(1612,1,'2010-08-28 14:09:42','2010-08-28 19:09:42','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1551\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0939/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1551\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0939-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nForget <a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302886/quotes\">Home Depot, the wall paper and the flooring</a>. Don\'t even dare waste your Saturday at Bed, Bath and Beyond. There\'s something much more interesting to do in Tulsa with your Saturdays: a stroll through <a href=\"http://www.exposquare.com/index.cfm?id=8&amp;init_calendarID=294\">Tulsa Flea Market</a> at Expo Square.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1552\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0829/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1552\" title=\"Expo Square\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0829.jpg\" alt=\"Expo Square\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa Flea Market, where a person can find odds and ends ranging from vintage firearms to antique furniture to purebred puppies (yes, puppies), is held each Saturday from 8am-4pm in the lower level of the 448,400-square-foot QuikTrip Center.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1553\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0834-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1553\" title=\"Expo Square, QuikTrip Center\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08341-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Expo Square, QuikTrip Center\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDid you know that the QuikTrip Center is one of the largest clearspan buildings in the world? It\'s true. It\'s provides 354,000 square feet of space, unadulterated and column-free.\r\n\r\nWhich is exactly how I like my flea markets - unadulterated and column-free.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1554\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0836-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1554\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08362-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd Tulsa shoppers and treasure hunters sure know how to make use of that kind of room.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1555\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1555\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0848-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m not going to try to show you everything we saw on our most recent trip to Tulsa Flea Market, but I will walk you through so that you can get a taste of what to expect.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1556\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0853/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1556\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0853.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBar sets and ice buckets of days gone by.\r\n\r\nI\'m still kicking myself for not snagging these two things, by the way. Most of the time being frugal is a wonderful thing, but sometimes I\'m too cheap for my own good.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1557\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0855/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1557\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0855.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"474\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOld padlocks.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1558\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0858/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1558\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0858.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVintage malt mixers!\r\n\r\nOh, my heart.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1559\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0862-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1559\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08621-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLots...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1560\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0899/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1560\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0899.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nand lots...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1561\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1015-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1561\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_10151.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nand lots of tables and shelves full of random knick knacks.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1562\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0873/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1562\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0873-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd delicate vintage lady things. At 50 percent off.\r\n\r\nCan I just say it again? Oh, my heart.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1563\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0887-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1563\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08871.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd jewelry.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1564\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0930/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1564\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0930.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1565\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0955-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1565\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09551.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLots of it.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1566\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0886/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0886.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to make a trip to Tulsa Flea Market and not get inspired.\r\n\r\nPretty much anything that\'s aqua and yellow inspires me. That\'s just how I am.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1567\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0893-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1567\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08931.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPretty much anything that\'s quilted inspires me, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1568\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0896/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1568\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0896-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI love looking at the tiny little stitches on old quilts and trying to imagine the life of the person whose hands labored over such minute, skillful work.\r\n\r\nI love quilts. Honest, I do. I studied them for two years in college. I wrote my undergraduate thesis about them. I want to own many, many, many of them.\r\n\r\nAnd so you\'ve just learned something about me today that you probably didn\'t know before. Lucky you!\r\n\r\nI think.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1569\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0909/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1569\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0909.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBoots! Old ones.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1570\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0910/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1570\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0910-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOld tobacco canisters sporting designs that I want to blow up and hang on my dining room walls.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1571\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0912/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1571\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0912-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1572\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0913/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1572\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0913-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOne day I want to start an ashtray collection. I don\'t smoke, but I like ashtrays. And I don\'t know why.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1573\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0918-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1573\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09181.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1574\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0925/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1574\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0925-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1575\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0937-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1575\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son had no interest in this whatsoever. And I cried a little inside about that.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1576\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0943-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1576\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09432.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1577\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0949/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1577\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0949.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf I\'m gonna continue to be an Oklahoma housewife, I\'m gonna have to take up collecting rooster-themed things. It\'s practically a requirement of the occupation.\r\n\r\nAt least now I know where to start my search for the rooster-themed things that are right for me.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1578\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0960/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1578\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0960.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1579\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0965/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1579\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0965.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA Gray Wolf stein. ULTIMATENESS.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1580\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0972/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1580\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0972.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI want this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1581\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0975-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1581\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09751-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1582\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0982-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1582\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09822-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1583\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0984/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1583\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0984-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd...I just had a heart attack. Goodbye, world.\r\n\r\nBecause if someone grabs this 1927 set of eight place settings of Paul Revere silver before I do, then this life just ain\'t gonna be worth livin\'.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1584\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0987/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1584\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0987.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this. Sexy, right? \r\n\r\nAhem. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0992/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1585\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0992.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1586\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1002/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1586\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1002-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCabbage Patch Kids! Naked ones. Which were of less trading value than naked Barbie dolls when I was a kid, but still.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1587\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1004/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1587\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1004.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWould you like fries with that wake-up call?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1588\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0991-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1588\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09911.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook! Someone snagged an old unicycle.\r\n\r\nLucky.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1589\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1006/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1589\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1006-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1590\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1012/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1590\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1591\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1024/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1591\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1024-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOld pin-up calendars from the 1950s. How cool are those?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1592\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1026/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1592\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1026.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI need this phone. It could be like the TDT def-con phone. Anytime someone has the nerve to utter that they\'re bored in Tulsa, Mayor Bartlett could call it. And then he could raise the TDT signal into the night sky.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1593\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1035/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1593\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1035.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1594\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1043/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1594\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1043.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI now own this. It\'s made a fine addition to my collection of reference and advice books from the \'50s and \'60s.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1595\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0878/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1595\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0878-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere\'s even something for the kids at Tulsa Flea Market. Many things, actually.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1596\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0880-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1596\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08801-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nToys and books and candies...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1597\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0868/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1597\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0868-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and innocent, blurry puppies, all ripe for the terrorizing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1598\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0905-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1598\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09051-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHave you ever shopped Tulsa Flea Market? What\'s your all-time favorite flea market find? What\'s the strangest thing you\'ve ever found at a flea market? I\'d love to hear all about it in the comments.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Flea Market</strong>\r\nWhen: 8am-12pm every Saturday\r\nWhere: QuikTrip Center at <a href=\"http://www.exposquare.com/\">Expo Square</a>, on 21st Street between Harvard and Yale Avenues','Tulsa Flea Market: A Pretty Nice Little Saturday','Forget Home Depot, the wall paper and the flooring. There\'s something much more interesting to do in Tulsa with your Saturdays: a stroll through Tulsa Flea Market at Expo Square. ','inherit','open','open','','1550-revision-13','','','2010-08-28 14:09:42','2010-08-28 19:09:42','',1550,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1550-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(1613,1,'2010-08-28 14:11:25','2010-08-28 19:11:25','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1551\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0939/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1551\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0939-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nForget <a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0302886/quotes\">Home Depot, the wall paper and the flooring</a>. Don\'t even dare waste your Saturday at Bed, Bath and Beyond. There\'s something much more interesting to do in Tulsa with your Saturdays: a stroll through <a href=\"http://www.exposquare.com/index.cfm?id=8&amp;init_calendarID=294\">Tulsa Flea Market</a> at Expo Square.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1552\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0829/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1552\" title=\"Expo Square\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0829.jpg\" alt=\"Expo Square\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa Flea Market, where a person can find odds and ends ranging from vintage firearms to antique furniture to purebred puppies (yes, puppies), is held each Saturday from 8am-4pm in the lower level of the 448,400-square-foot QuikTrip Center.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1553\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0834-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1553\" title=\"Expo Square, QuikTrip Center\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08341-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Expo Square, QuikTrip Center\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDid you know that the QuikTrip Center is one of the largest clearspan buildings in the world? It\'s true. It\'s provides 354,000 square feet of space, unadulterated and column-free.\r\n\r\nWhich is exactly how I like my flea markets - unadulterated and column-free.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1554\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0836-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1554\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08362-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd Tulsa shoppers and treasure hunters sure know how to make use of that kind of room.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1555\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1555\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0848-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m not going to try to show you everything we saw on our most recent trip to Tulsa Flea Market, but I will walk you through so that you can get a taste of what to expect.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1556\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0853/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1556\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0853.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBar sets and ice buckets of days gone by.\r\n\r\nI\'m still kicking myself for not snagging these two things, by the way. Most of the time being frugal is a wonderful thing, but sometimes I\'m too cheap for my own good.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1557\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0855/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1557\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0855.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"474\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOld padlocks.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1558\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0858/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1558\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0858.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nVintage malt mixers!\r\n\r\nOh, my heart.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1559\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0862-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1559\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08621-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLots...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1560\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0899/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1560\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0899.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nand lots...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1561\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1015-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1561\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_10151.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nand lots of tables and shelves full of random knick knacks.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1562\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0873/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1562\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0873-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd delicate vintage lady things. At 50 percent off.\r\n\r\nCan I just say it again? Oh, my heart.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1563\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0887-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1563\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08871.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd jewelry.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1564\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0930/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1564\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0930.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1565\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0955-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1565\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09551.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLots of it.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1566\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0886/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1566\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0886.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s hard to make a trip to Tulsa Flea Market and not get inspired.\r\n\r\nPretty much anything that\'s aqua and yellow inspires me. That\'s just how I am.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1567\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0893-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1567\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08931.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPretty much anything that\'s quilted inspires me, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1568\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0896/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1568\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0896-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI love looking at the tiny little stitches on old quilts and trying to imagine the life of the person whose hands labored over such minute, skillful work.\r\n\r\nI love quilts. Honest, I do. I studied them for two years in college. I wrote my undergraduate thesis about them. I want to own many, many, many of them.\r\n\r\nAnd so you\'ve just learned something about me today that you probably didn\'t know before. Lucky you!\r\n\r\nI think.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1569\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0909/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1569\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0909.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBoots! Old ones.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1570\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0910/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1570\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0910-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOld tobacco canisters sporting designs that I want to blow up and hang on my dining room walls.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1571\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0912/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1571\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0912-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1572\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0913/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1572\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0913-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOne day I want to start an ashtray collection. I don\'t smoke, but I like ashtrays. And I don\'t know why.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1573\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0918-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1573\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09181.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1574\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0925/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1574\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0925-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1575\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0937-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1575\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09371-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son had no interest in this whatsoever. And I cried a little inside about that.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1576\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0943-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1576\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09432.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1577\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0949/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1577\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0949.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf I\'m gonna continue to be an Oklahoma housewife, I\'m gonna have to take up collecting rooster-themed things. It\'s practically a requirement of the occupation.\r\n\r\nAt least now I know where to start my search for the rooster-themed things that are right for me.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1578\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0960/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1578\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0960.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1579\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0965/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1579\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0965.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA Gray Wolf stein. ULTIMATENESS.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1580\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0972/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1580\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0972.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI want this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1581\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0975-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1581\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09751-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1582\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0982-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1582\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09822-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1583\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0984/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1583\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0984-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd...I just had a heart attack. Goodbye, world.\r\n\r\nBecause if someone grabs this 1927 set of eight place settings of Paul Revere silver before I do, then this life just ain\'t gonna be worth livin\'.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1584\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0987/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1584\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0987.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this. Sexy, right? \r\n\r\nAhem. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1585\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0992/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1585\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0992.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1586\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1002/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1586\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1002-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCabbage Patch Kids! Naked ones. Which were of less trading value than naked Barbie dolls when I was a kid, but still.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1587\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1004/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1587\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1004.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWould you like fries with that wake-up call?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1588\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0991-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1588\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09911.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook! Someone snagged an old unicycle.\r\n\r\nLucky.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1589\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1006/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1589\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1006-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1590\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1012/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1590\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1012-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1591\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1024/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1591\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1024-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOld pin-up calendars from the 1950s. How cool are those?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1592\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1026/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1592\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1026.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI need this phone. It could be like the TDT def-con phone. Anytime someone has the nerve to utter that they\'re bored in Tulsa, Mayor Bartlett could call it. And then he could raise the TDT signal into the night sky.\r\n\r\nWait. If TDT had a signal, what would it look like? A slice of pizza from Joe Momma\'s? A burger from Claud\'s? A 20-ounce bottle of Marshall IPA? Hmm...something to ponder.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1593\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1035/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1593\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1035.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1594\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_1043/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1594\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1043.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI now own this. It\'s made a fine addition to my collection of reference and advice books from the \'50s and \'60s.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1595\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0878/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1595\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0878-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere\'s even something for the kids at Tulsa Flea Market. Many things, actually.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1596\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0880-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1596\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08801-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nToys and books and candies...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1597\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0868/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1597\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0868-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and innocent, blurry puppies, all ripe for the terrorizing.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1598\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-flea-market/dsc_0905-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1598\" title=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_09051-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Flea Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHave you ever shopped Tulsa Flea Market? What\'s your all-time favorite flea market find? What\'s the strangest thing you\'ve ever found at a flea market? I\'d love to hear all about it in the comments.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Flea Market</strong>\r\nWhen: 8am-12pm every Saturday\r\nWhere: QuikTrip Center at <a href=\"http://www.exposquare.com/\">Expo Square</a>, on 21st Street between Harvard and Yale Avenues','Tulsa Flea Market: A Pretty Nice Little Saturday','Forget Home Depot, the wall paper and the flooring. There\'s something much more interesting to do in Tulsa with your Saturdays: a stroll through Tulsa Flea Market at Expo Square. ','inherit','open','open','','1550-revision-14','','','2010-08-28 14:11:25','2010-08-28 19:11:25','',1550,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1550-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(2428,1,'2010-09-30 12:27:29','2010-09-30 17:27:29','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2423\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2423\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2423\" title=\"Balloons\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Balloons.jpg\" alt=\"Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor me, taking pictures is about capturing the soul.\r\n\r\nRecently, I posted this image.  And in so many ways this defines me.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"1\" banner=\"13\"]</p>\r\nI\'ve always had a thing for balloons. It\'s a tradition in my family to release balloons on special holidays in honor of the loved ones who have gone on before us. I like that balloons keep me looking upward, as does this blue sky and those white puffy clouds.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s good to be reminded that I\'m a very small piece of a much bigger world.\r\n\r\nBut here\'s what you don\'t know about this image: I had to lie down in the grass on a very windy Oklahoma day with my Polaroid camera and hope that with one click that I would be able to capture what my soul was seeing.\r\n\r\nThis is what I originally saw and what originally made me stop.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821208087/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4821208087_9fbd1e0ca3_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut this is about as boring as it gets.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821208445/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4821208445_bd616b575d_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd there\'s nothing in an image like this that defines who I am as a person, as a photographer.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826548/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4821826548_403e230b7c_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut I knew there was something here. Something that would be timeless. Something that would be a part of telling my story.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826506/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4821826506_40759a0d6c_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI just had to find the right angle. And in my effort to capture the unique, beautiful souls of this world, it\'s all about the angle.\r\n\r\nSo there I was, lying in the grass in a skirt, waiting for the moment the wind blew those balloons right between some white puffy clouds in a bright blue sky.\r\n\r\nAnd to me an image like this is far more interesting and dreamy than any of the others.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826358/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4821826358_e17f8efa3d_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPlus, it leaves more to the imagination. And that\'s way more fun than a construction zone that just happens to have some balloons tied to a sign.\r\n\r\nCapturing it on Polaroid? Well, that makes it timeless. And timeless makes me happy.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"my new favorite. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818956585/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4818956585_791e3779b8_o.jpg\" alt=\"my new favorite.\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut let me qualify - by no means am I an expert on photography. I just know that finding the right angle is important to me. Often times that means not even looking through the viewfinder but just pointing the camera in one direction and snapping.\r\n\r\nMy hope with this post is that it will inspire you to see your world differently - to look for those things that make you happy and to find the right angle to tell your story.\r\n\r\nAnd with that, I\'m ready for the weekend!','An Angle of One\'s Own: Erin Sees Tulsa','For Erin Conrad, a.k.a. Erin Sees Tulsa, taking pictures is about capturing the soul.','inherit','open','open','','2420-revision-6','','','2010-09-30 12:27:29','2010-09-30 17:27:29','',2420,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2420-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(2429,1,'2010-09-30 12:27:29','2010-09-30 17:27:29','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2423\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/erin-sees-tulsa-angle-of-ones-own/balloons/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2423\" title=\"Balloons\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Balloons.jpg\" alt=\"Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor me, taking pictures is about capturing the soul.\r\n\r\nRecently, I posted this image.  And in so many ways this defines me.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"1\" banner=\"13\"]</p>\r\nI\'ve always had a thing for balloons. It\'s a tradition in my family to release balloons on special holidays in honor of the loved ones who have gone on before us. I like that balloons keep me looking upward, as does this blue sky and those white puffy clouds.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s good to be reminded that I\'m a very small piece of a much bigger world.\r\n\r\nBut here\'s what you don\'t know about this image: I had to lie down in the grass on a very windy Oklahoma day with my Polaroid camera and hope that with one click that I would be able to capture what my soul was seeing.\r\n\r\nThis is what I originally saw and what originally made me stop.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821208087/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4821208087_9fbd1e0ca3_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut this is about as boring as it gets.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821208445/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4821208445_bd616b575d_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd there\'s nothing in an image like this that defines who I am as a person, as a photographer.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826548/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4821826548_403e230b7c_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut I knew there was something here. Something that would be timeless. Something that would be a part of telling my story.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826506/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4821826506_40759a0d6c_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI just had to find the right angle. And in my effort to capture the unique, beautiful souls of this world, it\'s all about the angle.\r\n\r\nSo there I was, lying in the grass in a skirt, waiting for the moment the wind blew those balloons right between some white puffy clouds in a bright blue sky.\r\n\r\nAnd to me an image like this is far more interesting and dreamy than any of the others.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826358/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4821826358_e17f8efa3d_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPlus, it leaves more to the imagination. And that\'s way more fun than a construction zone that just happens to have some balloons tied to a sign.\r\n\r\nCapturing it on Polaroid? Well, that makes it timeless. And timeless makes me happy.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"my new favorite. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818956585/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4818956585_791e3779b8_o.jpg\" alt=\"my new favorite.\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut let me qualify - by no means am I an expert on photography. I just know that finding the right angle is important to me. Often times that means not even looking through the viewfinder but just pointing the camera in one direction and snapping.\r\n\r\nMy hope with this post is that it will inspire you to see your world differently - to look for those things that make you happy and to find the right angle to tell your story.\r\n\r\nAnd with that, I\'m ready for the weekend!','An Angle of One\'s Own: Erin Sees Tulsa','For Erin Conrad, a.k.a. Erin Sees Tulsa, taking pictures is about capturing the soul.','inherit','open','open','','2420-revision-7','','','2010-09-30 12:27:29','2010-09-30 17:27:29','',2420,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2420-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(2430,1,'2010-09-30 12:37:03','2010-09-30 17:37:03','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2423\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/erin-sees-tulsa-angle-of-ones-own/balloons/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2423\" title=\"Balloons\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Balloons.jpg\" alt=\"Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor me, taking pictures is about capturing the soul.\r\n\r\nRecently, I posted this image.  And in so many ways this defines me.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\r\n[adrotate group=\"1\" banner=\"13\"]</p>\r\nI\'ve always had a thing for balloons. It\'s a tradition in my family to release balloons on special holidays in honor of the loved ones who have gone on before us. I like that balloons keep me looking upward, as does this blue sky and those white puffy clouds.\r\n\r\nAnd it\'s good to be reminded that I\'m a very small piece of a much bigger world.\r\n\r\nBut here\'s what you don\'t know about this image: I had to lie down in the grass on a very windy Oklahoma day with my Polaroid camera and hope that with one click that I would be able to capture what my soul was seeing.\r\n\r\nThis is what I originally saw and what originally made me stop.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821208087/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4821208087_9fbd1e0ca3_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut this is about as boring as it gets.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821208445/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4821208445_bd616b575d_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd there\'s nothing in an image like this that defines who I am as a person, as a photographer.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826548/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4821826548_403e230b7c_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut I knew there was something here. Something that would be timeless. Something that would be a part of telling my story.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826506/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4821826506_40759a0d6c_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI just had to find the right angle. And in my effort to capture the unique, beautiful souls of this world, it\'s all about the angle.\r\n\r\nSo there I was, lying in the grass in a skirt, waiting for the moment the wind blew those balloons right between some white puffy clouds in a bright blue sky.\r\n\r\nAnd to me an image like this is far more interesting and dreamy than any of the others.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4821826358/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4821826358_e17f8efa3d_b.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the angle: balloons\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPlus, it leaves more to the imagination. And that\'s way more fun than a construction zone that just happens to have some balloons tied to a sign.\r\n\r\nCapturing it on Polaroid? Well, that makes it timeless. And timeless makes me happy.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"my new favorite. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818956585/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4818956585_791e3779b8_o.jpg\" alt=\"my new favorite.\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut let me qualify - by no means am I an expert on photography. I just know that finding the right angle is important to me. Often times that means not even looking through the viewfinder but just pointing the camera in one direction and snapping.\r\n\r\nMy hope with this post is that it will inspire you to see your world differently - to look for those things that make you happy and to find the right angle to tell your story.\r\n\r\nAnd with that, I\'m ready for the weekend!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</a> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/erin-sees-tulsa/\">Check out her recent posts here</a>.','An Angle of One\'s Own: Erin Sees Tulsa','For Erin Conrad, a.k.a. Erin Sees Tulsa, taking pictures is about capturing the soul.','inherit','open','open','','2420-revision-8','','','2010-09-30 12:37:03','2010-09-30 17:37:03','',2420,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/2420-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(3548,4,'2010-11-05 18:22:29','2010-11-05 23:22:29','A  big argument from fans about buying music digitally is that it leaves  out the thrill of “bin browsing.” To a music fan, there’s nothing like a  spontaneous trip to the record store and stumbling upon a copy of that  rare or forgotten gem that suddenly becomes the perfect salve for  what ails you.\r\n\r\nBut  if you haven’t noticed, there’s a serious lack of local record stores  these days (tips my 40oz. to Under the Mooch/Mohawk Music/Peaches &amp;  more). “Big Box” shops, who carry CDs almost as an afterthought, mostly fail  to deliver on the hidden-gems front, too.\r\n\r\nWell  fear not, dusty bin browsers. There’s a damn-near perfect solution for  your musical grab-bag blues. It’s a place that was here before music  shops and the internet, and yet combines the best of both-- browsing  bins and free sampling of music.\r\n\r\nIt’s more than just Raffi albums and recordings of Tuvan throat singing-- It’s the library, suckers.\r\n\r\nSome  locations have a larger selection than others, of course, but with the  Tulsa County Library’s fabulous holds system, you can always get great  stuff brought in. The Netflix-like online catalog is a wonderful tool  and one can spend hours virtually bin-browsing  the wonderful  music titles that the library has, and adding them to your “queue.” You  can have items sent from all over town to your neighborhood location  whenever it’s available.\r\n\r\nThese  days, Tulsa County Library is doing quite an impressive job at  regularly acquiring lots of new releases. They may not be available the  same week as their national release, but at my location alone, (big ups  to Nathan Hale branch), there were several titles on-shelf that were  released just in the last few months.\r\n\r\nYou  can also click the “new titles” on the web catalog page to view what  was recently added to the stock. (Current titles include the new  Elton/Leon duet album, Sufjan Stevens, Mavis Staples, Grinderman, and  Lil Wayne . .  yes, Lil Wayne at the mother-scratching library).\r\n\r\nHere\'s a look at my recent library grabs. Cost: $0 + some funny looks from the librarian. (Not a Bread fan, I guess).\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TDTLibStash by tdannerclark, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdannerclark/5149930396/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/5149930396_e492738c0c.jpg\" alt=\"TDTLibStash\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOf  course, the library also has a great selection of rock-related movies  and books, including a book on Burlesque Poster Design (which inspired many rock posters). Yes,  librarians aren’t the only sexy thing you’ll find at the library.\r\n\r\nSo dust off your library card, rude-boy, pay those late fees and go get your rock on at the Tulsa City-County Library. (Not to be confused with getting your rocks OFF, which is still prohibited at the library, by the way. Believe me.)\r\n<h2>PLAYLIST: Revisit the \'90s</h2>\r\nSince  I know people that haven’t even been to the library  since researching for their senior paper in ‘97 (cuts eyes to my wife), I  decided to spin the crank on the \'ol Wayback Machine and give you a set  of gems from the 1990s. In case you haven\'t noticed, I\'m kind of obsessed with this decade right now. Fellow music geeks will recognize most of these,  but hopefully you’ll find a few you haven’t heard.\r\n\r\nIt  blows my mind that we can still find music released during our  adolescence that we’ve never heard before. It reminds us that maybe we  DIDN’T know EVERYTHING like we thought we did. Then it makes us  wonder if there’s things NOW that we don’t know. (Wha?! Get the eff  out!). If only there was a place in our community where we could go to learn  things and stuff . . . .\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Silver Jews - \"Random Rules\"</li>\r\n	<li>Elevator to Hell\" - Why I Didn\'t Like August \'93\"</li>\r\n	<li>The Dismemberment Plan - \"Gyroscope\"</li>\r\n	<li>Sleater-Kinney - \"Get Up\"</li>\r\n	<li>Jawbox - \"Savory\"</li>\r\n	<li>Built to Spill - \"Car\"</li>\r\n	<li>Helium - \"Pat\'s Trick\"</li>\r\n	<li>The Beta Band - \"Dry the Rain\"</li>\r\n	<li>Arches of Load - \"Web in Front\"</li>\r\n	<li>Jesus &amp; Mary Chain - \"Little Stars\"</li>\r\n	<li>The Magnetic Fields - \"Underwear\"</li>\r\n	<li>Damien Jurado - \"Ohio\"</li>\r\n	<li>Neutral Milk Hotel - \"Holland, 1945\"</li>\r\n	<li>Bonnie Prince Billy - \"Another Day Full of Dream\"</li>\r\n	<li>De La Soul - \"A Roller Skating Jam Named \'Saturdays\'\"</li>\r\n	<li>Fugazi - \"Forensic Scene\"</li>\r\n	<li>Solex - \"Randy Costanza\"</li>\r\n	<li>Mercury Rev - \"Holes\"</li>\r\n	<li>Bettie Serveert - \"Kid\'s Alright\"</li>\r\n	<li>Modest Mouse - \"Trailer Trash\"</li>\r\n	<li>Guided by Voices - \"I am a Scientist\"</li>\r\n	<li>Olivia Tremor Control - \"No Growing (Exegesis)\"</li>\r\n	<li>Of Montreal - \"Tim I wish You Were Born a Girl\"</li>\r\n	<li>Heatmiser - \"Plain Clothes Man\"</li>\r\n	<li>Pavement - \"Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite at :17\"</li>\r\n</ol>','Tulsa Rock Spots: The Library','','inherit','open','open','','3545-revision-3','','','2010-11-05 18:22:29','2010-11-05 23:22:29','',3545,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3545-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(3549,4,'2010-11-05 18:22:36','2010-11-05 23:22:36','A  big argument from fans about buying music digitally is that it leaves  out the thrill of “bin browsing.” To a music fan, there’s nothing like a  spontaneous trip to the record store and stumbling upon a copy of that  rare or forgotten gem that suddenly becomes the perfect salve for  what ails you.