(4414,1,'2010-12-10 11:13:39','2010-12-10 16:13:39','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4397\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/robotprint/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4397\" title=\"Vandroid\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/robotprint.jpg\" alt=\"Vandroid\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" /></a></p>\r\nDon\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas?\r\n\r\nYeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash. Avoid being that guy this holiday season and take shopping local a step further by shopping handmade gifts from Tulsa vendors. <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com/\">Christine Sharp-Crowe of the collective of Tulsa expert crafters make:Tulsa</a> shows us how.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for the Ladies</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4401\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/bohemian/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4401\" title=\"Bohemian Romance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Bohemian-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Bohemian Romance\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Bohemian Romance</strong>\r\nSo much of the steampunk movement is geared towards the guys, but Bohemian Romance makes amazing steampunk jewelry for the ladies as well.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/bohemianromance\">Bohemian Romance on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4400\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/sunshine/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4400\" title=\"Sunshine &amp; Carousels\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Sunshine.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine &amp; Carousels\" width=\"480\" height=\"602\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Sunshine &amp; Carousels</strong>\r\nSunshine and Carousels\' line includes handmade hair accessories, shoe clips, art, statement pieces, jewelry and sashes, you know, something for everyone.\r\nWhere: Dolce Vita, <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/people/sunshineandcarousels\">Sunshine and Carousels at Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4399\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/apron/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4399\" title=\"One Room Schoolhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Apron-500x746.jpg\" alt=\"One Room Schoolhouse\" width=\"500\" height=\"746\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>One Room Schoolhouse</strong>\r\nOne Room Schoolhouse makes something every lovely lady in your life needs: fashionable aprons (did I mention I have a collection of aprons in my kitchen? I need to add one of these to my own wishlist).\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/oneroomschoolhouse\">One Room Schoolhouse on Etsy</a>\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for the Men</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4398\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/pocketwatch/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4398\" title=\"Gleeful Peacock\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pocketwatch-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Gleeful Peacock\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Gleeful Peacock</strong>\r\nNot only does Gleeful Peacock make some of my favorite hair accessories (I can be seen sporting one of these almost every day of the week) and jewelry, but this year she is also making pocket watches – a perfect gift for the mister in your life.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/gleefulpeacock\">Gleeful Peacock on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4397\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/robotprint/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4397\" title=\"Vandroid\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/robotprint.jpg\" alt=\"Vandroid\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Vandroid</strong>\r\nWhat guy doesn’t need some robot wall art??? Ask my husband (or any other man I know) and the answer is none. Best gift ever!\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/Vandroid\">Vandroid on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4396\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/beltbuckle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4396\" title=\"Two Dog Designs\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/beltbuckle-500x395.jpg\" alt=\"Two Dog Designs\" width=\"500\" height=\"395\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Two Dog Designs</strong>\r\nTwoDogDesigns makes unique handmade Bronze Belt Buckles.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/twodogdesigns\">Two Dog Designs on Etsy</a>\r\n<h2><strong>Handmade Gifts for the Kids / Teens</strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4395\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/hollyrocks/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4395\" title=\"Hollyrocks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hollyrocks-500x509.jpg\" alt=\"Hollyrocks\" width=\"500\" height=\"509\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>HollyRocks</strong>\r\nHolly makes a variety of bright and colorful polymer clay items that are sure to please the young or young at heart. ($6-$12)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/hollyrocks\">HollyRocks</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4394\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/teether/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4394\" title=\"Sweet Baby Designs\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/teether-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Baby Designs\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Tweet Baby Designs</strong>\r\nLooking for gift for a baby or new parents? Tweet Baby Designs caries handmade amber, wooden, and fabric teething necklaces for little ones cutting those first teeth. ($15-$25)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/tweetbabydesigns\">Tweet Baby Designs</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4393\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/cuddlemonster/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4393\" title=\"cuddle monster\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cuddlemonster-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"cuddle monster\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Cuddle Monsters</strong>\r\nThese little monsters are such cutie little plushies!\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/cuddlemonstre\">Cuddle Monsters on Etsy</a> or <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>.\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for Anyone</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4392\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/christine/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4392\" title=\"Christine Sharp-Crowe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/christine-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Sharp-Crowe\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Christine Sharp-Crowe &amp; weather&amp;noise</strong>\r\nOkay, a little shameless self promotion here, but my new line of housewares includes Linen Tea Towels, Screenprinted Pillow Covers, Embroidery Hoop Wall Art and more.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com\">ChristineSharpCrowe.com</a>, <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Pamper Me on Brookside\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4391\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/framed/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4391\" title=\"Samantha Lamb Photography\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/framed.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Lamb Photography\" width=\"346\" height=\"480\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Samantha Lamb Photography</strong>\r\nSome of my favorite pieces of artwork in my home are courtesy of this lovely lady. She captures the essence of Oklahoma life in such a beautiful way.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://samanthalambphotography.myshopify.com/collections/hand-framed-artwork-love-from-my-cottage-to-yours\">SamanthaLambPhotography.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4390\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/soap/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4390\" title=\"Indian Moon Soap Company\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/soap-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Moon Soap Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Indian Moon Soap Co.</strong>\r\nI bought Indian Moon Soap at Indie Emporium this year and love it. I have to recommend the Lavender &amp; Rosemary because it smells SO amazing.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/indianmoonsoap?ref=seller_info\">Indian Moon Soap Co. on Etsy</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>So</strong>. Which goodies from local makers are you going to serve up under the Christmas tree this year?','Shop Handmade with Christine Sharp-Crowe of make:Tulsa: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Don\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas? Yeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash.','inherit','open','open','','4023-revision-7','','','2010-12-10 11:13:39','2010-12-10 16:13:39','',4023,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4023-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(4415,1,'2010-12-10 11:13:48','2010-12-10 16:13:48','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4397\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/robotprint/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4397\" title=\"Vandroid\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/robotprint.jpg\" alt=\"Vandroid\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" /></a></p>\r\nDon\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas?\r\n\r\nYeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash. Avoid being that guy this holiday season and take shopping local a step further by shopping handmade gifts from Tulsa vendors. <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com/\">Christine Sharp-Crowe of the collective of Tulsa expert crafters make:Tulsa</a> shows us how.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for the Ladies</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4401\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/bohemian/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4401\" title=\"Bohemian Romance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Bohemian-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Bohemian Romance\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Bohemian Romance</strong>\r\nSo much of the steampunk movement is geared towards the guys, but Bohemian Romance makes amazing steampunk jewelry for the ladies as well.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/bohemianromance\">Bohemian Romance on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4400\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/sunshine/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4400\" title=\"Sunshine &amp; Carousels\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Sunshine.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine &amp; Carousels\" width=\"480\" height=\"602\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Sunshine &amp; Carousels</strong>\r\nSunshine and Carousels\' line includes handmade hair accessories, shoe clips, art, statement pieces, jewelry and sashes, you know, something for everyone.\r\nWhere: Dolce Vita, <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/people/sunshineandcarousels\">Sunshine and Carousels at Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4399\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/apron/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4399\" title=\"One Room Schoolhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Apron-500x746.jpg\" alt=\"One Room Schoolhouse\" width=\"500\" height=\"746\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>One Room Schoolhouse</strong>\r\nOne Room Schoolhouse makes something every lovely lady in your life needs: fashionable aprons (did I mention I have a collection of aprons in my kitchen? I need to add one of these to my own wishlist).\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/oneroomschoolhouse\">One Room Schoolhouse on Etsy</a>\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for the Men</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4398\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/pocketwatch/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4398\" title=\"Gleeful Peacock\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pocketwatch-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Gleeful Peacock\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Gleeful Peacock</strong>\r\nNot only does Gleeful Peacock make some of my favorite hair accessories (I can be seen sporting one of these almost every day of the week) and jewelry, but this year she is also making pocket watches – a perfect gift for the mister in your life.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/gleefulpeacock\">Gleeful Peacock on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4397\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/robotprint/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4397\" title=\"Vandroid\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/robotprint.jpg\" alt=\"Vandroid\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Vandroid</strong>\r\nWhat guy doesn’t need some robot wall art??? Ask my husband (or any other man I know) and the answer is none. Best gift ever!\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/Vandroid\">Vandroid on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4396\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/beltbuckle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4396\" title=\"Two Dog Designs\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/beltbuckle-500x395.jpg\" alt=\"Two Dog Designs\" width=\"500\" height=\"395\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Two Dog Designs</strong>\r\nTwoDogDesigns makes unique handmade Bronze Belt Buckles.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/twodogdesigns\">Two Dog Designs on Etsy</a>\r\n<h2><strong>Handmade Gifts for the Kids / Teens</strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4395\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/hollyrocks/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4395\" title=\"Hollyrocks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hollyrocks-500x509.jpg\" alt=\"Hollyrocks\" width=\"500\" height=\"509\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>HollyRocks</strong>\r\nHolly makes a variety of bright and colorful polymer clay items that are sure to please the young or young at heart. ($6-$12)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/hollyrocks\">HollyRocks</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4394\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/teether/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4394\" title=\"Sweet Baby Designs\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/teether-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Baby Designs\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Tweet Baby Designs</strong>\r\nLooking for gift for a baby or new parents? Tweet Baby Designs caries handmade amber, wooden, and fabric teething necklaces for little ones cutting those first teeth. ($15-$25)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/tweetbabydesigns\">Tweet Baby Designs</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4393\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/cuddlemonster/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4393\" title=\"cuddle monster\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cuddlemonster-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"cuddle monster\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Cuddle Monsters</strong>\r\nThese little monsters are such cutie little plushies!\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/cuddlemonstre\">Cuddle Monsters on Etsy</a> or <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>.\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for Anyone</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4392\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/christine/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4392\" title=\"Christine Sharp-Crowe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/christine-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Sharp-Crowe\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Christine Sharp-Crowe &amp; weather&amp;noise</strong>\r\nOkay, a little shameless self promotion here, but my new line of housewares includes Linen Tea Towels, Screenprinted Pillow Covers, Embroidery Hoop Wall Art and more.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com\">ChristineSharpCrowe.com</a>, <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Pamper Me on Brookside\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4391\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/framed/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4391\" title=\"Samantha Lamb Photography\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/framed.