, and where the remaining towers stand. Several of the employees I spoke with today recounted their recollections of that day. Looking out the west… read entire post

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to travel from Chicago to New York City first class on an Amtrak train, this post is for you. Departure Aunt Linda and Uncle Buddy dropped me off at Union Station in downtown Chicago. The door I entered led to a cavernous room made of stone and marble that did… read entire post

According to our local weathermen, a blizzard was scheduled to hit Oklahoma City around 6am, Saturday morning. I did my best to beat it by hitting the road to Chicago right at 5am. By then the bridges had already iced over and I saw three wrecks within the first mile of my trip, but once I hit Edmond (30 minutes… read entire post

I’m headed to New York City (Manhattan) next week to perform security testing for a customer. I’ve never been to New York before, so I’m expecting quite the adventure. Just glancing at Wikipedia, I’ve found some interesting comparisons between Oklahoma and New York City. For example, the state of Oklahoma has approximately 3.5 million people living here on 70,000 square… read entire post

St. Patrick’s Day came and went. I didn’t drink any green beer or have any corned beef, although Susan did prepare some green macaroni and cheese and made some green Kool-aid. I don’t know what it was this year. I didn’t leave the house to celebrate. I didn’t even wear green yesterday. I did a poor job representing the O’Hara… read entire post

This story caught my eye yesterday and, at least from a “Freedom of Speech” perspective, I found it pretty interesting. “Scott” (no last name given in the story I read, but I’m sure it’s out there) is an amateur photographer who likes to photograph strangers in public places — mostly in and around businesses in the Burlington, Vermont district known… read entire post