\r\n\r\nBut  if you haven’t noticed, there’s a serious lack of local record stores  these days (tips my 40oz. to Under the Mooch/Mohawk Music/Peaches &amp;  more). “Big Box” shops, who carry CDs almost as an afterthought, mostly fail  to deliver on the hidden-gems front, too.\r\n\r\nWell  fear not, dusty bin browsers. There’s a damn-near perfect solution for  your musical grab-bag blues. It’s a place that was here before music  shops and the internet, and yet combines the best of both-- browsing  bins and free sampling of music.\r\n\r\nIt’s more than just Raffi albums and recordings of Tuvan throat singing-- It’s the library, suckers.\r\n\r\nSome  locations have a larger selection than others, of course, but with the  Tulsa County Library’s fabulous holds system, you can always get great  stuff brought in. The Netflix-like online catalog is a wonderful tool  and one can spend hours virtually bin-browsing  the wonderful  music titles that the library has, and adding them to your “queue.” You  can have items sent from all over town to your neighborhood location  whenever it’s available.\r\n\r\nThese  days, Tulsa County Library is doing quite an impressive job at  regularly acquiring lots of new releases. They may not be available the  same week as their national release, but at my location alone, (big ups  to Nathan Hale branch), there were several titles on-shelf that were  released just in the last few months.\r\n\r\nYou  can also click the “new titles” on the web catalog page to view what  was recently added to the stock. (Current titles include the new  Elton/Leon duet album, Sufjan Stevens, Mavis Staples, Grinderman, and  Lil Wayne . .  yes, Lil Wayne at the mother-scratching library).\r\n\r\nHere\'s a look at my recent library grabs. Cost: $0 + some funny looks from the librarian. (Not a Bread fan, I guess).\r\n\r\n<a title=\"TDTLibStash by tdannerclark, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdannerclark/5149930396/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/5149930396_e492738c0c.jpg\" alt=\"TDTLibStash\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOf  course, the library also has a great selection of rock-related movies  and books, including a book on Burlesque Poster Design (which inspired many rock posters). Yes,  librarians aren’t the only sexy thing you’ll find at the library.\r\n\r\nSo dust off your library card, rude-boy, pay those late fees and go get your rock on at the Tulsa City-County Library. (Not to be confused with getting your rocks OFF, which is still prohibited at the library, by the way. Believe me.)\r\n<h2>PLAYLIST: Revisit the \'90s</h2>\r\nSince  I know people that haven’t even been to the library  since researching for their senior paper in ‘97 (cuts eyes to my wife), I  decided to spin the crank on the \'ol Wayback Machine and give you a set  of gems from the 1990s. In case you haven\'t noticed, I\'m kind of obsessed with this decade right now. Fellow music geeks will recognize most of these,  but hopefully you’ll find a few you haven’t heard.\r\n\r\nIt  blows my mind that we can still find music released during our  adolescence that we’ve never heard before. It reminds us that maybe we  DIDN’T know EVERYTHING like we thought we did. Then it makes us  wonder if there’s things NOW that we don’t know. (Wha?! Get the eff  out!). If only there was a place in our community where we could go to learn  things and stuff . . . .\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Silver Jews - \"Random Rules\"</li>\r\n	<li>Elevator to Hell\" - Why I Didn\'t Like August \'93\"</li>\r\n	<li>The Dismemberment Plan - \"Gyroscope\"</li>\r\n	<li>Sleater-Kinney - \"Get Up\"</li>\r\n	<li>Jawbox - \"Savory\"</li>\r\n	<li>Built to Spill - \"Car\"</li>\r\n	<li>Helium - \"Pat\'s Trick\"</li>\r\n	<li>The Beta Band - \"Dry the Rain\"</li>\r\n	<li>Arches of Load - \"Web in Front\"</li>\r\n	<li>Jesus &amp; Mary Chain - \"Little Stars\"</li>\r\n	<li>The Magnetic Fields - \"Underwear\"</li>\r\n	<li>Damien Jurado - \"Ohio\"</li>\r\n	<li>Neutral Milk Hotel - \"Holland, 1945\"</li>\r\n	<li>Bonnie Prince Billy - \"Another Day Full of Dream\"</li>\r\n	<li>De La Soul - \"A Roller Skating Jam Named \'Saturdays\'\"</li>\r\n	<li>Fugazi - \"Forensic Scene\"</li>\r\n	<li>Solex - \"Randy Costanza\"</li>\r\n	<li>Mercury Rev - \"Holes\"</li>\r\n	<li>Bettie Serveert - \"Kid\'s Alright\"</li>\r\n	<li>Modest Mouse - \"Trailer Trash\"</li>\r\n	<li>Guided by Voices - \"I am a Scientist\"</li>\r\n	<li>Olivia Tremor Control - \"No Growing (Exegesis)\"</li>\r\n	<li>Of Montreal - \"Tim I wish You Were Born a Girl\"</li>\r\n	<li>Heatmiser - \"Plain Clothes Man\"</li>\r\n	<li>Pavement - \"Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite at :17\"</li>\r\n</ol>','Tulsa Rock Spots: The Library','','inherit','open','open','','3545-revision-4','','','2010-11-05 18:22:36','2010-11-05 23:22:36','',3545,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3545-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(3551,1,'2010-11-06 13:38:21','2010-11-06 19:38:21','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1854\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08158/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1854\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08158.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAs someone who does her job, which essentially can be described as getting out and about around town as much as possible and then trying to work the reporting and blogging about it all into the crannies left by two-year-old son\'s nap times and his occasional absorption into an episode of Thomas the Train - I tend to find myself in some interesting situations.\r\n\r\nRead about a certain (soggy) case in point <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-swimming-philbrook-museum\">in this post on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Swimming at Philbrook Museum','As someone who does her job, which essentially can be described as getting out and about around town as much as possible and then trying to work the reporting and blogging about it all into the crannies left by two-year-old son\'s nap times and his occasional absorption into an episode of Thomas the Train - I tend to find myself in some interesting situations. 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Read about a certain (soggy) case in point here.','inherit','open','open','','3551-revision-2','','','2010-11-06 13:38:21','2010-11-06 18:38:21','',3551,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3551-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3554,1,'2010-11-06 13:39:25','2010-11-06 18:39:25','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1854\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/philbrook-museum-donut-okay/dsc08158/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1854\" title=\"Philbrook Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC08158.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nAs someone who does her job, which essentially can be described as getting out and about around town as much as possible and then trying to work the reporting and blogging about it all into the crannies left by two-year-old son\'s nap times and his occasional absorption into an episode of Thomas the Train - I tend to find myself in some interesting situations.\n\nRead about a certain (soggy) case in point <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-swimming-philbrook-museum\">in this post on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Swimming at Philbrook Museum','As someone who does her job, which essentially can be described as getting out and about around town as much as possible and then trying to work the reporting and blogging about it all into the crannies left by two-year-old son\'s nap times and his occasional absorption into an episode of Thomas the Train - I tend to find myself in some interesting situations. Read about a certain (soggy) case in point here.','inherit','open','open','','3551-autosave','','','2010-11-06 13:39:25','2010-11-06 18:39:25','',3551,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3551-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4560,1,'2010-12-16 21:57:08','2010-12-17 03:57:08','<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/21nwGIa745I?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/21nwGIa745I?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThere are a few ways to warm up on a cold Oklahoma night. You could don some crazy-looking winter head gear and go for a jog. You could lug in some wood from outside, drag the dirt through the house and spend 20 minutes trying to light a fire. \r\n\r\nOr, you could learn to salsa dance. \r\n\r\nGet the details on the Christmas Salsa Ball on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-christmas-salsa-ball-0\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p> ','Babysitter Worthy: Christmas Salsa Ball','There are a few ways to warm up on a cold Oklahoma night. You could don some crazy-looking winter head gear and go for a jog. You could lug in some wood from outside, drag the dirt through the house and spend 20 minutes trying to light a fire. Or, you could learn to salsa dance. ','private','open','open','','christmas-salsa-ball-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:43:39','2011-07-10 17:43:39','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4560',0,'post','',0),(1618,1,'2010-08-30 14:23:36','2010-08-30 19:23:36','<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nInspired by a recent conversation I had with one, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza/\">Blake Ewing, owner of Joe Momma\'s in downtown Tulsa</a>, I decided it was time to share these images with you.\n\nThey\'re images of one of Tulsa\'s top treasures. And, according to Blake, a top tourist attraction, even by the world\'s standards.\n\nDo you have any idea what I\'m talking about? Any at all?\n\n<!--more-->Route 66, baby. You may know it better as the Mother Road.\n\nTo be honest, I didn\'t even know where it began and eneded in Tulsa. I had driven Route 66 on the west side of the city but never on the east. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/tulsa-according-to-route-66/\">I was educated by TDT on the finer points of this gem</a>, this beautiful road that runs right through our town, so  off I went with my Polaroid in tow.\n\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410039546/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4410039546_c72b71053f.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nLike most everything else that captures my eye, Route 66 is full of color. Always color.\n\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271383/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4409271383_f69847a79c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409273629/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4409273629_6d7af4ff4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271009/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4409271009_3162dcb647.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038314/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4410038314_98aeecfe4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nWhat\'s your favorite stop on Tulsa\'s stretch of Route 66?','The Mother Road: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','1132-autosave','','','2010-08-30 14:23:36','2010-08-30 19:23:36','',1132,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1132-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1619,1,'2010-08-12 18:02:39','2010-08-12 23:02:39','<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nInspired by a recent conversation I had with one, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza/\">Blake Ewing, owner of Joe Momma\'s in downtown Tulsa</a>, I decided it was time to share these images with you.\r\n\r\nThey\'re images of one of Tulsa\'s top treasures. And, according to Blake, a top tourist attraction, even by the world\'s standards.\r\n\r\nDo you have any idea what I\'m talking about? Any at all?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Route 66, baby. You may know it better as the Mother Road.\r\n\r\nTo be honest, I didn\'t even know where it began and eneded in Tulsa. I had driven Route 66 on the west side of the city but never on the east. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/tulsa-according-to-route-66/\">I was educated by TDT on the finer points of this gem</a>, this beautiful road that runs right through our town, so  off I went with my Polaroid in tow.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410039546/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4410039546_c72b71053f.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLike most everything else that captures my eye, Route 66 is full of color. Always color.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271383/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4409271383_f69847a79c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409273629/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4409273629_6d7af4ff4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271009/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4409271009_3162dcb647.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038314/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4410038314_98aeecfe4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your favorite stop on Tulsa\'s stretch of Route 66?','The Mother Road: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','1132-revision-2','','','2010-08-12 18:02:39','2010-08-12 23:02:39','',1132,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1132-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1620,1,'2010-08-11 17:31:45','2010-08-11 22:31:45','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1109\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1109\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0804.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI talk a lot about food here at TashaDoesTulsa.com - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/restaurants/\">where in town to find the best of it</a>, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/shopping-ethically/\">why you should shop for it locally</a> and even <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/03/because-i-know-yall-love-your/\">a few ideas on how to prepare it</a>.\r\n\r\nSomething that\'s missing in a lot of today\'s conversations about food (and, in case you haven\'t been watching <a href=\"http://www.foodnetwork.com/\">Food Network</a> or <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/\">the New York Times Bestseller List</a>, you should know that we talk about food a lot) is that there\'s not a lot said about the fact that while we foodies munch on our arugula salads and pan-seared Atlantic sea bass, millions of our fellow citizens are forced to choose between paying the rent and a trip to the grocery store.\r\n\r\nThat food security can be a real problem in the richest, most powerful nation on earth confounds me. That food security can be a problem in a state considered to be one of the bread baskets of said nation (we grow a lot of food here in Oklahoma,  but we beat out 44 other states in wheat production) - now, that is really something.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sadly, it gets worse.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Oklahoma is one of the top 10 hungriest states in the nation. According to the USDA, we rank fourth in the nation in a category it calls \"very low food security,\" or what used to be referred to as \"food insecurity with hunger,\" and sixth in the U.S. in food insecurity.</li>\r\n	<li>One in five Oklahoma children lives in poverty and is at risk of going to bed hungry. More than 40 percent of those seeking emergency food assistance in this area are children under 18.</li>\r\n	<li>Nearly half of those using emergency food programs report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities. 45 percent of seniors report having to choose between paying for food and paying for medical care or medicine.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThere are several organizations and groups in our state designed to ease the strain felt by these families. Today I want to talk about the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1109\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1109\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0804.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe CFBEO is a private, non-profit organization that distributes food to 450 partner programs in 24 counties in Eastern Oklahoma, including soup kitchens, emergency food pantries and shelters, low-income after-school programs and senior citizen centers.\r\n\r\nTogether they help to feed 60,000 people per week. That\'s the equivalent of 800,000 meals per month, or more than 13 million pounds of food annually. It\'s the largest, private, hunger-relief organization in eastern Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recently CFBEO received a $2 million grant to deliver food boxes to families</strong> that count on the free and reduced-cost meals their children receive during the school year but are faced with covering during the summer months. In layman\'s terms, <strong>that\'s enough cash to feed 58,000 in CFBEO\'s service area</strong>.\r\n\r\nThe boxes must be packed and distributed by Sept. 30. But <strong>without enough volunteers to package that food, the Food Bank could lose this grant</strong>.\r\n\r\nEarlier this month my husband was looking for ways to volunteer during the weeks between his summer classes and the beginning of the fall semester.\r\n\r\nThrough the most efficient of grapevines that are Twitter and Facebook, I\'d heard about this need. So I\'ll give you two guesses where I sent my husband to volunteer, but I think you\'ll only need one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1097\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0837/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1097\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0837.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at CFBEO make it easy to get involved in this project. First, <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/emergency.html\">visit this page on their website for a list of available shifts</a>. Once you (and your friends - because it\'d be totally cool if you brought your friends and/or co-workers with you) work out what\'s going to fit into your schedule, send <a href=\"mailto:jsanders@cfbeo.org\">Stimulus Emergency Food Program Coordinator John Sanders</a> an e-mail. Or, call him at (918) 585-2800, ext. 145.\r\n\r\nWhen you arrive at the Food Bank for your shift, simply sign in. You\'ll get a nifty volunteer badge, and you\'ll swiftly be put to work.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1098\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0815/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1098\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0815-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s how this whole box-packing thing is going to go down. These boxes are folded and stacked and made ready to be packed, as seen above. Let\'s call it the Box Readiness Program.\r\n\r\nEither food or household items are packed into the boxes as they travel along an assembly line.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1102\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0819/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1102\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0819.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1100\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0834/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1100\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0834.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1099\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0812/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1099\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0812-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0835-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1103\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08351.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1104\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0824/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1104\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0824.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1105\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0836/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1105\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0836.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOnce the boxes make it to the end of the line packed and full, they\'re sealed and ready to go.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1106\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0807/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1106\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0807.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1107\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0841/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1107\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0841-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEasy peasy, right? It\'s definitely something you could see yourself doing for a few hours, right? If you\'re still not sure, <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/emergency.html\">check out these training videos on the Food Bank site</a>. They\'ll tell you even more about what volunteers on a shift for this project could find themselves doing.\r\n\r\nThis project, dubbed the Emergency Packathon by the Food Bank peeps, is about 60 percent complete, up from just shy of being 20 percent complete at the beginning of last month. Your help is sure to put the Food Bank over the top on its goal of 100 percent complete by the Sept. 30 deadline.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1108\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0800-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1108\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08001-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not as bad as it is in other parts of the country right now, but the unemployment rate in Oklahoma is still higher than it\'s been in years. So <strong>even if you can\'t donate your time to fulfill the requirements of this grant, <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/dfunds.html\">consider making a donation of non-perishable food items or cash to CFBEO</a></strong>. The slumping economy has more Tulsa families finding themselves in a spot in which they may have never imagined - having to visit the Food Bank to fill the gaps left by a lay off or prolonged job search.\r\n\r\nSome of my favorite ways to support the Food Bank:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Do <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/rw.html\">Restaurant Week</a> (the 2010 line-up has been posted, and I have just two words: Oh, yum.)</li>\r\n	<li>Make your reservations for the next <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/recipe.html\">Recipe to End Hunger</a> event (A monthly cooking demo hosted by one of Tulsa\'s top chefs, along with a multi-course dinner and wine; <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/recipe.html\">the next one is Thursday, Aug. 26</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>Check with your employer to see if they match your gifts to the Food Bank</li>\r\n	<li>Hold a <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/vfdmain.html\">virtual food drive</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.gardenwriters.org/gwa.php?p=par/index.html\">Plant a Row for the Hungry</a> (this is an easy way to get your kids in on volunteering, too)</li>\r\n	<li>Choose <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/buy-local-feed-hungry-kids/\">MIO Paper Towels</a> at your grocery store</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSee? There\'s a way for everyone, even punk college students like my husband and punk two-year-olds like my son and punk paper towel enthusiasts like me, to help. Pick a way, pick a row, pick a shift - however you decide to help, know that you\'re working to make Oklahoma the food-secure state it should be for our kids and families.','Emergency Packathon at Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Wants You','That food security can be a real problem in the richest, most powerful nation on earth confounds me. That food security can be a problem in a state considered to be one of the bread baskets of said nation (we grow a lot of food here in Oklahoma, but we beat out 44 other states in wheat production) - now, that is really something.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1039-revision-14','','','2010-08-11 17:31:45','2010-08-11 22:31:45','',1039,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1039-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(1621,1,'2010-08-30 14:26:16','2010-08-30 19:26:16','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1109\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1109\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0804.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI talk a lot about food here at TashaDoesTulsa.com - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/restaurants/\">where in town to find the best of it</a>, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/shopping-ethically/\">why you should shop for it locally</a> and even <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/03/because-i-know-yall-love-your/\">a few ideas on how to prepare it</a>.\r\n\r\nSomething that\'s missing in a lot of today\'s conversations about food (and, in case you haven\'t been watching <a href=\"http://www.foodnetwork.com/\">Food Network</a> or <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/\">the New York Times Bestseller List</a>, you should know that we talk about food a lot) is that there\'s not a lot said about the fact that while we foodies munch on our arugula salads and pan-seared Atlantic sea bass, millions of our fellow citizens are forced to choose between paying the rent and a trip to the grocery store.\r\n\r\nThat food security can be a real problem in the richest, most powerful nation on earth confounds me. That food security can be a problem in a state considered to be one of the bread baskets of said nation (we grow a lot of food here in Oklahoma,  but we beat out 44 other states in wheat production) - now, that is really something.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Sadly, it gets worse.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Oklahoma is one of the top 10 hungriest states in the nation. According to the USDA, we rank fourth in the nation in a category it calls \"very low food security,\" or what used to be referred to as \"food insecurity with hunger,\" and sixth in the U.S. in food insecurity.</li>\r\n	<li>One in five Oklahoma children lives in poverty and is at risk of going to bed hungry. More than 40 percent of those seeking emergency food assistance in this area are children under 18.</li>\r\n	<li>Nearly half of those using emergency food programs report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities. 45 percent of seniors report having to choose between paying for food and paying for medical care or medicine.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThere are several organizations and groups in our state designed to ease the strain felt by these families. Today I want to talk about the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1109\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1109\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0804.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe CFBEO is a private, non-profit organization that distributes food to 450 partner programs in 24 counties in Eastern Oklahoma, including soup kitchens, emergency food pantries and shelters, low-income after-school programs and senior citizen centers.\r\n\r\nTogether they help to feed 60,000 people per week. That\'s the equivalent of 800,000 meals per month, or more than 13 million pounds of food annually. It\'s the largest, private, hunger-relief organization in eastern Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recently CFBEO received a $2 million grant to deliver food boxes to families</strong> that count on the free and reduced-cost meals their children receive during the school year but are faced with covering during the summer months. In layman\'s terms, <strong>that\'s enough cash to feed 58,000 in CFBEO\'s service area</strong>.\r\n\r\nThe boxes must be packed and distributed by Sept. 30. But <strong>without enough volunteers to package that food, the Food Bank could lose this grant</strong>.\r\n\r\nEarlier this month my husband was looking for ways to volunteer during the weeks between his summer classes and the beginning of the fall semester.\r\n\r\nThrough the most efficient of grapevines that are Twitter and Facebook, I\'d heard about this need. So I\'ll give you two guesses where I sent my husband to volunteer, but I think you\'ll only need one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1097\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0837/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1097\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0837.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at CFBEO make it easy to get involved in this project. First, <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/emergency.html\">visit this page on their website for a list of available shifts</a>. Once you (and your friends - because it\'d be totally cool if you brought your friends and/or co-workers with you) work out what\'s going to fit into your schedule, send <a href=\"mailto:jsanders@cfbeo.org\">Stimulus Emergency Food Program Coordinator John Sanders</a> an e-mail. Or, call him at (918) 585-2800, ext. 145.\r\n\r\nWhen you arrive at the Food Bank for your shift, simply sign in. You\'ll get a nifty volunteer badge, and you\'ll swiftly be put to work.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1098\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0815/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1098\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0815-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s how this whole box-packing thing is going to go down. These boxes are folded and stacked and made ready to be packed, as seen above. Let\'s call it the Box Readiness Program.\r\n\r\nEither food or household items are packed into the boxes as they travel along an assembly line.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1102\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0819/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1102\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0819.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1100\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0834/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1100\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0834.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1099\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0812/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1099\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0812-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0835-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1103\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08351.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1104\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0824/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1104\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0824.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1105\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0836/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1105\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0836.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOnce the boxes make it to the end of the line packed and full, they\'re sealed and ready to go.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1106\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0807/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1106\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0807.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1107\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0841/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1107\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0841-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEasy peasy, right? It\'s definitely something you could see yourself doing for a few hours, right? If you\'re still not sure, <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/emergency.html\">check out these training videos on the Food Bank site</a>. They\'ll tell you even more about what volunteers on a shift for this project could find themselves doing.\r\n\r\nThis project, dubbed the Emergency Packathon by the Food Bank peeps, is about 60 percent complete, up from just shy of being 20 percent complete at the beginning of last month. Your help is sure to put the Food Bank over the top on its goal of 100 percent complete by the Sept. 30 deadline.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1108\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/community-food-bank-of-eastern-oklahoma-packathon/dsc_0800-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1108\" title=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_08001-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not as bad as it is in other parts of the country right now, but the unemployment rate in Oklahoma is still higher than it\'s been in years. So <strong>even if you can\'t donate your time to fulfill the requirements of this grant, <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/dfunds.html\">consider making a donation of non-perishable food items or cash to CFBEO</a></strong>. The slumping economy has more Tulsa families finding themselves in a spot in which they may have never imagined - having to visit the Food Bank to fill the gaps left by a lay off or prolonged job search.\r\n\r\nSome of my favorite ways to support the Food Bank:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Do <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/rw.html\">Restaurant Week</a> (the 2010 line-up has been posted, and I have just two words: Oh, yum.)</li>\r\n	<li>Make your reservations for the next <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/recipe.html\">Recipe to End Hunger</a> event (A monthly cooking demo hosted by one of Tulsa\'s top chefs, along with a multi-course dinner and wine; <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/recipe.html\">the next one is Thursday, Aug. 26</a>)</li>\r\n	<li>Check with your employer to see if they match your gifts to the Food Bank</li>\r\n	<li>Hold a <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/vfdmain.html\">virtual food drive</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.gardenwriters.org/gwa.php?p=par/index.html\">Plant a Row for the Hungry</a> (this is an easy way to get your kids in on volunteering, too)</li>\r\n	<li>Choose <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/buy-local-feed-hungry-kids/\">MIO Paper Towels</a> at your grocery store</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nSee? There\'s a way for everyone, even punk college students like my husband and punk two-year-olds like my son and punk paper towel enthusiasts like me, to help. Pick a way, pick a row, pick a shift - however you decide to help, know that you\'re working to make Oklahoma the food-secure state it should be for our kids and families.','Emergency Packathon at Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Wants You','That food security can be a real problem in the richest, most powerful nation on earth confounds me. That food security can be a problem in a state considered to be one of the bread baskets of said nation (we grow a lot of food here in Oklahoma, but we beat out 44 other states in wheat production) - now, that is really something.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1039-revision-15','','','2010-08-30 14:26:16','2010-08-30 19:26:16','',1039,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1039-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(1624,1,'2010-08-30 14:23:57','2010-08-30 19:23:57','<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nInspired by a recent conversation I had with one, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza/\">Blake Ewing, owner of Joe Momma\'s in downtown Tulsa</a>, I decided it was time to share these images with you.\r\n\r\nThey\'re images of one of Tulsa\'s top treasures. And, according to Blake, a top tourist attraction, even by the world\'s standards.\r\n\r\nDo you have any idea what I\'m talking about? Any at all?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Route 66, baby. You may know it better as the Mother Road.\r\n\r\nTo be honest, I didn\'t even know where it began and eneded in Tulsa. I had driven Route 66 on the west side of the city but never on the east. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/tulsa-according-to-route-66/\">I was educated by TDT on the finer points of this gem</a>, this beautiful road that runs right through our town, so  off I went with my Polaroid in tow.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410039546/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4410039546_c72b71053f.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLike most everything else that captures my eye, Route 66 is full of color. Always color.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271383/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4409271383_f69847a79c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409273629/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4409273629_6d7af4ff4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271009/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4409271009_3162dcb647.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038314/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4410038314_98aeecfe4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your favorite stop on Tulsa\'s stretch of Route 66?','The Mother Road: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','1132-revision-3','','','2010-08-30 14:23:57','2010-08-30 19:23:57','',1132,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1132-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1625,1,'2010-08-05 15:48:29','2010-08-05 20:48:29','<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer.\r\n\r\nAnd what better place to do that than the bowling alley?<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435507/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4860435507_b2a5751335_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is home to many bowling alleys, and <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=74341364.2205212.649337.7121359.8724845.923&amp;page=2\">the rumor is that a new one is going in downtown</a>, which of course thrills my heart. But until then, you can always kick it at <a href=\"http://www.riverlanesbowling.com/\">Andy B\'s in south Tulsa</a>, like we did recently.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860445119/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4860445119_a7d942b3b4_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI will warn you, though, the bowling alley might just inspire the heck out of you. The splashes of color are certainly something for the eye to take in.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057434/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4861057434_af1181ed91_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ve always wanted to be a bowling ball, at least once. How freeing would it be to go crashing into something with the sole purpose of knocking it down? I mean, to do that and be guilt free.\r\n\r\nYou know.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4861057310_13bb91af1d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOf course, I\'d want to be a green one. But that\'s just how I roll.\r\n\r\nHa! I crack myself up.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056892/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4861056892_ceb4d5887d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRemember back when bowling alleys were dark and dreary and full of smoke? Not so, not anymore.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435921/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4860435921_85983fbf45_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow they even give you oranges for your beer.\r\n\r\nFancy!\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057004/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4861057004_ff445bf093_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd when you start beating everyone so badly that you get bored, just look around and start snapping. You never know what might inspire you.\r\n\r\nFor me, it was the shapes.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435747/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435747_73c903591d_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435143/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4860435143_31d15e2e3b_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the lines.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4860435375/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4860435375_1cfcb03eee_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd the people.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861057504/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4861057504_d65d8f64b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget the candy! I mean, the color. Did I say candy?\r\n\r\nI definitely meant color.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4861056718/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4861056718_2e6987e635_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"508\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your formula for staying cool this summer?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=Erin+Sees+Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a><em>.</em>','That\'s How I Roll: Erin Sees Tulsa','I\'m thinking that one sure fire way to beat this oppressive, smothering heat is to stay inside and drink beer. And what better place to do that than the bowling alley?','inherit','open','open','','939-revision-4','','','2010-08-05 15:48:29','2010-08-05 20:48:29','',939,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/939-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(1626,1,'2010-08-05 16:05:13','2010-08-05 21:05:13','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"Tulsa Shock\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0761.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Shock\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nShe’s a former world champion track and field star. She was a five-time medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Now, after a high-profile flub involving her use of illegal drugs, she’s making a comeback as a rookie guard on Tulsa’s new WNBA team, the Tulsa Shock.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this article in <a href=\"http://tulsakids.com/?q=moms/support/marion-jones-tulsa-shock-athlete-and-mom\">the August 2010 issue of Tulsa Kids</a>.','Marion Jones: Tulsa Shock Athlete and Mom','She’s a former world champion track and field star. She was a five-time medalist in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Now, after a high-profile flub involving her use of illegal drugs, she’s making a comeback as a rookie guard on Tulsa’s new WNBA team, the Tulsa Shock.','inherit','open','open','','943-revision-3','','','2010-08-05 16:05:13','2010-08-05 21:05:13','',943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/943-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1627,1,'2010-08-28 11:04:37','2010-08-28 16:04:37','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1398\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3542/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1398\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3542-500x421.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"421\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo Bucks on Boston night turned out to be the perfect time for me to leave my Southie lair and head to downtown to not only try a couple restaurants for the first time, but also take my maiden voyage with a certain chocolate spread.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->So last week I, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=the+southie\">The Southie</a> (a phrase coined by all of my midtown Tulsa friends and my pen name here at TDT), ventured to downtown to have some puffy tacos at <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe</a>, the first half of the Two Bucks on Boston affair, with my friend <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com\">Carrisa</a> and her lovely sister. The $2 puffy taco meal was delicious, and I was thrilled to hear their emphasis on using local farmers and vendors.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1401\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3538/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1401\" title=\"Elote Cafe by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3538-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI especially loved the Vegetarian Puffy Taco, which was filled with beans and sweet potatoes.\r\n\r\nBut I was on a mission.\r\n\r\nYou see, amongst my Twitter pals lately I\'ve noticed a slight obsession with <a href=\"http://www.nutellausa.com/\">Nutella</a>. I\'d never had Nutella before, and honestly, just looking at the jars of it in the grocery stores, it didn\'t look appealing. But when perusing the menu at <a href=\"http://modscrepes.com/\">Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes</a> (across the street from Elote and the other half of Two Bucks on Boston) I noticed that they offer a crepe stuffed with Nutella and bananas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1399\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3548/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1399\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3548-500x495.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo across the street I trotted to check out what all the fuss was about.\r\n\r\nNow, when I first got my Nutella-and-banana-stuffed crepe, it looked like any other crepe.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1400\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3540/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1400\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3540-500x651.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"651\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I opened it up, and it looked exactly like I had imagined it...bananas covered in poo.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1402\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3541/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1402\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3541-500x443.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"443\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNo, really. Doesn\'t it just look like I opened up a baby\'s diaper and took a picture?\r\n\r\nBut I bravely moved on and decided to try it anyway. I was a little hesitant.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1398\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3542/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1398\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3542-500x421.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"421\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut I was assured that indeed, I would not be disappointed.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1403\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3543/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1403\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3543-500x489.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"489\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1404\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3544/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1404\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3544-500x498.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAHHHHH! THE HORROR!\r\n\r\nJust kidding. It was good.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1405\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3546/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1405\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3546-500x432.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThough I\'m not quite sure what the fuss is about. I mean, it\'s melted chocolate on top of bananas wrapped up in a crepe. The nature of melted chocolate on top of bananas is appealing enough. And crepes speak for themselves.\r\n\r\nSo...why the Nutella? Is it because it\'s already melty? Is it melty chocolate for the lazy consumer?\r\n\r\nI don\'t know.\r\n\r\nBut it was yummy.\r\n\r\nAnd it is on sale this week at my local grocery store.\r\n\r\n<em>Kelly writes </em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\"><em>Kellyology.net</em></a><em>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life, and she’s a founding member of </em><a href=\"http://www.therhok.com/\"><em>The Real Housewives of Oklahoma</em></a><em>. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that’s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>A note from Kelly: This review is NOT sponsored by Nutella. It was sponsored by my curiosity after hearing all the gushing on Twitter about Nutella. It was also sponsored by my stomach, which talks to me regularly about wanting new, delicious food to try.</em>','Adventures in Downtown Land: The Southie','Two Bucks on Boston night turned out to be the perfect time for me to leave my Southie lair and head to downtown to not only try a couple restaurants for the first time, but also take my maiden voyage with a certain chocolate spread.\r\n\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1392-revision-6','','','2010-08-28 11:04:37','2010-08-28 16:04:37','',1392,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1392-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(1628,1,'2010-08-30 14:41:11','2010-08-30 19:41:11','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1398\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3542/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1398\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3542-500x421.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"421\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo Bucks on Boston night turned out to be the perfect time for me to leave my Southie lair and head to downtown to not only try a couple restaurants for the first time, but also take my maiden voyage with a certain chocolate spread.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->So last week I, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=the+southie\">The Southie</a> (a phrase coined by all of my midtown Tulsa friends and my pen name here at TDT), ventured to downtown to have some puffy tacos at <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe</a>, the first half of the Two Bucks on Boston affair, with my friend <a href=\"http://www.andsosheblogs.com\">Carrisa</a> and her lovely sister. The $2 puffy taco meal was delicious, and I was thrilled to hear their emphasis on using local farmers and vendors.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1401\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3538/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1401\" title=\"Elote Cafe by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3538-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI especially loved the Vegetarian Puffy Taco, which was filled with beans and sweet potatoes.\r\n\r\nBut I was on a mission.