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Lamb Photography\" width=\"346\" height=\"480\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Samantha Lamb Photography</strong>\r\nSome of my favorite pieces of artwork in my home are courtesy of this lovely lady. She captures the essence of Oklahoma life in such a beautiful way.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://samanthalambphotography.myshopify.com/collections/hand-framed-artwork-love-from-my-cottage-to-yours\">SamanthaLambPhotography.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4390\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/soap/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4390\" title=\"Indian Moon Soap Company\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/soap-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Moon Soap Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Indian Moon Soap Co.</strong>\r\nI bought Indian Moon Soap at Indie Emporium this year and love it. I have to recommend the Lavender &amp; Rosemary because it smells SO amazing.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/indianmoonsoap?ref=seller_info\">Indian Moon Soap Co. on Etsy</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>So</strong>. Which goodies from local makers are you going to serve up under the Christmas tree this year?','Shop Handmade with Christine Sharp-Crowe of make:Tulsa: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Don\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas? Yeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash.','inherit','open','open','','4023-revision-8','','','2010-12-10 11:13:48','2010-12-10 16:13:48','',4023,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4023-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(4416,1,'2010-12-10 11:14:04','2010-12-10 16:14:04','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4397\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/robotprint/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4397\" title=\"Vandroid\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/robotprint.jpg\" alt=\"Vandroid\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" /></a></p>\r\nDon\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas?\r\n\r\nYeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash. Avoid being that guy this holiday season and take shopping local a step further by shopping handmade gifts from Tulsa vendors. <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com/\">Christine Sharp-Crowe of the collective of Tulsa expert crafters make:Tulsa</a> shows us how.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for the Ladies</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4401\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/bohemian/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4401\" title=\"Bohemian Romance\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Bohemian-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Bohemian Romance\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Bohemian Romance</strong>\r\nSo much of the steampunk movement is geared towards the guys, but Bohemian Romance makes amazing steampunk jewelry for the ladies as well.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/bohemianromance\">Bohemian Romance on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4400\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/sunshine/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4400\" title=\"Sunshine &amp; Carousels\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Sunshine.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine &amp; Carousels\" width=\"480\" height=\"602\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Sunshine &amp; Carousels</strong>\r\nSunshine and Carousels\' line includes handmade hair accessories, shoe clips, art, statement pieces, jewelry and sashes, you know, something for everyone.\r\nWhere: Dolce Vita, <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/people/sunshineandcarousels\">Sunshine and Carousels at Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4399\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/apron/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4399\" title=\"One Room Schoolhouse\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Apron-500x746.jpg\" alt=\"One Room Schoolhouse\" width=\"500\" height=\"746\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>One Room Schoolhouse</strong>\r\nOne Room Schoolhouse makes something every lovely lady in your life needs: fashionable aprons (did I mention I have a collection of aprons in my kitchen? I need to add one of these to my own wishlist).\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/oneroomschoolhouse\">One Room Schoolhouse on Etsy</a>\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for the Men</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4398\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/pocketwatch/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4398\" title=\"Gleeful Peacock\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/pocketwatch-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Gleeful Peacock\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Gleeful Peacock</strong>\r\nNot only does Gleeful Peacock make some of my favorite hair accessories (I can be seen sporting one of these almost every day of the week) and jewelry, but this year she is also making pocket watches – a perfect gift for the mister in your life.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/gleefulpeacock\">Gleeful Peacock on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4397\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/robotprint/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4397\" title=\"Vandroid\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/robotprint.jpg\" alt=\"Vandroid\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Vandroid</strong>\r\nWhat guy doesn’t need some robot wall art??? Ask my husband (or any other man I know) and the answer is none. Best gift ever!\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/Vandroid\">Vandroid on Etsy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4396\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/beltbuckle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4396\" title=\"Two Dog Designs\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/beltbuckle-500x395.jpg\" alt=\"Two Dog Designs\" width=\"500\" height=\"395\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Two Dog Designs</strong>\r\nTwoDogDesigns makes unique handmade Bronze Belt Buckles.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/twodogdesigns\">Two Dog Designs on Etsy</a>\r\n<h2><strong>Handmade Gifts for the Kids / Teens</strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4395\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/hollyrocks/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4395\" title=\"Hollyrocks\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hollyrocks-500x509.jpg\" alt=\"Hollyrocks\" width=\"500\" height=\"509\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>HollyRocks</strong>\r\nHolly makes a variety of bright and colorful polymer clay items that are sure to please the young or young at heart. ($6-$12)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/hollyrocks\">HollyRocks</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4394\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/teether/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4394\" title=\"Sweet Baby Designs\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/teether-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Baby Designs\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Tweet Baby Designs</strong>\r\nLooking for gift for a baby or new parents? Tweet Baby Designs caries handmade amber, wooden, and fabric teething necklaces for little ones cutting those first teeth. ($15-$25)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/tweetbabydesigns\">Tweet Baby Designs</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4393\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/cuddlemonster/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4393\" title=\"cuddle monster\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cuddlemonster-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"cuddle monster\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Cuddle Monsters</strong>\r\nThese little monsters are such cutie little plushies!\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/cuddlemonstre\">Cuddle Monsters on Etsy</a> or <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>.\r\n<h2>Handmade Gifts for Anyone</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4392\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/christine/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4392\" title=\"Christine Sharp-Crowe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/christine-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Sharp-Crowe\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Christine Sharp-Crowe &amp; weather&amp;noise</strong>\r\nOkay, a little shameless self promotion here, but my new line of housewares includes Linen Tea Towels, Screenprinted Pillow Covers, Embroidery Hoop Wall Art and more.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com\">ChristineSharpCrowe.com</a>, <a href=\"http://www.christinesharpcrowe.com\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Pamper Me on Brookside\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4391\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/framed/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4391\" title=\"Samantha Lamb Photography\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/framed.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Lamb Photography\" width=\"346\" height=\"480\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Samantha Lamb Photography</strong>\r\nSome of my favorite pieces of artwork in my home are courtesy of this lovely lady. She captures the essence of Oklahoma life in such a beautiful way.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://samanthalambphotography.myshopify.com/collections/hand-framed-artwork-love-from-my-cottage-to-yours\">SamanthaLambPhotography.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4390\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/soap/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4390\" title=\"Indian Moon Soap Company\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/soap-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Moon Soap Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" /></a></p>\r\n<strong>Indian Moon Soap Co.</strong>\r\nI bought Indian Moon Soap at Indie Emporium this year and love it. I have to recommend the Lavender &amp; Rosemary because it smells SO amazing.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.etsy.com/shop/indianmoonsoap?ref=seller_info\">Indian Moon Soap Co. on Etsy</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>So</strong>. Which goodies from local makers are you going to serve up under the Christmas tree this year?','Shop Handmade with Christine Sharp-Crowe of make:Tulsa: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Don\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas? Yeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash.','inherit','open','open','','4023-revision-9','','','2010-12-10 11:14:04','2010-12-10 16:14:04','',4023,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4023-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(4425,1,'2010-12-10 16:13:36','2010-12-10 21:13:36','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4419\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4419\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4419\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Hardesty.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nWe all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. <a href=\"http://www.jeffmartinauthor.com/\">Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin</a> joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4420\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4420\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4420\" title=\"Mickey Mantle\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mantle.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Mantle\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and The End of America\'s Childhood, by Jane Leavy</h2>\r\nI’m not really what you would call a sports fan, but I’ve always been fascinated by the interesting characters that make up our collective athletic history. Let me put it this way, I’ll skip Monday Night Football and watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel instead. One of these fascinating personalities was none other than Mickey Mantle, born and raised in tiny Commerce, Oklahoma. We all know the story about the home run race against Roger Maris in 1961. As far as sports heroes go, you might think you know everything you need to know about Mantle. But unless you’ve read this fantastic book by Jane Leavy, you don’t know a damn thing. Baseball fan or not, you need to check this out. Wow.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4421\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4421\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4421\" title=\"Brojitsu\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/brokitsu.jpg\" alt=\"Brojitsu\" width=\"312\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown, by Daniel H. Wilson</h2>\r\nAfter delighting us with books like How To Survive a Robot Uprising and Where’s My Jetpack, this native Tulsan and Ph.D. in Robotics turns his sights to one of humankind’s oldest conflicts, sibling rivalry. In a sort of handbook, he tells the young reader (suggested for grades 6-9, but funny for anyone) how to get the upper hand. Written with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is a must for anyone ever subjected to wedgies, wet willies and other familial torture techniques. And by the way, Wilson’s next book, the awesomely titled Robopocalypse (Summer 2011) is being adapted to film by none other than Steven Spielberg.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4422\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4422\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4422\" title=\"Russell\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Russell.jpg\" alt=\"Russell\" width=\"316\" height=\"476\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Insane Train: A Hook Runyon Mystery, by Sheldon Russell</h2>\r\nLast year Sheldon Russell quietly entered the fray and staked his claim as one of our state’s best contemporary novelists. He might be the best. With 2009’s The Yard Dog, a gritty, taut and historically accurate mystery set in Oklahoma at the end of WWII. There are so many amazing characters and surprises; I don’t want to give too much away. But you\'d better hurry up and read that one so you can move on to Russell’s follow-up, The Insane Train. Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “outstanding.” I think that’s an understatement.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" 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://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<em>TDT Note: While you\'re out, pick up a copy of Jeff Martin\'s The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicle and My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize. I\'m sure he won\'t mind. They\'re available at <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\"></a>Dwelling Spaces and <a href=\"stevessundrybooksmags.com/\"></a>Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines.</em>','Shop Books With Tulsa Author Jeff Martin: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','We all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.','inherit','open','open','','4418-revision-2','','','2010-12-10 16:13:36','2010-12-10 21:13:36','',4418,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4418-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7637,1,'2011-04-13 16:14:26','2011-04-13 22:14:26','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/southwood-nursery-food-bank-free-vegetable-plants/dsc_0312/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town. Here\'s a list of ways to have fun and show the environment some love at the same time, all right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Earth Day/Month Events in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<strong>22nd Annual Herbal Affair &amp; Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Downtown Sand Springs</a>\r\nGet more than 90 vendors or herbs and more, arts and crafts, lectures, live entertainment and plenty for the kids to do at this kick-off of the Tulsa area\'s spring and summer festival season.\r\n\r\n<strong>Party for the Planet</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, 6421 E. 36th Street North\r\nCelebrate our planet at Tulsa Zoo with music, green-themed activities for kids, a Green Market featuring earth-friendly vendors and more. Don\'t miss the Discovery STOMPS across the zoo to learn how you can make a difference for animals across the globe, like rhinos and monkeys, by acting locally. Learn how to make your own compost and how to make recycling a cinch. Plus, the folks at Tulsa Zoo are still celebrating APE-ril, so be sure to cruise down Ape Avenue to do a little monkeying around and test your ape aptitude. Bring an old cell phone to recycle and get half off the price of admission the day of Party for the Planet (one discount per phone). Every phone donated not only saves the planet, but also benefits your Zoo.