The last time I wrote about an Oklahoma City Roller Derby bout was on March 20th, a couple of days after attending their St. Patrick’s Day event. I posted the pictures I took online, wrote up a brief summary of the night’s events, shared the post on Facebook, and that was that.
But the Internet is a funny thing, and… read entire post
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Bye Bye, Beardie
I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine. His name is beardie.
A bit scraggly in this photo, I have been growing beardie for essentially this entire NBA season, from around Christmas time until, well, today. Here are some of the nice things my wife has said about beardie:
“It’s itchy.”
“You look like you’re homeless.”
“You make… read entire post
And the Thunder Rolls … Over.
Rarely can a person determine the outcome of a professional basketball game by a single shot, much less the first one. But in Game 5 of the NBA finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat, when LeBron James (as he has done before) waltzed through a crowd of defenders and threw down a monstrous dunk, I turned… read entire post
YDKF Episode 116: Mr. Moonpie
Episode 116 of You Don’t Know Flack is officially live. Episode 116 tells the tale of Mr. Moonpie. As I once said, if you don’t know the story behind Mr. Moonpie … consider yourself lucky.
Link: YDKF Episode 116: Mr. Moonpie
Flack and Mr. Moonpie: Blowin’ up Deathstars Tour 2012… read entire post
OVGE 2012: The Recap
This weekend marked the 9th annual Oklahoma Video Game Expo (OVGE) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I attended the first show in 2003 as a spectator, but have participated as a presenter (almost) every year since then.
Along for the ride this year were my friends Robb and Steve, who I previously mentioned flew in from Colorado and New York (respectively) to… read entire post
OVGE this Saturday in Tulsa
The 9th Annual (wow!) Oklahoma Video Game Expo (OVGE) will take place this Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As always, I and some friends will have a table set up and once again the entire hall will be filled with people buying, selling, and playing video games.
At my table this year, I will be joined by two friends: award-winning Interactive… read entire post
The ol’ Cable Switcheroo
Last Fall when we moved into our new house, our cable provider offered us a free upgrade for four months. The free upgrade gave us essentially every channel package except for some of the movie channels — hardly an issue, as between Netflix, Redbox and other sources, I have more than a lifetime’s worth of movies at my disposal.
The… read entire post
Still Seasick
This is kind of weird but … at times, I still feel seasick. When I sit down or lie down or stand up, especially when I close my eyes, it still feels like I’m on the cruise ship. We’ve been off the ship for almost a week, so I’m not sure how long this lasts.
For the first couple of… read entire post
Destination Alaska: Day 14 (The End)
Yesterday morning we woke up in a hotel in Chadron, Nebraska, around 6:30am. We packed our things into the minivan one last time and headed southish — destination, home.
GPSes are funny little devices; according to ours, there’s no major highway between Chadron, Nebraska and Oklahoma City (or at least Salina, Kansas). For roughly seven hours we took two lane… read entire post
Destination Alaska: Day 13 (Almost Done)
Today was Day 13 of our vacation. At the end of Day 14, we expect to be home and sleeping in our own beds. This is almost the end.
Today consisted mostly of driving, with three stops of note. The first was at Ten Sleep, Wyoming.
Ten Sleep, Wyoming has a posted population of 260. We stopped there for lunch… read entire post