\r\n\r\nYou see, amongst my Twitter pals lately I\'ve noticed a slight obsession with <a href=\"http://www.nutellausa.com/\">Nutella</a>. I\'d never had Nutella before, and honestly, just looking at the jars of it in the grocery stores, it didn\'t look appealing. But when perusing the menu at <a href=\"http://modscrepes.com/\">Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes</a> (across the street from Elote and the other half of Two Bucks on Boston) I noticed that they offer a crepe stuffed with Nutella and bananas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1399\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3548/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1399\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3548-500x495.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo across the street I trotted to check out what all the fuss was about.\r\n\r\nNow, when I first got my Nutella-and-banana-stuffed crepe, it looked like any other crepe.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1400\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3540/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1400\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3540-500x651.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"651\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I opened it up, and it looked exactly like I had imagined it...bananas covered in poo.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1402\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3541/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1402\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3541-500x443.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"443\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNo, really. Doesn\'t it just look like I opened up a baby\'s diaper and took a picture?\r\n\r\nBut I bravely moved on and decided to try it anyway. I was a little hesitant.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1398\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3542/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1398\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3542-500x421.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"421\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut I was assured that indeed, I would not be disappointed.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1403\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3543/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1403\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3543-500x489.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"489\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1404\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3544/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1404\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3544-500x498.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAHHHHH! THE HORROR!\r\n\r\nJust kidding. It was good.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1405\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/elote-mods-crepes-the-southie/dscn3546/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1405\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSCN3546-500x432.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"432\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThough I\'m not quite sure what the fuss is about. I mean, it\'s melted chocolate on top of bananas wrapped up in a crepe. The nature of melted chocolate on top of bananas is appealing enough. And crepes speak for themselves.\r\n\r\nSo...why the Nutella? Is it because it\'s already melty? Is it melty chocolate for the lazy consumer?\r\n\r\nI don\'t know.\r\n\r\nBut it was yummy.\r\n\r\nAnd it is on sale this week at my local grocery store.\r\n\r\n<em>Kelly writes </em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\"><em>Kellyology.net</em></a><em>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life, and she’s a founding member of </em><a href=\"http://www.therhok.com/\"><em>The Real Housewives of Oklahoma</em></a><em>. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that’s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>A note from Kelly: This review is NOT sponsored by Nutella. It was sponsored by my curiosity after hearing all the gushing on Twitter about Nutella. It was also sponsored by my stomach, which talks to me regularly about wanting new, delicious food to try.</em>','Adventures in Downtown Land: The Southie','Two Bucks on Boston night turned out to be the perfect time for me to leave my Southie lair and head to downtown to not only try a couple restaurants for the first time, but also take my maiden voyage with a certain chocolate spread.\r\n\r\n','inherit','open','open','','1392-revision-7','','','2010-08-30 14:41:11','2010-08-30 19:41:11','',1392,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1392-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(1629,1,'2010-08-18 18:31:10','2010-08-18 23:31:10','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1320\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1320\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00702.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA few weeks ago I did something I\'ve never done before: A walked into a store to which I\'d never been, introduced myself to a woman I\'d never met, walked into a dressing room I\'d never seen and allowed said woman to measure my boobs.\r\n\r\nI\'m talking about my first trip to <a href=\"http://www.truetoyoubras.com/index.php\">True to You Bra Salon</a>, in south Tulsa just north of 61st and Lewis.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1321\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00703/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1321\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00703.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEarlier this week I wrote about <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/clays-barbershop-for-the-guys/\">Clay\'s Barbershop</a>. Unless you\'re a woman who needs a little work done on your beard from time to time, your interest in that post was probably somewhat limited. What better to balance a mega-manly blog post than a post about naughty lingerie?\r\n\r\nI knew you\'d agree. And something tells me the guys might stick around for this one, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1322\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00701/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1322\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00701.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to tell you that I\'m a big, big fan of pretty underthings. Since I had my son, though, this love of cute undies has been the bane of my existence.\r\n\r\nOnce there was a time (read: the wonderful years of high school and college) when I could buy bras at Wal-Mart and Target that were not only made in eye-popping colors or covered in lace or some other girlie design, but that also could do the job they were made to do from the time I put them on until the time I took them off hours and hours later.\r\n\r\nThose days are, shall we say, gone forever. And ever.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1323\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00735/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1323\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00735.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, there\'s a time and a place for this sort of bra. But, not the times and places when you want to feel sexy. Or empowered. Or cuter than the mean girls from back in high school who just sauntered into your favorite bar and ordered a round of frozen tropical girlie drinks.\r\n\r\nYeah, we ladies who rank higher in the alphabet world need the support this kind of over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder can provide. But we also want to feel sexy. And empowered. And like we can walk right up to that bar, wink at those over-baked mean girls, shoot a shot of whiskey and pick up all their tabs.\r\n\r\nThe wonderful thing about a trip to True To You is that you don\'t have to spend hours sifting through what\'s on the racks, trying on dozens of styles in a sad attempt to find something sexy. And empowering. And something that works.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00734/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1324\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00734-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat helps to make that possible is the 30-minute bra makeover that\'s available at True To You. Here\'s how it works:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>You walk into the store, which is in the shopping center just north of 61st and Lewis (if you\'re traveling north, the center is on your left; if you\'re traveling south, the center is on your right). That it\'s next to a yarn shop...</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1325\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00695/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1325\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00695-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd a donut shop...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1326\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00697/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1326\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00697-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDefinitely helped me find the place. Because Lord knows yarn shops and Daylight Donuts are always on my radar.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Once you arrive, ask for Laurie or Sherry. Tell them that you saw this post about their shop on TashaDoesTulsa.com (I mean, you know, if you want to tell them that part) and that your bra wardrobe is in some serious need of a makeover.</li>\r\n	<li>You\'ll be escorted to the adorable fitting area.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1327\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00737/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1327\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00737-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1328\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00727/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1328\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00727.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee? I told you. Adorable.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Laurie or Sherry will then bust out a bra fitting that could save your life. It\'s also a very, um, friendly time. Laurie helped me the day I was in, and while I normally would have been super-nervous to have some stranger running measuring tape all over an area normally reserved for traveling rock bands famous for their artful autographs (honey, if you\'re reading this, I\'m totally just kidding mostly), Laurie made me feel totally comfortable and at home. That they let you keep your old bra on the whole time helps, even if it looks like you pulled your old bra out of the Old Testament instead of your lingerie drawer that day. Not that I would know anything about this.</li>\r\n	<li>And ta-da! You\'re done. Odds are that you\'ll have a new bra size to memorize, especially if you\'ve never been fitted for a bra by a professional before. It\'s a liberating experience, I tell you. You\'ll want to shout your new bra size from the rooftops...of your mind.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUnlike staff you might find at a big-box or mega-department store, Laurie and Shelly know what they carry in their salon. When they bring you a small, first-round selection of bras to try after your fitting, don\'t be surprised if they don\'t bring you bras in the new size they just made you commit to memory. They know exactly how each of the bras they carry fit, and since they just saw your boobs in almost all of their glory (you still had your old bra on, remember?), they have a pretty good idea of which bras will suit your build.\r\n\r\nThe bras Laurie brought me to try on were highly functional, yeah - I didn\'t know my girls could still do the things those bras made them do - but they were lovely, too. It was proof positive to me that the two can co-exist in the wonderful world of brassieres.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1329\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00710/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1329\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00710.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSorry, folks. I just didn\'t have the courage to model these for you. Guess I need to have a few more drinks before I head out on assignment next time.\r\n\r\nBy the way, that blue-and-flesh lacy thing up there? Totally pretty and feminine and surprisingly supportive. I was all, well, <em>hello</em>. Where have you ladies been my whole life? You\'re a little late, but thanks for finally showing up to the party. My husband sends his regards.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1330\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00723/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1330\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00723.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, this one isn\'t so pretty on the hanger (or flung over the back of a chair afternoon-delight style, as pictured), but it\'s gorgeous on.\r\n\r\nSo gorgeous, in fact, that I bought two. And I\'m gonna buy more.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00708/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1331\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00708.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI love that I\'m in my mid-twenties and that I still have full permission to wear little bows on my bras. Can I get a hear, hear?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00719/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1332\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00719.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAdmittedly, you ladies who won all those perkiest breasts contests the boys in high school tried to keep secret but actually didn\'t really are going to have more choices in the sexy, less-is-more department. But still, the selection I found at True To You matched or beat the selection I\'ve found at any at big-box or department store. Plus, the service was unparalleled. The ladies there made me feel like I was the only woman in the store.\r\n\r\nAnd I love feeling like I\'m the only woman in the store.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1333\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00700/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1333\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00700.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue To You is a go-to place for bras, yeah, but that\'s not all they carry. Brides, you can grab your wedding day (and maybe even your wedding night) lingerie here.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1334\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00731/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1334\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00731-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMoms who find themselves in the eternal struggle to find a good nursing bra might want to stop in, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1335\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00732/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1335\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00732.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSound the trumpets! Spanx are in the hizouse!\r\n\r\nI love me some Spanx. They\'re comfy, they\'re durable and they make me look like a million bucks in what I like to call my TDT uniform (black I Heart Tulsa shirt with laceless Converse and jeans - <a href=\"http://andsosheblogs.com/tulsa/\">Carrisa over at And So She Blogs</a> doesn\'t recognize me unless I\'m wearing it).\r\n\r\nThey have their haters, but I\'m a big believer in shape wear, mostly because I\'m also a big believer in not walking around town with a wicked case of VPLS (Visible Panty Line Situation) or BFF (not Best Friends Forever, but instead Back Fat Fail). And yeah, Spanx are a little pricey, but they\'re 100-percent worth it. And who knows, maybe someday Sara Blakely will make Spanx for men.\r\n\r\nMen can only hope.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1336\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00730/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1336\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00730-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHey, moms-to-be. I order you to buy these right freaking now.\r\n\r\nAlong with my family, our dog and my hard drive, my pair of Power Mamas are on the list of things to grab in the event our house catches fire. I love them that much.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1320\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1320\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00702.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat I\'m trying to say here is, if it covers your ta-tas or your hiney, it\'s a pretty safe bet that True to You is going to have it.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re in the neighborhood, check it out. Just be sure to <a href=\"http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001uxu9h741ik3PkoVxEqmn2DFVsN_n3QGv\">sign up for the True To You e-mail newsletter</a> before you go. That way, if you see something you just can\'t live without, you can have it for $5 off.\r\n\r\n<strong>True To You Bra Salon</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm; Saturday, 10am-5pm\r\nWhere: 5952 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nCall: (918) 742-4548\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.truetoyoubras.com/\">www.truetoyoubras.com</a>','True To You Bra Salon: This one\'s for the ladies','If it covers your ta-tas or your hiney, it\'s a pretty safe bet that True to You Bra Salon is going to have it.','inherit','open','open','','1319-revision-11','','','2010-08-18 18:31:10','2010-08-18 23:31:10','',1319,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1319-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(1630,1,'2010-08-30 14:41:36','2010-08-30 19:41:36','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1320\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1320\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00702.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA few weeks ago I did something I\'ve never done before: A walked into a store to which I\'d never been, introduced myself to a woman I\'d never met, walked into a dressing room I\'d never seen and allowed said woman to measure my boobs.\r\n\r\nI\'m talking about my first trip to <a href=\"http://www.truetoyoubras.com/index.php\">True to You Bra Salon</a>, in south Tulsa just north of 61st and Lewis.\r\n\r\n<!--more--><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1321\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00703/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1321\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00703.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEarlier this week I wrote about <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/clays-barbershop-for-the-guys/\">Clay\'s Barbershop</a>. Unless you\'re a woman who needs a little work done on your beard from time to time, your interest in that post was probably somewhat limited. What better to balance a mega-manly blog post than a post about naughty lingerie?\r\n\r\nI knew you\'d agree. And something tells me the guys might stick around for this one, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1322\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00701/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1322\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00701.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to tell you that I\'m a big, big fan of pretty underthings. Since I had my son, though, this love of cute undies has been the bane of my existence.\r\n\r\nOnce there was a time (read: the wonderful years of high school and college) when I could buy bras at Wal-Mart and Target that were not only made in eye-popping colors or covered in lace or some other girlie design, but that also could do the job they were made to do from the time I put them on until the time I took them off hours and hours later.\r\n\r\nThose days are, shall we say, gone forever. And ever.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1323\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00735/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1323\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00735.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, there\'s a time and a place for this sort of bra. But, not the times and places when you want to feel sexy. Or empowered. Or cuter than the mean girls from back in high school who just sauntered into your favorite bar and ordered a round of frozen tropical girlie drinks.\r\n\r\nYeah, we ladies who rank higher in the alphabet world need the support this kind of over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder can provide. But we also want to feel sexy. And empowered. And like we can walk right up to that bar, wink at those over-baked mean girls, shoot a shot of whiskey and pick up all their tabs.\r\n\r\nThe wonderful thing about a trip to True To You is that you don\'t have to spend hours sifting through what\'s on the racks, trying on dozens of styles in a sad attempt to find something sexy. And empowering. And something that works.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00734/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1324\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00734-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat helps to make that possible is the 30-minute bra makeover that\'s available at True To You. Here\'s how it works:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>You walk into the store, which is in the shopping center just north of 61st and Lewis (if you\'re traveling north, the center is on your left; if you\'re traveling south, the center is on your right). That it\'s next to a yarn shop...</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1325\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00695/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1325\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00695-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd a donut shop...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1326\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00697/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1326\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00697-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDefinitely helped me find the place. Because Lord knows yarn shops and Daylight Donuts are always on my radar.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Once you arrive, ask for Laurie or Sherry. Tell them that you saw this post about their shop on TashaDoesTulsa.com (I mean, you know, if you want to tell them that part) and that your bra wardrobe is in some serious need of a makeover.</li>\r\n	<li>You\'ll be escorted to the adorable fitting area.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1327\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00737/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1327\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00737-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1328\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00727/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1328\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00727.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee? I told you. Adorable.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Laurie or Sherry will then bust out a bra fitting that could save your life. It\'s also a very, um, friendly time. Laurie helped me the day I was in, and while I normally would have been super-nervous to have some stranger running measuring tape all over an area normally reserved for traveling rock bands famous for their artful autographs (honey, if you\'re reading this, I\'m totally just kidding mostly), Laurie made me feel totally comfortable and at home. That they let you keep your old bra on the whole time helps, even if it looks like you pulled your old bra out of the Old Testament instead of your lingerie drawer that day. Not that I would know anything about this.</li>\r\n	<li>And ta-da! You\'re done. Odds are that you\'ll have a new bra size to memorize, especially if you\'ve never been fitted for a bra by a professional before. It\'s a liberating experience, I tell you. You\'ll want to shout your new bra size from the rooftops...of your mind.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUnlike staff you might find at a big-box or mega-department store, Laurie and Shelly know what they carry in their salon. When they bring you a small, first-round selection of bras to try after your fitting, don\'t be surprised if they don\'t bring you bras in the new size they just made you commit to memory. They know exactly how each of the bras they carry fit, and since they just saw your boobs in almost all of their glory (you still had your old bra on, remember?), they have a pretty good idea of which bras will suit your build.\r\n\r\nThe bras Laurie brought me to try on were highly functional, yeah - I didn\'t know my girls could still do the things those bras made them do - but they were lovely, too. It was proof positive to me that the two can co-exist in the wonderful world of brassieres.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1329\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00710/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1329\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00710.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSorry, folks. I just didn\'t have the courage to model these for you. Guess I need to have a few more drinks before I head out on assignment next time.\r\n\r\nBy the way, that blue-and-flesh lacy thing up there? Totally pretty and feminine and surprisingly supportive. I was all, well, <em>hello</em>. Where have you ladies been my whole life? You\'re a little late, but thanks for finally showing up to the party. My husband sends his regards.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1330\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00723/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1330\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00723.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNow, this one isn\'t so pretty on the hanger (or flung over the back of a chair afternoon-delight style, as pictured), but it\'s gorgeous on.\r\n\r\nSo gorgeous, in fact, that I bought two. And I\'m gonna buy more.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00708/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1331\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00708.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI love that I\'m in my mid-twenties and that I still have full permission to wear little bows on my bras. Can I get a hear, hear?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00719/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1332\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00719.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAdmittedly, you ladies who won all those perkiest breasts contests the boys in high school tried to keep secret but actually didn\'t really are going to have more choices in the sexy, less-is-more department. But still, the selection I found at True To You matched or beat the selection I\'ve found at any at big-box or department store. Plus, the service was unparalleled. The ladies there made me feel like I was the only woman in the store.\r\n\r\nAnd I love feeling like I\'m the only woman in the store.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1333\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00700/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1333\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00700.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue To You is a go-to place for bras, yeah, but that\'s not all they carry. Brides, you can grab your wedding day (and maybe even your wedding night) lingerie here.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1334\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00731/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1334\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00731-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMoms who find themselves in the eternal struggle to find a good nursing bra might want to stop in, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1335\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00732/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1335\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00732.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSound the trumpets! Spanx are in the hizouse!\r\n\r\nI love me some Spanx. They\'re comfy, they\'re durable and they make me look like a million bucks in what I like to call my TDT uniform (black I Heart Tulsa shirt with laceless Converse and jeans - <a href=\"http://andsosheblogs.com/tulsa/\">Carrisa over at And So She Blogs</a> doesn\'t recognize me unless I\'m wearing it).\r\n\r\nThey have their haters, but I\'m a big believer in shape wear, mostly because I\'m also a big believer in not walking around town with a wicked case of VPLS (Visible Panty Line Situation) or BFF (not Best Friends Forever, but instead Back Fat Fail). And yeah, Spanx are a little pricey, but they\'re 100-percent worth it. And who knows, maybe someday Sara Blakely will make Spanx for men.\r\n\r\nMen can only hope.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1336\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00730/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1336\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00730-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHey, moms-to-be. I order you to buy these right freaking now.\r\n\r\nAlong with my family, our dog and my hard drive, my pair of Power Mamas are on the list of things to grab in the event our house catches fire. I love them that much.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1320\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/true-to-you-bra-salon-for-the-ladies/dsc00702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1320\" title=\"True To You Bra Salon\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC00702.jpg\" alt=\"True To You Bra Salon\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat I\'m trying to say here is, if it covers your ta-tas or your hiney, it\'s a pretty safe bet that True to You is going to have it.\r\n\r\nNext time you\'re in the neighborhood, check it out. Just be sure to <a href=\"http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001uxu9h741ik3PkoVxEqmn2DFVsN_n3QGv\">sign up for the True To You e-mail newsletter</a> before you go. That way, if you see something you just can\'t live without, you can have it for $5 off.\r\n\r\n<strong>True To You Bra Salon</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm; Saturday, 10am-5pm\r\nWhere: 5952 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nCall: (918) 742-4548\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.truetoyoubras.com/\">www.truetoyoubras.com</a>','True To You Bra Salon: This one\'s for the ladies','If it covers your ta-tas or your hiney, it\'s a pretty safe bet that True to You Bra Salon is going to have it.','inherit','open','open','','1319-revision-12','','','2010-08-30 14:41:36','2010-08-30 19:41:36','',1319,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1319-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(1631,1,'2010-08-30 14:44:50','2010-08-30 19:44:50','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\n\n<em>The following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. </em><a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\"><em>She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</em></a><em>.</em>\n\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\n\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\n\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\n\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\n\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\n\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\n\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\n\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\n\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\n\nBefore you is:\n\nLettuce, $3\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\nPurple hull peas, $5\nBlueberries, $5\nElephant garlic, $3.50\nCherry tomatoes, $3\nOnions, 3 for $2\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\n\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\n\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\n\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\n\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\n<em>Serves two</em>\n\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\n1 small onion, finely chopped\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\n1 medium tomato, chopped\n\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\n\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\n\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\n\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\n\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\n\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\n\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\n\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\n\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','inherit','open','open','','921-autosave','','','2010-08-30 14:44:50','2010-08-30 19:44:50','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1632,1,'2010-08-04 15:14:12','2010-08-04 20:14:12','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>The following post comes to us from Brigid Vance, a lover of Tulsa, an active member of our local theatre scene and a proponent of all that is local, healthful foods. </em><a href=\"http://greyeyedesigns.blogspot.com/\"><em>She blogs and creates a line of jewelry at Grey Eye Designs Studio</em></a><em>.</em>\r\n\r\n\r\nI\'m Brigid, and I’m a <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a>-aholic.\r\n\r\nFrom the array of colorful produce to the slobbering pooches to the friendly faces at 7:30 in the morning, it just doesn\'t seem like Saturday without a trip to this market.\r\n\r\nEven more than a waltz through this collection of growers and vendors each week, I look forward to sinking my teeth into the fresh, ripe veggies. Since plants compose 99 percent of my diet, this weekly produce fix keeps me happy and healthy, and I’m far less likely to dream about fancy cheese and Maggie Moo.\r\n\r\nEach week I try to plan as many of my meals around my farmers market purchases as I can. This week, I\'m sharing a super-local meal with all of you wild and crazy Tasha Does Tulsa readers.\r\n\r\nFirst, though, let\'s talk about cost. A lot of people think buying produce from the farmers market will empty your wallet faster than if you shopped at a supermarket. While some items will run you a higher bill than Reasor\'s (or even Whole Foods), many others are considerably cheaper.\r\n\r\n<em>Editor\'s note: </em><a href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A27825\"><em>See Tasha\'s 2009 article in Urban Tulsa Weekly for more on comparing the cost of farmers market vs. supermarket produce</em></a><em>. </em>\r\n\r\nThe tomatoes may cost more straight from the farmer who grew them, but trust me: You will never regret the extra few cents. A fresh, local tomato hardly even resembles the reddish things that fill the produce bins at the mega-mart.\r\n\r\nPlus, have you ever seen fresh maitake mushrooms at the grocery store? Thanks to our adventurous local farmers, you can at a Tulsa-area farmers market.\r\n\r\nHere is my most recent Cherry Street Farmers Market haul:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-923\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC02657.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market, by Brigid Vance\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBefore you is:\r\n\r\nLettuce, $3\r\nCorn on the cob, 4 for $1\r\nPatty pan squash, 2 for $1\r\nPurple hull peas, $5\r\nBlueberries, $5\r\nElephant garlic, $3.50\r\nCherry tomatoes, $3\r\nOnions, 3 for $2\r\nJalapenos, 2 for $1\r\nMaitake mushrooms, 1/4 pound for $4\r\nTomatoes, 4 for $5.\r\n\r\nThat\'s a grand total of $33.50. To be fair, I should mention my three other purchases (also pictured): gorgeous flowers for $4, the best soap ever for $5.25, and my favorite coffee for $1.75, from <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\">Coffee House on Cherry Street</a>, 1502 E. 15th Street.\r\n\r\nAnd let me tell you, it was worth every penny.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s there to do with this haul of delicious, fresh, local, beautiful produce? Here\'s my idea.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purple Hull Peas and Stuffed Patty Pan Squash</strong>\r\n<em>Serves two</em>\r\n\r\n¼ cup (or more, as needed) low-sodium vegetable broth (or olive oil, or water, or a combination)\r\n1 small onion, finely chopped\r\n1 massive clove of elephant garlic, minced or pressed (or 2-3 cloves of regular garlic)\r\n1 bag (about two to three cups) of shelled purple hull peas\r\nSpices to taste (I used rosemary and herbes de Provence)\r\n2 patty pan squashes, scrubbed\r\n1 cup of quinoa, rinsed\r\n1 jalapeno (or other pepper), minced\r\n1 medium tomato, chopped\r\n\r\nPrepare your ingredients (chop, dice, etc.). It will save you a lot of scrambling. Also, marvel at the\r\nmassiveness of your elephant garlic cloves. Then, preheat that oven to 350 degrees F.\r\n\r\nHeat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and add a few splashes of veggie broth. Throw in about half of the chopped onion and half of the garlic and cook for two to three minutes. Add all the purple hull peas, water to cover by about an inch, and your spices. Purple hull peas are delicious with herbes de Provence, but if that isn’t your thing, try tarragon, sage, parsley, oregano, or anything else that floats your boat. Cover with lid slightly ajar, reduce heat to a simmer, and let cook about 20-30 minutes. Drain and set aside.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, bring one inch of water to a boil in another saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash however they will fit, cover, and cook for 10 minutes, or until a fork can pierce the tasty things with little resistance. Remove the top (I cut a circle and scooped). Use a melon baller or spoon to scoop out the innards of the squash very carefully. Chop or mash the innards and set aside.\r\n\r\nFill a small or medium saucepan with the rinsed quinoa and water in a two-to-one ratio. If you cook an entire cup of quinoa, you will have lots of leftovers, but that’s the way I like it. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed. You can also do this in advance to save stove space.\r\n\r\nHeat some more vegetable broth (or oil) in a sauté pan and add the rest of the onion, cooking until translucent. Add in the rest of the garlic and jalapeno and cook for another minute. Add the squash innards for two minutes, until softened. Add the tomato and between ½ and a whole cup of the cooked quinoa and cook until heated through. Pour in extra vegetable broth a little at a time if the pan gets too dry.\r\n\r\nScoop the quinoa-squash mixture into the patty pan shells as full as you’d like. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and sprinkle nutritional yeast or cheese on top. Place the squash on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash are heated through.\r\n\r\nPut one squash and half the purple hull peas on your plate and enjoy!\r\n\r\nThese foods aren\'t only local, but they\'re also are all heart-healthy, and they help to protect against cancer - both nice benefits.\r\n\r\nThey also taste so delicious that I would slap my momma...if she lived closer. And if she wouldn’t slap me back.','Make Your Own Farm Table Dinner','Tulsan Brigid Vance takes us on a trip through the famous Cherry Street Farmers Market. Then, she shows how to make a healthful, nutritious meal with our finds. ','inherit','open','open','','921-revision-8','','','2010-08-04 15:14:12','2010-08-04 20:14:12','',921,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/921-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(1633,1,'2010-08-30 15:27:54','2010-08-30 20:27:54','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\n\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.<!--more-->\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better.\n\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\n\nAnd how hot is this?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house pastrami and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\n\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness.\n\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\n\nAnd then there was this:\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\n\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\n\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\n\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\n\nThen we had to go and order this:\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nHouse-made peach cobbler, served with vanilla ice cream...\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\n...and sin. Lots and lots of sin.\n\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\n\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such a tell-tale sign.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices here), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat out of a giant bowl with a serving spoon, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - it\'s a real value.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again. It\'s a tough wait, but you get through it - you get through it.\n\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\nCall: (918) 949-6666\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-autosave','','','2010-08-30 15:27:54','2010-08-30 20:27:54','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1634,1,'2010-08-03 17:41:07','2010-08-03 22:41:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes a person\'s lunch routine could use some jazzin\' up.\r\n\r\nThat\'s where Ella\'s Deli, in Tulsa just west of Harvard on 11th Street (a.k.a. old Route 66), right across the street from the <a href=\"http://www.utulsa.edu/\">University of Tulsa</a> campus, comes in.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-861\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-879\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSee it there, hiding in this strip mall? With 11th Street puttering along, right outside?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-880\" title=\"11th Street/Route 66\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t ask me why, but when restaurants that rule set up their kitchens in a strip mall or some other hole-in-the-wall location, the food tastes even better.\r\n\r\nDon\'t question it. Just know that it\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s riffs off of <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/index.cfm?id=6\">Tulsa\'s rich history in jazz music</a> with a robust menu of sandwiches, sides and down-home desserts, all inspired by the greats of the genre.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we stopped in for lunch last week, we were impressed not only by the cheeky menu and the friendly service (owners Karen and Forrest leaned over the counter to introduce themselves to us, chatting us up lightly as we dined), but also by the fact that, on the day we visted, Ella\'s offered lunch time entertainment, a perk we thought reserved for Tulsa\'s late-night eats crowd.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA guy in the corner with a guitar, playing blues and swing (and even a head-bobbing rendition of Route 66). How cool is that?\r\n\r\nAnd how hot is this?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-870\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThat\'s Ella\'s famous reuben sandwich, piled high with sauerkraut, cooked-in-house pastrami and bratwurst, spicy mustard and Swiss cheese, all served on locally baked marble rye. Karen and Forrest, along with Ella, the basset hound for which the restaurant is named, claim that it\'s the best in the state.\r\n\r\nBeing big reuben eaters and having chowed down on this spicy sandwich concoction all over town, we couldn\'t argue.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-869\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe addition of bratwurst was my favorite part.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-871\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that tabouli? It was good. Really good. It was so tasty that it made me pine for the tabouli at the now-shuttered Halim and Mimi\'s (which was located just up the street from Ella\'s on 11th Street) and its stemless gloriousness.\r\n\r\nI have lots of trouble finding tabouli I like, but at Ella\'s, I was satisfied.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-868\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA monte cristo sandwich! I love monte cristo sandwiches. I\'d never had one that wasn\'t encased in a thick crust of fried batter (not that I\'m saying anything bad about thick crusts of fried batter), but I loved this lighter, eggier, almost breakfast-y version of my long-time favorite.\r\n\r\nAnd I didn\'t find anything wrong with that each quarter was topped with a maraschino cherry, either.\r\n\r\nBecause I like maraschino cherries. Plus, I can do this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-873\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn my mouth. My husband timed me this time: Six seconds flat.\r\n\r\nSee? Idle hours in high school study hall just after a lunchtime getaway to Sonic for a cherry limeade do, at the end of the day, pay off in appreciable skills.\r\n\r\nThen we had to go and order this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-875\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHouse-made peach cobbler, served with vanilla ice cream...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-874\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n...and sin. Lots and lots of sin.\r\n\r\nSeriously? This was the best cobbler I\'ve ever had, and I come from a family of expert bakers, especially where pies and cobblers are concerned. The peaches were in perfect season, the crust stayed flaky until the syrupy end, and the whole thing had me wondering if anyone would notice if I put my head down on the table for a post-dessert nap.\r\n\r\nI know my mother and her mother read this blog, but ladies, I have to be honest - you\'ve been beaten by a restaurant named after a slobbery, droopy-eyed, sweetly named basset hound.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-877\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnother way you know that cobbler really was that good:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-876\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDrip trails. Only a spoon in too much of a hurry to get from the bowl to a mouth and back again to worry about what\'s lost on the table could create such a tell-tale sign.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nElla\'s isn\'t the cheapest lunch in town, but for what you get - meats cooked and carved in house (no wimpy deli slices here), locally baked breads, house-made sides good enough to eat out of a giant bowl with a serving spoon, live music and desserts that\'d make your momma cry with shame and remorse for having fed you with less all these years - it\'s a real value.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"Ella\'s Deli\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe only difficult part about lunch at Ella\'s is knowing that, since they\'re not open for dinner, you\'ll have to wait at least 24 hours before you can visit again. It\'s a tough wait, but you get through it - you get through it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ella\'s Deli</strong>\r\nWhere: 3208 E. 11th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 949-6666\r\nFind Ella\'s <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ellasdeli\">on Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EllasDeli\">Facebook</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/778215/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Ellas-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/778215/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Ella\'s Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Ella\'s Deli: Jazz Up Your Lunch Date','','inherit','open','open','','882-revision-17','','','2010-08-03 17:41:07','2010-08-03 22:41:07','',882,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/882-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(1635,1,'2010-08-30 14:35:11','2010-08-30 19:35:11','<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nInspired by a recent conversation I had with one, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza/\">Blake Ewing, owner of Joe Momma\'s in downtown Tulsa</a>, I decided it was time to share these images with you.\r\n\r\nThey\'re images of one of Tulsa\'s top treasures. And, according to Blake, a top tourist attraction, even by the world\'s standards.\r\n\r\nDo you have any idea what I\'m talking about? Any at all?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->Route 66, baby. You may know it better as the Mother Road.\r\n\r\nTo be honest, I didn\'t even know where it began and eneded in Tulsa. I had driven Route 66 on the west side of the city but never on the east. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/tulsa-according-to-route-66/\">I was educated by TDT on the finer points of this gem</a>, this beautiful road that runs right through our town, so  off I went with my Polaroid in tow.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410039546/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4410039546_c72b71053f.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLike most everything else that captures my eye, Route 66 is full of color. Always color.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271383/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4409271383_f69847a79c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038406/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4410038406_cbb8b0c831.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409273629/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4409273629_6d7af4ff4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4409271009/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4409271009_3162dcb647.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"route 66 polaroid by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4410038314/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4410038314_98aeecfe4c.jpg\" alt=\"route 66 polaroid\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat\'s your favorite stop on Tulsa\'s stretch of Route 66?','The Mother Road: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','1132-revision-4','','','2010-08-30 14:35:11','2010-08-30 19:35:11','',1132,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1132-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(1636,1,'2010-08-30 14:34:14','2010-08-30 19:34:14','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0950.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-991\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0950.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWe\'re known for our oil days here in Tulsa, sure, but did you know that we also have quite a history in aviation? <a href=\"http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/history.php?nav=aboutus\">It\'s true</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/\">The Tulsa Air and Space Museum &amp; Planetarium</a>, off of 36th Street North and practically <a href=\"http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/directions.php?nav=visit\">across the street from Mohawk Park</a>, is how we honor that history, as well as Tulsa\'s pioneers of the science and the industry.<!--more-->It\'s also an interactive way to teach our kids about what all can happen in between the beginning and the end of that whole what-comes-up-must-come-down story. At 19,000 square feet, it\'s a rather robust teaching tool, too.\r\n\r\nFirst, let\'s talk about the TASM planetarium.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0862.