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Month Festival @ Whole Foods</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street\r\nCelebrate Earth Month with and teach the kids a thing or two about going green with the folks at Whole Foods Market Tulsa with giveaways, classes and vendors ready to shove your hands and mouths full of samples locally grown fare. Anita Boykins will be on hand for a recycled art class from 11am-12pm, Sharon Stroud will teach how to green your cleaning routine at 1pm. Also available will be composting classes, a silent auction for a rain barrel painted by local artist Jennifer Hanley and the folks from EcoGreen Mobile Detailing, Sustainable Green Country, Jim Norton Toyota, The Hub, Greenstar and HOPE.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Nathan Hale Library</a>, 6038 East 23rd Street\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Secret is in the Soil: Part of the Green Team\'s Urban Homesteading Series</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51st Street\r\nSue Gray from OSU Extension is back to discuss composting, mulching, and how to grow your own vegetables in any soil. Bring the seeds you won’t be planting this year to our 2nd annual seed swap after the presentation.\r\n\r\n<strong>H2O Film Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting Sunday, April 17, and running through Saturday, April 23\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/calendar\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nThree Tulsa organizations have come together through their shared concern for clean water in Oklahoma, specifically with the watersheds in Oklahoma and the problems that pollution causes both the health of Oklahomans and the economy of our state. The goal of the festival, which will feature a collection of films and animated shorts over the week of April 17, will be to educate Oklahomans about important water issues in our state as well as in locales around the world, and to create a guide through which the audience can protect our water. For a complete schedule of films, <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/calendar\">visit CircleCinema.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Book and More: Earth Day</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, April 18, 3:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Schusterman-Benson Library</a>, 3333 East 32nd Place\r\nCelebrate Earth Day at Schusterman-Benson Library by creating a robot from recycled materials. This event is for ages 5-12.\r\n\r\n<strong>Green Fest</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 11am-2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.sustainabletulsa.org/pages/events/green_fest\">Mary K. Chapman Health Plaza</a>, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nThe Green Team Committee at St. John Medical Center will host its third-annual Green Fest to celebrate Earth Day 2011, featuring exhibitors from various organizations across the state that promote greener living and more environmentally-conscious practices.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tree Treasures</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, April 20, 4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 East 93rd Street\r\nCelebrate Arbor Day at Hardesty Regional Library library with Christina Stallings from the Oklahoma Forestry Services. Learn interesting facts about trees and create a fun tree craft. This event is for ages 3-10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day with the Tulsa Drillers</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 7:05pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nThe first 1,000 fans through the gate get a reusable tote as well as an environmental fair on the plaza at the Tulsa Drillers Earth Day celebration. Plus, it\'ll be Thirsty Thursday, which means beer and soft drinks will be available for $1 each.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day at Chandler Park Community Center</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 1-am-2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\r\nService projects providing tangible benefits to the west side, educational workshops from OSU Extension, hands-on exhibits, rock-painting contest, games and guest speakers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day with Cherry Street Farmers\' Market and Up With Trees</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 7-11am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers\' Market</a>, on 15th (Cherry) Street, just east of Peoria\r\nDo your shopping and celebrate Earth Day at the same time at Cherry Street Farmers\' Market this morning. Stop by the market booth to check out the free seedlings and tree and environmental conservation info from Up With Trees while you\'re there.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8am-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://jenkschamber.com/jenks-herb-plant-festival-april-23/\">Jenks Downtown Main Street</a>, from First through Third Streets\r\nThe 15th annual Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival will be a celebration of all things gardening, packing activities for every member of the family, young and old. More than 100 booths will overflow with a variety of plants, and Creek County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Look also for festival foods, a children’s area full of activities, Garden Railroads for kids of all ages, a full festival stage for around-the-clock entertainment and speakers. It\'s all free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>earth PicNic: To Honor the Mother</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 4-11pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/special.htm\">ParBUSTer Trapeze Park</a>, 1209 E. 3rd Street\r\nThe public is invited to attend this free event and bring a picnic lunch, share food with friends and enjoy the flying trapeze artists as Living Arts Dance Committee members, Spoken Word artists, and earth artists create site-specific artworks. Area green advocates will be around letting people know about recycling options for Tulsans, too. Organic gardening and small grocers will promote buying local. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Martin Regional Library</a>, 2601 South Garnett Road\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reuse, Recycle, Remix: Special Family Event @ Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 30, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/education/classes/classschedule.cfm?id=623\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nWhat some may view as trash, an artist sees as treasure. Celebrate Earth month with Julia Lupton, co-author of the popular D.I.Y. Kids book. In a brief talk, Lupton will highlight some of the cool art projects you can make simply by using a few unusual objects – cereal boxes, ketchup packets, marshmallows – and your imagination. After, you\'ll head to the studios where you can make art using recycled materials.\r\n<h3>More Earth Day Resources in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>City of Tulsa Free Landfill Days. Looking to unload some unwanted items before Earth Day? Do it safely on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, from 7am-3pm, as part of the Free Landfill Days via the City of Tulsa and the Quarry Landfill at 4041 N. 141st E. Avenue. Open to City of Tulsa residents. Proof of residency required. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/refuse/free-landfill-days.aspx\">Check out this page on the City of Tulsa\'s website for rules and further details</a>.</li>\r\n	<li>Advanced Metal Recycling is seeking 60,000 lbs. of aluminum cans to form the basis of a $5,000 Earth Day donation to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. AMR will pay customers who bring in cans on Friday, April 22nd or Saturday, April 23rd $0.85 per pound (about 20% more than the usual \"Earth Day Special\" rate and about double the going everyday rate), plus another $0.05 per pound toward the food bank donation. AMR will also sell Earth Day t-shirts, with all the proceeds going toward the food bank. Plus, from 11am to 2pm on Friday the 22nd, visitors to AMR\'s North Lewis facility in Tulsa will be treated to free hot dogs and sodas, too. <a href=\"http://www.advancedmetalrecycling.com/\">Check out the AMR site for further details and specifics on locations</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tulsa-area-farmers-markets/\">A list of Tulsa-area Farmers Markets</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.sustainabletulsa.org/green_directory\">Sustainable Tulsa\'s Tulsa Area Green Directory</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.metrecycle.com/\">The Metropolitan Environmental Trust (M.E.T.)</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Don\'t see your favorite Earth Day/Month event on this list?</h3>\r\nNo problem. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/contact\">Send me an e-mail</a> with details and I\'ll check it out.','Earth Day Events and Activities In Tulsa','It\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town.','inherit','open','open','','7595-revision-16','','','2011-04-13 16:14:26','2011-04-13 22:14:26','',7595,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7595-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(5787,1,'2011-02-09 22:27:27','2011-02-10 03:27:27','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112492926/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4112492926_ed3142ed72_o.jpg\" alt=\"El Rio Verde\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nHaving lived in Tulsa for more than a quarter century, I\'ve had my share of meals that by most accounts would fall into the Mexican genre of food.\r\n\r\nSet down in front of me on technicolor Fiestaware has been everything from a cheese-doused, deep-fried chimichanga filled with Rotel and composite chicken to handmade tamales I had to order either in Spanish or by number from one of those back-lit menu boards we know from snack bars at high school basketball games.\r\n\r\nI know I just painted the opposite ends of the spectrum of what could feasibly be called Mexican food in the lower Midwest. But, here\'s the deal: I\'m not one of those food writers who leads a concurrent life as a food snob. Sure, I like fine food and dishes that resonate with authenticity. But, I also like bagged tortilla chips and several brands of canned enchilada sauce. I\'d eat the dishes I described in the preceding paragraph with equal satisfaction. And vigor. And by dirtying the same number of napkins.\r\n\r\nA secret: All the great food writers are messy eaters. Don\'t let anyone ever tell you otherwise. This is one of the easier ways to aspire to greatness in our lives.\r\n\r\nSince my opinion on the importance of authenticity of cuisine is neither here nor there, I\'m also not one of those food writers who is hellbent on globetrotting to discover how different foods are \"supposed to be prepared.\" I\'ve never been to Mexico, but I have shopped in grocery stores that, for a certain red-headed, SPF-60 addict, required an English-Spanish dictionary.\r\n\r\nAll of that said (yes, I\'m about to get to the actual food part of this post), I love to get my nosh on at El Rio Verde.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4111727895/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4111727895_277a34a815_o.jpg\" alt=\"El Rio Verde\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAt 38 N. Trenton, just off Admiral and Utica, its safe to say the location is right for authentic Mexican food. The decor is spot on, too.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112493202/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4112493202_0280d2d418_o.jpg\" alt=\"El Rio Verde\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112493844/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/4112493844_d8540fa375_o.jpg\" alt=\"El Rio Verde\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhile conservative talk radio personality Neal Boortz isn\'t exactly my top pick for best-ever radio show host, I love what I heard him say once about Mexican food restaurants. He likes \'em bright, he likes \'em gaudy and he likes \'em pretty darn near offensive to the eye. The more cacophonous and contrived the decor, he says, the better the food.\r\n\r\nI couldn\'t agree more.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4111728539/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4111728539_04dae0a629_o.jpg\" alt=\"El Rio Verde\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis, ladies and gents, is the fabled El Rio Verde wet burrito. It\'s one of the first things folks hear about when they come into town and ask where to get some good food - food that distinctly Tulsa. \r\n\r\nWhat it is: A steering-wheel-sized flour tortilla packed with pulled beef (or pork or chicken), refried beans, fresh pico de gallo, rainbows, ponies and baby giggles. It\'s smothered in a rich enchilada sauce and topped with a few hands full of queso blanco. Sour cream and fresh guac are stacked on top almost humorously, like eyes.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4111728405/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/4111728405_21bb79b8cc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"El Rio Verde\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnyone still feeling snooty about authentic Mexican food? I know a lot of folks say that once cheese and refried beans come into the mix, a dish ceases to be authentic Mexican food. To those people I say, fine. \r\n\r\nAll the more for me.\r\n\r\nFor all of this my debit card was charged a mere $6, a bargain for a platter-sized lunch, and I was allowed to continue to sit at my table to chatter with my friend and dining buddy, and our basket of housemade tortilla chips and salsa were refilled regularly. We didn\'t even hear a tisk-tisk. My buddy and I, we were in real-girl heaven.\r\n\r\nGirls, don\'t let anyone tell you it\'s not ladylike to eat the entire thing. I did, and no one looked at me sideways. \r\n\r\nGuys, if you can\'t eat a whole wet burrito, you\'d better have the cash for a tip to make up for it. You can\'t slack on the machismo in a place like El Rio Verde and expect to get away with it.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112492926/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4112492926_ed3142ed72_o.jpg\" alt=\"El Rio Verde\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHave you made your way to El Rio Verde? What do you order there? I hear the breakfast is good enough to send a person right back to bed.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630524/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/El-Rio-Verde-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; height: 146px; width: 200px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630524/biglink.gif\" alt=\"El Rio Verde on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','El Rio Verde: The Wet Burrito','This, ladies and gents, is the fabled El Rio Verde wet burrito. It\'s one of the first things folks hear about when they come into town and ask where to get some good food - food that distinctly Tulsa. ','inherit','open','open','','354-revision-3','','','2011-02-09 22:27:27','2011-02-10 03:27:27','',354,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/354-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5785,1,'2009-11-17 19:30:00','2009-11-17 19:30:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112492926/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde\" height=\"480\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4112492926_ed3142ed72_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having lived in Tulsa for more than a quarter century, I\'ve had my share of meals that by most accounts would fall into the Mexican food genre. <br /><div><br /></div><div>Set down in front of me on technicolor Fiestaware has been everything from the cheese-doused, deep-fried chimichanga filled with Rotel and composite chicken to handmade tamales I had to order either in Spanish or by number from one of those back-lit menu boards we know from snack bars at high school basketball games. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know I just painted the two ends of the spectrum of what could be called Mexican food in the lower Midwest in very different lights. But, here\'s the deal. I\'m not one of those food writers who leads a concurrent life as a food snob. Sure, I like fine food and dishes that resonate with authenticity. But, I also like bagged tortilla chips and several brands of canned enchilada sauce. I\'d eat the dishes I described in the preceding paragraph with equal satisfaction. And vigor. And by dirtying the same number of napkins. </div><div><br /></div><div>A secret: All the great food writers are messy eaters.  Don\'t let anyone ever tell you otherwise. This is one of the easier ways to aspire to greatness in our lives. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since my opinion on the importance of authenticity of cuisine is neither here nor there, I\'m also not one of those food writers who is hellbent on globetrotting to discover how different foods are \"supposed to be prepared.