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-965\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0862.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDid you know that TASM is home to the only planetarium in northeast Oklahoma?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0864.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-967\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0864.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0882.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-976\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0882.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen we visited TASM last week, we arrived just in time for an afternoon showing of Extreme Planets.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZfjsYlC2nBs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ZfjsYlC2nBs&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nWe parents, we were transfixed. A movie about roiling planets in other solar systems, all beneath at 50-foot dome? Heck, yes. We love this kind of thing.\r\n\r\nBut after about five minutes, the two-year-old in our party was, shall we say, ready to explore elsewhere.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0876.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-973\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0876.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo, we headed across the walk to the museum.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0903.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-979\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0903.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTASM isn\'t the kind of museum where there are as many do-not-touch signs as there are exhibits. It\'s a place where kids are encouraged to pursue whatever piques their curiosity, whether that means climbing into the cockpit of a jet or launching a space shuttle.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0993.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1003\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0993.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa\'s first aviation event involved a smoke balloon, which took flight on Independence Day 1897, just a few months before our city\'s incorporation. Who knew?\r\n\r\n<em>It\'s a bird...it\'s a plane...no! It\'s a balloon full of smoke!</em>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0905.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-981\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0905.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI like smoke-filled balloons as much as the next waxen, possessed-looking little girl, but an F-14 Tomcat? That really gets my goat.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0903.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-979\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0903.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPurrrrr.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1050.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1017\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd what\'s not to love about a Bell 47K Helicopter?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1000.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1005\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1000.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFact: During my grandfather\'s service in the Army in Korea in the 1950s, he survived a helicopter crash.\r\n\r\nNeedless to say, the ground has felt pretty darned good under his feet ever since.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0917.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-982\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0917.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCalling all gearheads...\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0918.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-983\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0918.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCheck out this engines exhibit.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0921.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-984\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0921.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPurdy, idn\'t it?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0923.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-985\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0923.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0935.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-988\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0935.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0943.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-989\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0943.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd...<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Taylor_(character)\">Tim the Tool Man Taylor</a> just blew a gasket.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0929.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-987\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0929.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0958.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-994\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0958.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis was my favorite spot at TASM - the American Airlines exhibit.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0948.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-990\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0948.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBack in the day (the 1950s and \'60s), no one would have thought to wear their stretchy pants to the airport. Traveling was a formal affair, and the appropriate dress was required, both of passengers as well as airline staff.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0955.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-993\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0955.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0951.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-992\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0951.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1067.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1023\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1067.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI wasn\'t the only one interested in this particular exhibit.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1066.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1022\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1066.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1064.jpg\"></a>\r\n\r\nWhat can I say? The kid loves airplanes.\r\n\r\nYou might even say he LURVES them.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1064.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1021\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1064.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYeah. I think you could definitely feel safe in saying that.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1057.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1020\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1057.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0963.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-995\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0963.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOoo - a six-foot-long model Viper F-16...\r\n\r\n...In a wind tunnel. In which you can use the control stick and rudder pedals to pitch, roll and yaw that thing until the cows come home.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0975.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-999\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0975.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Tulsa Municipal Airport terminal was built in the height of the heyday of art deco architecture. TASM has re-created much of the styling of that 1932 building, which included the welcoming angel over the entrance and its trademark aviation motif.\r\n\r\nArtifacts from the TMA are featured inside this exhibit.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0981.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1001\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0981.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0979.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1000\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0979.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0974.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-998\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0974.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBuilt in Tulsa just a year earlier than TMA, this Spartan C-2 was an effort of the Spartan Aircraft Company to sell less-expensive aircraft during the Great Depression.\r\n\r\nCool, huh?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0999.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1004\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0999.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRight now TASM offers the Extreme Machines exhibit, a hands-on group of ways kids can learn how simple machines can make life a lot easier for us human types. Munchkins have the chance to do stuff like try to hoist themselves into the air using a pulley (or, as they\'ll find is easier, a system of pulleys) and how a series of gears, levers and belts can work together to do big things.\r\n\r\nWho knows, parents. You might just set a mechanical engineering career in motion by taking your child to see this exhibit.\r\n\r\nOr, it might be a chance for you to give your child a lesson in the proper wooing of ladies.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1042.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1014\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1042.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1041.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1013\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1041.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1044.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1015\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1044.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"Shucks, ma. I struck out <em>again</em>.\"\r\n\r\nIt\'s okay, baby. One day, you\'ll succeed. And I\'ll be really, really mean to the lucky woman until she proves she\'s worthy.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1046.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1016\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1046.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMonster-in-law ain\'t gonna have nothing on me.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1022.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1009\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1022.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son\'s favorite thing to do right now is something he likes to call <em>push the button</em>. Whether it\'s at the elevator door or at the coffee grinder in the morning, this kid completely freaks out if he doesn\'t get to push the button. It\'s his favorite.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1033.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1012\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1033.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis was the precise moment when TASM became my son\'s new favorite place in this world.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1032.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1011\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1032.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1027.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1010\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1027.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Push the button!</em>\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1072.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1024\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1072.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></em>\r\n\r\nTo top everything off, TASM is home to a playground right next door to an active runway.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1074.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1025\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1074.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s pretty awesome when a plane flies overhead.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1075.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1026\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1075.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1015.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1008\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_1015.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWant to get the most out of you visit to TASM? <a href=\"http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/admission.php?nav=visit\">Schedule a tour</a>. And/or, check out <a href=\"http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/education-guide.php?nav=education\">this TASM education guide</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Air and Space Museum</strong>\r\nWhere: 3624 N. 74th E. Ave.\r\nWhen: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 1-5pm\r\nHow much: $12 for adult, $10 for seniors (62 and over), $10 for students and military, kids between 4-7 are $7 and kids age 3 and under get in free (admission prices include a ticket to a show in the planetarium)\r\nCall: (918) 834-9900\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/\">tulsaairandspacemuseum.com</a>','Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium. Plus, a spacey event this week.','We\'re known for our oil days here in Tulsa, sure, but did you know that we also have quite a history in aviation? It\'s true.','inherit','open','open','','1031-revision-6','','','2010-08-30 14:34:14','2010-08-30 19:34:14','',1031,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/1031-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(1641,1,'2010-08-01 22:52:58','2010-08-02 03:52:58','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4828792925/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4828792925_077d87b603_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nSee that up there? That, my friends, is half a pound of soft, buttery dough, perfectly sweet icing and enough cinnamon to last you until you can make it home for the holidays.\r\n\r\nAnd it can only be found at Tulsa\'s <a href=\"http://www.savoyfoods.com/\">Savoy Restaurant, just north of 61st and Sheridan in Tulsa</a>.\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4828792297/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4828792297_b332eda821_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></div>\r\nSavoy is an unassuming place. It\'s tucked into an old shopping center, and with its humble frontage, you\'re more than likely to drive right by if you don\'t know what you\'re doing.\r\n\r\nBut lucky for you and your taste buds, now you do.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4828792439/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4828792439_8827a45e85_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\nI took my son to Savoy late last week for his first taste of what might just be Tulsa\'s most legendary cinnamon roll.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4828792567/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4828792567_280191b5a3_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd, as per his usual, he went about the trip entirely in his own way.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4829402438/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4829402438_5975481114_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nAfter he managed to stop flirting with the waitresses, all of whom I liked to imagine were on the verge of calling us hon or sug (which I totally don\'t mind at diners, by the way - it\'s practically part of the experience), we ordered our treat. It wasn\'t but a few minutes before it was at our table, steaming just a bit and looking pretty as a picture.\r\n\r\nAnd frankly, the kid couldn\'t contain himself.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4829402438/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4829402438_5975481114_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI mean, how could you blame him?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4828793009/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4828793009_4515b57f99_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4829402554/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4829402554_18f57b6244_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Look at those fingers itching back there.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4829403138/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4829403138_7fd4b4a9d0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\nI don\'t know about y\'all, but I\'m looking at this cinnamon roll and I\'m slapping my grandma upside the head right now, it looks so yums.\r\n\r\nFor my little guy, I couldn\'t unroll our napkins or find our forks quickly enough.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4829403252/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4829403252_bee33927b0_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nApparently.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4828793717/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4828793717_454fe0f7ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nWhile I got a few you-are-<em>so-</em>not-getting-a-gold-star-today-in-the-mothering-category stares from a fellow patron or two, the waitstaff just about fell over themselves with gushing.\r\n\r\nAnd so did I. So, I let him go at it as he pleased for a few minutes. Because for how long in life can a person dive into a cinnamon roll in a public place and not only not get ejected from the restaurant, but instead be the inspiration for a symphony of ooo\'s and awww\'s?\r\n\r\nThat\'s what toddlerhood is for, I think.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4829403744/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4829403744_ee3ce975e7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/PNze2IHoSTw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/PNze2IHoSTw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></div>\r\nBut soon, I had no choice but to enforce the law of the dining utensil.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4828794059/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4828794059_a492e590cd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cinnamon Rolls at Savoy Restaurant\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nA development which displeased him oh-sogreatly, as you can plainly see.\r\n\r\nThe Savoy offers much more than just cinnamon rolls - full breakfast and lunch menus, in fact - all in what I found to be one of Tulsa\'s cleanest and coziest diners. I loved being part of the mix that morning, which included old men getting together for morning coffee (note: if old men are not gathering for coffee at your diner, restaurant owners, there is something sorely wrong), families on summer vacation and even a few other stay-at-home moms and their kids. Service was quick and friendly, and we thought $3.50 was a more-than-fair price to pay for our indulgence.\r\n\r\nSo, next time you get a hankering for a breakfast out, see if you can\'t make it out to Savoy. And if you make it there, see if you can\'t make it back out again without planting your face in one of those cinnamon rolls.\r\n\r\n<strong>Savoy Restaurant</strong>\r\nWhere: 6033 S. Sheridan Road\r\nWhen: Monday-Friday, 6am-2:30pm; Saturday, 6am-noon\r\nCall: (918) 494-5621\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.SavoyFoods.com/\">SavoyFoods.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/631233/restaurant/Woodland-Hills-71st-Street-Corridor/Savoy-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/631233/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Savoy on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Savoy’s Famous Cinnamon Rolls, a Boy and the Fork That Was Too Slow','','inherit','open','open','','691-revision-4','','','2010-08-01 22:52:58','2010-08-02 03:52:58','',691,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/691-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(2775,1,'2010-10-09 11:52:22','2010-10-09 16:52:22','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1678','','','2010-10-09 11:52:22','2010-10-09 16:52:22','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2776,1,'2010-10-09 12:04:33','2010-10-09 17:04:33','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1665','','','2010-10-09 12:04:33','2010-10-09 17:04:33','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1665.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2777,1,'2010-10-09 12:20:46','2010-10-09 17:20:46','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1654','','','2010-10-09 12:20:46','2010-10-09 17:20:46','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1654.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2778,1,'2010-10-09 12:21:21','2010-10-09 17:21:21','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1662','','','2010-10-09 12:21:21','2010-10-09 17:21:21','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1662.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2779,1,'2010-10-09 12:22:26','2010-10-09 17:22:26','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1606','','','2010-10-09 12:22:26','2010-10-09 17:22:26','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1606.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2780,1,'2010-10-09 12:25:29','2010-10-09 17:25:29','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1607','','','2010-10-09 12:25:29','2010-10-09 17:25:29','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1607.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2781,1,'2010-10-09 12:26:44','2010-10-09 17:26:44','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1603','','','2010-10-09 12:26:44','2010-10-09 17:26:44','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1603.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2782,1,'2010-10-09 12:27:28','2010-10-09 17:27:28','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1601-2','','','2010-10-09 12:27:28','2010-10-09 17:27:28','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16011.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2783,1,'2010-10-09 12:27:57','2010-10-09 17:27:57','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1605','','','2010-10-09 12:27:57','2010-10-09 17:27:57','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1605.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2784,1,'2010-10-09 12:28:45','2010-10-09 17:28:45','','Ann\'s Bakery','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1631-2','','','2010-10-09 12:28:45','2010-10-09 17:28:45','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16311.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1644,1,'2010-08-01 22:53:08','2010-08-02 03:53:08','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Marshall Beer by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4824274405/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4824274405_e89c9c3527_b.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"340\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\r\nLadies and gents, we have a winner!\r\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TFCgao58LdI/AAAAAAAAB8E/QN1t-YysmmU/s1600/Picture+9.png\"><img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TFCgao58LdI/AAAAAAAAB8E/QN1t-YysmmU/s640/Picture+9.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"398\" /></a></div>\r\nI loved this story because it\'s real. It\'s relatable. And it\'s a classic story of that first beer. Plus, it made my tummy do that nervous churn-y thing. I like that in a story. And I loved that he remembered the name of the officer who reprimanded him but, ultimately, let him off the hook.\r\n\r\nEnjoy your passes, Michael! Here\'s to hoping that the beers you\'ll enjoy this weekend will cause you much less angst than that first one did.\r\n\r\nAnd thanks to all of you for playing - see you all at Wild Brew!\r\n_________________________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\nYou could rent a jet and go globe-trotting to try 80 of the world\'s premium beers.\r\n\r\nOr, you could buy tickets to the <a href=\"http://www.wildbrew.org/\">Wild Brew, Tulsa\'s \"crawl-in-one\" beer tasting, music and food festival</a> at the Exchange Center at Expo Square Saturday, July 31st (just one Saturday from now). The event kicks off at 5pm, with a patron-only hour at 4pm.\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a>Headlining the list of brews this year is the aptly named Wild Brew, a critically acclaimed collaboration Belgian-style IPA by Oklahoma\'s own <a href=\"http://www.chocbeer.com/\">Choc Beer Company</a> and <a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/index.asp\">Marshall Brewing Company</a>. A slew of other Oklahoma beers will be featured at the festival, too, including beers from Choc, Marshall, <a href=\"http://www.coopaleworks.com/\">COOP Ale Works</a> and <a href=\"http://www.mustangbrewing.com/\">Mustang Brewing Company</a>. The Wild Brew festival will also feature beers ranging from Ayinger and Asahi to Young\'s Double Chocolate Stout. <a href=\"http://www.wildbrew.org/beer.html\">Get the full list of beers right here</a>.\r\n\r\nBut 80 different beers is a lot to enjoy without some food and music, right? WB\'s got you covered. Look for more than two dozen local restaurants at Wild Brew, serving up noms ranging from noodle bowls to barbeque. Chow down and drink up to the music of Shelby Eicher, Mark Bruner and The Mid-Life. <a href=\"http://www.wildbrew.org/restaurants.html\">Here\'s a complete list of Tulsa restaurants you\'ll see at Wild Brew</a>.\r\n\r\nProceeds of the event benefit the <a href=\"http://www.suttoncenter.org/\">Sutton Avian Research Center</a>. The folks there work to support conservation, education and research on endangered, rare and neglected species of birds and their habitats.\r\n\r\nIf that\'s not worth drinking to, I don\'t know what is.\r\n\r\nTickets to this wildest of T-Town parties are $55 per, a bargain for a night chock full of food, beer and music, with a donation to a worthy cause thrown in for good measure. Tickets have to be purchased in advance, so if you haven\'t snagged yours yet, you\'d better get moving - time\'s a-wastin\'.\r\n\r\nSo, here\'s what you do. Go ahead and buy a pair of tickets - one for you, one for a friend or sweetie.\r\n\r\nThen, head to the comments section of this post and tell me about <strong>the first time you ever tasted beer</strong>.\r\n\r\nBe sure to include all the gory details, because <strong>the best story before Monday at 8pm wins a pair of general admission tickets to Wild Brew</strong>.\r\n\r\nSee? If you\'re the winner, and since you\'ll already have a pair of tickets for yourself, you\'ll have an extra pair with which to flatter the boss. Or the Joneses. Or the new 21-year-olds in your life. I mean, Lord knows how much I would have enjoyed Wild Brew tickets back during those first few months after I turned 21.\r\n\r\nOn second thought, don\'t give these tickets to any new 21-year-olds.\r\n\r\nGood luck, everyone. I\'ll choose my favorite story shortly after the end of the contest, and after I notify the winners, I\'ll post them here. Cheers!','Wild Brew 2010: Food, Music, Beer and You','','inherit','open','open','','690-revision-3','','','2010-08-01 22:53:08','2010-08-02 03:53:08','',690,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/690-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1645,1,'2010-08-04 15:44:30','2010-08-04 20:44:30','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-931\" title=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0833.jpg\" alt=\"Linnaeus Teaching Garden\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGardening is a popular hobby - more than 75 percent of Americans enjoy it, according to the <a href=\"http://www.garden.org/\">National Gardening Association</a> - and a quick look around our state shows that it\'s big in Oklahoma.\r\n\r\nMeet gardeners Anne Griswold, Todd Hudspeth, Barry Fugat of <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/linnaeus-teaching-gardens-from-unsung/\">Tulsa\'s Linnaeus Teaching Gardens</a> and Fred Hill starting on page 76 of <a href=\"http://www.okmag.com/\">the August 2010 edition of Oklahoma Magazine</a>.','Garden Masters: Meet four Oklahomans with a passion for planting','','inherit','open','open','','930-revision-2','','','2010-08-04 15:44:30','2010-08-04 20:44:30','',930,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/930-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1646,1,'2010-08-30 18:26:27','2010-08-30 23:26:27','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894615/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4817894615_f57af3ea60_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"476\" height=\"381\" /></a></div>\nThis was my second time at the Roller Derby out in Broken Arrow.  And really, there\'s nothing quite like it.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>Check it.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517574/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4818517574_c7f1d81fe0_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"476\" height=\"316\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894961/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4817894961_04b20448c9_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517628/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4818517628_ec439ac58f_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894999/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4817894999_8e816a1415_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517442/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4818517442_6540329832_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894871/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4817894871_aa815f7cdb_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894825/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4817894825_862ddc44b9_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517302/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4818517302_3777d30063_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517232/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4818517232_23d187149c_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517272/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4818517272_70a673f517_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"roller derby! by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517196/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4818517196_3a6ccdaa37_b.jpg\" alt=\"roller derby!\" width=\"439\" height=\"595\" /></a></div>\n<em>TDT Note: The next <a href=\"http://www.greencountryrollergirls.com/\">Green Country Roller Girls</a> bout is Aug. 29. <a href=\"http://www.greencountryrollergirls.com/\">Get the full details here</a>. And be sure to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/p/tulsa-events-this-weekend_2472.html\">this weekend\'s event rundown for the bout between Sand Springs-based Tulsa Derby Brigade and OKC\'s Tornado Alley Rollergirls</a>.</em>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\">Check out her recent posts here</a>.','Roller Derby in Pictures: Erin Sees Tulsa','This was my second time at the Roller Derby out in Broken Arrow. And really, there\'s nothing quite like it.','inherit','open','open','','688-autosave','','','2010-08-30 18:26:27','2010-08-30 23:26:27','',688,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/688-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1647,1,'2010-08-01 23:15:33','2010-08-02 04:15:33','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894615/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"381\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4817894615_f57af3ea60_b.jpg\" width=\"476\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\n<br />This was my second time at the Roller Derby out in Broken Arrow.  And really, there\'s nothing quite like it.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a>Check it.<br /><br />\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517574/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"316\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4818517574_c7f1d81fe0_b.jpg\" width=\"476\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894961/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4817894961_04b20448c9_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517628/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4818517628_ec439ac58f_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894999/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4817894999_8e816a1415_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517442/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4818517442_6540329832_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894871/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4817894871_aa815f7cdb_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4817894825/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4817894825_862ddc44b9_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517302/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4818517302_3777d30063_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517232/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4818517232_23d187149c_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517272/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"395\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4818517272_70a673f517_b.jpg\" width=\"595\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4818517196/\" title=\"roller derby! by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"roller derby!\" height=\"595\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4818517196_3a6ccdaa37_b.jpg\" width=\"439\" /></a></div><br /><i>TDT Note: The next <a href=\"http://www.greencountryrollergirls.com/\">Green Country Roller Girls</a> bout is Aug. 29. <a href=\"http://www.greencountryrollergirls.com/\">Get the full details here</a>. And be sure to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/p/tulsa-events-this-weekend_2472.html\">this weekend\'s event rundown for the bout between Sand Springs-based Tulsa Derby Brigade and OKC\'s Tornado Alley Rollergirls</a>.</i><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\" style=\"color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><i>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>&nbsp;photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa.&nbsp;</i></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\" style=\"color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;\"><i>Check out her recent posts here</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>.</i></span></span></div>','Roller Derby in Pictures: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','688-revision-6','','','2010-08-01 23:15:33','2010-08-02 04:15:33','',688,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/688-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(1650,1,'2010-08-01 22:35:16','2010-08-02 03:35:16','There\'s more to blogging than twice-reheated coffee, bathrobes and pink bunny house shoes.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Anatomy of a Blogger by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4007002592/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/4007002592_fcae9a754e_o.jpg\" alt=\"Anatomy of a Blogger\" width=\"507\" height=\"786\" /></a></div>\r\nAt least, I\'m pretty sure there is.\r\n\r\nFrom our first meeting in February, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/01/calling-all-tulsa-bloggers.html\">Tulsa Blogger Meetup</a> was formed to strengthen the local community of independent, online publishers. We want to encourage excellence in local blogging, too.\r\n\r\nWe\'re also fans of giving ourselves a good excuse to get together each month for laughs, beers and the occasional, delicious noms.\r\n\r\nWe hope you\'ll join us for what\'s going on at TBM this month (full details after the jump).\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/xGjOpMi3MZc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/xGjOpMi3MZc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></div></br>\r\nMeet <a href=\"http://www.jeffmartinauthor.com/\">Jeff Martin</a> (click that link for the only website music that didn\'t piss me off, ever), author and the mastermind behind one of the largest (if not THE largest) Facebook fan followings in Tulsa - that of the <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>. He\'ll tell us how to build a strong Facebook following that could mean increased, quality traffic to your blog as well as a stronger community around your blog\'s brand.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/KeUqLaIh7hI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/KeUqLaIh7hI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></div></br>\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/search.asp?keyword=holly+wall&amp;searchSite.x=0&amp;searchSite.y=0\">Holly Wall, senior editor at Tulsa Business Journal</a>, is known in the local news business for her Twitter prowess. She tweets strategically to gather sources for stories, to build the TBJ brand and to establish herself as an expert on what\'s going on in the Tulsa business community. She\'ll talk to us about how to use Twitter to build an audience, establish yourself as an expert in your field and to conduct research so that your blog posts deliver what your readers can\'t find anywhere else.\r\n\r\nBoth of these cool cats will be speaking to us on Thursday, July 29, from 6:30-8pm at Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\n\r\n<strong>What: </strong>Tulsa Blogger Meetup, July 2010 Edition\r\n<strong>When: </strong>Thursday, July 29, 6:30-8pm\r\n<strong>Where: </strong>Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\n\r\nI\'d sure appreciate it if you could <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145755728768667\"><strong>RSVP here on the TBM Facebook event page</strong></a>.\r\n\r\nAdmission to the museum is free, which gives you even more skrill to use at the cash bar.\r\n\r\nJoin us!','Tulsa Blogger Meetup, July 2010 Edition','','inherit','open','open','','685-revision-3','','','2010-08-01 22:35:16','2010-08-02 03:35:16','',685,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/685-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1654,1,'2010-10-19 16:18:15','2010-10-19 21:18:15','<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270833/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4799270833_b6aaa6720e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nDid you know that, at Tulsa\'s <a href=\"http://www.pieholepizzeria.com/\">Pie Hole Pizzeria on Cherry Street</a>, any pizza lover can purchase dough enough for a large pizza for just $3?\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nAnd that just up the street at 6th Street and Peoria Avenue at Centennial Park on Thursday afternoons there\'s a wealth of pizza toppings available at <a href=\"http://pearlfarmersmarket.org/\">The Pearl Farmers\' Market</a>?\n\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271249/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4799271249_b65dab0f87.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nIt\'s true.\n\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271339/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4799271339_63eccffec7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\n\nWhat I like to do: Have people over, crank up my oven to 525 degrees and pop in a pizza made with Pie Hole Pizzeria crust. When people ask me how I can produce something so delicious, I put on my Sarah Palin accent and say, \"That\'s my little secret - you betcha!\"\n\nAnd I smile inside. And then I make a note to e-mail my dinner guests after they\'ve all returned home to let them know they can get the same delicious pizza crust at Pie Hole. For three freaking bones.\n\nAnd that I\'m sorry I\'m a liar.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270127/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4799270127_081a25d582_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nWhile it\'s hard to fail with one of these pizza crusts and a sack full of goodies from the Pearl Farmers\' Market on a Thursday night, I hope you won\'t mind my offering my own recipe for success. And I won\'t even leave out steps or important ingredients in an effort to thwart your success and prove my supreme pizza prowess.\n\nBecause that would be wrong. And naughty. And I am never, ever either of those things.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903538/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4799903538_721d25775c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nFirst, pre-heat your pizza stone as you pre-heat your oven or you\'ll have a cracked, useless pizza stone on your hands. Which is useless even in a garage sale, by the way. \n\nNot that I\'d know anything about this. \n\nNext, ask a baby to toss your pizza dough.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903470/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799903470_4541131cee_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nIt adds flavor. Or, at least, cuteness.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903394/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4799903394_4f81900da2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nHere\'s an instructional video on pizza tossing technique to help you:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1LRDXbOypis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1LRDXbOypis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903686/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4799903686_854eaca6a3_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nThen, slap that tossed pizza dough on a baking stone.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270635/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4799270635_09f7de3fcc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nLord knows it doesn\'t have to be pretty. It just has to be delicious.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903604/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799903604_e939f725fc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271185/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799271185_f5ca5a7b09_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nNext, grab your favorite tomatoes.\n\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799904266/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4799904266_9f96218f72_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nThese are fun. Their flavor is strong and plus, they\'re freaking gorgeous. Slice \'em up and sneak one for yourself.\n\nPlayfully slap your husband\'s hand when he tries to do the same. Then wink at him so he won\'t complain as much about having to take out the trash later.\n\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271339/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4799271339_63eccffec7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nRoll up some basil leaves and slice them into ribbons. Look at you! You just pulled out a mean chiffonade. Fancy.\n\nBrush the crust with a good-quality olive oil. Add mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil, and top it all with, surprise, a little more mozzarella cheese.\n\nThen, pop it all into a 525-degree (or hotter, if you\'ve got it) oven. Wait for 8 minutes or so.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799904132/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799904132_827dcf3a57_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nThen, slice and enjoy.\n\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270833/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4799270833_b6aaa6720e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\n\nAnd be thankful for a fresh, easy supper that couldn\'t get more local, more Tulsa, if it tried.','Pie Hole Pizzeria + The Pearl Farmers Market: Oh, The Possibilities','Did you know that, at Tulsa\'s Pie Hole Pizzeria on Cherry Street, any pizza lover can purchase dough enough for a large pizza for just $3? And that just up the street at 6th Street and Peoria Avenue at Centennial Park on Thursday afternoons there\'s a wealth of pizza toppings available at The Pearl Farmers\' Market?','inherit','open','open','','683-autosave','','','2010-10-19 16:18:15','2010-10-19 21:18:15','',683,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/683-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3110,1,'2010-08-30 19:58:22','2010-08-31 00:58:22','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270833/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4799270833_b6aaa6720e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></div>\r\nDid you know that, at Tulsa\'s <a href=\"http://www.pieholepizzeria.com/\">Pie Hole Pizzeria on Cherry Street</a>, any pizza lover can purchase dough enough for a large pizza for just $3?\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a>And that just up the street at 6th Street and Peoria Avenue at Centennial Park on Thursday afternoons there\'s a wealth of pizza toppings available at <a href=\"http://pearlfarmersmarket.org/\">The Pearl Farmers\' Market</a>?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271249/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4799271249_b65dab0f87.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></div>\r\nIt\'s true.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271339/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4799271339_63eccffec7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nWhat I like to do: Have people over, crank up my oven to 525 degrees and pop in a pizza made with Pie Hole Pizzeria crust. When people ask me how I can produce something so delicious, I put on my Sarah Palin accent and say, \"That\'s my little secret, you silly man, you.\"\r\n\r\nAnd I smile inside. And then I make a note to e-mail my dinner guests after they\'ve all returned home to let them know they can get the same delicious pizza crust at Pie Hole. For three freaking bones.\r\n\r\nAnd that I\'m sorry I\'m a liar.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270127/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4799270127_081a25d582_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\nWhile it\'s hard to fail with one of these pizza crusts and a reusable sack full of goodies from the Pearl Farmers\' Market on a Thursday night, I hope you won\'t mind my offering my own recipe for success. And I won\'t even leave out steps or important ingredients in an effort to thwart your success and prove my supreme pizza prowess.\r\n\r\nBecause that would be wrong. And naughty. And I am never, ever either of those things.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903538/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4799903538_721d25775c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\nFirst, ask a baby to toss your pizza dough.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903470/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799903470_4541131cee_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\nIt adds flavor. Or something.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903394/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4799903394_4f81900da2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></div>\r\nHere\'s an instructional video on pizza tossing technique to help you:\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1LRDXbOypis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1LRDXbOypis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903686/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4799903686_854eaca6a3_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nSlap that tossed pizza dough on a baking stone.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270635/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4799270635_09f7de3fcc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nLord knows it doesn\'t have to be pretty. It just has to be delicious.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903604/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799903604_e939f725fc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271185/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799271185_f5ca5a7b09_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nNext, grab your favorite tomatoes.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799904266/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4799904266_9f96218f72_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nThese are fun. Their flavor is strong and plus, they\'re freaking gorgeous. Slice \'em up and sneak one for yourself.\r\n\r\nPlayfully slap your husband\'s hand when he tries to do the same. Then wink at him so he won\'t complain as much about having to take out the trash later.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271339/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4799271339_63eccffec7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nRoll up some basil leaves and slice them into ribbons. Look at you! You just pulled out a mean chiffonade. Fancy.\r\n\r\nBrush the crust with a good-quality olive oil. Add mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil, and top it all with, surprise, a little more mozzarella cheese.\r\n\r\nThen, pop it all into a 525-degree oven. Wait for 8 minutes or so.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799904132/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799904132_827dcf3a57_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nThen, slice and enjoy.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270833/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4799270833_b6aaa6720e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd be thankful for a fresh, easy supper that couldn\'t get more local, more Tulsa, if it tried.','Pie Hole Pizzeria + The Pearl Farmers Market: Oh, The Possibilities','Did you know that, at Tulsa\'s Pie Hole Pizzeria on Cherry Street, any pizza lover can purchase dough enough for a large pizza for just $3? And that just up the street at 6th Street and Peoria Avenue at Centennial Park on Thursday afternoons there\'s a wealth of pizza toppings available at The Pearl Farmers\' Market?','inherit','open','open','','683-revision-5','','','2010-08-30 19:58:22','2010-08-31 00:58:22','',683,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/683-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(1655,1,'2010-08-30 20:01:36','2010-08-31 01:01:36','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754732/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4794754732_8beb446dc1_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></div>\nSpotted in one downtown block: Those enjoying life.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754878/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4794754878_3539525139_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a></div>\n<a name=\"more\"></a>The beginning of things to come.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754826/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4794754826_79f585c8ee_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\nDetail that stopped me dead in my tracks.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794121557/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4794121557_227e039a5f_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\nA new angle on a familiar place.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754518/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4794754518_a27e400e06_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\nColor.  Always color.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754464/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4794754464_0ea4aee6c1_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" /></a></div>\nIt really is the place I want to be.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754732/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4794754732_8beb446dc1_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a></div>\nDowntown, you steal my heart daily.\n\nIs anyone else as head over heels as I am?\n\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a style=\"color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a></span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em></span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a style=\"color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a></span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><em>.</em></span>','In One Downtown Block: Erin Sees Tulsa','A new angle on a familiar place.','inherit','open','open','','681-autosave','','','2010-08-30 20:01:36','2010-08-31 01:01:36','',681,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/681-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1656,1,'2010-08-01 23:15:23','2010-08-02 04:15:23','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754732/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" height=\"340\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4794754732_8beb446dc1_b.jpg\" width=\"512\" /></a></div><br />Spotted in one downtown block: Those enjoying life.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754878/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" height=\"340\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4794754878_3539525139_b.jpg\" width=\"512\" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a>The beginning of things to come.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754826/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" height=\"425\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4794754826_79f585c8ee_b.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><br />Detail that stopped me dead in my tracks.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794121557/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" height=\"425\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4794121557_227e039a5f_b.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><br />A new angle on a familiar place.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754518/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" height=\"425\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4794754518_a27e400e06_b.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><br />Color.  Always color.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754464/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" height=\"512\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4794754464_0ea4aee6c1_b.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><br />It really is the place I want to be.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4794754732/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa.\" height=\"425\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4794754732_8beb446dc1_b.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><br />Downtown, you steal my heart daily.<br /><br />Is anyone else as head over heels as I am?<br /><br /><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\" style=\"color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><i>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>&nbsp;photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa.&nbsp;</i></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\" style=\"color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;\"><i>Check out her recent posts here</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>.</i></span>','In One Downtown Block: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','681-revision-5','','','2010-08-01 23:15:23','2010-08-02 04:15:23','',681,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/681-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(1658,1,'2010-08-01 22:47:41','2010-08-02 03:47:41','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4663335101/\" title=\"DSC_0597 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"DSC_0597\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4663335101_2038134bbe.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Temperatures don\'t look too forgiving here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this week - <a href=\"http://krmg.com/weather/index.html\">highs are charted to be in the mid- to upper-90s until beyond the seven-day forecast</a> - but that doesn\'t mean that your only choice for entertainment is to camp out next to the nearest air conditioning vent. <br /><br />There\'s still tons of ways to get out on the town and have a great time, all without breaking a sweat. Here are a few ideas.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><b>Parks and other Free Stuff</b><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4530993413/\" title=\"Owen Park by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Owen Park\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4530993413_39258459c3.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><b>1. The River Parks Plaza</b>. Not only is this one of the only shaded playgrounds in Tulsa, but it\'s also the one equipped with a new splash pad. And really, it\'s more than a splash pad. It\'s a water park without the pools and slides, and it\'s open every night until 10pm. Plus, there are hot dogs and sno cones on site. Each Thursday brings <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">the Tulsa Library\'s Reading Roadshow</a> with a story time for the kids at 10am, and on Fridays is Rhythm on the River, a chance to picnic with friends and family, hear some of the best live music around and let the kids take over the playground at the same time. Find it at 41st Street and Riverside Drive.<br /><br /><b>2. Chandler Park</b>. Get not just one, but two pools at <a href=\"http://sites.google.com/site/chandlerparktulsa/\">this west Tulsa park</a> that also offers everything from sheltered picnicking to rock climbing to disc golf. One pool is sized for us adult types while the other is designed for the pint-sized. Pool hours are Sunday-Friday, 1-6:30pm; Saturday, noon-6:30pm; closed Wednesdays. Cost is $2.50 for those aged 13 and older, $1.50 for kids 12 and under. A good deal to beat the heat, if you ask me. <br /><br /><b>3. Hunter Park</b>. This south Tulsa park has a splash pad to rival that at River Parks, and it offers shaded playgrounds - and shaded areas where parents can sit, too. If you like your livin\' south, and if you like your livin\' free, Hunter Park is the summer destination for you.<br /><br /><b>4. Owen Park</b>. Not only will there be a brand-spanking-new splash pad at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/owen-park-tulsas-oldest.html\">Tulsa\'s first and oldest park</a> before you know it, but it\'s also the site of a giant duck pond, complete with lots of shade and a beautiful water feature. When you bring your picnic, pack some stale bread, people, because those ducks don\'t expect to miss a meal.<br /><br /><b>5. Any Tulsa City-County Library Location, anytime</b>.<b> </b>I continue to be impressed by the volume and quality of events going on at our community\'s libraries. Not only can you get a story time or book discussion for any age group any day of the week, but the library also offers activities ranging from family-friendly concerts, magic shows, and scavenger hunts to video gaming parties, family game nights and art classes. Plus, there\'s always Tulsa Library\'s Summer Reading Program, complete with lots of reading fun and, cha-ching, prizes.&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Check this events calendar for what\'s going on at the library when you\'re free to chill</a>.<br /><br /><b>6. The Kids\' Free Film Festival at Riverwalk Movies and Circle Cinema</b>. Looking for cost-free, air-conditioned, cinematic solutions to keeping your kids occupied this summer? Look no further than Riverwalk Movies, where twice on each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday shows a kid-appropriate movie, for free. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/free-summer-kids-film-festivals-in.html\">Click here for details and a full schedule</a>. Now that July has rolled around, <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a> offers a free film festival for kids, too. <br /><br /><b>7. Andy B\'s Bowling</b>. Did you know that kids bowl for free at Andy B\'s? It\'s true - all you have to do is register at <a href=\"http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/\">kidsbowlfree.com</a>, get to 8711 S. Lewis and bowl your heart out. Family passes are available for purchase. <br /><br /><br /><b>Museums</b><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4557461063/\" title=\"Oklahoma Aquarium by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Oklahoma Aquarium\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/4557461063_b5d2b859cf.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><b>8. Oklahoma Aquarium</b>, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks. <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/index.php\">Come on in, kids, the water\'s fine</a>. With nearly 200 exhibits and thousands of fresh and salt water species (don\'t forget about the mammals), all completely and totally indoors, there\'s an entire and frosty day\'s worth of fun at the Aquarium in Jenks. Hours are 10am-6pm. Admission is $13.95 for adults, $9.95 for kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and under.<br /><br /><b>9. Philbrook Museum</b>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave. From books as art to a brand-new exhibit on ancient Egypt, there\'s tons to see at this Italiante villa-turned-art museum. And guess what? Kids under 18 get in free. <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/exhibitions/current/\">Here\'s what to see while you\'re there</a>, and don\'t forget about Films on the Lawn this Friday night.&nbsp;Hours Thursday are 10am-8pm and on Friday 10am-5pm. Admission is $7.50 for adults.<br /><br /><b>10. Gilcrease Museum</b>, 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road. One free-of-charge, icy-cold, world-class museum experience not enough for the kids this week? <a href=\"http://www.gilcrease.org/\">Head for the (Osage) hills and hit up Gilcrease Museum</a>, a treasure trove of American art and history - in fact, it\'s the largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West anywhere. Hours are 10am-5pm. Admission is $8 for adults.<br /><br /><b>11. Tulsa Air and Space Museum</b>. It takes a lot of air conditioning to cool 19,000 square feet of air and space museum, but that\'s exactly what the folks at TASM do every day - every day except Monday, anyway. <a href=\"http://tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/admission.php\">Experience Tulsa\'s history in aerospace industry with family and friends</a> and stay cool at the same time. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 1-5pm.<br /><br /><b>Other Stuff</b><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4679189870/\" title=\"Tulsa Shock by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Tulsa Shock\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1297/4679189870_4b84e592b4.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><b>12. Oilers Ice Center</b>, 6413 S. Mingo Road. Talk about cool, <a href=\"http://www.oilersicecenter.net/content/view/15/78/\">this is as icy-fresh as it gets</a>. Public skates are Monday-Friday, 11:30-1:30; Friday night skate from 8pm-11pm; Saturday, 12pm-2pm and Sunday, 1-3pm. With skate rental, it\'s $8.50.<br /><br /><b>13. BOK Center</b>. 200 S. Denver. Speaking of air conditioning lots of space, <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a> offers family-friendly shows all summer long and, of course, they\'re all as cool and fresh as the girls you wanted to be in high school.<br /><br /><b>14. Purple Glaze</b>, 3303 S. Peoria Ave. and 6528 E. 91st Street. What\'s more fun than making a mess with your kids? <a href=\"http://www.purpleglazestudio.com/\">Making a mess with your kids that you don\'t have to clean up, duh</a>. Head to Purple Glaze to pick out your favorite ceramic. Spend the afternoon painting or tiling it, just the way you like. Leave it behind until after the weekend and, voila, a one-of-a-kind commemoration of the time the first week of summer had everyone in Tulsa bringing wine and roses home to their air conditioners. Hours are 11am-9pm Thursday and Friday, with the Brookside location staying open until 10pm Friday night. Studio fee is $6; pottery prices include the ceramic, paints, glaze and firing.<br /><br /><b>15. Bounce U</b>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive. I\'m a former kid these days, but even I can\'t get enough of a good, old-fashioned Jupiter Jump - especially when it\'s an air-conditioned Jupiter Jump and it\'s 96 degrees outside. <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/party-places-for-kids/oklahoma/tulsa/\">Help the kids work out their snow day wiggles by setting them loose on a variety of inflatable structures</a>. Just don\'t forget to bring extra socks. Admission is $6.95 per child. Open bounce is 1:30-3pm.<br /><br /><b>16. Admiral Twin Drive-In</b>. The shows don\'t start until 9pm, right at about the time a breeze starts to blow across T-Town. Load up the fam and head to this relic of Americana for a movie, refreshments and an outdoor movie-going experience with some Tulsa history and, of course, fun. Adult tickets are $7.50 (cheaper than at most other movie theaters) each, and kids get in cheaper or free (as our two-year-old does), depending on age. Find AT at 7533 E. Easton, just north of I-244.<br /><br />What do YOU plan to do to keep cool during the upcoming hot, Oklahoma days?<br /><br /><i>This post updated from the June 22 feature on </i><a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/krmgmorningnews\"><i>the KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley</i></a><i>.</i>','16 Ways to Keep Cool in Tulsa this Summer','','inherit','open','open','','677-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 22:47:41','2010-08-02 03:47:41','',677,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/677-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (1659,1,'2010-08-30 20:21:55','2010-08-31 01:21:55','I\'m a design geek wannabe. A requirement of all design geek wannabes (and actual design geeks alike) is, if not an undying, fiery love for mid-century modern design, then at least a general appreciation of the style that\'s worn as a mask to disguise an undying, fiery love for said style, called mid-mod for short.\n\nThis is an easy love to cultivate here in Tulsa. Between <a href=\"http://www.lortondale.com/\">Lortondale</a> and our famous neon signs on our stretch of Route 66 and our strong design and architecture community here in Tulsa, it\'s sort of unusual not to stumble upon these vestiges of the \'50s and \'60s in everyday life in this town.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374202/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4785374202_0229e7b42e.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nA drive down 15th Street (a.k.a. Cherry Street) surely won\'t offer protection from such a chance meeting.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742481/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4784742481_706b6fe53c.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nJoz is one of my very favorite furniture resale shops. Having a look around this place is an experience in and of itself.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742815/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4784742815_03f4d5ec13.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nI mean, you can tell by the front door that something awesome is about to happen.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742609/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4784742609_2e8a11e1fe.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nThe little girl in me is throwing a tantrum in the middle of the grocery store for these chairs.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742701/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4784742701_fed1a11bbf.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nWhile the design geek wannabe in me is trying to find a way to make these chairs work with the microfiber desert that is my own furniture collection.\n\nMore on this in a minute.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374738/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4785374738_36abce72e0.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742983/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4784742983_6b299b6605.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374924/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4785374924_40bfdf0b1b.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nIf I had this set I would have each and every one of you to my house and I would serve you banana pudding with \'Nilla Wafers in those precious little bowls.\n\nBut you\'d have to eat it with your hands, or with your face. I couldn\'t allow you to use silverware on anything in this set. Too risky, you know?\n\nToo risky. I\'m sure you understand.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743285/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4784743285_fd93221512.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785375208/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4785375208_449ac764d1.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nSee those tumblers on the top shelf? They were made for iced sweet tea. I just know it.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743447/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4784743447_1546ecb543.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nCoolest $10 monkey ever.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743529/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4784743529_477ee01d35.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nThis photo brings tears to my eyes. If I could have everything in it, my life would be complete. I\'d never want for anything again.\n\nExcept some old-school wallpaper pimpin\' some mint green or aqua to round it all out.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743641/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4784743641_c6a25d9bfc.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743739/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4784743739_2f4bb58591.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nFondue! In color.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743953/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4784743953_14b9997893.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nIt\'s hard on the heart to see a SOLD sign on something you just found at Joz - on something to which you just realized you belong.\n\nThat\'s really the only bad thing that has ever happened to me at Joz. The shattering of my hopes and dreams.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785375650/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4785375650_19417e5118.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nLike I said, a trip to Joz is an experience in and of itself. Actually buying something is, according to several reviews by good friends who have recently purchased pieces there, as swell as it gets. Not only have these reports confirmed excellent and knowledgeable service, but they\'ve also claimed friendly staff who want to make sure that your mod goodies make it to your humble abode all in one piece.\n\nAll of that aside, I think buying vintage furniture is just a thoughtful and responsible thing to do. I wish I had realized the benefits before my husband and I bought/inherited a house full of newer furniture. First, there\'s almost always a huge difference in quality between furniture manufactured today and the standards of furniture construction of yesteryear. Second, furniture designed in the \'50s and \'60s is more suited to the scale of our home, built in the mid-\'60s. Plus, I like the idea of owning something that\'s had another life about which I\'ll probably never know. The mystery, it enriches.\n\nAs if you needed another reason to shop at Joz, it\'s easier on the environment to buy used/vintage than it is to buy new. There are even economic benefits. Instead of sending your couch money (which is just a little bit different from couch <em>cushion</em> money) to some mega furniture manufacturer based in Lord knows where, by buying used/vintage you\'d be investing in a one-of-a-kind, locally owned business that has invested in Tulsa.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374202/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4785374202_0229e7b42e.jpg\" alt=\"Joz\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nIf there\'s no way you\'re getting out of your robe and bunny slippers today, <a href=\"http://tulsa.craigslist.org/search/fud?query=joz&amp;srchType=A\">search for even more finds at Joz on Craigslist</a>. But please don\'t buy <a href=\"http://tulsa.craigslist.org/fud/1833473722.html\">this tanker desk</a>. I\'m pretty sure I dreamed it into existence. As a minus-30-year-old, maybe, but still.\n\n<strong>Joz</strong>\nWhere: 2818 E. 15th Street\nWhen: Monday, sometimes; Tuesday, 1-6pm (or later); Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sunday (Most of the time), 1-4pm.\nCall: (918) 851-1223','Joz: Mod Design Love','The love of all things mid-century modern is an easy love to cultivate here in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','676-autosave','','','2010-08-30 20:21:55','2010-08-31 01:21:55','',676,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/676-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1660,1,'2010-08-01 22:48:56','2010-08-02 03:48:56','I\'m a design geek wannabe. A requirement of all design geek wannabes (and actual design geeks alike) is, if not an undying, fiery love for mid-century modern design, then at least a general appreciation of the style that\'s worn as a mask to disguise an undying, fiery love for said style, called mid-mod for short.<br /><br />This is an easy love to cultivate here in Tulsa. Between <a href=\"http://www.lortondale.com/\">Lortondale</a> and our famous neon signs on our stretch of Route 66 and our strong design and architecture community here in Tulsa, it\'s sort of unusual not to stumble upon these vestiges of the \'50s and \'60s in everyday life in this town. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374202/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4785374202_0229e7b42e.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />A drive down 15th Street (a.k.a. Cherry Street) surely won\'t offer protection from such a chance meeting.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742481/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4784742481_706b6fe53c.jpg\" width=\"333\" /></a></div><br />Joz is one of my very favorite furniture resale shops. Having a look around this place is an experience in and of itself. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742815/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4784742815_03f4d5ec13.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />I mean, you can tell by the front door that something awesome is about to happen. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742609/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4784742609_2e8a11e1fe.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />The little girl in me is throwing a tantrum in the middle of the grocery store for these chairs. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742701/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4784742701_fed1a11bbf.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />While the design geek wannabe in me is trying to find a way to make these chairs work with the microfiber desert that is my own furniture collection. <br /><br />More on this in a minute.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374738/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4785374738_36abce72e0.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784742983/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4784742983_6b299b6605.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374924/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4785374924_40bfdf0b1b.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />If I had this set I would have each and every one of you to my house and I would serve you banana pudding with \'Nilla Wafers in those precious little bowls.<br /><br />But you\'d have to eat it with your hands, or with your face. I couldn\'t allow you to use silverware on anything in this set. Too risky, you know? <br /><br />Too risky. I\'m sure you understand.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743285/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4784743285_fd93221512.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785375208/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4785375208_449ac764d1.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />See those tumblers on the top shelf? They were made for iced sweet tea. I just know it. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743447/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4784743447_1546ecb543.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Coolest $10 monkey ever. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743529/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4784743529_477ee01d35.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />This photo brings tears to my eyes. If I could have everything in it, my life would be complete. I\'d never want for anything again. <br /><br />Except some old-school wallpaper pimpin\' some mint green or aqua to round it all out.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743641/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4784743641_c6a25d9bfc.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743739/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4784743739_2f4bb58591.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Fondue! In color. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4784743953/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4784743953_14b9997893.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />It\'s hard on the heart to see a SOLD sign on something you just found at Joz - on something to which you just realized you belong.<br /><br />That\'s really the only bad thing that has ever happened to me at Joz. The shattering of my hopes and dreams.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785375650/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4785375650_19417e5118.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a> </div><br />Like I said, a trip to Joz is an experience in and of itself. Actually buying something is, according to several reviews by good friends who have recently purchased pieces there, as swell as it gets. Not only have these reports confirmed excellent and knowledgeable service, but they\'ve also claimed friendly staff who want to make sure that your mod goodies make it to your humble abode all in one piece. <br /><br />All of that aside, I think buying vintage furniture is just a thoughtful and responsible thing to do. I wish I had realized the benefits before my husband and I bought/inherited a house full of newer furniture. First, there\'s almost always a huge difference in quality between furniture manufactured today and the standards of furniture construction of yesteryear. Second, furniture designed in the \'50s and \'60s is more suited to the scale of our home, built in the mid-\'60s. Plus, I like the idea of owning something that\'s had another life about which I\'ll probably never know. The mystery, it enriches. <br /><br />As if you needed another reason to shop at Joz, it\'s easier on the environment to buy used/vintage than it is to buy new. There are even economic benefits. Instead of sending your couch money (which is just a little bit different from couch <i>cushion</i> money) to some mega furniture manufacturer based in Lord knows where, by buying used/vintage you\'d be investing in a one-of-a-kind, locally owned business that has invested in Tulsa. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4785374202/\" title=\"Joz by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joz\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4785374202_0229e7b42e.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />If there\'s no way you\'re getting out of your robe and bunny slippers today, <a href=\"http://tulsa.craigslist.org/search/fud?query=joz&amp;srchType=A\">search for even more finds at Joz on Craigslist</a>. But please don\'t buy <a href=\"http://tulsa.craigslist.org/fud/1833473722.html\">this tanker desk</a>. I\'m pretty sure I dreamed it into existence. As a minus-30-year-old, maybe, but still.<br /><br /><b>Joz</b><br />Where: 2818 E. 15th Street<br />When: Monday, sometimes; Tuesday, 1-6pm (or later); Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sunday (Most of the time), 1-4pm. <br />Call: (918) 851-1223','Joz: Mod Design Love','','inherit','open','open','','676-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 22:48:56','2010-08-02 03:48:56','',676,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/676-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1662,1,'2010-08-30 20:35:09','2010-08-31 01:35:09','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780737724/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4780737724_f280f82225.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nIt\'s not very often one sees a child at a downtown restaurant in the middle of the day. Suits and ties, yes; Toy Story light-up sandals and Zany Bands, no.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780106021/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4780106021_3010d88527.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nMaybe that\'s why when my little guy visited downtown earlier this week to try my friend Rusty\'s new restaurant, <a href=\"http://modscrepes.com/\">Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes</a>, he attracted the attention of the media.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/category.asp?C=121535&amp;autoStart=true&amp;topVideoCatNo=default&amp;clipId=4933040&amp;flvUri=&amp;partnerclipid=\"><img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDjDNF6D2aI/AAAAAAAAB7U/-E9xR4lw5js/s400/Picture+1.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" /></a></div>\nClick the screenshot to check it out (or, <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/category.asp?C=121535&amp;autoStart=true&amp;topVideoCatNo=default&amp;clipId=4933040&amp;flvUri=&amp;partnerclipid=\">click here</a>).\n\nSee someone familiar at about 1:35?\n\nOh, and by the way? Pitter, patter, y\'all. I\'ve been a Rick Wells fan since I watched him on Six in the Morning before time to head to the bus stop when I was in the fourth grade. This week, he interviewed my kid! How cool is that?\n\nThanks for reporting on new locally owned downtown businesses, Rick. And thanks for interviewing my son about his peanut butter and jelly crepe, even if he probably wasn\'t the best interview subject you\'ve ever had, what, with all the running around and screaming and refusing to speak to you and everything.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780739368/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4780739368_4b8a582f92.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nWait. This photo reminds me of something.\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s1600/cornholio.jpg\"><img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s320/cornholio.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a></div>\nHmm...\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780739368/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4780739368_4b8a582f92.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s1600/cornholio.jpg\"><img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s320/cornholio.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a></div>\nWhy, yes. There does seem to be a striking resemblance happening here.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780105879/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4780105879_beff4c4402.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nIf you all can get downtown today or tonight, you really should stop by Mod\'s to give it a go. Find it at 507 S. Boston Ave.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780104251/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4780104251_21e38f6d46.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780739532/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4780739532_4c29e1eed1.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nYou ability to resist, it has thus been dissolved.','Mod’s Coffee and Crepes. Plus, ZOMG!!1! My kid was on TV!','It\'s not very often one sees a child at a downtown restaurant in the middle of the day. Suits and ties, yes; Toy Story light-up sandals and Zany Bands, no.\n','inherit','open','open','','675-autosave','','','2010-08-30 20:35:09','2010-08-31 01:35:09','',675,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/675-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1663,1,'2010-08-01 22:53:48','2010-08-02 03:53:48','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780737724/\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4780737724_f280f82225.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />It\'s not very often one sees a child at a downtown restaurant in the middle of the day. Suits and ties, yes; Toy Story light-up sandals and Zany Bands, no. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780106021/\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4780106021_3010d88527.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Maybe that\'s why when my little guy visited downtown earlier this week to try my friend Rusty\'s new restaurant,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://modscrepes.com/\">Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes</a>, he attracted the attention of the media.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/category.asp?C=121535&amp;autoStart=true&amp;topVideoCatNo=default&amp;clipId=4933040&amp;flvUri=&amp;partnerclipid=\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"303\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDjDNF6D2aI/AAAAAAAAB7U/-E9xR4lw5js/s400/Picture+1.png\" width=\"400\" /></a></div><br />Click the screenshot to check it out (or, <a href=\"http://www.newson6.com/Global/category.asp?C=121535&amp;autoStart=true&amp;topVideoCatNo=default&amp;clipId=4933040&amp;flvUri=&amp;partnerclipid=\">click here</a>).<br /><br />See someone familiar at about 1:35? <br /><br />Oh, and by the way? Pitter, patter, y\'all. I\'ve been a Rick Wells fan since I watched him on Six in the Morning before time to head to the bus stop when I was in the fourth grade. This week, he interviewed my kid! How cool is that?<br /><br />Thanks for reporting on new locally owned downtown businesses, Rick. And thanks for interviewing my son about his peanut butter and jelly crepe, even if he probably wasn\'t the best interview subject you\'ve ever had, what, with all the running around and screaming and refusing to speak to you and everything.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780739368/\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4780739368_4b8a582f92.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Wait. This photo reminds me of something. <br /><br /><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s1600/cornholio.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s320/cornholio.jpg\" /></a></div><br />Hmm...<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780739368/\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4780739368_4b8a582f92.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s1600/cornholio.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TDi-K9OX2-I/AAAAAAAAB7M/-oELRVeeaE4/s320/cornholio.jpg\" /></a></div><br />Why, yes. There does seem to be a striking resemblance happening here. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780105879/\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4780105879_beff4c4402.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />If you all can get downtown today or tonight, you really should stop by Mod\'s to give it a go. They\'re celebrating their grand opening today by donating all of their proceeds to the <a href=\"http://www.ahct.org/\">Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa</a>. Plus, if you drive up on a scooter, you get 25 percent off the cost of your meal.<br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/p/tulsa-events-this-weekend_2472.html\">As listed on this week\'s Tulsa Weekend Rundown here at TDT</a>, the party is from 4-10pm, and Mod\'s can be found at 507 S. Boston Ave. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780104251/\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4780104251_21e38f6d46.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And so can their gelato. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4780739532/\" title=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Mod\'s Coffee and Crepes\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4780739532_4c29e1eed1.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />You ability to resist, it has thus been dissolved.','Mod’s Coffee and Crepes. Plus, ZOMG!!1! My kid was on TV!','','inherit','open','open','','675-revision-3','','','2010-08-01 22:53:48','2010-08-02 03:53:48','',675,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/675-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1666,1,'2010-08-30 20:41:00','2010-08-31 01:41:00','Can you guess where I was standing when I took this picture?\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"downtown tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4565657365/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4565657365_571403c739_o.jpg\" alt=\"downtown tulsa.\" width=\"504\" height=\"338\" /></a></div>\nMaybe this will help.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4771950235/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4771950235_4562032a9a_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"504\" height=\"338\" /></a></div>\nDespite an overabundance of construction and a river that sometimes runs dry, we have one beautiful city to call home.\n\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a style=\"color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a></span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em></span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a style=\"color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a></span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><em>.</em></span>','How’s Your Geography? Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','674-autosave','','','2010-08-30 20:41:00','2010-08-31 01:41:00','',674,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/674-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1667,1,'2010-08-01 23:15:10','2010-08-02 04:15:10','Can you guess where I was standing when I took this picture?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4565657365/\" title=\"downtown tulsa. by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"downtown tulsa.\" height=\"338\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4565657365_571403c739_o.jpg\" width=\"504\" /></a></div><br />Maybe this will help.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4771950235/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"338\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4771950235_4562032a9a_b.jpg\" width=\"504\" /></a></div><br />Despite an overabundance of construction and a river that sometimes runs dry, we have one beautiful city to call home.<br /><br /><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\" style=\"color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><i>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>&nbsp;photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa.&nbsp;</i></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\" style=\"color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;\"><i>Check out her recent posts here</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>.</i></span>','How’s Your Geography? Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','674-revision-4','','','2010-08-01 23:15:10','2010-08-02 04:15:10','',674,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/674-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(1669,1,'2010-08-30 20:47:01','2010-08-31 01:47:01','','Cafe Samana','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_0679','','','2010-08-30 20:47:01','2010-08-31 01:47:01','',672,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0679.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1670,1,'2010-08-01 22:52:39','2010-08-02 03:52:39','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4772257377/\" title=\"Cafe Samana by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cafe Samana\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4772257377_b45a3ab383.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />We waited with anticipation to see what would become of the space that now houses <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/cafesamana\">Cafe Samana</a> when its former tenant, <a href=\"http://bluemoonbakerycafe.com/\">Blue Moon Bakery</a>, moved north on Brookside to Center 1 late last year. When we stopped in for lunch, we found a restaurant, open since Feb. 5, that is more than worthy of the space.<br /><br />Snack on the rest of this restaurant review <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/industry_article.asp?cID=i&amp;aID=28765461.54110302.667472.9111089.3246379.669&amp;aID2=51335\">on the Food page of this week\'s edition of Tulsa Business Journal</a>. <br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Tulsa%20Business%20Journal\">Get more food and entertainment coverage by Tasha in Tulsa Business Journal here</a>.','Power Lunch: Cafe Samana','','inherit','open','open','','672-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 22:52:39','2010-08-02 03:52:39','',672,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/672-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1671,1,'2010-08-30 20:49:09','2010-08-31 01:49:09','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771348277/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4771348277_9360650285.jpg\" alt=\"Circle Cinema\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a></div>\n<em><a href=\"http://www.tulsaproject.com/\">Michael Champlin from The Tulsa Project</a> joins us today with some news from Tulsa\'s own indie movie theater, <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>. Take it away, Michael!</em>\n\nIn a city which came of age in the golden era of Hollywood, it\'s not all that surprising to find that at one point in its history the city of Tulsa had a collection of world-class movie theaters.\n\nThere were a multitude of Art Deco movie houses downtown, not to mention the Delman at 15th and Lewis, the Brook (now a restaurant) on Brookside, and last (though certainly not least) the little-theater-that-could, the <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle at Whittier Square</a>. Constructed in 1928, the theater remains the oldest existing theater in Tulsa.\n\nBut, enough with the history lesson. Lets talk movies.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\nThe Circle is Tulsa\'s one-and-only independent movie theater. This is important for a lot of reasons, especially if you like  foreign films, indie films, short films, classic films, film festivals and, well, sticking it to the multi-plex cinema-loving man.\n\nThe Circle also has a one-of-a-kind, once-per-month tradition: The showing of a vintage cult, pop culture, sci-fi or horror movie at midnight the last weekend of the month call <strong>Midnight Movies</strong>. The late-night showtime ensures a crowd that\'s just as excited to be there as you are, with the absolute minimum of chatty teenagers in the row behind you (it\'s past curfew, after all) and the absolute maximum of popcorn-munching movie junkies.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771348277/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4771348277_9360650285.jpg\" alt=\"Circle Cinema\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a></div>\nRecent screenings have included Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Ghostbusters and Eraserhead. The folks at Circle Cinema take pains to get many of the movies the old-fashioned way, as film prints rather than digital versions. There\'s something about that classic pop of the film projector, scratched film and reel changes that lends the whole affair a bit of charm.\n\n\"It adds to the experience of it,\" said Joshua Peck, Midnight Movie programmer at the Circle. \"Some of these films, you see it too clean up on the screen and I think it kind of devalues the whole thing.\"\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771347677/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4771347677_720b4e9abe.jpg\" alt=\"Circle Cinema\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a></div>\nMidnight movies, those are fun times. But they\'re made even better by the Circle\'s upcoming event: The second annual all-night horror movie lock-in lovingly titled \"<strong>Slumber Party 2: Join Us</strong>,\" on Saturday, July 24, starting at 10pm.\n\nThat\'s right - <strong>an all-night horror movie slumber party</strong>.\n\nThe show will start with a brand-new film print of Sam Raimi\'s classic 1981 horror masterpiece The Evil Dead. The night will continue with four lesser-known horror movies throughout the night, the titles of which won\'t be announced until the night of the event.\n\nIn case that\'s not enough to convince you, the $20 admission price also gets slumber party movie goers free <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza.html\">Joe Momma\'s pizza</a>, bagels from <a href=\"http://www.oldschoolbagelcafe.com/\">Old School Bagel Cafe</a> for breakfast and half-price concessions all night.\n\nThere will also be limited edition posters and t-shirts for sale that will only be available to event attendees, all designed by local artist <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/rtpatterns\">Dan Fritchie</a>. Plus, look for other \"unexpected surprises,\" according to Peck.\n\nAnd, if you stay all night, you get a refund of $5 on the price of your ticket.\n\nTickets go on sale this Friday, July 9th, at noon, but don\'t wait, because this show, like last year\'s, is expected to sell out. They\'re $20 per, which is a bargain for all-night, one-of-a-kind, uber-indie entertainment.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771985762/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4771985762_3d92725e95.jpg\" alt=\"Circle Cinema\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a></div>\n<strong>Circle Cinema Slumber Party 2: Join Us</strong>\nWhere: 12 S. Lewis Ave.\nCost: $20 (with $5 back if you can manage to stay all night), available on <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">circlecinema.com</a>\nCall: (918) 585-3456\nWeb:  <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">http://www.circlecinema.com/</a>','Slumber Party 2 at Circle Cinema','In a city which came of age in the golden era of Hollywood, it\'s not all that surprising to find that at one point in its history the city of Tulsa had a collection of world-class movie theaters.\n','inherit','open','open','','671-autosave','','','2010-08-30 20:49:09','2010-08-31 01:49:09','',671,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/671-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1672,1,'2010-08-01 22:54:17','2010-08-02 03:54:17','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771348277/\" title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Circle Cinema\" height=\"334\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4771348277_9360650285.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><i><a href=\"http://www.tulsaproject.com/\">Michael Champlin from The Tulsa Project</a> joins us today with some news from Tulsa\'s own indie movie theater,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>. Take it away, Michael!</i><br /><br />In a city which came of age in the golden era of Hollywood, it\'s not all that surprising to find that at one point in its history the city of Tulsa had a collection of world-class movie theaters. <br /><br />There were a multitude of Art Deco movie houses downtown, not to mention the Delman at 15th and Lewis, the Brook (now a restaurant) on Brookside, and last (though certainly not least) the little-theater-that-could, the <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle at Whittier Square</a>. Constructed in 1928, the theater remains the oldest existing theater in Tulsa. <br /><br />But, enough with the history lesson. Lets talk movies.   <br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><br />The Circle is Tulsa\'s one-and-only independent movie theater. This is important for a lot of reasons, especially if you like  foreign films, indie films, short films, classic films, film festivals and, well, sticking it to the multi-plex cinema-loving man.<br /><br />The Circle also has a one-of-a-kind, once-per-month tradition: The showing of a vintage cult, pop culture, sci-fi or horror movie at midnight the last weekend of the month call <b>Midnight Movies</b>. The late-night showtime ensures a crowd that\'s just as excited to be there as you are, with the absolute minimum of chatty teenagers in the row behind you (it\'s past curfew, after all) and the absolute maximum of popcorn-munching movie junkies.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771348277/\" title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Circle Cinema\" height=\"334\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4771348277_9360650285.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Recent screenings have included Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Ghostbusters&nbsp;and Eraserhead. The folks at Circle Cinema take pains to get many of the movies the old-fashioned way, as film prints rather than digital versions. There\'s something about that classic pop of the film projector, scratched film and reel changes that lends the whole affair a bit of charm. <br /><br />\"It adds to the experience of it,\" said Joshua Peck, Midnight Movie programmer at the Circle. \"Some of these films, you see it too clean up on the screen and I think it kind of devalues the whole thing.\" <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771347677/\" title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Circle Cinema\" height=\"334\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4771347677_720b4e9abe.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Midnight movies, those are fun times. But they\'re made even better by the Circle\'s upcoming event: The second annual all-night horror movie lock-in lovingly titled \"<b>Slumber Party 2: Join Us</b>,\" on Saturday, July 24, starting at 10pm.  <br /><br />That\'s right - <b>an all-night horror movie slumber party</b>. <br /><br />The show will start with a brand-new film print of Sam Raimi\'s classic 1981 horror masterpiece The Evil Dead. The night will continue with four lesser-known horror movies throughout the night, the titles of which won\'t be announced until the night of the event. <br /><br />In case that\'s not enough to convince you, the $20 admission price also gets slumber party movie goers free <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza.html\">Joe Momma\'s pizza</a>, bagels from <a href=\"http://www.oldschoolbagelcafe.com/\">Old School Bagel Cafe</a> for breakfast and half-price concessions all night.<br /><br />There will also be limited edition posters and t-shirts for sale that will only be available to event attendees, all designed by local artist <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/rtpatterns\">Dan Fritchie</a>. Plus, look for other \"unexpected surprises,\" according to Peck.<br /><br />And, if you stay all night, you get a refund of $5 on the price of your ticket. <br /><br />Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 9th, at noon, but don\'t wait, because this show, like last year\'s, is expected to sell out. They\'re $20 per, which is a bargain for all-night, one-of-a-kind, uber-indie entertainment.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4771985762/\" title=\"Circle Cinema by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Circle Cinema\" height=\"334\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4771985762_3d92725e95.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><b>Circle Cinema Slumber Party 2: Join Us</b><br />Where: 12 S. Lewis Ave. <br />Cost: $20 (with $5 back if you can manage to stay all night), available on <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">circlecinema.com</a><br />Call: (918) 585-3456<br />Web:  <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">http://www.circlecinema.com/</a>','Slumber Party 2 at Circle Cinema','','inherit','open','open','','671-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 22:54:17','2010-08-02 03:54:17','',671,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/671-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1673,1,'2010-08-01 22:55:07','2010-08-02 03:55:07','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928743/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4748928743_d02a028e99.