\" I\'ve never been to Mexico, but I have shopped in grocery stores that, for a certain red-headed, self-tanner addict, required an English-Spanish dictionary. </div><div><br /></div><div>All of that said (yes, I\'m about to get to the actual food part of this post), I love to get my nosh on at El Rio Verde. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4111727895/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde\" height=\"480\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4111727895_277a34a815_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>At 38 N. Trenton, just off of Admiral and Utica, its safe to say the location is right for authentic Mexican food. The decor is spot on, too. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112493202/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde\" height=\"640\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4112493202_0280d2d418_o.jpg\" width=\"480\" /></a></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112493844/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde\" height=\"480\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/4112493844_d8540fa375_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><br /></div><div>While what comes out the mouth of the conservative talk radio personality Neal Boortz usually makes me want to jump out of my skin, I love what I heard him once say about Mexican food restaurants. He likes \'em bright, he likes \'em gaudy and he likes \'em pretty darn near offensive to the eye. The more cacophonous and contrived the decor, the better the food, he says. </div><div><br /></div><div>I couldn\'t agree more. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4111728539/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde\" height=\"480\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4111728539_04dae0a629_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This, ladies and gents, is the fabled El Rio Verde wet burrito. </div><div><br /></div><div>What it is: A steering-wheel-sized flour tortilla is packed with pulled beef (or pork or chicken), refried beans, fresh pico de gallo, rainbows, ponies and baby giggles. It\'s smothered in a rich, zingy enchilada sauce and topped with a few hands full of queso blanco. Sour cream and fresh guac are stacked on top almost humorously, like eyes. </div><div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4111728405/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;\"></span></a><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4111728405/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde\" height=\"480\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/4111728405_e728ddb8d1_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Anyone still feeling snooty about authentic Mexican food? I know a lot of folks say that once cheese and refried beans come into the mix, a dish ceases to be authentic Mexican food. To those people I say, fine - all the more for me. </div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Girls, don\'t let anyone tell you it\'s not ladylike to eat the entire thing. I did it, and no one looked at me sideways. My debit card was charged a mere $6, a bargain for a platter-sized lunch, and I was allowed to continue to sit at my table to chatter with my friend and dining buddy, our basket of housemade tortilla chips and salsa being refilled regularly. We didn\'t even hear a tisk-tisk.</div><div><br /></div><div>My buddy and I, we were in real-girl heaven. </div><div><br /></div><div>Guys, if you can\'t eat a whole wet burrito, you\'d better have the cash for a tip to make up for it. You can\'t slack on the machismo in a place like El Rio Verde and expect to get away with it. </div><div><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4112492926/\" title=\"El Rio Verde by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde\" height=\"480\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4112492926_ed3142ed72_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Have you made your way to El Rio Verde? What do you order there? I hear the breakfast is good enough to send a person back to bed. </div><br /><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630524/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/El-Rio-Verde-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"El Rio Verde on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630524/biglink.gif\" style=\"border: none; height: 146px; width: 200px;\" /></a>','El Rio Verde: The Wet Burrito','','inherit','open','open','','354-revision','','','2009-11-17 19:30:00','2009-11-17 19:30:00','',354,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/354-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5776,1,'2011-02-09 16:37:37','2011-02-09 21:37:37','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/rhea-lana-south-tulsa-2011/racks/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5550\" title=\"Rhea Lana\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/racks-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Rhea Lana\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nSometimes it\'s fun to go to the mall and while away an afternoon gasping at the numbers on the price tags in children\'s boutiques.\n\nBut when it\'s time to stock up on toys, furniture and clothes you\'d like your kids to be able to wear without being followed around by Mom or Dad and a fresh pack of Shout wipes, those price tags aren\'t so funny anymore.\n\nCue <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/\">Rhea Lana, a south Tulsa children\'s consignment event</a> where Tulsa-area parents can save on gently used kids\' stuff. It\'s also a place where parents can consign their kids\' clothing and toys and earn 70 percent by doing it.\n\nAnd to make this news even sweeter, <strong>Rhea Lana wants to give one lucky TDT reader a $50 gift certificate to spend at their sale later this month.</strong>\n\n<!--more-->\n\nFirst things first: To make sure you don\'t miss this sale, mark this down in your calendar:\n\n<strong>Rhea Lana Tulsa Sale</strong>\nWhen: Feb. 16-19\n<ul>\n	<li>Wednesday, Feb. 16: 9am-8pm</li>\n	<li>Thursday, Feb. 17: 9am-8pm</li>\n	<li>Friday, Feb. 18 (Half-price day!): 8:30am-7pm</li>\n	<li>Saturday, Feb. 19 (Half-price day!): 8:30am-12pm</li>\n</ul>\nWhere: <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/csssaleinfo.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">The Shoppes at Regal Plaza, 105th and Memorial</a>\n\nWhat you find at this sale (where, by the way, there\'s no cost for parking or for admission): Baby stuff. Toys galore. Boys\' and girls\' clothing from just about any brand name or boutique you can imagine. Maternity wear. Games. Books. Enough outdoor goodies to make your back yard look like a playground.\n\nBasically, anything and everything that can make your life easier as a hardworking parent by pleasing both your kids and your pocketbook.\n\n<strong>To enter to win a $50 pass to this shopping wonderland</strong>, courtesy of Rhea Lana\'s South Tulsa, simply head to the comments section on this post and \'fess up:\n<h2><strong>What is your No. 1 bargain-hunting strategy? </strong></h2>\nWhether you\'re at a children\'s consignment event at Rhea Lana or sifting through the racks at your favorite vintage shop or barreling down the aisles at the grocery store, what\'s your top trick for saving a buck?\n\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries to this contest until Saturday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m.</strong> I\'ll let Random.org choose the winner at that time, and I\'ll announce who won the prize shortly after.\n\nAfter you enter and while you\'re waiting to see if you\'re a winner, take a minute to check out <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhea-Lanas-of-South-Tulsa/115747248488308\">the Rhea Lana Facebook page</a> and to <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssmailliststart1.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">put your name and e-mail address on the Rhea Lana mailing list</a>. If you\'re looking for ways to make sure you don\'t miss a single snippet of news on this huge sale, liking Rhea Lana on FB and adding your name to their mailing list are both sure-fire ways to do just that.\n\nYou can also <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssparticipate.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">sign up to become a consignor</a>.\n\nIf you\'re a mom-to-be, <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssmomstart1.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">you can sign up for the Rhea Lana pre-sale</a>, which means you get first dibs on all the cutest baby goodies. You can shop early <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssworkinfo.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">if you want to help as staff at the sale</a>, too.\n\nIf you want to learn even more about the Rhea Lana sale, <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/\">check them out on their website</a>.\n\nGood luck, everyone, and happy bargain secret sharing!','Win $50 from South Tulsa Rhea Lana’s','Cue Rhea Lana, a south Tulsa children\'s consignment event where Tulsa-area parents can save on gently used clothes that aren\'t only priced right, but that also rival what\'s on the racks at overpriced kids\' stores.','inherit','open','open','','5549-autosave','','','2011-02-09 16:37:37','2011-02-09 21:37:37','',5549,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5549-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(7636,1,'2011-04-13 15:54:23','2011-04-13 21:54:23','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7279\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/southwood-nursery-food-bank-free-vegetable-plants/dsc_0312/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7279\" title=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Street Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town. Here\'s a list of ways to have fun and show the environment some love at the same time, all right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Earth Day/Month Events in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<strong>22nd Annual Herbal Affair &amp; Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9am-4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://herbalaffairandfestival.com/\">Downtown Sand Springs</a>\r\nGet more than 90 vendors or herbs and more, arts and crafts, lectures, live entertainment and plenty for the kids to do at this kick-off of the Tulsa area\'s spring and summer festival season.\r\n\r\n<strong>Party for the Planet</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>, 6421 E. 36th Street North\r\nCelebrate our planet at Tulsa Zoo with music, green-themed activities for kids, a Green Market featuring earth-friendly vendors and more. Don\'t miss the Discovery STOMPS across the zoo to learn how you can make a difference for animals across the globe, like rhinos and monkeys, by acting locally. Learn how to make your own compost and how to make recycling a cinch. Plus, the folks at Tulsa Zoo are still celebrating APE-ril, so be sure to cruise down Ape Avenue to do a little monkeying around and test your ape aptitude. Bring an old cell phone to recycle and get half off the price of admission the day of Party for the Planet (one discount per phone). Every phone donated not only saves the planet, but also benefits your Zoo.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Month Festival @ Whole Foods</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street\r\nCelebrate Earth Month with and teach the kids a thing or two about going green with the folks at Whole Foods Market Tulsa with giveaways, classes and vendors ready to shove your hands and mouths full of samples locally grown fare. Anita Boykins will be on hand for a recycled art class from 11am-12pm, Sharon Stroud will teach how to green your cleaning routine at 1pm. Also available will be composting classes, a silent auction for a rain barrel painted by local artist Jennifer Hanley and the folks from EcoGreen Mobile Detailing, Sustainable Green Country, Jim Norton Toyota, The Hub, Greenstar and HOPE.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Nathan Hale Library</a>, 6038 East 23rd Street\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Secret is in the Soil: Part of the Green Team\'s Urban Homesteading Series</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Zarrow Regional Library</a>, 2224 W. 51st Street\r\nSue Gray from OSU Extension is back to discuss composting, mulching, and how to grow your own vegetables in any soil. Bring the seeds you won’t be planting this year to our 2nd annual seed swap after the presentation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Book and More: Earth Day</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, April 18, 3:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Schusterman-Benson Library</a>, 3333 East 32nd Place\r\nCelebrate Earth Day at Schusterman-Benson Library by creating a robot from recycled materials. This event is for ages 5-12.\r\n\r\n<strong>Green Fest</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 11am-2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.sustainabletulsa.org/pages/events/green_fest\">Mary K. Chapman Health Plaza</a>, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nThe Green Team Committee at St. John Medical Center will host its third-annual Green Fest to celebrate Earth Day 2011, featuring exhibitors from various organizations across the state that promote greener living and more environmentally-conscious practices.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tree Treasures</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, April 20, 4pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 East 93rd Street\r\nCelebrate Arbor Day at Hardesty Regional Library library with Christina Stallings from the Oklahoma Forestry Services. Learn interesting facts about trees and create a fun tree craft. This event is for ages 3-10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day with the Tulsa Drillers</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 21, 7:05pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsadrillers.com/\">ONEOK Field</a>, 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nThe first 1,000 fans through the gate get a reusable tote as well as an environmental fair on the plaza at the Tulsa Drillers Earth Day celebration. Plus, it\'ll be Thirsty Thursday, which means beer and soft drinks will be available for $1 each.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day at Chandler Park Community Center</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, April 22, 1-am-2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/\">Chandler Park Community Center</a>, 6500 West 21st Street in west Tulsa\r\nService projects providing tangible benefits to the west side, educational workshops from OSU Extension, hands-on exhibits, rock-painting contest, games and guest speakers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Earth Day with Cherry Street Farmers\' Market and Up With Trees</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 7-11am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cherrystreetfarmersmarket.com/\">Cherry Street Farmers\' Market</a>, on 15th (Cherry) Street, just east of Peoria\r\nDo your shopping and celebrate Earth Day at the same time at Cherry Street Farmers\' Market this morning. Stop by the market booth to check out the free seedlings and tree and environmental conservation info from Up With Trees while you\'re there.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 8am-5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://jenkschamber.com/jenks-herb-plant-festival-april-23/\">Jenks Downtown Main Street</a>, from First through Third Streets\r\nThe 15th annual Jenks Herb &amp; Plant Festival will be a celebration of all things gardening, packing activities for every member of the family, young and old. More than 100 booths will overflow with a variety of plants, and Creek County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions. Look also for festival foods, a children’s area full of activities, Garden Railroads for kids of all ages, a full festival stage for around-the-clock entertainment and speakers. It\'s all free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>earth PicNic: To Honor the Mother</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 23, 4-11pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/special.htm\">ParBUSTer Trapeze Park</a>, 1209 E. 3rd Street\r\nThe public is invited to attend this free event and bring a picnic lunch, share food with friends and enjoy the flying trapeze artists as Living Arts Dance Committee members, Spoken Word artists, and earth artists create site-specific artworks. Area green advocates will be around letting people know about recycling options for Tulsans, too. Organic gardening and small grocers will promote buying local. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Recycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, April 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Martin Regional Library</a>, 2601 South Garnett Road\r\nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, free. Yes.\r\n\r\n<strong>Reuse, Recycle, Remix: Special Family Event @ Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, April 30, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/education/classes/classschedule.cfm?id=623\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nWhat some may view as trash, an artist sees as treasure. Celebrate Earth month with Julia Lupton, co-author of the popular D.I.Y. Kids book. In a brief talk, Lupton will highlight some of the cool art projects you can make simply by using a few unusual objects – cereal boxes, ketchup packets, marshmallows – and your imagination. After, you\'ll head to the studios where you can make art using recycled materials.\r\n<h3>More Earth Day Resources in Tulsa</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>City of Tulsa Free Landfill Days. Looking to unload some unwanted items before Earth Day? Do it safely on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, from 7am-3pm, as part of the Free Landfill Days via the City of Tulsa and the Quarry Landfill at 4041 N. 141st E. Avenue. Open to City of Tulsa residents. Proof of residency required. <a href=\"http://www.cityoftulsa.org/city-services/refuse/free-landfill-days.aspx\">Check out this page on the City of Tulsa\'s website for rules and further details</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tulsa-area-farmers-markets/\">A list of Tulsa-area Farmers Markets</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.sustainabletulsa.org/green_directory\">Sustainable Tulsa\'s Tulsa Area Green Directory</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.metrecycle.com/\">The Metropolitan Environmental Trust (M.E.T.)</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3>Don\'t see your favorite Earth Day/Month event on this list?</h3>\r\nNo problem. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/contact\">Send me an e-mail</a> with details and I\'ll check it out.','Earth Day Events and Activities In Tulsa','It\'s Earth Month, and with T-Town being a city that\'s increasingly eco-conscious, there are plenty of Earth Day free and kid-friendly activities to dive into around town.','inherit','open','open','','7595-revision-15','','','2011-04-13 15:54:23','2011-04-13 21:54:23','',7595,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7595-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(5775,1,'2011-02-09 16:36:30','2011-02-09 21:36:30','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5550\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5550\" title=\"Rhea Lana\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/racks-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Rhea Lana\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes it\'s fun to go to the mall and while away an afternoon gasping at the numbers on the price tags in children\'s boutiques.\r\n\r\nBut when it\'s time to stock up on toys, furniture and clothes you\'d like your kids to be able to wear without being followed around by Mom or Dad and a fresh pack of Shout wipes, those price tags aren\'t so funny anymore.\r\n\r\nCue <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/\">Rhea Lana, a south Tulsa children\'s consignment event</a> where Tulsa-area parents can save on gently used kids\' stuff. It\'s also a place where parents can consign their kids\' clothing and toys and earn 70 percent by doing it.\r\n\r\nAnd to make this news even sweeter, <strong>Rhea Lana wants to give one lucky TDT reader a $50 gift certificate to spend at their sale later this month.</strong>\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nFirst things first: To make sure you don\'t miss this sale, mark this down in your calendar:\r\n\r\n<strong>Rhea Lana Tulsa Sale</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 16-19\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Wednesday, Feb. 16: 9am-8pm</li>\r\n	<li>Thursday, Feb. 17: 9am-8pm</li>\r\n	<li>Friday, Feb. 18 (Half-price day!): 8:30am-7pm</li>\r\n	<li>Saturday, Feb. 19 (Half-price day!): 8:30am-12pm</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/csssaleinfo.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">The Shoppes at Regal Plaza, 105th and Memorial</a>\r\n\r\nWhat you find at this sale (where, by the way, there\'s no cost for parking or for admission): Baby stuff. Toys galore. Boys\' and girls\' clothing from just about any brand name or boutique you can imagine. Maternity wear. Games. Books. Enough outdoor goodies to make your back yard look like a playground.\r\n\r\nBasically, anything and everything that can make your life easier as a hardworking parent by pleasing both your kids and your pocketbook.\r\n\r\n<strong>To enter to win a $50 pass to this shopping wonderland</strong>, courtesy of Rhea Lana\'s South Tulsa, simply head to the comments section on this post and \'fess up:\r\n<h2><strong>What is your No. 1 bargain-hunting strategy? </strong></h2>\r\nWhether you\'re at a children\'s consignment event at Rhea Lana or sifting through the racks at your favorite vintage shop or barreling down the aisles at the grocery store, what\'s your top trick for saving a buck?\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries to this contest until Saturday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m.</strong> I\'ll let Random.org choose the winner at that time, and I\'ll announce who won the prize shortly after.\r\n\r\nAfter you enter and while you\'re waiting to see if you\'re a winner, take a minute to check out <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhea-Lanas-of-South-Tulsa/115747248488308\">the Rhea Lana Facebook page</a> and to <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssmailliststart1.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">put your name and e-mail address on the Rhea Lana mailing list</a>. If you\'re looking for ways to make sure you don\'t miss a single snippet of news on this huge sale, liking Rhea Lana on FB and adding your name to their mailing list are both sure-fire ways to do just that.\r\n\r\nYou can also <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssparticipate.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">sign up to become a consignor</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you\'re a mom-to-be, <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssmomstart1.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">you can sign up for the Rhea Lana pre-sale</a>, which means you get first dibs on all the cutest baby goodies. You can shop early <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/cssworkinfo.asp?init=ulnhg47grf\">if you want to help as staff at the sale</a>, too.\r\n\r\nIf you want to learn even more about the Rhea Lana sale, <a href=\"http://southtulsa.rhealana.com/\">check them out on their website</a>.\r\n\r\nGood luck, everyone, and happy bargain secret sharing!','Win $50 from South Tulsa Rhea Lana’s','Cue Rhea Lana, a south Tulsa children\'s consignment event where Tulsa-area parents can save on gently used clothes that aren\'t only priced right, but that also rival what\'s on the racks at overpriced kids\' stores.','inherit','open','open','','5549-revision-6','','','2011-02-09 16:36:30','2011-02-09 21:36:30','',5549,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5549-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5121,1,'2011-01-10 12:01:43','2011-01-10 18:01:43','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5122\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/top-parenting-iphone-apps-tulsa-kids/dsc_1885/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5122  aligncenter\" title=\"iPhone\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nRare, it seems, is the individual without an iPhone or iPad these days. And why not? They do practically everything except feed our kids, put away our groceries and clean the kitchen sink.\r\n\r\nWhile I\'m sure there\'s some computer scientist out there working to bring these even these capabilities into reality, there are several apps that exist today that can lighten the loads of parents everywhere. Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.\r\n\r\nGet your thumbs ready, parents - it\'s downloading time. Head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-apps-bind-us\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> to get the list.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Apps that Bind Us','Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.','private','open','open','','top-parenting-iphone-apps-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:36:18','2011-07-10 17:36:18','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5121',0,'post','',2),(5122,1,'2011-01-10 11:59:23','2011-01-10 16:59:23','','iPhone','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1885','','','2011-01-10 11:59:23','2011-01-10 16:59:23','',5121,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5123,1,'2011-01-10 12:00:14','2011-01-10 17:00:14','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5122\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5122\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone\" title=\"iPhone\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5122\" /></a>\n\nRare, it seems, is the individual without an iPhone or iPad these days. And why not? They do practically everything except feed our kids, put away our groceries and clean the kitchen sink.\n\nWhile I\'m sure there\'s some computer scientist out there working to bring these even these capabilities into reality, there are several apps that exist today that can lighten the loads of parents everywhere. Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.\n\nGet your thumbs ready, parents - it\'s downloading time. Head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-apps-bind-us\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> to get the list.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Apps that Bind Us','Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.','inherit','open','open','','5121-revision','','','2011-01-10 12:00:14','2011-01-10 17:00:14','',5121,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5121-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5124,1,'2011-01-10 12:01:43','2011-01-10 17:01:43','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5122\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5122\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5122  aligncenter\" title=\"iPhone\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nRare, it seems, is the individual without an iPhone or iPad these days. And why not? They do practically everything except feed our kids, put away our groceries and clean the kitchen sink.\r\n\r\nWhile I\'m sure there\'s some computer scientist out there working to bring these even these capabilities into reality, there are several apps that exist today that can lighten the loads of parents everywhere. Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.\r\n\r\nGet your thumbs ready, parents - it\'s downloading time. Head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-apps-bind-us\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> to get the list.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Apps that Bind Us','Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.','inherit','open','open','','5121-revision-2','','','2011-01-10 12:01:43','2011-01-10 17:01:43','',5121,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5121-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5125,1,'2011-01-10 12:01:43','2011-01-10 17:01:43','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5122\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/topparenting-iphone-apps-tulsa-kids/dsc_1885/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5122  aligncenter\" title=\"iPhone\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nRare, it seems, is the individual without an iPhone or iPad these days. And why not? They do practically everything except feed our kids, put away our groceries and clean the kitchen sink.\r\n\r\nWhile I\'m sure there\'s some computer scientist out there working to bring these even these capabilities into reality, there are several apps that exist today that can lighten the loads of parents everywhere. Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.\r\n\r\nGet your thumbs ready, parents - it\'s downloading time. Head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-apps-bind-us\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> to get the list.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Apps that Bind Us','Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.','inherit','open','open','','5121-revision-3','','','2011-01-10 12:01:43','2011-01-10 17:01:43','',5121,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5121-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5126,1,'2011-01-10 12:02:06','2011-01-10 17:02:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5122\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/topparenting-iphone-apps-tulsa-kids/dsc_1885/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5122  aligncenter\" title=\"iPhone\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nRare, it seems, is the individual without an iPhone or iPad these days. And why not? They do practically everything except feed our kids, put away our groceries and clean the kitchen sink.\r\n\r\nWhile I\'m sure there\'s some computer scientist out there working to bring these even these capabilities into reality, there are several apps that exist today that can lighten the loads of parents everywhere. Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.\r\n\r\nGet your thumbs ready, parents - it\'s downloading time. Head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-apps-bind-us\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> to get the list.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Apps that Bind Us','Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.','inherit','open','open','','5121-revision-4','','','2011-01-10 12:02:06','2011-01-10 17:02:06','',5121,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5121-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5127,1,'2011-01-10 12:02:06','2011-01-10 17:02:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5122\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/topparenting-iphone-apps-tulsa-kids/dsc_1885/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5122  aligncenter\" title=\"iPhone\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nRare, it seems, is the individual without an iPhone or iPad these days. And why not? They do practically everything except feed our kids, put away our groceries and clean the kitchen sink.\r\n\r\nWhile I\'m sure there\'s some computer scientist out there working to bring these even these capabilities into reality, there are several apps that exist today that can lighten the loads of parents everywhere. Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.\r\n\r\nGet your thumbs ready, parents - it\'s downloading time. Head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-apps-bind-us\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> to get the list.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Apps that Bind Us','Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.','inherit','open','open','','5121-revision-5','','','2011-01-10 12:02:06','2011-01-10 17:02:06','',5121,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5121-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5128,1,'2011-01-10 12:03:03','2011-01-10 17:03:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5122\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/topparenting-iphone-apps-tulsa-kids/dsc_1885/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5122  aligncenter\" title=\"iPhone\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1885.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nRare, it seems, is the individual without an iPhone or iPad these days. And why not? They do practically everything except feed our kids, put away our groceries and clean the kitchen sink.\r\n\r\nWhile I\'m sure there\'s some computer scientist out there working to bring these even these capabilities into reality, there are several apps that exist today that can lighten the loads of parents everywhere. Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.\r\n\r\nGet your thumbs ready, parents - it\'s downloading time. Head to <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-apps-bind-us\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a> to get the list.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Apps that Bind Us','Here are a few iPhone apps that have helped me to eek by as a work-at-home mom, and they\'re all $2 or less.','inherit','open','open','','5121-revision-6','','','2011-01-10 12:03:03','2011-01-10 17:03:03','',5121,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5121-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5877,1,'2011-02-12 11:18:25','2011-02-12 16:18:25','<strong>PSST: <a href=\"http://dowhat.thislandpress.com/event_tags/valentines-day/\" target=\"_blank\">Looking for 2012 Valentine\'s Day things to do in Tulsa, Oklahoma?</strong> Snuggle up to the full list at DO WHAT? at This Land Press</a>. Your love life will thank you.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5854\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5854\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/4351181745_7478591930.jpg\" alt=\"Merritt&#039;s Bakery Valentine&#039;s Day\" title=\"Merritt&#039;s Bakery Valentine&#039;s Day\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5854\" /></a>\r\n\r\nStill haven\'t snagged the perfect Valentine\'s Day gift for that special someone? <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/ShopTulsa\">ShopTulsa</a> and TDT joineds forces to help make that last-minute shopping go safely, smoothly and, yeah, local-tastically.