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Lucky for those who enjoy a good romp through some resale retail, Tulsa is home to scads of thrift and vintage shops and flea markets.<br /><br />But while we have everything from Goodwill and Salvation Army outlets to kids\' consignment to second-hand hotel furniture super shops, there\'s nothing in Tulsa quite like this.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Cheap-Thrills-Vintage/16304834081?v=wall&amp;ref=ts\">Cheap Thrills</a>, at 3018 E. 15th Street, is Tulsa\'s home for hand-selected vintage clothing and goods, as well as pop culture collectibles, all under one quaint, funky, Cherry Street roof.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927961/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4748927961_e591bd46db.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />What follows are just a few of my finds. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927727/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4748927727_26836a37fe.jpg\" width=\"333\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927837/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4748927837_eb8bf6e909.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570274/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4749570274_6956ff8fa4.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Cutest. Flirtiest. Undies. EVAR.</div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570236/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4749570236_78fe0e901c.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">If I had abs more than three inches long and less than 24 inches around, I\'d totally wear this halter top.&nbsp;</div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570184/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4749570184_8c9c596d29.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">And this bathing suit, which is, I\'m pretty sure, a replica of one I wore back when I was three years old.&nbsp;</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">In the summer of 1986. Or, as I know it, the summer of animal crackers and the QT Squirt.</div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927461/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4748927461_cec5673451.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Know what movie this hat brought to mind?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/images/2007/12/13/pretty_woman.jpg\" /></div><br />Duh. <br /><br />Oh, great. Now I want a pair of delicate little white gloves, too. To wear to the swanky polo matches I attend on the weekends. Right after I watch late-night episodes of I Love Lucy and enjoy champagne and strawberries and dental floss in the penthouse of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.<br /><br />Such a great movie.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927407/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4748927407_cd8f3fecc6.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Vintage graphic tees stretch on as far as they eye could see, in just about any color and style that you could imagine. <br /><br />And how about these little boys\' vintage Lacoste shirts?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928697/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4748928697_e3a46fa1cc.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928697/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"></a><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928643/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4748928643_ec9fb09ceb.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749571276/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4749571276_cb25c3942e.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: left;\">I remember my cousins wearing these when we were kids. And I had to use every ounce of my restraint not to buy every single one in stock at Cheap Thrills when I visited last weekend.<br /><br />Part of what I love so much about shopping at Cheap Thrills is that all the merchandise is super-organized. Typically, shopping resale, consignment and vintage is a frustrating experience for me. I\'m not the kind of person who is happy sifting through rack after rack of thousands of random articles of clothing, none of which seem to be grouped in any order or according to any category, looking for that one piece that makes my heart sing. I prefer to be able to quickly see what my options are, assess whether or not I want to make a purchase and then move on with my life.<br /><br />If you\'re jonesing for \"the hunt,\" though, you can still get that at Cheap Thrills. It\'s just much easier and much more enjoyable to peruse and browse there than it is at some other resale stores I\'ve tried.<br /><br />Clothes are organized by decade. Then, they\'re subcategorized by style. For instance, women\'s wear was hung on multiple racks behind tags labeled 1940s, 1950s and so on. Within those eras, the clothing was sorted into, as in the case of the 1980s rack, peasant tops and dresses, dynasty evening gowns and so on. Plus, the prices are good enough to make you swoon.<br /><br />It\'s heaven for the no-nonsense, Type A shopper.<br /><br />It\'s heaven for anyone looking for a reprieve from the one-size-fits-all, overpriced clothing at the shopping malls, too.&nbsp;</div></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928325/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4748928325_bc2064b0b9.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570944/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4749570944_ef2296446b.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Know who I think of when I see these hair ties?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2gv6ieO34Fo/SesDD8drPeI/AAAAAAAAHF0/x5baNMQJBe0/s400/Drew+Barrymore-1.jpg\" /></div><br />Duh. Beeeee good.<br /><br />Now, if you\'re a child of the 80s, prepare to completely freak out.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570888/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4749570888_09bb2df500.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />OMG!<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928187/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4748928187_3b1c8bffc2.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />OMG!!!!111!!!1<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928117/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4748928117_ec4ff388f8.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Creepy Crawlers, too?? Oh, Jesus...<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928481/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4748928481_56b3d20929.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Oh, Jesus! It\'s really you! I\'m so sorry, Lord - I didn\'t see you kneeling there.<br /><br />Look, you guys - 3D Jesus, the sign says. $15, it says.<br /><br />I think you know what I have to do.<br /><br />Camera one:<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928481/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4748928481_56b3d20929.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Camera two: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749571112/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4749571112_5361b48833.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Camera one: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928481/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4748928481_56b3d20929.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Camera two: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749571112/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4749571112_5361b48833.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Fun!<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570032/\" title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4749570032_49b336035e.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"></div><br />Think you\'d like to stop in at Cheap Thrills soon and have your own self a look-see? Well, you (and your pocketbook) are in luck. They\'re having a 1/2-off sale from now until July 18. That\'s 50 percent off of everything in the store for two whole weeks.<br /><br />Just do me a favor, okay? If you snag something incredible at Cheap Thrills (and, odds are, you will), post a link to a photo of the newest addition to your life in the comments section of this post. I have a feeling you all will find some really, really interesting things, and I can\'t bear the thought of not taking a peek. <br /><br />Help me help you help me shop vicariously through you. Get it? Got it? Good. Can\'t wait to see your finds!<br /><br /><b>Cheap Thrills Vintage</b><br />Where: 3018 E. 15th Street<br />When: Monday-Friday, 12-7pm; Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sunday, 12-4pm<br />Call: (918) 295-5868<br />Web: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Cheap-Thrills-Vintage/16304834081\">Cheap Thrills Vintage On Facebook</a>','Cheap Thrills: Just the Way I Like \'Em','','inherit','open','open','','670-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 22:55:07','2010-08-02 03:55:07','',670,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/670-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1675,1,'2010-08-30 20:55:33','2010-08-31 01:55:33','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928743/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4748928743_d02a028e99.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nLucky for those who enjoy a good romp through some resale retail, Tulsa is home to scads of thrift and vintage shops and flea markets.\r\n\r\nBut while we have everything from Goodwill and Salvation Army outlets to kids\' consignment to second-hand hotel furniture super shops, there\'s nothing in Tulsa quite like this.\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Cheap-Thrills-Vintage/16304834081?v=wall&amp;ref=ts\">Cheap Thrills</a>, at 3018 E. 15th Street, is Tulsa\'s home for hand-selected vintage clothing and goods, as well as pop culture collectibles, all under one quaint, funky, Cherry Street roof.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927961/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4748927961_e591bd46db.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nWhat follows are just a few of my finds.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927727/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4748927727_26836a37fe.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927837/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4748927837_eb8bf6e909.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570274/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4749570274_6956ff8fa4.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Cutest. Flirtiest. Undies. EVAR.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570236/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4749570236_78fe0e901c.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">If I had abs more than three inches long and less than 24 inches around, I\'d totally wear this halter top.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570184/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4749570184_8c9c596d29.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">And this bathing suit, which is, I\'m pretty sure, a replica of one I wore back when I was three years old.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">In the summer of 1986. Or, as I know it, the summer of animal crackers and the QT Squirt.</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927461/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4748927461_cec5673451.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nKnow what movie this hat brought to mind?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/images/2007/12/13/pretty_woman.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>\r\nDuh.\r\n\r\nOh, great. Now I want a pair of delicate little white gloves, too. To wear to the swanky polo matches I attend on the weekends. Right after I watch late-night episodes of I Love Lucy and enjoy champagne and strawberries and dental floss in the penthouse of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.\r\n\r\nSuch a great movie.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748927407/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4748927407_cd8f3fecc6.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nVintage graphic tees stretch on as far as they eye could see, in just about any color and style that you could imagine.\r\n\r\nAnd how about these little boys\' vintage Lacoste shirts?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928697/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4748928697_e3a46fa1cc.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928697/\"></a><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928643/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4748928643_ec9fb09ceb.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749571276/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4749571276_cb25c3942e.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">I remember my cousins wearing these when we were kids. And I had to use every ounce of my restraint not to buy every single one in stock at Cheap Thrills when I visited last weekend.\r\n\r\nPart of what I love so much about shopping at Cheap Thrills is that all the merchandise is super-organized. Typically, shopping resale, consignment and vintage is a frustrating experience for me. I\'m not the kind of person who is happy sifting through rack after rack of thousands of random articles of clothing, none of which seem to be grouped in any order or according to any category, looking for that one piece that makes my heart sing. I prefer to be able to quickly see what my options are, assess whether or not I want to make a purchase and then move on with my life.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re jonesing for \"the hunt,\" though, you can still get that at Cheap Thrills. It\'s just much easier and much more enjoyable to peruse and browse there than it is at some other resale stores I\'ve tried.\r\n\r\nClothes are organized by decade. Then, they\'re subcategorized by style. For instance, women\'s wear was hung on multiple racks behind tags labeled 1940s, 1950s and so on. Within those eras, the clothing was sorted into, as in the case of the 1980s rack, peasant tops and dresses, dynasty evening gowns and so on. Plus, the prices are good enough to make you swoon.\r\n\r\nIt\'s heaven for the no-nonsense, Type A shopper.\r\n\r\nIt\'s heaven for anyone looking for a reprieve from the one-size-fits-all, overpriced clothing at the shopping malls, too.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928325/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4748928325_bc2064b0b9.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570944/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4749570944_ef2296446b.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nKnow who I think of when I see these hair ties?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2gv6ieO34Fo/SesDD8drPeI/AAAAAAAAHF0/x5baNMQJBe0/s400/Drew+Barrymore-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>\r\nDuh. Beeeee good.\r\n\r\nNow, if you\'re a child of the 80s, prepare to completely freak out.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570888/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4749570888_09bb2df500.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nOMG!\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928187/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4748928187_3b1c8bffc2.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nOMG!!!!111!!!1\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928117/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4748928117_ec4ff388f8.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\r\nCreepy Crawlers, too?? Oh, Jesus...\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928481/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4748928481_56b3d20929.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nOh, Jesus! It\'s really you! I\'m so sorry, Lord - I didn\'t see you kneeling there.\r\n\r\nLook, you guys - 3D Jesus, the sign says. $15, it says.\r\n\r\nI think you know what I have to do.\r\n\r\nCamera one:\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928481/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4748928481_56b3d20929.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nCamera two:\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749571112/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4749571112_5361b48833.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nCamera one:\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4748928481/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4748928481_56b3d20929.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nCamera two:\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749571112/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4749571112_5361b48833.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nFun!\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheap Thrills by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4749570032/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4749570032_49b336035e.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap Thrills\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nThink you\'d like to stop in at Cheap Thrills soon and have your own self a look-see? Well, you (and your pocketbook) are in luck. They\'re having a 1/2-off sale from now until July 18. That\'s 50 percent off of everything in the store for two whole weeks.\r\n\r\nJust do me a favor, okay? If you snag something incredible at Cheap Thrills (and, odds are, you will), post a link to a photo of the newest addition to your life in the comments section of this post. I have a feeling you all will find some really, really interesting things, and I can\'t bear the thought of not taking a peek.\r\n\r\nHelp me help you help me shop vicariously through you. Get it? Got it? Good. Can\'t wait to see your finds!\r\n\r\n<strong>Cheap Thrills Vintage</strong>\r\nWhere: 3018 E. 15th Street\r\nWhen: Monday-Friday, 12-7pm; Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sunday, 12-4pm\r\nCall: (918) 295-5868\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Cheap-Thrills-Vintage/16304834081\">Cheap Thrills Vintage On Facebook</a>','Cheap Thrills: Just the Way I Like \'Em','Lucky for those who enjoy a good romp through some resale retail, Tulsa is home to scads of thrift and vintage shops and flea markets.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','670-revision-3','','','2010-08-30 20:55:33','2010-08-31 01:55:33','',670,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/670-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1676,1,'2010-08-30 20:59:12','2010-08-31 01:59:12','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743336/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4764743336_c1fc29424a.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"362\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nIf you\'re planning a birthday party at which:\n\n-Kids will be in attendance;\n-You\'ll need plenty of room;\n-You\'ll need fun things to do built right into the venue; and\n-You like the idea of being outside,\n\nI\'m going to tell you right now where you should have your shindig: Dilly Deli.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105307/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4764105307_e733693d78.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nCheck it out. For a party at <a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/\">Dilly Deli, downtown at 402 E. Second Street</a>, you get:\n<ul>\n	<li>A hip, funky, intimate, lovely enclosed patio (which rules for those of us with kids who can\'t seem to stay in one spot for longer than .35692 seconds - no spending the entire party running around chasing little ones to keep them safe when you could be socializing);</li>\n	<li>A bocce ball court (fun for both adults and kids alike);</li>\n	<li>Plenty of seating, including booth, picnic table, classic car (see it in the photo above? to the right) and four-top options;</li>\n	<li>Shields from the Oklahoma sun and the chance of sprinkles that has been in the Tulsa forecast for the past several days;</li>\n	<li>A venue right smack dab in the middle of the trendy, historic Blue Dome District, right next to tons of free as well as $5 parking;</li>\n	<li>Excellent service;</li>\n	<li>Yummy food made from as many locally sourced products as possible.</li>\n</ul>\nCan you say jackpot?\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104999/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4764104999_6229ea0813.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nThat\'s what I said to myself a few weeks ago during a dinner at Dilly Deli. Actually, what I said to myself exactly was, \"Gee, this sure would be a dandy place for my husband\'s 30th birthday party.\"\n\nThat\'s when I realized something. I met my husband just after his 24th birthday, six whole years ago.\n\nYou know, back before I used the words \"gee\" and \"dandy\" in everyday conversation.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740276/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4764740276_49798fc9c0.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nThis weekend, we celebrated his turning 30. As in, the big 3-0.\n\nI\'ve been romantically involved with this man for six years. 2,190 days. More than 52,000 hours. That\'s, like, forever, man.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106637/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4764106637_8fdaf7efb5.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nAnd now, we have this.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105721/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4764105721_664a18abe1.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nAnd these people.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104885/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764104885_40dd46f782.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nAnd these people.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104747/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4764104747_f900deed75.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nLook! It\'s <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/hwall\">@hwall</a>! And her son, Isaac. And my mom. And my Meme.\n\nIsn\'t Meme pretty? It\'s really super-easy to tell in this picture.\n\nWe also have whoever this is.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104279/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4764104279_94189a08d3.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nActually, that\'s <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelingspork\">@travelingspork</a>. She and her husband recently traded their Miami, Okla. digs for a house in T-Town.\n\nTheir drive to my husband\'s birthday party from their old house in Miami: Approx. 1.5 hours.\nTheir drive to my husband\'s birthday party from their new house in Tulsa: Approx. 15 minutes.\n\nAdvantage: My dear friend\'s gasoline budget.\n\nAlso, her sanity. See what a few years of trying to live so far away can do to a person?\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740574/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4764740574_17c97f1404.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nPlus, it\'s really nice to have that one friend back in town who likes to steal your camera and take photos of your parties so you don\'t have to.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740738/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4764740738_f731052244.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nThat\'s @travelingspork\'s hubs. When my husband first met him, he pretty much couldn\'t stop talking about him for, like, a month. I think he was his first-ever man crush.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105119/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4764105119_e61fbc0d36.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nThe studliness doesn\'t end there. Can you tell this was the guy in high school who made all the girls in math class swoon?\n\nAccording to @travelingspork, his high school sweetheart, he was.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106043/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4764106043_9d545bf215.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nI\'m not sure what this has to do with the birthday party, but...did you know I have a sideways pinkie toe?\n\nAnd did you know that I have a little sister who really likes blue sno cones?\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105817/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4764105817_88aeba25f9.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nAnd did you know that if you gave my dad some blush, some lipstick, a red wig and a Bump It, we\'d look pretty much like twins?\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764741726/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4764741726_01236d1b42.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nIt\'s true.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106759/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764106759_2fcbe6bcc0.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nIt\'s pretty funny that the men\'s bathroom at Dilly Deli is labeled with my husband\'s name. He could claim it as his own private domain, if he wanted. I think he\'d be well within his rights.\n\nAnd, if the spelling of my sister\'s name conformed to the traditional spelling, the ladies\' room, labeled Erin, could be her private domain. She could set up a partition outside the door and refuse to grant anyone access. I mean, it would be her private domain - it\'d have her <em>name</em> on it, for goodness sake.\n\nOr, she could give it to <a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Erin Conrad</a>. You know, whatever works in the politics of friendly public restroom takeovers.\n\nThis name, it\'s a recurring theme in my life.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107611/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4764107611_d259b86d56.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nAnd now for what you\'ve all been waiting for.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764742912/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764742912_c57f625985.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\nHow to light a perfectly good and innocent birthday cupcake on fire.\n\n<strong>Step 1:</strong> Tell the nice folks at <a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">Ann\'s Bakery</a> that you\'re gonna order a birthday cake from them. Remember that you haven\'t done so at the last minute. Kick self.\n\nBuy cupcake liners. Make cupcakes with cream cheese frosting from scratch with your two-year-old. Wear aprons.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cupcakes! by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764805641/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4764805641_57eebd62db.jpg\" alt=\"Cupcakes!\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nBribe a friend to clandestinely transport the cupcakes to the party venue.\n\nMark calendar two weeks before your own birthday to remind yourself to call Ann\'s and <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs536.ash1/31416_405324464029_104710214029_4269954_6696851_n.jpg\">order this</a>.\n\nForgive self.\n\n<strong>Step 2:</strong> Load it up with the number of candles that would signify the new age of the birthday person.\n\nSo, in our case, 30. Or, two-and-a-quarter packs of $2 birthday candles.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743030/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4764743030_de5b574f34.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Step 3:</strong> Abscond with the birthday party venue\'s lighter. Don\'t mess with those sissy, thumb-powered things. Go all out with a trusty, burly charcoal lighter.</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743132/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4764743132_ff56ef2206.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<strong>Step 4:</strong> After lighting candles on one side of the cupcake, determine the direction of the wind. Tip: If you watch the wild fire developing on your cupcake, this should be relatively easy to figure out.\n\n<strong>Step 5:</strong> Turn cupcake so that the wind blows the fire onto the wicks of the other candles.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107183/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4764107183_835d02f24e.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743336/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4764743336_c1fc29424a.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"362\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Step 6:</strong> Blow out all candles in one breath.</div>\n<a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764742436/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4764742436_6f76c0117d.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743448/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4764743448_0d8bd06427.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107491/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4764107491_2d135ac8a2.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">And that\'s the way you do it.</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107611/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4764107611_d259b86d56.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Tip: Do not attempt to eat stunt cupcake.\n\nTip: Smoky the Bear would want me to tell you that it\'s good fire safety to have a fire extinguisher handy when lighting this many candles in a small space.\n\nAnd that only you can prevent cupcake fires.\n\n</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks again, Dilly Deli, for being such a great host to my sweet husband\'s 30th birthday party. We had a blast. You even helped my husband feel better about being a newly minted old fogey for awhile.</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">And for that we\'re eternally grateful.</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Dilly Deli</strong></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Where: 402 E. Second Street</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">When: Monday-Thursday, 8am-8pm; Friday-Saturday, 8am-10pm; Sunday, 8am-4pm</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Call: (918) 938-6382</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Web: <a href=\"http://www.dillydelitulsa.com/\">DillyDeliTulsa.com</a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Menu (PDF): <a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/images/data/attachments/0000/0001/Dilly_Deli_Menu_As_of_Dec16_09.pdf\">Click here</a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1435650/restaurant/Blue-Dome-District/Dilly-Deli-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1435650/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Dilly Deli on Urbanspoon\" /></a></div>\n</div>\n</div>','A Birthday Party at Dilly Deli. (Also, how to light a cupcake on fire.)','Looking for a roomy party venue, I\'m going to tell you right now where you should have your shindig: Dilly Deli.','inherit','open','open','','668-autosave','','','2010-08-30 20:59:12','2010-08-31 01:59:12','',668,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/668-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1677,1,'2010-08-01 22:55:54','2010-08-02 03:55:54','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743336/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4764743336_c1fc29424a.jpg\" width=\"362\" /></a></div><br />If you\'re planning a birthday party at which:<br /><br />-Kids will be in attendance;<br />-You\'ll need plenty of room;<br />-You\'ll need fun things to do built right into the venue; and<br />-You like the idea of being outside,<br /><br />I\'m going to tell you right now where you should have your shindig: Dilly Deli.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105307/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4764105307_e733693d78.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Check it out. For a party at <a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/\">Dilly Deli, downtown at 402 E. Second Street</a>, you get: <br /><br /><ul><li>A hip, funky, intimate, lovely enclosed patio (which rules for those of us with kids who can\'t seem to stay in one spot for longer than .35692 seconds - no spending the entire party running around chasing little ones to keep them safe when you could be socializing);</li><li>A bocce ball court (fun for both adults and kids alike);</li><li>Plenty of seating, including booth, picnic table, classic car (see it in the photo above? to the right) and four-top options;</li><li>Shields from the Oklahoma sun and the chance of sprinkles that has been in the Tulsa forecast for the past several days;</li><li>A venue right smack dab in the middle of the trendy, historic Blue Dome District, right next to tons of free as well as $5 parking;</li><li>Excellent service;</li><li>Yummy food made from as many locally sourced products as possible.</li></ul><br />Can you say jackpot?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104999/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4764104999_6229ea0813.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />That\'s what I said to myself a few weeks ago during a dinner at Dilly Deli. Actually, what I said to myself exactly was, \"Gee, this sure would be a dandy place for my husband\'s 30th birthday party.\" <br /><br />That\'s when I realized something. I met my husband just after his 24th birthday, six whole years ago. <br /><br />You know, back before I used the words \"gee\" and \"dandy\" in everyday conversation. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740276/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4764740276_49798fc9c0.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />This weekend, we celebrated his turning 30. As in, the big 3-0. <br /><br />I\'ve been romantically involved with this man for six years. 2,190 days. More than 52,000 hours. That\'s, like, forever, man. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106637/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4764106637_8fdaf7efb5.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And now, we have this. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105721/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4764105721_664a18abe1.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And these people. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104885/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764104885_40dd46f782.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And these people. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104747/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4764104747_f900deed75.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Look! It\'s <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/hwall\">@hwall</a>! And her son, Isaac. And my mom. And my Meme.<br /><br />Isn\'t Meme pretty? It\'s really super-easy to tell in this picture.<br /><br />We also have whoever this is. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764104279/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4764104279_94189a08d3.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Actually, that\'s <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelingspork\">@travelingspork</a>. She and her husband recently traded their Miami, Okla. digs for a house in T-Town.<br /><br />Their drive to my husband\'s birthday party from their old house in Miami: Approx. 1.5 hours.<br />Their drive to my husband\'s birthday party from their new house in Tulsa: Approx. 15 minutes.<br /><br />Advantage: My dear friend\'s gasoline budget.<br /><br />Also, her sanity. See what a few years of trying to live so far away can do to a person?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740574/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4764740574_17c97f1404.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Plus, it\'s really nice to have that one friend back in town who likes to steal your camera and take photos of your parties so you don\'t have to.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764740738/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4764740738_f731052244.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />That\'s @travelingspork\'s hubs. When my husband first met him, he pretty much couldn\'t stop talking about him for, like, a month. I think he was his first-ever man crush.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105119/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4764105119_e61fbc0d36.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />The studliness doesn\'t end there. Can you tell this was the guy in high school who made all the girls in math class swoon?<br /><br />According to @travelingspork, his high school sweetheart, he was.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106043/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4764106043_9d545bf215.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />I\'m not sure what this has to do with the birthday party, but...did you know I have a sideways pinkie toe?<br /><br />And did you know that I have a little sister who really likes blue sno cones? <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764105817/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4764105817_88aeba25f9.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And did you know that if you gave my dad some blush, some lipstick, a red wig and a Bump It, we\'d look pretty much like twins?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764741726/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4764741726_01236d1b42.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />It\'s true. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764106759/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764106759_2fcbe6bcc0.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />It\'s pretty funny that the men\'s bathroom at Dilly Deli is labeled with my husband\'s name. He could claim it as his own private domain, if he wanted. I think he\'d be well within his rights.<br /><br />And, if the spelling of my sister\'s name conformed to the traditional spelling, the ladies\' room, labeled Erin, could be her private domain. She could set up a partition outside the door and refuse to grant anyone access. I mean, it would be her private domain - it\'d have her <i>name</i> on it, for goodness sake.<br /><br />Or, she could give it to <a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">Erin Conrad</a>. You know, whatever works in the politics of friendly public restroom takeovers.<br /><br />This name, it\'s a recurring theme in my life.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107611/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4764107611_d259b86d56.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And now for what you\'ve all been waiting for.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764742912/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4764742912_c57f625985.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />How to light a perfectly good and innocent birthday cupcake on fire.<br /><br /><b>Step 1:</b> Tell the nice folks at <a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">Ann\'s Bakery</a> that you\'re gonna order a birthday cake from them. Remember that you haven\'t done so at the last minute. Kick self.<br /><br />Buy cupcake liners. Make cupcakes with cream cheese frosting from scratch with your two-year-old. Wear aprons.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764805641/\" title=\"Cupcakes! by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cupcakes!\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4764805641_57eebd62db.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Bribe a friend to clandestinely transport the cupcakes to the party venue.<br /><br />Mark calendar two weeks before your own birthday to remind yourself to call Ann\'s and&nbsp;<a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs536.ash1/31416_405324464029_104710214029_4269954_6696851_n.jpg\">order this</a>.<br /><br />Forgive self. <br /><br /><b>Step 2:</b> Load it up with the number of candles that would signify the new age of the birthday person.<br /><br />So, in our case, 30. Or, two-and-a-quarter packs of $2 birthday candles.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743030/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4764743030_de5b574f34.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Step 3:</b> Abscond with the birthday party venue\'s lighter. Don\'t mess with those sissy, thumb-powered things. Go all out with a trusty, burly charcoal lighter.&nbsp;</div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743132/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4764743132_ff56ef2206.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><b>Step 4:</b> After lighting candles on one side of the cupcake, determine the direction of the wind. Tip: If you watch the wild fire developing on your cupcake, this should be relatively easy to figure out.<br /><br /><b>Step 5:</b> Turn cupcake so that the wind blows the fire onto the wicks of the other candles.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107183/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4764107183_835d02f24e.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743336/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4764743336_c1fc29424a.jpg\" width=\"362\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Step 6:</b> Blow out all candles in one breath.</div><br /><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764742436/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4764742436_6f76c0117d.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764743448/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4764743448_0d8bd06427.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107491/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4764107491_2d135ac8a2.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: left;\">And that\'s the way you do it.&nbsp;</div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4764107611/\" title=\"Dilly Deli by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4764107611_d259b86d56.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Tip: Do not attempt to eat stunt cupcake.<br /><br />Tip: Smoky the Bear would want me to tell you that it\'s good fire safety to have a fire extinguisher handy when lighting this many candles in a small space.<br /><br />And that only you can prevent cupcake fires.</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks again, Dilly Deli, for being such a great host to my sweet husband\'s 30th birthday party. We had a blast. You even helped my husband feel better about being a newly minted old fogey for awhile.</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">And for that we\'re eternally grateful.</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Dilly Deli</b></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Where: 402 E. Second Street</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">When: Monday-Thursday, 8am-8pm; Friday-Saturday, 8am-10pm; Sunday, 8am-4pm</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Call: (918) 938-6382</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Web: <a href=\"http://www.dillydelitulsa.com/\">DillyDeliTulsa.com</a></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Menu (PDF): <a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/images/data/attachments/0000/0001/Dilly_Deli_Menu_As_of_Dec16_09.pdf\">Click here</a></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1435650/restaurant/Blue-Dome-District/Dilly-Deli-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1435650/minilink.gif\" style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" /></a></div></div></div>','A Birthday Party at Dilly Deli. (Also, how to light a cupcake on fire.)','','inherit','open','open','','668-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 22:55:54','2010-08-02 03:55:54','',668,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/668-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1679,1,'2010-08-01 23:16:03','2010-08-02 04:16:03','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4751667439/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"403\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4751667439_9fd6564508_b.jpg\" width=\"504\" /></a></div><br />In an effort to beat the heat last Saturday, my first photo shoot of the day was at 8am.<br /><br />Even starting off that early did little to keep the sweat from dripping and the clothes from sticking. However, I was all smiles when my newly engaged couple agreed to finish up their shoot at the Cherry Street Farmer\'s Market.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4752308610/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"335\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4752308610_ec608751c3_b.jpg\" width=\"504\" /></a></div><br />I have just one question.<br /><br />Well that\'s not true, I\'m always full of questions.  But for today, right now, I have just one.  <br /><br />How in the world have I gone so long without photographing this place? <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4751668087/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4751668087_02f300f754_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a> </div><br />You may call it the farmers\' market. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4752308402/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4752308402_75c1db203a_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a> </div><br />I call it heaven.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4752308038/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4752308038_dda6bee533_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br />My senses came alive with all the colors, people, food, music and flowers.  I hope this makes you smile the same way it does me.<br /><br />I also hope you won\'t wait as long as I did to enjoy this little slice of paradise right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4752308460/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4752308460_ef662d22b6_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4751668149/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4751668149_d98b629525_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4752307914/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4752307914_6cb73e6e6a_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4751667335/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"448\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4751667335_9003677e9d_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4752307840/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4752307840_b57c3e83fd_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4751667579/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4751667579_875b8e3079_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4751667981/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"372\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4751667981_daa5984b19_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\" style=\"color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><i>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>&nbsp;photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa.&nbsp;</i></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\" style=\"color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;\"><i>Check out her recent posts here</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>.</i></span></span></div></div>','Cherry Street Farmers’ Market: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','665-revision-4','','','2010-08-01 23:16:03','2010-08-02 04:16:03','',665,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/665-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(1681,1,'2010-06-28 21:58:00','2010-06-28 21:58:00','Get your 4th of July celebration groove on with these Tulsa-area events.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/InvitationIndependenceDayGreenwichCT06201825.jpg\" /><br /><br /></div><a name=\'more\'></a><b>Tuesday, June 29</b><br /><br /><b>Southern Hills Baptist Church Patriotic Music Event</b><br />When: 7pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.shbctulsa.org/events/coming-events.html\">Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks</a><br />See this patriotic music event orchestra along with ensemble and vocal groups present modern arrangements of patriotic favorites. <br /><br /><b>Starlight Band Concert</b><br />When: 8pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsafreedomfest.com/entertainment.html\">River West Festival Park Amphitheater</a>, 2100 S. Jackson Ave.<br />The Starlight Bands presents Americana Night in celebration of Independence Day 2010.<br /><br /><br /><b>Thursday, July 1</b><br /><br /><b>Red, White and $1 Brew at ONEOK Field: Drillers Independence Bash</b><br />When: 7:05pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100625&amp;content_id=11568338&amp;vkey=news_t260&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t260\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave. <br />Thirsty Thursday, known as Red, White and $1 Brew during the Drillers Independence Bash, returns to ONEOK Field to open the homestand. Red, White and $1 Brew features servings of 16 oz. soft drinks and 12 oz. Miller Lite and Coors Light for only $1.<br /><br /><b>Sunset Concert Series at Stone Canyon</b><br />When: 6-9pm, with fireworks start at 9:15pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.stonecanyonliving.com/#/news/12/\">Stone Canyon</a>, 76th Street North and 177th E. Ave. in Owasso<br />See Remedy live in concert, followed by a fireworks show. It\'s all free and open to the public. <br /><br /><br /><b>Friday, July 2</b><br /><br /><b>Rhythm on the River: FreedomFest</b><br />When: 6:30pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsafreedomfest.com/entertainment.html\">River Parks Plaza</a>, 41st Street and Riverside Drive<br />Don\'t miss this showcase of live, local music this Fourth of July weekend. Bring your blankets and your lawn chairs, but if you forget your picnic basket, don\'t fret - concessions will be available at the plaza. <br /><br /><b>Red, White and BOOM</b><br />When: Gates at 7pm, Fireworks at 9:45pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.cityofowasso.com/city_news_info_res/Red_White_Boom.pdf\">Owasso Stadium</a>&nbsp;(PDF),<br />Like to rock your Independence Day Owasso style? Then stay on the north side of US 169 and watch the fireworks show at Owasso Stadium. Admission is free and open to the public.<br /><br /><b>Friday Night Fireworks: Drillers Independence Bash</b><br />When: 7:05pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100625&amp;content_id=11568338&amp;vkey=news_t260&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t260\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave. <br />KRMG AM 740 and 102.3 FM present Friday Night Fireworks at ONEOK Field. Following the game, the downtown skyline will be illuminated by another marvelous fireworks show.<br /><br /><br /><b>Saturday, July 3</b><br /><br /><b>Firecracker 5K</b><br />When: Starting at 7:30am<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/fleet-feet-firecracker-5km\">Downtown Tulsa</a><br />Looking for a way to get moving with the fam this 4th of July weekend? Sweat it out with this event. <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/fleet-feet-firecracker-5km\">Register here</a>.<br /><br /><b>All Things Cake Patriotic Topsy Turvy Cake Class</b><br />When: 10am-2pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/All-Things-Cake/238407992305\">All Things Cake</a>, 8256 S. Memorial Drive<br />Wanna learn to make a cake that\'s worthy of the red, white and blue? Look no further than this class at All Things Cake, a sugar art supplies outlet, custom cake bakery, cooking school and more in south Tulsa. Cost is $45. Call to register, (918) 994-4490.<br /><br /><b>Cajun Festival</b><br />When: Starting at 10am<br />Where: <a href=\"http://grandlakefestivals.com/cajun.htm\">Grove Civic Center</a> on Grand Lake<br />Where else can you get cajun food, cajun music and great fun for the entire family without heading for the actual bayou? Luckily for your gasoline budget, all of this can be found Fourth of July weekend just a few miles from Tulsa in Grove. Get a map and even more information at the link above. <br /><br /><b>Fireworks, Buffet and Live Music at The Canebrake</b><br />When: Starting at 5pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/July-3-flyer.jpg\">The Canebrake</a>, 33241 E. 732nd Road in Wagoner<br />What do you call a July 4 celebration that’s held July 3? You decide, but the folks at The Canebrake, a swanky, eco-friendly resort just up the road from Tulsa a piece in Wagoner, call it F to the U to the N. Start your Saturday evening with a summer buffet in the dining room that will feature ribs, gourmet hot dogs, onion burgers, salads, slaw, beans, melons and a giant ice cream sundae bar. After dinner, retire to the lawn (BYO chair!) for wine and beer, sundaes and music from recording artists “La Moustache” and one of the best home grown fireworks shows around (leave your own fireworks at home, please). Buffet is $40 (includes tax and tip) and, get this: Cost is only $10 for kids 10 and under, veterans or active military (with ID) and guests 65 and older. Fireworks start at dark-thirty. Get more info and RSVP at 918.485.1810.<br /><br /><b>Ride the River Bike Ride: FreedomFest</b><br />When: 6:30pm registration; 7pm start<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsafreedomfest.com/entertainment.html\">River West Festival Park</a>, 2100 S. Jackson Ave.<br />Register online at tomsbicycles.com to save $5 on the registration for his huge bike ride in celebration of July 4, The race will start and finish at River West Festival Park. Be sure to stick around after the ride to see the Tour de France on the big screen. <br /><br />City of Claremore Fireworks Spectacular<br />When: Starting at 7pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://claremore.org/\">Claremore Lake</a><br />If you like your Independence Day done Claremore style, don\'t miss this festival and fireworks show. The sky is scheduled to light up at about 9:30pm. <br /><br /><b>Fourth on the Third</b><br />When: 7:30pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://signaturesymphonyattcc.org/special_events.htm\">VanTrease PACE</a>, 81st Street and Highway 69<br />Don\'t miss this celebration of patriotic music, featuring The Signature Chorale, The Signature Children\'s Choir and The Signature Symphony under the direction of Dr. Barry Epperly. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and $6 for kids and TCC students. Call (918) 595-777 for tickets. <br /><br /><b>Grand Lake Fireworks</b><br />When: 9pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://grandlakefireworks.com/\">Grand Lake</a><br />Check out this floating fireworks show as it reflects on Grand Lake. The show can be viewed at the new GRDA Visitors Center in Langley, the Pensacola Dam, 3 Cherokee State Parks near the Spillways, on the water in the main channel of Grand Lake, and all along the shores of South Grand Lake. <br /><br /><br /><b>Sunday, July 4</b><br /><br /><b>ONEOK Freedom Fest at River Parks</b><br />When: Starting at 12pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsafreedomfest.com/entertainment.html\">River West Festival Park</a>, 2100 S. Jackson Ave.; <a href=\"http://www.tulsafreedomfest.com/entertainment.html\">Veterans Park</a>, 1875 S. Boulder Ave.; <a href=\"http://www.tulsafreedomfest.com/entertainment.html\">Elwood\'s Cafe</a>, 1924 S. Riverside Drive<br />Tulsa\'s largest 4th of July fireworks display can be seen from miles around, but you won\'t want to miss being smackdab in the middle of the action this year. This event is more than just fireworks, with:<br /><br /><ul><li>Beverages, food, face painting, free inflatables, a rock climbing wall and live music by the Red Dirt Rangers at River West Festival Park, starting at 5pm;</li><li>The annual American Salute celebration, an old-fashioned family picnic and music showcase, where there will be free inflatables for the kids; and a bicycle parade featuring free bike decorations provided by Tom\'s Bicycles that will start at 7pm, all at Veterans Park;</li><li>Live music galore featuring Junaloosca, Eric and the Adams, Sam and the Stylees and Midlife Crisis Band, all at Elwood\'s Cafe.</li></ul><br /><a href=\"http://www.tulsafreedomfest.com/entertainment.html\">Click here to get information on parking</a>, as well as even more info on what\'s going on down at River Parks this 4th of July. <br /><br /><b>Fourth of July at McBirney Mansion</b><br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgt7oVcQCl4\">McBirney Mansion</a>, 1414 S. Galveston Ave.<br />Ribs, pulled pork, sandwiches, potato salad, cole slaw, fried chicken and beer, and a surprise dessert. Then, watch the fireworks and get a fantastic view of the downtown skyline from the hill at McBirney mansion. Tickets are $40. Call (918) 585-3234 for reservations. <br /><br /><b>Fish and Fireworks</b><br />When: Open at 10am; Parking begins at 4pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/FishandFireworks.php\">Oklahoma Aquarium</a>, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks<br />Make plans to spend the Fourth of July with the Oklahoma Aquarium and enjoy indoor and outdoor fun for the entire family. Your paid parking provides access to the best viewing of the Jenks/96th Street Bridge fireworks, as well as summer fun with Bass Pro, including fishing and other games. Parking will be $5 beginning at 4pm, which also earns you a $2 discount on Aquarium admission for everyone in your car. You\'ll receive an all-access wristband and be able to enjoy the indoor exhibits, the outdoor activities, concessions for purchase and prime viewing of the fireworks, which are slated to start at about 9:30pm. No outside food or drinks will be allowed since there will be concessions on site, but lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. Visit the link above for even more information. <br /><br /><b>Jenks America Independence Day Celebration</b><br />When: Starting at 11am<br />Where: <a href=\"http://riverfrontsouthok.com/\">Parking in the Oklahoma Aquarium lot</a>, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks<br />Los Cabos is sponsoring a fireworks display that will be among the largest in the state in Jenks. Plus, look for a military flyover, a day-long line up of bands, a car show and an appearance by Ms. Oklahoma. The fireworks show will launch from the Jenks Pedestrian Bridge, which will be visible all over the city of Jenks, but prime viewing is available by parking at Oklahoma Aquarium (see Fish and Fireworks, above). Click the link above to get maps and even more information about the Jenks America Independence Day Celebration. <br /><br /><b>Rockets over Rhema</b><br />When: Starting at 5pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.rocketsoverrhema.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=127&amp;Itemid=55\">RHEMA Bible Church</a>, 1025 W. Kenosha in Broken Arrow<br />The patriotic tribute gets started at 5pm, followed by a slew of outdoor activities including a car show, a mechanical bull, a rock climbing wall and face painting, a live concert featuring the lines of Point of Grace and Pocket Full of Rocks and finally, at 10pm, one of the largest fireworks shows in the land where the wind goes sweepin\' down the plains. Get even more information at the link above.<br /><br /><b>American Celebrates America: Fireworks Over Sapulpa</b><br />When: Starting at 5pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.valuenews.com/issues/story.php?view=1580\">Sapulpa Municipal Golf Course</a><br />Check out this 14th annual event featuring fireworks choreographed to music, taking place over the Sapulpa Municipal Golf Course. Viewing and parking are available at the Sapulpa Wal-Mart and the grassy fields east of and behind the store, as well as at Westside Baptist Church.<br /><br /><b>Independence Day Fireworks Extravaganza: Drillers Independence Bash</b><br />When: 7:05pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100625&amp;content_id=11568338&amp;vkey=news_t260&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;sid=t260\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave. <br />One of the very best fireworks shows will be exploding in the sky above downtown Tulsa this year. Look for it after Sunday night\'s game. Plus, if you bring a canned food donation to the ticket office, you get $2 off your tickets to the game.','4th of July 2010 Events in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','664-revision','','','2010-06-28 21:58:00','2010-06-28 21:58:00','',664,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/664-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(1683,1,'2010-08-01 22:59:13','2010-08-02 03:59:13','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738834130/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4738834130_93601e967b.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Hamburgers run through the garden, served in a yellow paper wrapper and sealed with a toothpick.<br /><br />Soft drinks served in frosty mugs. Crispy, piping-hot onion rings.<br /><br />The best chocolate malt in town, served with a dollop of whipped cream. <br /><br />What I\'m talking about here is, of course, Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738202475/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4738202475_6704efe214.jpg\" width=\"333\" /></a></div><br />Like Arnold\'s, which is located just west of the West 51st Street and Union intersection, I\'m from the west side. Having graduated from a high school in west Tulsa, I spent plenty of time at this burger bar. It was a classic post-band practice destination, and we even snuck away from campus a time or two to Arnold\'s for lunch. <br /><br />Part of the fun of raising a child in the same city in which you grew up is sharing your memories with him, re-experiencing with him your old stomping grounds. A few weeks ago I loaded up my little guy and trucked it across town so that he could experience those same burgers, onion rings, chocolate malts, neon signs and 1950s-reminiscent glass blocks by the counter that serve as the background of many a high school memory for me.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738201999/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4738201999_ae032e69b6.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738202115/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4738202115_3014d39402.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738834730/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4738834730_525803161e.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Upon arriving my son and I went through the lunch line, ordered a couple of burgers and an order of Arnold\'s famous onion rings, grabbed our drinks and our number and took the last available booth in the dining room. <br /><br />Lunch time at Arnold\'s is a busy place. Those west siders, they know a good burger when they taste it, and they\'re not afraid to drive back again and again for a tried-and-true delicious meal. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738201887/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4738201887_e0119b582b.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />Here\'s my son telling me all about the finer points of this Arnold\'s burger. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738834372/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4738834372_57be404a07.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />\"Burger - cheeseburger! Mommy, burger pretty tasty. Mmm, Mommy? Burger good!\"<br /><br />Well said, kiddo. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738201721/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4738201721_555571f18f.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />\"Hey, son? You want my extra onions?\"<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738834532/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4738834532_808eb9b601.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Yeah, I didn\'t think so. Which was good, because then I got to keep them all to myself.<br /><br />He did, however, enjoy these: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738202227/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4738202227_5d506c81ae.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />He likes his with ketchup, but I\'m partial to ranch dressing myself. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738202361/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4738202361_03a1093271.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br />As lunch time sometimes does, it runs into what\'s supposed to be nap time for this little guy. If we\'re out and about, very bad things start to happen - things involving whining, grabbing, throwing and general misbehaving. <br /><br />So, Mom had to have her Arnold\'s chocolate malt from the drive-thru. While it wasn\'t served in its customary frosty glass, it was much, much better than going totally without. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738201641/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4738201641_b354d2a556.jpg\" width=\"333\" /></a></div><br />Which one can never do when visiting Arnold\'s. It\'d be like visiting Paris without going to the Eiffel Tower, or visiting Ireland without kissing the Blarney stone. It just wouldn\'t be fittin\' - the visit wouldn\'t be complete.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4738834130/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4738834130_93601e967b.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a> </div><br />Since it\'s at 51st and Union, Arnold\'s isn\'t conveniently located just for westsiders, but it\'s also just off I-44, putting it just minutes from, well, just about anywhere. Even coming from across town, once we hit the highway, we were there within 10 minutes.<br /><br />Which is about as long as I\'m willing to wait once I get an Arnold\'s burger on my mind.<br /><br /><b>Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers</b><br />Where: 1722 W. 51st Street<br />When: Monday-Saturday, 11am-9pm (closed Sunday)<br />Call: (918) 445-4633<br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630047/restaurant/West-Tulsa/Arnolds-Old-Fashioned-Hamburgers-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630047/minilink.gif\" style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" /></a>','Arnold\'s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers: A West Side Story','','inherit','open','open','','663-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 22:59:13','2010-08-02 03:59:13','',663,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/663-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1686,1,'2010-08-01 23:04:04','2010-08-02 04:04:04','<b>UPDATE//</b>The pageant judges have spoken! <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4742094021/\" title=\"Sonic by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Sonic\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4742094021_47e5d862a9.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br /><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tasha-Does-Tulsa/403568208507\">Despite much speculation from the TDT Facebook community that Braum\'s actually has the better cherry limeade</a>, the Cherry Limeade from Sonic beat out all other tasty Tulsa refreshments and accepted the crown this morning with humility and grace. Feel free to visit her between 2-4pm today for happy hour, when you can take her home for half price.<br /><br />The QuikTrip 49-cent drink won the title of first runner-up, with a frosty glass of Weber\'s root beer taking third place.<br /><br />Thanks, all, for voting! Have a refreshing day, T-Town style. <br />\r\n<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4420932184/\" title=\"Sonic by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Sonic\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4420932184_afb18d4a67.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br />Now that the first week of summer has smacked us upside the head with a 100-degree-plus heat index every day this week, we Tulsans are all thinking of ways to stay cool. An easy way to do that is from the inside out, with a tasty, local refreshment.<br /><br />But, which gets the job done best? To find the answer, say hello to the first-ever TDT Refreshment Pageant, a showcase of some of Tulsa\'s most refreshing refreshments and icy-cold treats. <br /><br />Be sure to vote for your favorite after the jump. <br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><b>QuikTrip 49-cent Fountain Drink</b>. At just 49 cents, not only is this refreshment refreshing, but it\'s also easy on the wallet.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img height=\"512\" src=\"http://irritatedtulsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/491.jpg\" width=\"384\" /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Photo by <a href=\"http://www.irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/\">Irritated Tulsan</a> - if you\'re not reading this blog, you\'re missing out on some serious Tulsa hilarity.</i></div><i><br /></i><br /><b>Sonic Drive-In Cherry Limeade</b>. Between 2-4pm, it\'s half-price, but it\'s always fully delicious.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4420932184/\" title=\"Sonic by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Sonic\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4420932184_afb18d4a67.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br /><b>Anything from Josh\'s Sno Shack</b>. There\'s not a line of 30-plus summer-struck Tulsans outside every Josh\'s location at all times for no reason. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img height=\"512\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" width=\"384\" /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/sno-cone-mystique-erin-sees-tulsa.html\">Photo by Erin Conrad</a></i></div><br /><b>Weber\'s Root Beer</b>. A bonafide Tulsa classic, best served in a frosty mug. <br /><br /><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TCTXwwN1ykI/AAAAAAAAB6c/78b_pcSMnnw/s1600/Picture+1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"263\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TCTXwwN1ykI/AAAAAAAAB6c/78b_pcSMnnw/s400/Picture+1.png\" width=\"400\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><a href=\"http://www.webersoftulsa.com/webers_story.asp\">Photo from the Weber\'s of Tulsa website</a></i></div><br /><b>Marshall Beer</b>. My favorite for summer is the hoppy Atlas Pale Ale, but Marshall gives thirsty Tulsans some seriously tasty options. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3834219306/\" title=\"T-Rex Pie at Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"T-Rex Pie at Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3834219306_d73a84491d.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br /><b>Arnold\'s Chocolate Malt</b>. It\'s legendary in its maltiness, and it can only be found at this west Tulsa burger joint. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4732849611/\" title=\"Arnold\'s Malt by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Arnold\'s Malt\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1320/4732849611_af3ab3e0fe.jpg\" width=\"333\" /></a></div><br /><b>FroYo from Cherry Berry</b>. This Tulsa-based frozen yogurt chain knows how to serve up some seriously refreshing treats, but they don\'t. They let you do it instead, letting you totally customize your refreshment experience. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4733497136/\" title=\"Cherry Berry by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Cherry Berry\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1428/4733497136_579644984f.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><b>Farmers\' Market Margarita from Elote Cafe</b>. It doesn\'t get any more local than this, folks, especially with blueberries from the farmer\'s market mixed in.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4732878781/\" title=\"Elote by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Elote\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1236/4732878781_f6ce5d7278.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: right; width: 170;\"><form action=\"http://www.free-website-polls.com/poll.php\" method=\"POST\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; width: 170px;\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Which is Tulsa\'s most refreshing, frosty-cool treat?<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238682\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238682\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238682\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">QuikTrip 49-Cent Fountain Drink</label></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238683\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238683\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238683\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Sonic Drive-In Limeade</label></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238684\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238684\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238684\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Anything from Josh\'s Sno Shack</label></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238685\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238685\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238685\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Weber\'s Root Beer</label></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238686\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238686\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238686\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Marshall Beer</label></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238687\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238687\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238687\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Arnold\'s Chocolate Malt</label></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238688\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238688\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238688\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">FroYo from Cherry Berry</label></td></tr><tr><td><input id=\"answer238690\" name=\"answer[]\" type=\"radio\" value=\"238690\" /></td> <td width=\"100%\"><label for=\"answer238690\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Elote Farmers\' Market Margarita</label></td></tr><tr><td align=\"center\" colspan=\"2\"><br /><br /><input style=\"border: 1px #333333 solid;\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Vote\" /><br /><br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.free-website-polls.com/poll.php?show_poll=86235\" style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_blank\">View Results</a><br /><input name=\"poll_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"86235\" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href=\"http://www.free-website-polls.com/\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 3px;\">Free poll from Free Website Polls</a></center></form></div><br />Now that you\'ve voted for your favorite Tulsa summertime treat, go forth and refresh yourself. Don\'t forget to take this list of refreshments along as your Tulsa guide to extreme heat relief.<br /><br />And don\'t forget to check out the latest on <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/p/tulsa-events-this-weekend_2472.html\">what\'s going on in Tulsa this weekend</a>.','Miss Tulsa Refreshment Pageant: Which is Tulsa\'s Most Refreshing Summertime Treat?','','inherit','open','open','','661-revision-3','','','2010-08-01 23:04:04','2010-08-02 04:04:04','',661,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/661-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1689,1,'2010-08-30 21:25:51','2010-08-31 02:25:51','<div class=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TCJ_Yh7G5TI/AAAAAAAAB6U/g57NrftjmvQ/s1600/hotdogs.jpg\"><img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TCJ_Yh7G5TI/AAAAAAAAB6U/g57NrftjmvQ/s400/hotdogs.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"400\" /></a></div>\n</div>\nThey’re a mark of every major metropolitan city: vendors of street fare, set up along busy thoroughfares where hungry downtowners rove for midday sustenance.\n\nSuddenly, these vendors are on seemingly every corner in Tulsa’s central business district, especially hot dog cart operators, numbering about half a dozen businesses within the IDL.\n\nGrab some napkins and chow down on <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/industry_article.asp?cID=i&amp;aID=91708527.4547083.666809.6765667.9782155.609&amp;aID2=51284\">the rest of the story on the Food page in this week\'s issue of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.','Street Eats Fill a Market Void','','inherit','open','open','','658-autosave','','','2010-08-30 21:25:51','2010-08-31 02:25:51','',658,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/658-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1690,1,'2010-08-01 23:07:47','2010-08-02 04:07:47','<div class=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TCJ_Yh7G5TI/AAAAAAAAB6U/g57NrftjmvQ/s1600/hotdogs.jpg\"><img src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/TCJ_Yh7G5TI/AAAAAAAAB6U/g57NrftjmvQ/s400/hotdogs.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"400\" /></a></div>\r\n</div>\r\nThey’re a mark of every major metropolitan city: vendors of street fare, set up along busy thoroughfares where hungry downtowners rove for midday sustenance.\r\n\r\nSuddenly, these vendors are on seemingly every corner in Tulsa’s central business district, especially hot dog cart operators, numbering about half a dozen businesses within the IDL.\r\n\r\nGrab some napkins and chow down on <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/industry_article.asp?cID=i&amp;aID=91708527.4547083.666809.6765667.9782155.609&amp;aID2=51284\">the rest of the story on the Food page in this week\'s issue of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.','Street Eats Fill a Market Void','','inherit','open','open','','658-revision-3','','','2010-08-01 23:07:47','2010-08-02 04:07:47','',658,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/658-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1691,1,'2010-08-01 23:08:11','2010-08-02 04:08:11','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4697532538/\" title=\"The Brook by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Brook\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4697532538_be52449816.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />You know how when fall and winter start to come around that you notice you crave things like chicken pot pie and bread pudding and generally heavy, food-for-the-soul-type stuff? <br /><br />And how when spring arrives the first thing everyone wants is anything besides chicken pot pie and bread pudding? And how you feel like if you have to eat another piece of citrus you might just cry your eyes out? You need real fruit, by George! <br /><br />Well, me, too. And when summer (and 90-plus percent humidity) is in the air, I get to craving one thing.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4696900145/\" title=\"The Brook by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Brook\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1274/4696900145_427349d114.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And that\'s macaroni and cheese with some buffalo chicken tenders from&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.brookrestaurant.com/\">Brook on Brookside</a>, known by us locals as \"The Brook.\"<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4697533226/\" title=\"The Brook by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Brook\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/4697533226_daff7d47a9.jpg\" width=\"332\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4697531622/\" title=\"The Brook by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Brook\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4697531622_1760ca6d25.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />I know it seems like an unlikely choice for summer. It\'s not a light meal, by any means, and it\'s not anything that\'s going to cool a person from the intense Oklahoma heat from the inside out. <br /><br />But, to me, it\'s bright and festive like summer, with a little spiciness to boot. And it also happens to be the best macaroni and cheese and buffalo chicken I ever had, anywhere. Including my grandma\'s house. <br /><br />Sorry, grandma. I love your homemade mac-and-cheese, but it\'s just not as creamy or as decadent or as addictive as the macaroni and cheese from The Brook. Beyond that, I can\'t explain my obsession. It just is. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4696900469/\" title=\"The Brook by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Brook\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4696900469_bb8675e9aa.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />And so I accept it. With a knife and with a fork. And sometimes a bib. <br /><br />Because it is.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4697532218/\" title=\"The Brook by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Brook\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4697532218_3d628fec94.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />That it\'s all served in one of the most interesting, independently-owned restaurants in Tulsa just adds to the awesomeness. See, the Brook, in all of its doo-wop splendor, was a popular movie theatre back in its first life. Now, it\'s one of the most happening restaurants on Brookside, open for lunch and dinner and into the night for the crowd that knows how to get their bar hop on.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4696900469/\" title=\"The Brook by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Brook\" height=\"332\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4696900469_bb8675e9aa.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />Macaroni and cheese and buffalo chicken tenders in an old moviehouse on a historic and hip bar-and-restaurant strip to help kick off summer 2010? Remind me - how far would I have to drive before I found an experience that could compare to this? All the way around the globe and back to Brookside, right?<br /><br />Yeah. That\'s what I thought.<br /><br /><b>The Brook</b><br />3401 S. Peoria Ave. <br /><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630195/restaurant/Brookside/The-Brook-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"The Brook on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630195/minilink.gif\" style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" /></a>','The Brook: This Is Summer','','inherit','open','open','','657-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 23:08:11','2010-08-02 04:08:11','',657,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/657-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(1693,1,'2010-06-18 17:08:00','2010-06-18 17:08:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4705582316/\" title=\"Joe Momma\'s Downtown by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joe Momma\'s Downtown\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4705582316_3c76436914.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br />Looking to show Dad a weekend on the town to celebrate all that he\'s done for you over the years? Here are some ideas for things to do together.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><b>MidAmerica Ford and Team Shelby Nationals</b><br />When: Friday, 8am-9pm; Saturday, 8am-10:30pm; Sunday, 8:30am-2:30pm<br />Where: Tulsa\'s tracks and Southern Hills Marriot (<a href=\"http://www.midamericafordteamshelby.com/Support_docs/2010/2010_Survival_Guide_Final.pdf\">click here for the full schedule</a>)<br />Fords, families fun and, of course, lots of racing this weekend at this celebration of the all-American muscle car. Get a trade show at the Marriott Southern Hills, drag racing at Hallet and Tulsa Raceway Park and an All Ford Super Car Show starting at 8:30am on Father\'s Day at Marriott Southern Hills.<br /><br /><b>SalsaFest</b><br />When: Friday, 5-10pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://localfoodweek.org/\">Centennial Park</a> at 6th and Boston Ave.<br />Don\'t miss this epic salsa-making and -tasting contest. Local restaurants and home cooks are invited to compete and see if their salsa really is award-winning. Salsa contestants will use at least one Oklahoma-grown ingredient for the public and celebrity judges (including TDT!). Look also for a pepper-eating contest, live Salsa music, Salsa dancing lessons, children\'s activities, local art booths and a Chihuahua costume contest and race.<br /><br /><b>Hasty Bake BBQ Competition</b><br />When: Saturday, 10am-4pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.hastybake.com/Hasty-Bake%20Owners%20BBQ%20Contest%2006-19-10.pdf\">Hasty Bake</a>, 1313 S. Lewis Ave. <br />Could you think of a better Father\'s Day gift than whisking your dad away to a BBQ competition between 30 teams, cooking demos by the likes of Chef J. Warren, samples from 3 Guys Smokin\' and Siegi\'s Sausage Factory and a grill sale? The good news is, this weekend, you can do just that, and right here in Tulsa. Admission is free and open to the public. Look for the bloggers behind <a href=\"http://www.tulsafoodblog.com/\">Tulsa Food Blog </a>and <a href=\"http://www.joesburgersearch.com/Joes_Burger_Search/Blog/Blog.html\">Joe\'s Burger Search</a> while you\'re there. Yum! <br /><br /><b>Tulsa Shock vs. Minnesota</b><br />When: Saturday, 7pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://bokcenter.com/events.asp?id=11&amp;pid=305&amp;task=display&amp;pcatid=&amp;seldate=6/1/2010\">BOK Center</a>, 200 N. Denver Ave. <br />Catch this game in the inaugural season of the Tulsa Shock, which is also the WNBA Dads and Daughters game. Tickets start at $10.<br /><br /><b>Free Popcorn for Dads</b><br />When: Father\'s Day, all day<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.<br />Hey, Dads - when you go see a movie at Circle Cinema today to celebrate your Dad-ness, be sure to grab a free regular popcorn.<br /><br /><b>Safari\'s Sanctuary Father\'s Day Celebration</b><br />When: Father\'s Day<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/Index.aspx?page=13&amp;recordid=2469\">Safari\'s Sanctuary</a>, 26881 E. 58th Street<br />Dads get in Safari\'s free this Father\'s Day, so treat ol\' Dad to a safari, Okie style. <br /><br /><b>Show Your Pops He\'s Tops at Tulsa Zoo</b><br />When: Father\'s Day, 9-5pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/Visit/EventsCalendar/?chkDate=2010-06-20%2000:00:00.0&amp;display=all&amp;EID=6155#contentArea\">Tulsa Zoo</a>, 6421 E 36th Street North<br />The Tulsa Zoo is giving dad\'s wallet a break by offering half-price admission for the whole family this Father\'s Day.<br /><br /><b>Father\'s Day at Oklahoma Aquarium</b><br />When: Father\'s Day, 10am-6pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://okaquarium.org/events.php?subPageName=events\">Oklahoma Aquarium</a>, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks<br />Show Dad he\'s your favorite fish in the sea this Father\'s Day. All dads get into the Aquarium free. <br /><br /><b>Free Sunday at Price Tower Museum</b><br />When: Father\'s Day, 12-5pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Museum</a>, 510 S. Dewey in Bartlesville<br />The Free Sunday includes free admission to the Price Tower Arts Center Gallery for  Fellowship:  75 Years of Taliesin Box Projects and a special craft project for children.  The hands-on activity for children will be accordion books.<br /><br /><b>Father\'s Day Chowdown at Living Kitchen</b><br />When: Father\'s Day, 12pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://localfoodweek.org/\">Living Kitchen Farm</a> in Depew, OK<br />Enjoy a tour of the farm and then treat yourself to an amazing fresh farm table brunch. This Chowdown day will be a buffet lunch with local foods from the Living Kitchen Farm and other nearby farms. Have lunch, listen to music (bring your instruments if you play), tour the farm, and enjoy the beautiful setting with the fam. Cost is $8-$20 for those 13 and older and $8 for those under 13. Bring your own plates, utensils, and wine. The Living Kitchen will provide the food and non-alcoholic beverages. Reservations are required, but advanced payment is not.<br /><br /><b>Barron Ryan</b><br />When: Father\'s Day, 5pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street<br />Half of the Ryan and Ryan piano duo with his father Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame inductee Donald Ryan, Barron takes center stage on this Father\'s Day to showcase his amazing piano talent. Tickets start at $15. <br /><br /><b>Family FUNday Sunday and Father\'s Day at ONEOK Field</b><br />When: Father\'s Day, 6:05pm<br />Where: <a href=\"http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/schedule/index.jsp?sid=t260\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave.<br />There\'s no better way to celebrate your love for Pops than hot dogs and a ballgame. Get a Father\'s Day Tape Measure Giveaway for the first 1,000 men through the gate, and the first 500 kids under 12 eat free. Look also for the pre-game, father-child catch on the field.<br /><br /><br />Be sure to check <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/p/tulsa-events-this-weekend_2472.html\">the full itinerary for even more ideas for things to do to celebrate Dad this weekend</a>. And check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/tdt-fathers-day-gift-guide-2010.html\">this local gift guide for uber-cool Father\'s Day gifts</a>.','Father\'s Day 2010 in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','656-revision','','','2010-06-18 17:08:00','2010-06-18 17:08:00','',656,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/06/656-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(1694,1,'2010-08-30 21:39:19','2010-08-31 02:39:19','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" width=\"338\" height=\"504\" /></a></div>\nWhile the official first day of summer is June 21st, for me summer always begins the day I eat my first sno cone.\n\nIt\'s true.  It\'s not really summer until I\'ve been satisfied with the sticky sweetness that is a sno cone from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/joshs-sno-shack-okay-spring-you-can.html\">Josh\'s Sno Shack</a>.\n\n<!--more-->\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344776/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4709344776_a6806584f7_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"504\" height=\"338\" /></a></div>\nMy favorite flavor is the Boomer Sooner, of course.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702461/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4708702461_7b2ee1abb0_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nHowever, if you aren\'t as partial to the crimson and cream as I am, there are tons - I repeat, TONS - of flavors to choose from.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709345014/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4709345014_c2466bd639_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nJust look at this list. And that\'s only the half of the menu.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344950/\"><img src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/4709344950_85aabec2df_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nAnd if for some reason you can\'t make up your mind, you can always do what Jennifer here did and go for the Josh\'s Surprise. They won\'t tell you what it is, but that\'s okay because the ice is shaved to perfection and the concoction is a perfect combination of sweetness and summer lovin\'.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702353/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4708702353_83babf932c_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nI must warn you though, this place is pretty much always packed. These sno cones are THAT amazing.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344678/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4709344678_2489210f63_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702191/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4708702191_6a69f13808_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nAnd you know what else? Your sno cone is ready within mere seconds. Plus, it\'s guaranteed to be delivered with a smile.\n\nCould you really ask for more?\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" width=\"375\" height=\"560\" /></a></div>\nWell, actually you can.  By following Josh\'s Sno Shack on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://twitter.com/joshssnoshack\">Twitter</a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.facebook.com/joshssnoshack\">Facebook</a>, you will be the first to know about awesome discounts they\'ll offer all summer long.\n\nHere\'s to the official start of the hottest season of the year!\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Josh\'s Sno Shack</strong></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Where: 71st and Garnett; 91st and Memorial; New! 61st and Memorial</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">When: Monday-Saturday, 12-10:30pm; Sunday, 2-10:30pm</div>\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a>','The Sno Cone Mystique: Erin Sees Tulsa','While the official first day of summer is June 21st, for me summer always begins the day I eat my first sno cone.','inherit','open','open','','655-autosave','','','2010-08-30 21:39:19','2010-08-31 02:39:19','',655,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/655-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1696,1,'2010-08-30 21:38:11','2010-08-31 02:38:11','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" width=\"338\" height=\"504\" /></a></div>\r\nWhile the official first day of summer is June 21st, for me summer always begins the day I eat my first sno cone.\r\n\r\nIt\'s true.  It\'s not really summer until I\'ve been satisfied with the sticky sweetness that is a sno cone from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/joshs-sno-shack-okay-spring-you-can.html\">Josh\'s Sno Shack</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344776/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4709344776_a6806584f7_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"504\" height=\"338\" /></a></div>\r\nMy favorite flavor is the Boomer Sooner, of course.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702461/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4708702461_7b2ee1abb0_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nHowever, if you aren\'t as partial to the crimson and cream as I am, there are tons - I repeat, TONS - of flavors to choose from.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709345014/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4709345014_c2466bd639_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nJust look at this list. And that\'s only the half of the menu.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344950/\"><img src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/4709344950_85aabec2df_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd if for some reason you can\'t make up your mind, you can always do what Jennifer here did and go for the Josh\'s Surprise. They won\'t tell you what it is, but that\'s okay because the ice is shaved to perfection and the concoction is a perfect combination of sweetness and summer lovin\'.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702353/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4708702353_83babf932c_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nI must warn you though, this place is pretty much always packed. These sno cones are THAT amazing.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344678/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4709344678_2489210f63_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702191/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4708702191_6a69f13808_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd you know what else? Your sno cone is ready within mere seconds. Plus, it\'s guaranteed to be delivered with a smile.\r\n\r\nCould you really ask for more?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" width=\"375\" height=\"560\" /></a></div>\r\nWell, actually you can.  By following Josh\'s Sno Shack on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://twitter.com/joshssnoshack\">Twitter</a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.facebook.com/joshssnoshack\">Facebook</a>, you will be the first to know about awesome discounts they\'ll offer all summer long.\r\n\r\nHere\'s to the official start of the hottest season of the year!\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Josh\'s Sno Shack</strong></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Where: 71st and Garnett; 91st and Memorial; New! 61st and Memorial</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">When: Monday-Saturday, 12-10:30pm; Sunday, 2-10:30pm</div>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a>','The Sno Cone Mystique: Erin Sees Tulsa','While the official first day of summer is June 21st, for me summer always begins the day I eat my first sno cone.','inherit','open','open','','655-revision-4','','','2010-08-30 21:38:11','2010-08-31 02:38:11','',655,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/655-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(1695,1,'2010-08-01 23:16:39','2010-08-02 04:16:39','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\" title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" height=\"504\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" width=\"338\" /></a></div><br />While the official first day of summer is June 21st, for me summer always begins the day I eat my first sno cone.<br /><br />&nbsp;It\'s true.  It\'s not really summer until I\'ve been satisfied with the sticky sweetness that is a sno cone from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/joshs-sno-shack-okay-spring-you-can.html\">Josh\'s Sno Shack</a>.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344776/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"338\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4709344776_a6806584f7_b.jpg\" width=\"504\" /></a></div><br />My favorite flavor is the Boomer Sooner, of course.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702461/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4708702461_7b2ee1abb0_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br />However, if you aren\'t as partial to the crimson and cream as I am, there are tons - I repeat, TONS - of flavors to choose from.  <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709345014/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4709345014_c2466bd639_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br />Just look at this list. And that\'s only the half of the menu. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344950/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/4709344950_85aabec2df_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br />And if for some reason you can\'t make up your mind, you can always do what Jennifer here did and go for the Josh\'s Surprise. They won\'t tell you what it is, but that\'s okay because the ice is shaved to perfection and the concoction is a perfect combination of sweetness and summer lovin\'.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702353/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4708702353_83babf932c_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br />I must warn you though, this place is pretty much always packed. These sno cones are THAT amazing.  <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344678/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4709344678_2489210f63_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702191/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4708702191_6a69f13808_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><br />And you know what else? Your sno cone is ready within mere seconds. Plus, it\'s guaranteed to be delivered with a smile. <br /><br />Could you really ask for more?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\" title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" height=\"560\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br />Well, actually you can.  By following Josh\'s Sno Shack on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/joshssnoshack\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/joshssnoshack\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook</a>, you will be the first to know about awesome discounts they\'ll offer all summer long.<br /><br />Here\'s to the official start of the hottest season of the year!<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\" title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" width=\"560\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Josh\'s Sno Shack</b></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Where: 71st and Garnett;&nbsp;91st and Memorial;&nbsp;New! 61st and Memorial</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">When: Monday-Saturday, 12-10:30pm; Sunday, 2-10:30pm</div><br /><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\" style=\"color: #cc6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><i>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>&nbsp;photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa.&nbsp;</i></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\" style=\"color: #78b749; text-decoration: none;\"><i>Check out her recent posts here</i></a></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;\"><i>.</i></span>','The Sno Cone Mystique: Erin Sees Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','655-revision-3','','','2010-08-01 23:16:39','2010-08-02 04:16:39','',655,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/655-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(1697,1,'2010-08-30 21:39:23','2010-08-31 02:39:23','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" width=\"338\" height=\"504\" /></a></div>\r\nWhile the official first day of summer is June 21st, for me summer always begins the day I eat my first sno cone.\r\n\r\nIt\'s true.  It\'s not really summer until I\'ve been satisfied with the sticky sweetness that is a sno cone from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/joshs-sno-shack-okay-spring-you-can.html\">Josh\'s Sno Shack</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344776/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4709344776_a6806584f7_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"504\" height=\"338\" /></a></div>\r\nMy favorite flavor is the Boomer Sooner, of course.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702461/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4708702461_7b2ee1abb0_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nHowever, if you aren\'t as partial to the crimson and cream as I am, there are tons - I repeat, TONS - of flavors to choose from.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709345014/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4709345014_c2466bd639_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nJust look at this list. And that\'s only the half of the menu.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344950/\"><img src=\"http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/4709344950_85aabec2df_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd if for some reason you can\'t make up your mind, you can always do what Jennifer here did and go for the Josh\'s Surprise. They won\'t tell you what it is, but that\'s okay because the ice is shaved to perfection and the concoction is a perfect combination of sweetness and summer lovin\'.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702353/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4708702353_83babf932c_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nI must warn you though, this place is pretty much always packed. These sno cones are THAT amazing.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4709344678/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4709344678_2489210f63_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702191/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4708702191_6a69f13808_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\nAnd you know what else? Your sno cone is ready within mere seconds. Plus, it\'s guaranteed to be delivered with a smile.\r\n\r\nCould you really ask for more?\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"josh\'s sno shack by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4698067666/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4698067666_669b4fd6ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"josh\'s sno shack\" width=\"375\" height=\"560\" /></a></div>\r\nWell, actually you can.  