\r\n\r\n<!--more--> \r\n\r\n<h2>Local Valentine\'s Day Deals</h2>\r\n<strong>The Sweet Tooth Candy &amp; Gift Company</strong>\r\nWhere: 3747 S. Harvard\r\nCall: (918) 712-8785\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.sweettoothtulsa.com/\">SweetToothTulsa.com</a>\r\nThis locally owned candy favorite has been providing MIO (Made In Oklahoma) candies for years. Aside from their typical collection of over 200 jars of candies and chocolates, they are receiving an order of <a href=\"(link http://www.mrsprindables.com/?s=gbd&amp;kw=prindables_apples)\">Mrs. Prindables gourmet candied apples</a> just in time for Valentine\'s Day. They also make cake balls in an assortment of flavors. Mmm...cake balls.\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nWhere: 15 E. Brady Street\r\nCall: (918) 938-6368\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com\">GlacierConfection.com</a>\r\nThis Tulsa-owned chocolatier is turning out amazing and beautiful hand crafted chocolates, and any set of them is sure to please your sweetie this year. Visit their store for hundreds of different candies, chocolates and more, including their signature Valentine’s Day heart.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ida Red</strong>\r\nWhere: 3336 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nCall: (918) 949-6950\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com\">IdaRedBoutique.com</a>\r\nEverything RED at Ida Red is 25% off for Valentine\'s Day, including any RED Toms (!!!). You can get everything from soda and candy to menswear and jewelery at this rockin\' boutique.\r\n\r\n<strong>Boomtown Tees</strong>\r\nWhere: 114-A S. Elgin Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 938-6000\r\nWeb: <a href=\"www.boomtowntees.com\">BoomtownTees.com</a>\r\nBoomtown Tees is showing T-Town V-Day shoppers some love with 50 percent off of their Robot Heart tee, making it yours for $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ascent</strong>\r\nWhere: 1325 E. 15th St., Suite 105\r\nCall: (918) 794-0243\r\nGet your outdoorsy man something special - he doesn\'t have to know that you snagged his gift at 40 percent off. Ascent is having a storewide, 40-percent-off sale, and those reduced price tags can be found on a variety of outdoor gear, including brands like Patagonia, Northface and Mountain Hardware. Nice.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Soda Shoppe</strong>\r\nWhere: 1508 E. 15th Street\r\nCall: (918) 779-4974\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://thesodashoppetulsa.blogspot.com/\">TheSodaShoppe.blogspot.com</a>\r\nThis independent Cherry Street shop offers a ton of great finds for your valentine, including unique menswear, watches and accessories. This is the kind of place to go shopping for that person who has everything, if you know what I mean.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Gadget Company</strong>\r\nWhere: Downtown at 15th Street and Boston Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 749-9963\r\nDoes your sweetheart like beer? How about candy? Get him/her the best of both words at The Gadget Company this year, with their Beercandy. Believe it or not, these gourmet caramels are made from real craft beer. Beercandy! And now they’re thought of everything.\r\n\r\n<strong>Moxie Shoes</strong>\r\n1611 S. Utica Ave.\r\nCall: (918) 948-6741\r\nWeb: <a href=\"www.moxieshoestulsa.com\">MoxieShoesTulsa.com</a>\r\nThis is need-to-know info for you men out there: Moxie Shoes and Flirt have combined their efforts to host private shopping sessions at Flirt in Utica Square. The store could open after hours for your sweetie\'s own personal shopping extravaganza. A stylist will work with you to find the perfect outfit, shoes and accessories. While she\'s shopping, she can enjoy champagne and designer chocolates. Hint: To just about any lady out there, this sounds pretty much like heaven. Gift certificates available for $100, which includes discounts and a special gift with purchase.\r\n\r\n<strong>MODish Salon Spa</strong>\r\nWhere: 4951 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nMODish Salon Spa, a brand-spankin\'-new salon on Brookside, is offering their new MODish Club Card this Valentine\'s Day. The card provides nearly $300 worth of spa and salon services for a much lower price ($50). Services include shampoo, cut and style, color shine treatment, manicure, deep conditioning treatment or Keratin replenisher treatment, eyebrow wax and polish change. Plus, the card offers 30 percent off additional salon services.\r\n\r\n<strong>Spa Lux</strong>\r\nAddress: 8922 S. Memorial Drive\r\nPhone: (918) 615-3339\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.spalux.org/\">SpaLux.org</a>\r\nSpa Lux is running several deals to celebrate Valentine’s Day, but the deal that crows them all is $10 off any 90-minute massage when you mention Valentine’s Day. Plus, take an additional 10 percent off if you book as a couple’s massage. Gift certificates are available, too.\r\n<h2>Other quick gift ideas</h2>\r\n<strong>Safari’s Sanctuary: Baby Kangaroo</strong>\r\nNot only can kids pop by Safari’s Sanctuary in Broken Arrow this weekend and see a baby kangaroo, but you can also send that baby kangaroo to see your special certain someone for Valentine’s Day - with a couple of passes to Safari’s in his little baby kangaroo hands, even. Best, most unexpected gift ever? I think yes. Call (918) 357-5683 to learn more.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tickets to Tulsa Opera’s Don Giovanni </strong>\r\nLet’s face it - who knows when you’ll be able to dig out of this last dumping of snow. If you’re starting from square one and you don’t want to worry yourself with whether or not you’re going to claw free in time to shop for the perfect Valentine’s Day present, consider this: Tickets to Tulsa Opera’s Don Giovanni. Romance level? 10. High culture level? 10. Hilariousness factor? 10 again. This Don Giovanni guy’s list of conquests is so long that his right-hand man sings an entire song outlining them. When several of his attempted seductions go awry, he becomes the target of three vengeful women who are determined to see him pay. Performances are Feb. 19 at 7:30pm; Feb. 25 at 7:30pm; and Feb. 27 at 2:30pm. Tickets start at $10 - yes, just $10. <a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=5c95sdcab&amp;et=1104438135371&amp;s=12320&amp;e=001305ERN-y1GWe2pGSU0xcuPC8qCr4YA4KTi1qQK3bCKhHXibgTu2jGNaz7PmajxtesOLZh5tn-i6PMWGi3BY-C1yfRaMmpK6q9UqTx4JH5FGexlrHdSbjsYTC1mnYzGpNUuCCkhpxnFqGaZe4oZqNDo9F6uJj6UsQmkWlUZj1EG6WdWPxp1Uhb8H4644G1MvHKgFX7TAhOyf3ASDDRpUMdnAR-Ttl5xZBe3Pdr2VIuA1EqTg2pebME5GJTqlu4M-NiRdwCFdicaI\">Buy them online</a> or call the Tulsa Opera box office at (918) 587-4811.\r\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; font-size: x-small; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;\">\r\n</span></div>\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" 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/VoBE8vLaP_A?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/VoBE8vLaP_A?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>Singing Valentine</strong>\r\nYes, it\'s old-fashioned, but that\'s what\'s so glorious about this gift ida. The Tulsa Founders Chorus has been delivering singing Valentines in four-part harmony throughout the Tulsa metro area for years, and they\'re professional and polished and perfect for that sweetheart who has everything. Get two barbershop-style love songs, a Valentine\'s Day card and the surprise of the year for $50. Call (918) 622-5392 for more. (I got a little sample of what the TFC can do in the green room when we were both featured on <a href=\"http://www.fox23.com/\">FOX 23 Daybreak</a> yesterday - enjoy!)\r\n\r\nFor even more ideas on where to shop for the perfect gift for your love bunny, check out <a href=\"http://facebook.com/shoptulsa\">the ShopTulsa Facebook page</a>, and don\'t forget to sift through <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/shopping/\">the shopping category here at TDT</a>. \r\n\r\nSo. Where are you shopping this Valentine\'s Day?','Last-Minute Valentine\'s Day Gift Guide','So. Where are you shopping this Valentine\'s Day? ','publish','open','open','','last-minute-valentines-day-gift-guide','','','2012-02-08 14:19:18','2012-02-08 20:19:18','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5877',0,'post','',2),(4432,1,'2010-12-10 16:13:41','2010-12-10 21:13:41','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4419\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/hardesty/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4419\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Hardesty.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nWe all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. <a href=\"http://www.jeffmartinauthor.com/\">Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin</a> joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4420\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/mantle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4420\" title=\"Mickey Mantle\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mantle.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Mantle\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and The End of America\'s Childhood, by Jane Leavy</h2>\r\nI’m not really what you would call a sports fan, but I’ve always been fascinated by the interesting characters that make up our collective athletic history. Let me put it this way, I’ll skip Monday Night Football and watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel instead. One of these fascinating personalities was none other than Mickey Mantle, born and raised in tiny Commerce, Oklahoma. We all know the story about the home run race against Roger Maris in 1961. As far as sports heroes go, you might think you know everything you need to know about Mantle. But unless you’ve read this fantastic book by Jane Leavy, you don’t know a damn thing. Baseball fan or not, you need to check this out. Wow.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4421\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/brokitsu/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4421\" title=\"Brojitsu\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/brokitsu.jpg\" alt=\"Brojitsu\" width=\"312\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown, by Daniel H. Wilson</h2>\r\nAfter delighting us with books like How To Survive a Robot Uprising and Where’s My Jetpack, this native Tulsan and Ph.D. in Robotics turns his sights to one of humankind’s oldest conflicts, sibling rivalry. In a sort of handbook, he tells the young reader (suggested for grades 6-9, but funny for anyone) how to get the upper hand. Written with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is a must for anyone ever subjected to wedgies, wet willies and other familial torture techniques. And by the way, Wilson’s next book, the awesomely titled Robopocalypse (Summer 2011) is being adapted to film by none other than Steven Spielberg.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4422\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/russell/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4422\" title=\"Russell\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Russell.jpg\" alt=\"Russell\" width=\"316\" height=\"476\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Insane Train: A Hook Runyon Mystery, by Sheldon Russell</h2>\r\nLast year Sheldon Russell quietly entered the fray and staked his claim as one of our state’s best contemporary novelists. He might be the best. With 2009’s The Yard Dog, a gritty, taut and historically accurate mystery set in Oklahoma at the end of WWII. There are so many amazing characters and surprises; I don’t want to give too much away. But you\'d better hurry up and read that one so you can move on to Russell’s follow-up, The Insane Train. Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “outstanding.” I think that’s an understatement.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" 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://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<em>TDT Note: While you\'re out, pick up a copy of Jeff Martin\'s The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicle and My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize. I\'m sure he won\'t mind. They\'re available at <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\"></a>Dwelling Spaces and <a href=\"stevessundrybooksmags.com/\"></a>Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines.</em>','Shop Books With Tulsa Author Jeff Martin: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','We all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.','inherit','open','open','','4418-revision-3','','','2010-12-10 16:13:41','2010-12-10 21:13:41','',4418,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4418-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4433,1,'2010-12-10 16:18:03','2010-12-10 21:18:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4419\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/hardesty/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4419\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Hardesty.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nWe all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. <a href=\"http://www.jeffmartinauthor.com/\">Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin</a> joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4420\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/mantle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4420\" title=\"Mickey Mantle\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mantle.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Mantle\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and The End of America\'s Childhood, by Jane Leavy</h2>\r\nI’m not really what you would call a sports fan, but I’ve always been fascinated by the interesting characters that make up our collective athletic history. Let me put it this way, I’ll skip Monday Night Football and watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel instead. One of these fascinating personalities was none other than Mickey Mantle, born and raised in tiny Commerce, Oklahoma. We all know the story about the home run race against Roger Maris in 1961. As far as sports heroes go, you might think you know everything you need to know about Mantle. But unless you’ve read this fantastic book by Jane Leavy, you don’t know a damn thing. Baseball fan or not, you need to check this out. Wow.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4421\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/brokitsu/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4421\" title=\"Brojitsu\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/brokitsu.jpg\" alt=\"Brojitsu\" width=\"312\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown, by Daniel H. Wilson</h2>\r\nAfter delighting us with books like How To Survive a Robot Uprising and Where’s My Jetpack, this native Tulsan and Ph.D. in Robotics turns his sights to one of humankind’s oldest conflicts, sibling rivalry. In a sort of handbook, he tells the young reader (suggested for grades 6-9, but funny for anyone) how to get the upper hand. Written with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is a must for anyone ever subjected to wedgies, wet willies and other familial torture techniques. And by the way, Wilson’s next book, the awesomely titled Robopocalypse (Summer 2011) is being adapted to film by none other than Steven Spielberg.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4422\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/russell/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4422\" title=\"Russell\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Russell.jpg\" alt=\"Russell\" width=\"316\" height=\"476\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Insane Train: A Hook Runyon Mystery, by Sheldon Russell</h2>\r\nLast year Sheldon Russell quietly entered the fray and staked his claim as one of our state’s best contemporary novelists. He might be the best. With 2009’s The Yard Dog, a gritty, taut and historically accurate mystery set in Oklahoma at the end of WWII. There are so many amazing characters and surprises; I don’t want to give too much away. But you\'d better hurry up and read that one so you can move on to Russell’s follow-up, The Insane Train. Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “outstanding.” I think that’s an understatement.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" 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://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<em>TDT Note: While you\'re out, pick up a copy of Jeff Martin\'s The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicle and My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize. I\'m sure he won\'t mind. They\'re available at <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a> and <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>.</em>','Shop Books With Tulsa Author Jeff Martin: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','We all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.','inherit','open','open','','4418-revision-4','','','2010-12-10 16:18:03','2010-12-10 21:18:03','',4418,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4418-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4434,1,'2010-12-10 16:18:03','2010-12-10 21:18:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4419\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/hardesty/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4419\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Hardesty.