By following Josh\'s Sno Shack on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://twitter.com/joshssnoshack\">Twitter</a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.facebook.com/joshssnoshack\">Facebook</a>, you will be the first to know about awesome discounts they\'ll offer all summer long.\r\n\r\nHere\'s to the official start of the hottest season of the year!\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"erin sees tulsa by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4708702061/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4708702061_a871e41dec_b.jpg\" alt=\"erin sees tulsa\" width=\"560\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Josh\'s Sno Shack</strong></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Where: 71st and Garnett; 91st and Memorial; New! 61st and Memorial</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">When: Monday-Saturday, 12-10:30pm; Sunday, 2-10:30pm</div>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\"><em>Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad</em></a><em> photoblogs weekly at Tasha Does Tulsa as Erin Sees Tulsa. </em><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Erin%20Sees%20Tulsa\"><em>Check out her recent posts here</em></a>','The Sno Cone Mystique: Erin Sees Tulsa','While the official first day of summer is June 21st, for me summer always begins the day I eat my first sno cone.','inherit','open','open','','655-revision-5','','','2010-08-30 21:39:23','2010-08-31 02:39:23','',655,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/655-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(1698,1,'2010-08-30 21:43:44','2010-08-31 02:43:44','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joe Momma\'s Downtown by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4705582316/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4705582316_3c76436914.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Momma\'s Downtown\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nShop local, shop local, shop local. It\'s a mantra we\'re all hearing a lot lately, especially here at TashaDoesTulsa.com.\n\nOkay, right? If we want to improve our quality of life as residents of this city, we\'re supposed to shop local. We get it.\n\nBut, now what?\n\nAn easy way to get rolling on the shop-local train is to do some creative and thoughtful shopping for gifts. Since this Sunday is Father\'s Day, you\'ve got the perfect opportunity to jump-start your efforts. Here\'s a list of places to start looking for a gift for the dad in your life, categorized by type of dad.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\n<strong>For the Outdoorsman</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.dandboutfitters.com/\">D&amp;B Outfitters</a>\n5433 South Mingo Road\nIf dad loves camping, hiking and fishing, get him some sweet gear at this east Tulsa outpost.\n<strong></strong>\n<strong>For the Golfer</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.bakerscustomgolfinc.com/\">Baker\'s Custom Golf</a>\n9909 East 61st Street\nForget shopping at the big-box stores for your golf-happy dad. If you want service, attention and selection, it\'s all about shopping the local scene.\n\n<strong>For the Book Lover</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books and Magazines</a>\n2612 South Harvard Avenue\nForget the giant, faceless bookstores - this book and magazine seller\'s got personality, and lunch, too, while you\'re perusing for the perfect volume for dad this Father\'s Day.\n\n<strong>For the Runner</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa</a>\n5968 S. Yale Ave. in KingsPointe Shopping Center\nDad need new running gear? Get whatever he needs at this local store, which will soon open a location downtown in the Blue Dome District.\n\n<strong>For the Movie Buff</strong>\n<a href=\"http://audiovideoconnections.com/#\">Audio Video Connections</a>\nTime for dad to upgrade the ol\' home theater system? Go custom with this Tulsa company.\n\n<strong>For the Grill Master</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.hastybake.com/\">Hasty-Bake</a>\n1313 S. Lewis Ave.\nMan cannot live on grilled food alone, but he sure can try. Help dad achieve this noble goal with a grill from this Tulsa-based company.\n\n<strong>For the Collector</strong>\n<a href=\"http://thegadgetcompany.com/\">The Gadget Company</a>\n104 East 15th Street\nYour dad have a thing for collection zero-gravity pens? How about duct tape accessories like wallets and money clips? Or candles scented like garage, cut wood and pizza? Get this and more at this boutique of all that is man.\n\n<strong>For the Sports Fanatic</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">Tulsa Drillers</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsatalons.com/\">Tulsa Talons</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsashock.com/\">Tulsa Shock</a>\n<a href=\"http://sportsfan-attic.com/\">Sports Fan-Attic</a>\nBetween all the teams with schedules this summer in Tulsa, you\'re sure to find some tickets that\'ll make that dad in your life with sports on the brain drool. Throw in a little something emblazoned with the logo of his favorite team from the Sports Fan-Attic and you\'re golden.\n\n<strong>For the Beer Lover</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=high+gravity+homebrewing+tulsa,+OK&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\">High Gravity Home Brewing Supply</a>\n<a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/index.asp\">Marshall Brewing Company</a>\nThe great thing about High Gravity is that not only is the service impeccable and the selection superb, but they don\'t sell you a bunch of stuff and simply send you packing. Take brewing and winemaking classes every Saturday at High Gravity for free. If Dad isn\'t the patient kind, grab him a 22-ounce bottle or a six-pack of 12-ounce bottles of beer from Marshall Brewing Company, which operates a brewery just outside of downtown Tulsa.\n\n<strong>For the Carnivore</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.harvardmeats.com/\">Harvard Meats</a>\n3245 East 15th Street\nIf there\'s one thing Dad loves, it\'s steak. Get the good stuff here.\n\n<strong>For the Straight Shooter</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.dongsguns.com/\">Dong\'s</a>\n4144 East Admiral Place\nYou know what they say, folks - the word \"gun\" is just one letter away from the word \"fun.\" Get Dad some gun fun and more at this ammo and sporting goods store this Father\'s Day.\n\n<strong>For the Cigar Aficionado</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/The_Cigar_Box/Welcome.html\">The Cigar Box</a>\nRiverWalk Crossing in Jenks\nThe Village at Stone Wood Hills in Broken Arrow\nIf your dad likes a good stogey every now and then, check out what\'s in the humidor at either location of The Cigar Box. If you don\'t know what to buy, don\'t hesitate to ask - the service is knowledgeable, friendly and, in case you\'re not a cigar aficionado yourself, won\'t talk down to you if you don\'t know the difference between a Marlboro and a Macanudo.\n\n<strong>For the Naked Dad</strong>\n<a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>\n119 S. Detroit Ave.\nDad getting a little indecent? Stop by Dwelling Spaces for a complete selection of Tulsa-tastic shirts and sweatshirts and get that man into some clothes, for goodness sake.\n\nWhere in Tulsa are YOU shopping for Dad this Father\'s Day?','TDT Father\'s Day Gift Guide 2010','An easy way to get rolling on the shop-local train is to do some creative and thoughtful shopping for gifts.','inherit','open','open','','653-autosave','','','2010-08-30 21:43:44','2010-08-31 02:43:44','',653,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/653-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(1699,1,'2010-08-01 23:10:22','2010-08-02 04:10:22','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4705582316/\" title=\"Joe Momma\'s Downtown by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Joe Momma\'s Downtown\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4705582316_3c76436914.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br />Shop local, shop local, shop local. It\'s a mantra we\'re all hearing a lot lately, especially here at TashaDoesTulsa.com.<br /><br />Okay, right? If we want to improve our quality of life as residents of this city, we\'re supposed to shop local.&nbsp;We get it.<br /><br />But, now what?<br /><br />An easy way to get rolling on the shop-local train is to do some creative and thoughtful shopping for gifts. Since this Sunday is Father\'s Day, you\'ve got the perfect opportunity to jump-start your efforts. Here\'s a list of places to start looking for a gift for the dad in your life, categorized by type of dad.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><br /><b>For the Outdoorsman</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.dandboutfitters.com/\">D&amp;B Outfitters</a><br />5433 South Mingo Road<br />If dad loves camping, hiking and fishing, get him some sweet gear at this east Tulsa outpost. <br /><b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br /></span></b><br /><b>For the Golfer</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.bakerscustomgolfinc.com/\">Baker\'s Custom Golf</a><br />9909 East 61st Street<br />Forget shopping at the big-box stores for your golf-happy dad. If you want service, attention and selection, it\'s all about shopping the local scene.<br /><br /><b>For the Book Lover</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books and Magazines</a><br />2612 South Harvard Avenue<br />Forget the giant, faceless bookstores - this book and magazine seller\'s got personality, and lunch, too, while you\'re perusing for the perfect volume for dad this Father\'s Day.<br /><br /><b>For the Runner</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa</a><br />5968 S. Yale Ave. in KingsPointe Shopping Center<br />Dad need new running gear? Get whatever he needs at this local store, which will soon open a location downtown in the Blue Dome District. <br /><br /><b>For the Movie Buff</b><br /><a href=\"http://audiovideoconnections.com/#\">Audio Video Connections</a><br />Time for dad to upgrade the ol\' home theater system? Go custom with this Tulsa company. <br /><br /><b>For the Grill Master</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.hastybake.com/\">Hasty-Bake</a><br />1313 S. Lewis Ave.<br />Man cannot live on grilled food alone, but he sure can try. Help dad achieve this noble goal with a grill from this Tulsa-based company. <br /><br /><b>For the Collector</b><br /><a href=\"http://thegadgetcompany.com/\">The Gadget Company</a><br />104 East 15th Street<br />Your dad have a thing for collection zero-gravity pens? How about duct tape accessories like wallets and money clips? Or candles scented like garage, cut wood and pizza? Get this and more at this boutique of all that is man. <br /><br /><b>For the Sports Fanatic</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">Tulsa Drillers</a><br /><a href=\"http://www.tulsatalons.com/\">Tulsa Talons</a><br /><a href=\"http://www.tulsashock.com/\">Tulsa Shock</a><br /><a href=\"http://sportsfan-attic.com/\">Sports Fan-Attic</a><br />Between all the teams with schedules this summer in Tulsa, you\'re sure to find some tickets that\'ll make that dad in your life with sports on the brain drool. Throw in a little something emblazoned with the logo of his favorite team from the Sports Fan-Attic and you\'re golden.<br /><br /><b>For the Beer Lover</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=high+gravity+homebrewing+tulsa,+OK&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\">High Gravity Home Brewing Supply</a><br /><a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/index.asp\">Marshall Brewing Company</a><br />The great thing about High Gravity is that not only is the service impeccable and the selection superb, but they don\'t sell you a bunch of stuff and simply send you packing. Take brewing and winemaking classes every Saturday at High Gravity for free. If Dad isn\'t the patient kind, grab him a 22-ounce bottle or a six-pack of 12-ounce bottles of beer from Marshall Brewing Company, which operates a brewery just outside of downtown Tulsa. <br /><br /><b>For the Carnivore</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.harvardmeats.com/\">Harvard Meats</a><br />3245 East 15th Street<br />If there\'s one thing Dad loves, it\'s steak. Get the good stuff here.<br /><br /><b>For the Straight Shooter</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.dongsguns.com/\">Dong\'s</a><br />4144 East Admiral Place<br />You know what they say, folks - the word \"gun\" is just one letter away from the word \"fun.\" Get Dad some gun fun and more at this ammo and sporting goods store this Father\'s Day.<br /><br /><b>For the Cigar Aficionado</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/The_Cigar_Box/Welcome.html\">The Cigar Box</a><br />RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks<br />The Village at Stone Wood Hills in Broken Arrow<br />If your dad likes a good stogey every now and then, check out what\'s in the humidor at either location of The Cigar Box. If you don\'t know what to buy, don\'t hesitate to ask - the service is knowledgeable, friendly and, in case you\'re not a cigar aficionado yourself, won\'t talk down to you if you don\'t know the difference between a Marlboro and a Macanudo.<br /><br /><b>For the Naked Dad</b><br /><a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a><br />119 S. Detroit Ave. <br />Dad getting a little indecent? Stop by Dwelling Spaces for a complete selection of Tulsa-tastic shirts and sweatshirts and get that man into some clothes, for goodness sake.<br /><br />Where in Tulsa are YOU shopping for Dad this Father\'s Day?','TDT Father\'s Day Gift Guide 2010','','inherit','open','open','','653-revision-2','','','2010-08-01 23:10:22','2010-08-02 04:10:22','',653,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/653-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3524,1,'2010-11-05 14:50:37','2010-11-05 19:50:37','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4405581148/\" title=\"Waterworks by Brigid by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Waterworks by Brigid\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4405581148_769a006c6c.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<i>Are you ready for a guest post, lovely TDT readers? Thanks to </i><a href=\"http://www.greyeyedesigns.com/Site/Welcome.html\"><i>Brigid Vance, the mind behind my favorite local jewelry company, Grey Eye Designs</i></a><i>, and member of <a href=\"http://tulsacraftmafia.com/\">the Tulsa Craft Mafia</a>, a post of her very own expert writing is about to get start right about...now.</i>\r\n\r\nAt 5’3”, I’m almost too diminutive for the pottery wheel. My arms aren’t quite strong enough to overpower a large mound of clay, and my hands are a bit delicate to endure the scraping of the metal wheel as I attempt to transform a two-pound, wet mass of earth into a mug for my morning tea. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->Luckily, I didn’t know any of this before I paid my $100 class fee.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4404819619/\" title=\"Waterworks by Brigid by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Waterworks by Brigid\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4404819619_5cc0bc5812.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nPottery has always fascinated me. It seems impossible that a spinning disc, a lump of clay and two human hands could work together in harmony to create a bowl or a pitcher or a vase. <em>It’s like magic!</em>, as the materials I received in the mail from WaterWorks said. Yet, once you know what you’re doing, it’s a magic trick you can accomplish every time.\r\n\r\nI first discovered <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/waterworks-art-center.aspx\">WaterWorks Art Studio</a>, the City of Tulsa’s very own haven for artists and wannabes, as a lowly newspaper reporter in need of some art to fill her now-defunct section of the paper. A brief photo assignment brought me in the door of the center on Charles Page Boulevard, not far from my alma mater but not an area I ever explored much. A year later, I took my first class there, Kyle Peaden’s metalsmithing class. There I learned from a dreamy eyed, handsome young man how to take sheets of sterling silver or copper and some solder to make rings, bracelets and pendants. Oh, and I got to use a torch. At what other time would any thinking person brandish little ol’ me with something that shoots fire?\r\n\r\nIt is now Week 7 of Joe Staskal’s pottery class. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4405578152/\" title=\"Waterworks by Brigid by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Waterworks by Brigid\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4405578152_ef57f05df5.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJoe is quite an accomplished potter and owner of Fat City Clay, which you’ve probably encountered at area craft shows and <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">the Cherry Street Farmers Market</a> (returning bigger and better April 10 – yay!). He’s also a fantastic, hilarious teacher who tells you how it should be done and then lets you screw up piece after piece in your own specific way. He is always on hand, though, to give you a lesson, encouragement and a heckle when needed, often all at the same time.  Almost every class, we all leave with something in the pottery closet, however lumpy or misshapen it is, to finish off the next time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4404816401/\" title=\"Waterworks by Brigid by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Waterworks by Brigid\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4404816401_57892ee4b6.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4405580250/\" title=\"Waterworks by Brigid by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Waterworks by Brigid\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4405580250_3b398b97f9.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAt $100 for eight weeks (and another $25 for supplies), the class is a steal. That is pretty much the modus operandi at WaterWorks. The variety of classes is staggering: drawing, oil painting, wheel and coil pottery, metalsmithing, making jewelry from precious metal clay, mosaics, fiber arts, and more. Many classes for the Winter/Spring session are currently in session, but many others begin this month (including a couple of one-day classes I’m taking: Soy Wax Batik and the Patchwork Doll of Oz). \r\n\r\nFor a brochure of WaterWorks classes and for even more information about WaterWorks Art Studio, visit <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/waterworks-art-center.aspx\">this page on the City of Tulsa Web site</a>. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/waterworks-art-center.aspx\">For more information on WaterWorks, check them out on the Web</a> or call (918) 596-2440.\r\n\r\n<strong>WaterWorks Art Studio</strong>\r\nWhere: 1710 Charles Page Boulevard\r\nWhen: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/waterworks-art-center.aspx\">See class schedule/open studio hours</a>\r\nCall: (918) 596-2440\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/culture--recreation/tulsa-parks/waterworks-art-center.aspx\">CityofTulsa.org</a> (direct link)','On WaterWorks Art Studio','Pottery has always fascinated me. It seems impossible that a spinning disc, a lump of clay and two human hands could work together in harmony to create a bowl or a pitcher or a vase.','inherit','open','open','','481-revision-5','','','2010-11-05 14:50:37','2010-11-05 19:50:37','',481,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/481-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(2481,3,'2010-10-03 23:31:48','2010-10-04 04:31:48','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5049497505/\" title=\"a tulsa diner. by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5049497505_6091585c44.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"a tulsa diner.\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is home to some many fabulous diners.  I\'m sure you know the kind and have found yourself on more than one occasion going home stuffed with biscuits and gravy.  But do you know which one is pictured here?\r\n\r\nI\'ll give you a hint: \r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5049497505/\" title=\"a tulsa diner. by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5049497505_6091585c44.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"a tulsa diner.\" /></a>\r\nI\'m on the inside, looking out.\r\n','','','inherit','open','open','','2478-revision-3','','','2010-10-03 23:31:48','2010-10-04 04:31:48','',2478,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2478-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(2482,3,'2010-10-03 23:35:06','2010-10-04 04:35:06','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5049497505/\" title=\"a tulsa diner. by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5049497505_6091585c44.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"a tulsa diner.\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is home to some many fabulous diners.  I\'m sure you know the kind and have found yourself on more than one occasion driving home on a Saturday morning wondering just why you had to eat the biscuits, the gravy, the eggs <em>and</em> the bacon.  It was worth it, that\'s why.  I understand completely, my friends.\r\n\r\nBut my question for you today, is do you know which diner is pictured below?\r\n\r\nI\'ll give you a hint: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5049497505/\" title=\"a tulsa diner. by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5049497505_6091585c44.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"a tulsa diner.\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m on the inside, looking out.\r\n','','','inherit','open','open','','2478-revision-4','','','2010-10-03 23:35:06','2010-10-04 04:35:06','',2478,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2478-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(2483,3,'2010-10-03 23:36:40','2010-10-04 04:36:40','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5049497505/\" title=\"a tulsa diner. by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5049497505_6091585c44.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"a tulsa diner.\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is home to some many fabulous diners.  I\'m sure you know the kind and have found yourself on more than one occasion driving home on a Saturday morning wondering just why you had to eat the biscuits, the gravy, the eggs <em>and</em> the bacon.  It was worth it, that\'s why and believe me I completely understand.\r\n\r\nBut my question for you today has nothing to do with food and everything to do with the location.  Do you know which diner is pictured below?\r\n\r\nI\'ll give you a hint: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/5049497505/\" title=\"a tulsa diner. by econ, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5049497505_6091585c44.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"a tulsa diner.\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m on the inside, looking out.\r\n','','','inherit','open','open','','2478-revision-5','','','2010-10-03 23:36:40','2010-10-04 04:36:40','',2478,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2478-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(1706,1,'2010-08-31 00:16:01','2010-08-31 05:16:01','','Gypsy Coffeehouse, from the Gypsy page on Facebook','','inherit','open','open','','24367_111770868853946_111037275593972_129446_6814377_n','','','2010-08-31 00:16:01','2010-08-31 05:16:01','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/24367_111770868853946_111037275593972_129446_6814377_n.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2499,1,'2010-10-04 09:49:18','2010-10-04 14:49:18','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1767\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/melting-pot-football-fondue/dsc_1251/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1767\" title=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1251.jpg\" alt=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially if you haven\'t had your morning cup-o-joe, this Monday morning might feel like any other Monday morning.\r\n\r\nBut, it\'s not. It\'s the Monday of the first-ever <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/tag/oklahoma-blogging-week\">Oklahoma Blogging Week</a>, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state.\r\n\r\nAnd we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--> [adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThis Thursday evening <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">we\'re meeting at The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing for a blogtastic, bloggy meetup</a>. Put this info into your calendar:\r\n<blockquote><strong>Oklahoma Blogging Week: Tulsa Meetup</strong>\r\nWhen: 6:30-8:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.themeltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot</a>, 300 Riverwalk Terrace at the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP HERE</a></blockquote>\r\n<strong>The Deets</strong>\r\n\r\nAt this event you\'ll get:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Free appetizers courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a></li>\r\n	<li>The opportunity to meet and learn from dozens of Tulsa-area bloggers</li>\r\n	<li>A bit from me about the state and the importance of blogging in Oklahoma</li>\r\n	<li>The chance to give an elevator-style presentation about you and your blog (see info about sign-ups below)</li>\r\n	<li>Your name in a directory of local blogs that goes home with everyone at the event (see info about this below).</li>\r\n	<li>A ton of new blogs to add to your feed reader. Which is like crack for bloggers. Finding new blogs to read makes us see and do crazy and hilarious things.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThat\'s a lot of goodness, right? Add to that some fun door prizes and <strong>free admission</strong> and you\'ve got yourself one hell of a party.\r\n\r\n<strong>You and Your Blog, Front and Center</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you\'d like to give a short talk - between 30 seconds and one minute - about you and what your blog is all about at this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">sign up by sending me an e-mail</a>. Put \"Blog Talk\" in the subject line and I\'ll make sure to get you on the list of speakers.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also be at the top of the directory of local blogs that will go home in the hands of all attendees.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also discover local blogs - really great ones - that you never knew existed. Cool, right?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Blog Directory, Oklahoma Blogging Week Edition</strong>\r\n\r\nWant your blog address and tagline in the hands of dozens of other local bloggers? All you have to do is <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP to this event</a>.\r\n\r\nEasy, right? That it\'s free and comes with free food is just a bonus. But, it\'s the kind of bonus like having a Slip \'n\' Slide and a mega-sized bottle of Dawn just show up at your birthday party. It makes everything exponentially more awesome.\r\n\r\n<strong>RSVP is the Key</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">BE SURE TO RSVP HERE</a> to get your admission ticket for the event. Reserving a ticket is also the only way to get your blog and tagline into the hands of local bloggers in the directory.\r\n\r\nI want to shout about you and your blog from the rooftops anyway; by attending this event and making yourself known, you\'re just making my job easier. And trust me, I love easy.\r\n\r\nAnd again, this event is free, but I\'m gonna ask for your ticket when you arrive so that random weirdos aren\'t crashing our event and stealing our delicious Melting Pot noshes.\r\n\r\nPlus, and I repeat, <strong>signing up for a ticket is the only way to get into that directory of local blogs that goes home in the hands of each and every attendee</strong>.\r\n\r\nCool? Cool. Leave any questions or concerns in the comments.\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget to <strong>share the news about this event with your blogging friends and your blog curious friends alike</strong>. All are welcome to reserve a ticket.\r\n\r\nYou can also think about it this way: The more bloggers and bloggers-to-be we invite, the larger the potential audience for your presentation about your fabulous Oklahoma blog.\r\n\r\nUntil Thursday, happy blogging, and happy Oklahoma Blogging Week!\r\n\r\n<em>If you\'re a local blogger or business and are interested in contributing swag for this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Thanks is due to Oklahoma Blogging Week sponsors <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a> and <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/\">Jessical Miller-Merrell at Xceptional HR</a>, and to our host for the Tulsa meetup, <a href=\"http://www.meltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot in Jenks</a>. You guys rule.</em>','It\'s Oklahoma Blogging Week! Let\'s celebrate. With free treats.','It\'s the Monday of the first-ever Oklahoma Blogging Week, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state. And we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.','inherit','open','open','','2477-revision-7','','','2010-10-04 09:49:18','2010-10-04 14:49:18','',2477,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2477-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(2498,1,'2010-10-04 09:51:21','2010-10-04 14:51:21','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1767\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/melting-pot-football-fondue/dsc_1251/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1767\" title=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1251.jpg\" alt=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nEspecially if you haven\'t had your morning cup-o-joe, this Monday morning might feel like any other Monday morning.\n\nBut, it\'s not. It\'s the Monday of the first-ever <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/tag/oklahoma-blogging-week\">Oklahoma Blogging Week</a>, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state.\n\nAnd we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--> [adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\nThis Thursday evening <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">we\'re meeting at The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing for a blogtastic, bloggy meetup</a>. Put this info into your calendar:\n<blockquote><strong>Oklahoma Blogging Week: Tulsa Meetup</strong>\nWhen: 6:30-8:30pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.themeltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot</a>, 300 Riverwalk Terrace at the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP HERE</a></blockquote>\n<h2><strong>The Deets</strong></h2>\nAt this event you\'ll get:\n<ul>\n	<li>Free appetizers courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a></li>\n	<li>The opportunity to meet and learn from dozens of Tulsa-area bloggers</li>\n	<li>A bit from me about the state and the importance of blogging in Oklahoma</li>\n	<li>The chance to give an elevator-style presentation about you and your blog (see info about sign-ups below)</li>\n	<li>Your name in a directory of local blogs that goes home with everyone at the event (see info about this below).</li>\n	<li>A ton of new blogs to add to your feed reader. Which is like crack for bloggers. Finding new blogs to read makes us see and do crazy and hilarious things.</li>\n</ul>\nThat\'s a lot of goodness, right? Add to that some fun door prizes and <strong>free admission</strong> and you\'ve got yourself one hell of a party.\n<h2><strong>You and Your Blog, Front and Center</strong></h2>\nIf you\'d like to give a short talk - between 30 seconds and one minute - about you and what your blog is all about at this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">sign up by sending me an e-mail</a>. Put \"Blog Talk\" in the subject line and I\'ll make sure to get you on the list of speakers.\n\nYou\'ll also be at the top of the directory of local blogs that will go home in the hands of all attendees.\n\nYou\'ll also discover local blogs - really great ones - that you never knew existed. Cool, right?\n\n<strong>Tulsa Blog Directory, Oklahoma Blogging Week Edition</strong>\n\nWant your blog address and tagline in the hands of dozens of other local bloggers? All you have to do is <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP to this event</a>.\n\nEasy, right? That it\'s free and comes with free food is just a bonus. But, it\'s the kind of bonus like having a Slip \'n\' Slide and a mega-sized bottle of Dawn just show up at your birthday party. It makes everything exponentially more awesome.\n\n<strong>RSVP is the Key</strong>\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">BE SURE TO RSVP HERE</a> to get your admission ticket for the event. Reserving a ticket is also the only way to get your blog and tagline into the hands of local bloggers in the directory.\n\nI want to shout about you and your blog from the rooftops anyway; by attending this event and making yourself known, you\'re just making my job easier. And trust me, I love easy.\n\nAnd again, this event is free, but I\'m gonna ask for your ticket when you arrive so that random weirdos aren\'t crashing our event and stealing our delicious Melting Pot noshes.\n\nPlus, and I repeat, <strong>signing up for a ticket is the only way to get into that directory of local blogs that goes home in the hands of each and every attendee</strong>.\n\nCool? Cool. Leave any questions or concerns in the comments.\n\nAnd don\'t forget to <strong>share the news about this event with your blogging friends and your blog curious friends alike</strong>. All are welcome to reserve a ticket.\n\nYou can also think about it this way: The more bloggers and bloggers-to-be we invite, the larger the potential audience for your presentation about your fabulous Oklahoma blog.\n\nUntil Thursday, happy blogging, and happy Oklahoma Blogging Week!\n\n<em>If you\'re a local blogger or business and are interested in contributing swag for this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a>.</em>\n\n<em>Thanks is due to Oklahoma Blogging Week sponsors <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a> and <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/\">Jessical Miller-Merrell at Xceptional HR</a>, and to our host for the Tulsa meetup, <a href=\"http://www.meltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot in Jenks</a>. You guys rule.</em>','It\'s Oklahoma Blogging Week! Let\'s celebrate. With free treats.','It\'s the Monday of the first-ever Oklahoma Blogging Week, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state. And we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.','inherit','open','open','','2477-autosave','','','2010-10-04 09:51:21','2010-10-04 14:51:21','',2477,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2477-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(2496,1,'2010-10-04 09:49:00','2010-10-04 14:49:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1767\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/melting-pot-football-fondue/dsc_1251/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1767\" title=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1251.jpg\" alt=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially if you haven\'t had your morning cup-o-joe, this Monday morning might feel like any other Monday morning.\r\n\r\nBut, it\'s not. It\'s the Monday of the first-ever <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/tag/oklahoma-blogging-week\">Oklahoma Blogging Week</a>, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state.\r\n\r\nAnd we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--> [adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThis Thursday evening <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">we\'re meeting at The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing for a blogtastic, bloggy meetup</a>. Put this info into your calendar:\r\n<blockquote><strong>Oklahoma Blogging Week: Tulsa Meetup</strong>\r\nWhen: 6:30-8:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.themeltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot</a>, 300 Riverwalk Terrace at the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP HERE</a></blockquote>\r\n<strong>The Deets</strong>\r\n\r\nAt this event you\'ll get:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Free appetizers courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a></li>\r\n	<li>The opportunity to meet and learn from dozens of Tulsa-area bloggers</li>\r\n	<li>A bit from me about the state and the importance of blogging in Oklahoma</li>\r\n	<li>The chance to give an elevator-style presentation about you and your blog (see info about sign-ups below)</li>\r\n	<li>Your name in a directory of local blogs that goes home with everyone at the event (see info about this below).</li>\r\n	<li>A ton of new blogs to add to your feed reader. Which is like crack for bloggers. Finding new blogs to read makes us see and do crazy and hilarious things.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThat\'s a lot of goodness, right? Add to that some fun door prizes and <strong>free admission</strong> and you\'ve got yourself one hell of a party.\r\n\r\n<strong>You and Your Blog, Front and Center</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you\'d like to give a short talk - between 30 seconds and one minute - about you and what your blog is all about at this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">sign up by sending me an e-mail</a>. Put \"Blog Talk\" in the subject line and I\'ll make sure to get you on the list of speakers.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also be at the top of the directory of local blogs that will go home in the hands of all attendees.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also discover local blogs - really great ones - that you never knew existed. Cool, right?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Blog Directory, Oklahoma Blogging Week Edition</strong>\r\n\r\nWant your blog address and tagline in the hands of dozens of other local bloggers? All you have to do is <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP to this event</a>.\r\n\r\nEasy, right? That it\'s free and comes with free food is just a bonus. But, it\'s the kind of bonus like having a Slip \'n\' Slide and a mega-sized bottle of Dawn just show up at your birthday party. It makes everything exponentially more awesome.\r\n\r\n<strong>RSVP is the Key</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">BE SURE TO RSVP HERE</a> to get your admission ticket for the event. Reserving a ticket is also the only way to get your blog and tagline into the hands of local bloggers in the directory.\r\n\r\nI want to shout about you and your blog from the rooftops anyway; by attending this event and making yourself known, you\'re just making my job easier. And trust me, I love easy.\r\n\r\nAnd again, this event is free, but I\'m gonna ask for your ticket when you arrive so that random weirdos aren\'t crashing our event and stealing our delicious Melting Pot noshes.\r\n\r\nPlus, and I repeat, <strong>signing up for a ticket is the only way to get into that directory of local blogs that goes home in the hands of each and every attendee</strong>.\r\n\r\nCool? Cool. Leave any questions or concerns in the comments.\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget to <strong>share the news about this event with your blogging friends and your blog curious friends alike</strong>. All are welcome to reserve a ticket.\r\n\r\nYou can also think about it this way: The more bloggers and bloggers-to-be we invite, the larger the potential audience for your presentation about your fabulous Oklahoma blog.\r\n\r\nUntil Thursday, happy blogging, and happy Oklahoma Blogging Week!\r\n\r\n<em>If you\'re a local blogger or business and are interested in contributing swag for this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Thanks is due to Oklahoma Blogging Week sponsors <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a> and <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/\">Jessical Miller-Merrell at Xceptional HR</a>, and to our host for the Tulsa meetup, <a href=\"http://www.meltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot in Jenks</a>. You guys rule.</em>','It\'s Oklahoma Blogging Week! Let\'s celebrate. With free treats.','It\'s the Monday of the first-ever Oklahoma Blogging Week, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state. And we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.','inherit','open','open','','2477-revision-5','','','2010-10-04 09:49:00','2010-10-04 14:49:00','',2477,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2477-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(2497,1,'2010-10-04 09:49:18','2010-10-04 14:49:18','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1767\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/melting-pot-football-fondue/dsc_1251/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1767\" title=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1251.jpg\" alt=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially if you haven\'t had your morning cup-o-joe, this Monday morning might feel like any other Monday morning.\r\n\r\nBut, it\'s not. It\'s the Monday of the first-ever <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/tag/oklahoma-blogging-week\">Oklahoma Blogging Week</a>, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state.\r\n\r\nAnd we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--> [adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThis Thursday evening <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">we\'re meeting at The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing for a blogtastic, bloggy meetup</a>. Put this info into your calendar:\r\n<blockquote><strong>Oklahoma Blogging Week: Tulsa Meetup</strong>\r\nWhen: 6:30-8:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.themeltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot</a>, 300 Riverwalk Terrace at the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP HERE</a></blockquote>\r\n<strong>The Deets</strong>\r\n\r\nAt this event you\'ll get:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Free appetizers courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a></li>\r\n	<li>The opportunity to meet and learn from dozens of Tulsa-area bloggers</li>\r\n	<li>A bit from me about the state and the importance of blogging in Oklahoma</li>\r\n	<li>The chance to give an elevator-style presentation about you and your blog (see info about sign-ups below)</li>\r\n	<li>Your name in a directory of local blogs that goes home with everyone at the event (see info about this below).</li>\r\n	<li>A ton of new blogs to add to your feed reader. Which is like crack for bloggers. Finding new blogs to read makes us see and do crazy and hilarious things.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThat\'s a lot of goodness, right? Add to that some fun door prizes and <strong>free admission</strong> and you\'ve got yourself one hell of a party.\r\n\r\n<strong>You and Your Blog, Front and Center</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you\'d like to give a short talk - between 30 seconds and one minute - about you and what your blog is all about at this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">sign up by sending me an e-mail</a>. Put \"Blog Talk\" in the subject line and I\'ll make sure to get you on the list of speakers.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also be at the top of the directory of local blogs that will go home in the hands of all attendees.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also discover local blogs - really great ones - that you never knew existed. Cool, right?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Blog Directory, Oklahoma Blogging Week Edition</strong>\r\n\r\nWant your blog address and tagline in the hands of dozens of other local bloggers? All you have to do is <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP to this event</a>.\r\n\r\nEasy, right? That it\'s free and comes with free food is just a bonus. But, it\'s the kind of bonus like having a Slip \'n\' Slide and a mega-sized bottle of Dawn just show up at your birthday party. It makes everything exponentially more awesome.\r\n\r\n<strong>RSVP is the Key</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">BE SURE TO RSVP HERE</a> to get your admission ticket for the event. Reserving a ticket is also the only way to get your blog and tagline into the hands of local bloggers in the directory.\r\n\r\nI want to shout about you and your blog from the rooftops anyway; by attending this event and making yourself known, you\'re just making my job easier. And trust me, I love easy.\r\n\r\nAnd again, this event is free, but I\'m gonna ask for your ticket when you arrive so that random weirdos aren\'t crashing our event and stealing our delicious Melting Pot noshes.\r\n\r\nPlus, and I repeat, <strong>signing up for a ticket is the only way to get into that directory of local blogs that goes home in the hands of each and every attendee</strong>.\r\n\r\nCool? Cool. Leave any questions or concerns in the comments.\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget to <strong>share the news about this event with your blogging friends and your blog curious friends alike</strong>. All are welcome to reserve a ticket.\r\n\r\nYou can also think about it this way: The more bloggers and bloggers-to-be we invite, the larger the potential audience for your presentation about your fabulous Oklahoma blog.\r\n\r\nUntil Thursday, happy blogging, and happy Oklahoma Blogging Week!\r\n\r\n<em>If you\'re a local blogger or business and are interested in contributing swag for this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Thanks is due to Oklahoma Blogging Week sponsors <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a> and <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/\">Jessical Miller-Merrell at Xceptional HR</a>, and to our host for the Tulsa meetup, <a href=\"http://www.meltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot in Jenks</a>. You guys rule.</em>','It\'s Oklahoma Blogging Week! Let\'s celebrate. With free treats.','It\'s the Monday of the first-ever Oklahoma Blogging Week, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state. And we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.','inherit','open','open','','2477-revision-6','','','2010-10-04 09:49:18','2010-10-04 14:49:18','',2477,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2477-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(2495,1,'2010-10-04 09:49:00','2010-10-04 14:49:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1767\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/melting-pot-football-fondue/dsc_1251/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1767\" title=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1251.jpg\" alt=\"The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially if you haven\'t had your morning cup-o-joe, this Monday morning might feel like any other Monday morning.\r\n\r\nBut, it\'s not. It\'s the Monday of the first-ever <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/tag/oklahoma-blogging-week\">Oklahoma Blogging Week</a>, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state.\r\n\r\nAnd we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--> [adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nThis Thursday evening <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">we\'re meeting at The Melting Pot at Riverwalk Crossing for a blogtastic, bloggy meetup</a>. Put this info into your calendar:\r\n<blockquote><strong>Oklahoma Blogging Week: Tulsa Meetup</strong>\r\nWhen: 6:30-8:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.themeltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot</a>, 300 Riverwalk Terrace at the Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP HERE</a></blockquote>\r\n<strong>The Deets</strong>\r\n\r\nAt this event you\'ll get:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Free appetizers courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a></li>\r\n	<li>The opportunity to meet and learn from dozens of Tulsa-area bloggers</li>\r\n	<li>A bit from me about the state and the importance of blogging in Oklahoma</li>\r\n	<li>The chance to give an elevator-style presentation about you and your blog (see info about sign-ups below)</li>\r\n	<li>Your name in a directory of local blogs that goes home with everyone at the event (see info about this below).</li>\r\n	<li>A ton of new blogs to add to your feed reader. Which is like crack for bloggers. Finding new blogs to read makes us see and do crazy and hilarious things.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThat\'s a lot of goodness, right? Add to that some fun door prizes and <strong>free admission</strong> and you\'ve got yourself one hell of a party.\r\n\r\n<strong>You and Your Blog, Front and Center</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you\'d like to give a short talk - between 30 seconds and one minute - about you and what your blog is all about at this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">sign up by sending me an e-mail</a>. Put \"Blog Talk\" in the subject line and I\'ll make sure to get you on the list of speakers.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also be at the top of the directory of local blogs that will go home in the hands of all attendees.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also discover local blogs - really great ones - that you never knew existed. Cool, right?\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Blog Directory, Oklahoma Blogging Week Edition</strong>\r\n\r\nWant your blog address and tagline in the hands of dozens of other local bloggers? All you have to do is <a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">RSVP to this event</a>.\r\n\r\nEasy, right? That it\'s free and comes with free food is just a bonus. But, it\'s the kind of bonus like having a Slip \'n\' Slide and a mega-sized bottle of Dawn just show up at your birthday party. It makes everything exponentially more awesome.\r\n\r\n<strong>RSVP is the Key</strong>\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsablogmeetup.eventbrite.com/\">BE SURE TO RSVP HERE</a> to get your admission ticket for the event. Reserving a ticket is also the only way to get your blog and tagline into the hands of local bloggers in the directory.\r\n\r\nI want to shout about you and your blog from the rooftops anyway; by attending this event and making yourself known, you\'re just making my job easier. And trust me, I love easy.\r\n\r\nAnd again, this event is free, but I\'m gonna ask for your ticket when you arrive so that random weirdos aren\'t crashing our event and stealing our delicious Melting Pot noshes.\r\n\r\nPlus, and I repeat, <strong>signing up for a ticket is the only way to get into that directory of local blogs that goes home in the hands of each and every attendee</strong>.\r\n\r\nCool? Cool. Leave any questions or concerns in the comments.\r\n\r\nAnd don\'t forget to <strong>share the news about this event with your blogging friends and your blog curious friends alike</strong>. All are welcome to reserve a ticket.\r\n\r\nYou can also think about it this way: The more bloggers and bloggers-to-be we invite, the larger the potential audience for your presentation about your fabulous Oklahoma blog.\r\n\r\nUntil Thursday, happy blogging, and happy Oklahoma Blogging Week!\r\n\r\n<em>If you\'re a local blogger or business and are interested in contributing swag for this meetup, <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail me</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Thanks is due to Oklahoma Blogging Week sponsors <a href=\"http://www.okprosperity.com/page.asp?content=startpage&amp;g=OKLAHOMA\">Oklahoma Prosperity Project</a> and <a href=\"http://blogging4jobs.com/\">Jessical Miller-Merrell at Xceptional HR</a>, and to our host for the Tulsa meetup, <a href=\"http://www.meltingpot.com/\">The Melting Pot in Jenks</a>. You guys rule.</em>','It\'s Oklahoma Blogging Week! Let\'s celebrate. With free treats.','It\'s the Monday of the first-ever Oklahoma Blogging Week, a statewide celebration of blogging in the Sooner state. And we Tulsans are gonna celebrate in style.','inherit','open','open','','2477-revision-4','','','2010-10-04 09:49:00','2010-10-04 14:49:00','',2477,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2477-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),