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nWe all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. <a href=\"http://www.jeffmartinauthor.com/\">Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin</a> joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4420\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/mantle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4420\" title=\"Mickey Mantle\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mantle.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Mantle\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and The End of America\'s Childhood, by Jane Leavy</h2>\r\nI’m not really what you would call a sports fan, but I’ve always been fascinated by the interesting characters that make up our collective athletic history. Let me put it this way, I’ll skip Monday Night Football and watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel instead. One of these fascinating personalities was none other than Mickey Mantle, born and raised in tiny Commerce, Oklahoma. We all know the story about the home run race against Roger Maris in 1961. As far as sports heroes go, you might think you know everything you need to know about Mantle. But unless you’ve read this fantastic book by Jane Leavy, you don’t know a damn thing. Baseball fan or not, you need to check this out. Wow.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4421\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/brokitsu/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4421\" title=\"Brojitsu\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/brokitsu.jpg\" alt=\"Brojitsu\" width=\"312\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown, by Daniel H. Wilson</h2>\r\nAfter delighting us with books like How To Survive a Robot Uprising and Where’s My Jetpack, this native Tulsan and Ph.D. in Robotics turns his sights to one of humankind’s oldest conflicts, sibling rivalry. In a sort of handbook, he tells the young reader (suggested for grades 6-9, but funny for anyone) how to get the upper hand. Written with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is a must for anyone ever subjected to wedgies, wet willies and other familial torture techniques. And by the way, Wilson’s next book, the awesomely titled Robopocalypse (Summer 2011) is being adapted to film by none other than Steven Spielberg.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4422\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/russell/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4422\" title=\"Russell\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Russell.jpg\" alt=\"Russell\" width=\"316\" height=\"476\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Insane Train: A Hook Runyon Mystery, by Sheldon Russell</h2>\r\nLast year Sheldon Russell quietly entered the fray and staked his claim as one of our state’s best contemporary novelists. He might be the best. With 2009’s The Yard Dog, a gritty, taut and historically accurate mystery set in Oklahoma at the end of WWII. There are so many amazing characters and surprises; I don’t want to give too much away. But you\'d better hurry up and read that one so you can move on to Russell’s follow-up, The Insane Train. Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “outstanding.” I think that’s an understatement.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" 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://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<em>TDT Note: While you\'re out, pick up a copy of Jeff Martin\'s The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicle and My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize. I\'m sure he won\'t mind. They\'re available at <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a> and <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>.</em>','Shop Books With Tulsa Author Jeff Martin: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','We all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.','inherit','open','open','','4418-revision-5','','','2010-12-10 16:18:03','2010-12-10 21:18:03','',4418,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4418-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4435,1,'2010-12-10 16:19:44','2010-12-10 21:19:44','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4419\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/hardesty/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4419\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Hardesty.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nWe all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. <a href=\"http://www.jeffmartinauthor.com/\">Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin</a> joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4420\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/mantle/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4420\" title=\"Mickey Mantle\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Mantle.jpg\" alt=\"Mickey Mantle\" width=\"326\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and The End of America\'s Childhood, by Jane Leavy</h2>\r\nI’m not really what you would call a sports fan, but I’ve always been fascinated by the interesting characters that make up our collective athletic history. Let me put it this way, I’ll skip Monday Night Football and watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel instead. One of these fascinating personalities was none other than Mickey Mantle, born and raised in tiny Commerce, Oklahoma. We all know the story about the home run race against Roger Maris in 1961. As far as sports heroes go, you might think you know everything you need to know about Mantle. But unless you’ve read this fantastic book by Jane Leavy, you don’t know a damn thing. Baseball fan or not, you need to check this out. Wow.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4421\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/brokitsu/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4421\" title=\"Brojitsu\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/brokitsu.jpg\" alt=\"Brojitsu\" width=\"312\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown, by Daniel H. Wilson</h2>\r\nAfter delighting us with books like How To Survive a Robot Uprising and Where’s My Jetpack, this native Tulsan and Ph.D. in Robotics turns his sights to one of humankind’s oldest conflicts, sibling rivalry. In a sort of handbook, he tells the young reader (suggested for grades 6-9, but funny for anyone) how to get the upper hand. Written with tongue placed firmly in cheek, this is a must for anyone ever subjected to wedgies, wet willies and other familial torture techniques. And by the way, Wilson’s next book, the awesomely titled Robopocalypse (Summer 2011) is being adapted to film by none other than Steven Spielberg.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4422\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/russell/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4422\" title=\"Russell\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Russell.jpg\" alt=\"Russell\" width=\"316\" height=\"476\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>The Insane Train: A Hook Runyon Mystery, by Sheldon Russell</h2>\r\nLast year Sheldon Russell quietly entered the fray and staked his claim as one of our state’s best contemporary novelists. He might be the best. With 2009’s The Yard Dog, a gritty, taut and historically accurate mystery set in Oklahoma at the end of WWII. There are so many amazing characters and surprises; I don’t want to give too much away. But you\'d better hurry up and read that one so you can move on to Russell’s follow-up, The Insane Train. Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “outstanding.” I think that’s an understatement.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" 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://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5211559&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<em>TDT Note: While you\'re out, pick up a copy of Jeff Martin\'s The Customer is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicle and My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize. I\'m sure he won\'t mind. They\'re available at <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a> and <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>.</em>','Shop Books With Tulsa Author Jeff Martin: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','We all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.','inherit','open','open','','4418-revision-6','','','2010-12-10 16:19:44','2010-12-10 21:19:44','',4418,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4418-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(4436,1,'2010-12-10 17:21:07','2010-12-10 22:21:07','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/jack-frank/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<strong>UPDATE: Congrats to the winners!</strong> Summer, Melody and Kate won copies of Jack Frank\'s Classic Set. Happy viewing, ladies! \r\n\r\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\r\n\r\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\r\n\r\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\r\n\r\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\r\n\r\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\r\n\r\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\r\n\r\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\r\n\r\nGood luck, and happy viewing!\r\n\r\nTasha\'s note: This post was sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.tulsafilms.com/\">Tulsa Films</a>.','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','publish','open','open','','jack-frank-films-giveaway','','','2010-12-17 17:21:17','2010-12-17 22:21:17','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4436',0,'post','',20),(4437,1,'2010-12-10 17:09:29','2010-12-10 22:09:29','','Jack Frank','','inherit','open','open','','jack-frank','','','2010-12-10 17:09:29','2010-12-10 22:09:29','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4438,1,'2010-12-10 17:20:58','2010-12-10 22:20:58','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4437\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\n\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\n\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\n\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\n\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\n\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\n\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\n\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\n\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\n\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\n\nGood luck, and happy viewing!','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','inherit','open','open','','4436-revision','','','2010-12-10 17:20:58','2010-12-10 22:20:58','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4436-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4439,1,'2010-12-10 17:21:07','2010-12-10 22:21:07','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4437\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\r\n\r\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\r\n\r\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\r\n\r\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\r\n\r\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\r\n\r\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\r\n\r\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\r\n\r\nGood luck, and happy viewing!','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','inherit','open','open','','4436-revision-2','','','2010-12-10 17:21:07','2010-12-10 22:21:07','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4436-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4440,1,'2010-12-10 17:57:54','2010-12-10 22:57:54','','Spa Lux','','inherit','open','open','','spalux','','','2010-12-10 17:57:54','2010-12-10 22:57:54','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spalux.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4441,1,'2010-12-10 18:08:11','2010-12-10 23:08:11','','Gift Guide 2010','','inherit','open','open','','blu_grey_gradient_gallery-2','','','2010-12-10 18:08:11','2010-12-10 23:08:11','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/blu_grey_gradient_gallery.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5145,1,'2011-01-12 14:52:42','2011-01-12 19:52:42','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"TV stoffen met plumeau / Dusting the television with a feather-brush by Nationaal Archief, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationaalarchief/4398562798/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4398562798_9c9ba977d9.jpg\" alt=\"TV stoffen met plumeau / Dusting the television with a feather-brush\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a></p>\nThere are only so many inane cat and/or giggling baby videos we can watch on YouTube.\n\nActually, that\'s not true. I could watch inane cat and/or giggling baby videos on YouTube all day long - I\'ve lost many a perfectly innocent day that could have been the very model of production and work thanks to those things - and I know that so could you. But still, I\'m trying to make a point here.\n\nWatch these Tulsa-flavored videos I found on YouTube last night while I attempt to figure out just what that point is.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nRemember when I featured <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">the 2011 Polar Bear Plunge</a> here on TDT for New Years Day? Here\'s the tape from the video that was set on the second of three pools into which race participants were required to jump to complete the race (feel free to skip ahead to 2:25):\n\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/rz2YJn7Tttg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;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/rz2YJn7Tttg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> </embed></object>\n\nYeah. Brr. I\'ll go ahead and stop complaining about <a href=\"http://krmg.com/weather\">our current weather conditions</a> now.\n\nHer fans were sad to hear that <a href=\"http://krmg.com/localnews/2011/01/longtime-tulsa-broadcaster-and.html\">Tulsa TV legend Betty Boyd</a> passed away earlier this month. Here\'s a video from the vault over at <a href=\"http://www.tulsafilms.com/\">Tulsa Films</a> that captured some of her on-screen magic, both then and more recently:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/YbriwL5GIJA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YbriwL5GIJA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nCheeky little lady. She and that wink of hers will be sorely missed.\n\nIf you missed <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tulsa-blogger-meetup-movie-night-edition/\">last week\'s showing of The Rock \'n\' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher with the Tulsa Blogger Meetup</a>, you missed some of this:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/ysZRvBOu85M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ysZRvBOu85M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThat was the video Duncan Christopher character Simply Irresistible - S.I. for short - recorded for the screening that was held for Tulsa\'s Young Professionals (TYPROS) this week.\n\nI still think the one he recorded for the bloggers was funnier.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/yOZiodxXpjM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/yOZiodxXpjM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nAs I said at our showing of the film, I think I got pregnant just from watching that.\n\nHey. Have you met Phil?\n\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/EiKO0AapgSE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;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/EiKO0AapgSE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nPhil has become the unofficial spokesperson of sorts over at the <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>. He\'s pensive, he\'s worldly, he\'s wayward, he\'s on fire about Philbrook - all qualities I can appreciate.\n\nThat he\'s hilarious, too, just adds to his likability.\n\nHere\'s the most recent Phil video, uploaded five days ago:\n\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/px0TSElJmwo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;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/px0TSElJmwo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nAnd here\'s <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AObEIzl2WA\">another one that I can\'t help but love</a>.\n\nThank you, Philbrook, for your sense of humor and for being part of our community, rather than just another art museum on a hill.\n\nI swear, I could watch the <a href=\"http://www.tulsaballet.org/\">Tulsa Ballet</a> YouTube channel all day long. Here\'s a reason why:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/iKKIpDc-hGw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iKKIpDc-hGw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThat\'s from The Taming of the Shrew (my favorite of Shakespeare\'s works, in case you\'re out of questions for your next trivia night), and it opens Feb. 4 at the <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>.\n\nAnd I\'m going to go see it, thanks in part to the fact that if you have a certain secret passcode, all tickets are 50 percent off from now until Thursday night.\n\nLet\'s just say that it pays - literally - to sign up for local e-mail lists.\n\nEver hear of Art Untamed? It\'s a fundraiser for <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a>, and the second collection is hanging now:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/QbPempFzAqo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QbPempFzAqo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nI love the way Terri Hood says, \"Meerkat Monet??\"\n\nAnd in case you\'ve been wondering about the <a href=\"http://www.gowestrestaurant.com/\">Go West Restaurant</a> that just opened off Route 66 in Sapulpa:\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/dUwBpzdCuKk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/dUwBpzdCuKk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsafood.com/\">Tulsa Food</a>, now you know. And you probably want to go nom, nom, nom crazy on that place this very evening.\n\nWhere can we find some of your favorite local channels/videos on YouTube?','T-Town YouTube','There are only so many inane cat and/or giggling baby videos we can watch on YouTube.','inherit','open','open','','5141-revision-2','','','2011-01-12 14:52:42','2011-01-12 19:52:42','',5141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5141-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(9530,1,'2011-11-11 08:35:20','2011-11-11 14:35:20','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/06/4th-of-july-2011-events-in-tulsa/dsc_1639-5/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8666\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_1639.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8666\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for free meals and discounts for vets in Tulsa? If you play your cards right, vets could dine for free all day in this here town.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nBe sure to call ahead to confirm deal details, and make sure you carry your military/veterans ID with you - then, <a href=\"http://dowhat.thislandpress.com/11/07/2011/veterans-day-events-in-tulsa/\">check out the list and the details at Do What? at ThisLandPress.com</a>.','Veteran\'s Day 2011 Discounts and Freebies','The vet/service member in your life deserves some free chow. Where\'s where to find some in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','9519-revision-7','','','2011-11-11 08:35:20','2011-11-11 14:35:20','',9519,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/11/9519-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5155,1,'2011-01-13 17:35:45','2011-01-13 22:35:45','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5093\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/tulsa-music-weekend-tj-rocks-tulsa/tj/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5093  aligncenter\" title=\"T.J. Clark\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tj.jpg\" alt=\"T.J. Clark\" width=\"369\" height=\"552\" /></a></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/tj-rocks-tulsa/\">TDT music columnist T.J. Clark</a> serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa. Get it hot and fresh here.\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>Thursday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>: Taddy Porter</strong>. Taddy Porter could very easily be the next band from Oklahoma to make a major national impact. For that matter, it could easily be Vandevander too, whose song “1000” was recently used on a promo for HBO’s “Weeds.” Basically, you need to be at this show. <em>Especially</em> if you’re a fan of, say, The Black Keys, or other blues-influenced rockers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Saturday at <a href=\"http://www.thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a>: Native Lights/Depth & Current </strong>\r\nFull Disclosure: I documented Native Lights as they recorded their debut album in an abandoned old cattle auction-house/cowboy-church in Hominy, OK. Even though I was there to witness first hand the (amazing) process, I feel I can objectively say that it\'s going to be not only the most ambitious album to come out of Oklahoma, but it may be one of the greatest albums you’ll hear in 2011. You can get a preview at Soundpony Saturday night, since they\'ll play their forthcoming album in its entirety. (The equally awesome Depth & Current open. Don’t miss this chance to see a great band from one of our neighbors down the turnpike).\r\n\r\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out this\r\nweekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa, available first thing Friday morning. While you\'re at it, <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">be sure to follow T.J. on Twitter</a> - all the cool kids are doing it.','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Picks for live music this weekend','TDT music columnist T.J. Clark</a> serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa. 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Not that today is different from most days, since I tend to be a burrower no matter what\'s going on outside, but still. <div><br /></div><div>As a result, I\'ve had some time to really comb through the <a href=\"http://okiedoke.com/ok/08awards/index.html\">2008 Okie Blog Award nominees</a>, and I want to let you TDT readers know about a few blogs I really like but have somehow flown under my radar - until now. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Oh, the mommy blogs. </span>Because I need (a lot of) reassurance that I\'m not crazy and that I\'m not doing everything absolutely, totally, completely, 100-percent wrong.<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> </span></div><div><a href=\"http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/\">Rocks in My Dryer</a>, nom\'d for best overall blog, best family blog and best writing blog. Duh.</div><div><a href=\"http://mariawj.blogspot.com/\">A Piece of My Mind</a>, nom\'d for best writing. I love crunchy hippie chick moms. </div><div><a href=\"http://blitherevival.blogspot.com/\">Blithe Revival</a>, for best family blog. Great writing.</div><div><a href=\"http://emeryjo.blogspot.com/\">moms are for everyone</a>, for best family blog. Lots of new baby love happening in this woman\'s house. Ah, those are some great days. Plus, I love that the bloggers at moms are for everyone and Blithe Revival are buds. Maybe one day my blogger buddies (<a href=\"http://havesporkwilltravel.blogspot.com/\">here</a>, <a href=\"http://isaacsmomhw.blogspot.com/\">here</a> and <a href=\"http://greentulsa.blogspot.com/\">here</a>) and I will be pitted against each other in what would promise to be a grandiose battle to the death for an Okie Blog Award. Heh. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">There are a few left-wing blogs in Oklahoma.</span> They exist! And, surprise, they\'re way decent.</div><div><a href=\"http://www.okiefunk.com/\">Okie Funk</a>, nom\'d for best overall blog and best political blog (I wonder what would happen in a dueling blog match between my favorite hometown blogger Michael Bates at <a href=\"http://batesline.com/\">Batesline.com</a>, also nom\'d for best overall blog and best political blog, and Kurt Hochenauer. It\'d be fun to watch, anyway.) and <a href=\"http://peacearena.org/\">Peace Arena</a>. Also, <a href=\"http://alternativetulsa.blogspot.com/index.html\">Alternative Tulsa</a> and <a href=\"http://www.blueoklahoma.org/\">Blue Oklahoma</a>. Maybe one day a bleeding heart Tulsan with a laptop and an equally encyclopedic knowledge of this city and its people will take MB to task. Someday? Maybe? No? Okay.  </div><div><br /></div><div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Hilarity! </span></div><div><a href=\"http://theredneckdiva.com/\">Redneck Diva</a>, nom\'d for best humor blog. I <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">get </span>this woman. Is that bad? </div><div><a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/\">Irritated Tulsan</a>, nom\'d for best humor blog and best unusual blog. I love the Photoshoppy goodness happening on this blog. Check out <a href=\"http://irritatedtulsan.wordpress.com/all-time-top-10/\">the top 20 posts</a>, but not at work, unless <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=09270477.98730702.629200.4198223.3421987.735&amp;aID2=48391\">you work someplace that\'s cool with you laughing your hind-end off and not acting like an android all day long</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Other faves.</span></div><div><a href=\"http://www.irokradio.com/\">IROK Radio</a>, nom\'d for best audio blog. IROK is the handiwork of the folks behind the always-awesome <a href=\"http://dfest.com/\">Dfest</a>, Tulsa\'s landmark music festival. Lend thine ear. </div><div><a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/\">Confessions of a Pioneer Woman</a>, for best overall blog and best looking blog. Do not visit this site unless you want to be sucked into the all-consuming vortex that is the world of <a href=\"http://reedrummond.com/\">Ree Drummond</a>. At first <a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?q=drummond+ranch+oklahoma&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;aq=t&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a\">she was just rich</a>, but <a href=\"http://2009.bloggies.com/\">now she\'s rich </a><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"><a href=\"http://2009.bloggies.com/\">and</a></span><a href=\"http://2009.bloggies.com/\"> famous</a>. A huge Osage county cattle ranch and a catchy blog will do that for ya. </div><div><a href=\"http://www.twoheadedblog.com/\">Two-Headed Blog</a>, for best commentary. I love the concept of the two-headed blog, and the little two-headed-type person on the masthead makes me laugh. And, there was <a href=\"http://www.twoheadedblog.com/?p=1755\">a great post about the Price Tower Arts Center posted there recently</a>. I dig. </div><div><br /></div><div>Rather than leave the house only to trudge around in the snow, give these blogs a read today. Local blogs are kinda like farmers markets and public transportation - the more they\'re patronized, the better they get. And that\'s good for all of us.  </div><div><br /></div><div> </div>','Okie Blog Award Noms to Put on RSS','','inherit','open','open','','85-revision','','','2009-01-28 16:14:00','2009-01-28 16:14:00','',85,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/01/85-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(9545,1,'2008-07-29 13:55:00','2008-07-29 13:55:00','<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://deprogramminghour.com/\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 236px;\" src=\"http://deprogramminghour.com/pol_pics_for_site/voting_is_sexy_poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></a>Today is a voting day! Voting is fun - you get to hide in a booth as you make your choices, you get to feed the counting machine and you get a sticker afterward. You also get time off from work to vote. It\'s also the greatest responsibility of the citizen of the United States of America. In sum, it\'s the best way to spend a few minutes of your time today.<br /><br /><a href=\"http://lwvtulsa.fileave.com/July28LWVTulsaVoterGuide.pdf\">Here</a> is some great education on the candidates running in today\'s election. If ever you need to know more about any candidate in an election in Tulsa, visit the <a href=\"http://lwvtulsa.org/\">League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa Web site</a>. They work hard to make those voter guides available free to the public, and the guides are always thorough and organized.<br /><br />Read up, and we\'ll see you at the polls!','Primary Election Today','','inherit','open','open','','49-revision','','','2008-07-29 13:55:00','2008-07-29 13:55:00','',49,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2008/07/49-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(9546,1,'2009-01-07 15:32:00','2009-01-07 15:32:00','I started college as an architecture major. I\'ve always had a sweet spot for buildings, and I decided as a middle schooler that I wanted to be the mastermind behind at least a few of some really great ones. And, I came from an architecturally inspiring city. Sounds like a recipe for a future architect, right?<br /><br />Well. Once I got into the studio, I quickly realized I\'d have absolutely no time for writing. In fact, I had little time for sleeping, eating and, unfortunately, bathing, let alone writing. Even though in the end I elected to graduate with a degree in <a href=\"http://www.theasa.net/\">American Studies</a>, I still harbor a love of all that is the built environment. I\'m grateful I live in an area where I can still gawk at wonderful structures without having to travel far at all.<br /><br />While I was still a zombified architecture student, my first sketching assignment required I pick three structures from my hometown to pair with three structures on campus and present them on some ever-loving, God-forsaken Strathmore board, which soaks up pencil lead like a devil-sponge and cannot be erased. It has to be very carefully shaved off with an Exacto knife, and if your professor notices what you\'ve done, you can bet you just lost a letter grade.<br /><br />Sorry. Flashbacks.<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTT6Gi_wCI/AAAAAAAAAfU/-FIpEKFLEHg/s1600-h/sshouse0001.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 210px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTT6Gi_wCI/AAAAAAAAAfU/-FIpEKFLEHg/s400/sshouse0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288584857583075362\" border=\"0\" /></a><br />This house is in old Sand Springs on the north side of the river. Rumor has it that a husband built it for his wife who, shortly after the house was complete, passed away. I\'m not sure who owns the house now, but I would love to learn more about it and its history. In my opinion, it\'s the most beautiful house west of downtown.<br /><br />Of course, I had to draw <a href=\"http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.travelok.com/graphics/siebel_photos/Activities/1%2B5U%2B6381.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.travelok.com/toDo/attractionsDetail.asp%3Fid%3D1%2B5U%2B6381&amp;usg=__ZlItJUw-XEIc1gZ5juj7o3WoyD4=&amp;h=375&amp;w=500&amp;sz=38&amp;hl=en&amp;start=4&amp;sig2=41jEnuHgGaHocgBx8cVvig&amp;tbnid=tEtVu0hV3Q11qM:&amp;tbnh=98&amp;tbnw=130&amp;ei=9NhkSeLdGZqctweR3PSCCQ&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspotlight%2Btheater%2Btulsa,%2BOK%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG\">this</a>...<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTXrkCi3II/AAAAAAAAAfc/GkvegGbCqBw/s1600-h/spotlight0001.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTXrkCi3II/AAAAAAAAAfc/GkvegGbCqBw/s400/spotlight0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288589005848501378\" border=\"0\" /></a><br />...at night. I was fearless in college. I was also a good sketcher, apparently, because I got the highest grade in the class on the assignment, whcih was nice since it was pretty much the only assignment I got during architecture school on which I made a grade higher than 79 percent.<br /><br />Even so, I still make a sketch from time to time, especially when I\'m downtown and see things like this:<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTMyydwedI/AAAAAAAAAfM/t1edGRbjaII/s1600-h/PhiltowerSmallGrating.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTMyydwedI/AAAAAAAAAfM/t1edGRbjaII/s400/PhiltowerSmallGrating.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288577035351914962\" border=\"0\" /></a><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTLmLwIRhI/AAAAAAAAAfE/sC60jusIrwo/s1600-h/AtlasCeiling.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWTLmLwIRhI/AAAAAAAAAfE/sC60jusIrwo/s400/AtlasCeiling.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288575719289931282\" border=\"0\" /></a>It\'s images like these that make my fingers itch. Then I start longing for the bright, chilly mornings spent in that architecture studio, working alongside some incredibly talented friends and exercising my creativity and cutting off the tip of my left index finger and splaying blood all over the parts of my final project I\'d already built in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Strathmore board</span>.<br /><br />Then I remember that architecture school is for people who eat nails for fun.','My Sordid Past in Sketching','','inherit','open','open','','73-revision','','','2009-01-07 15:32:00','2009-01-07 15:32:00','',73,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/01/73-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(9544,1,'2011-11-14 15:33:59','2011-11-14 21:33:59','<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">I found this survey today trolling around MySpace. It was called, Oklahoma Survey (Stole This From My Cousin Kim). Ha! </span>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Forget answering the questions, since the questions have a lot to say on their own. My personal favorites are #s 13, 14, 18 and 28. Enjoy!</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">1. Where in Oklahoma have you lived?\r\n2. Where is your fave place to chill in Oklahoma?\r\n3. Have you ever been on a boat in Lake Texhoma?\r\n4. Do you go camping?\r\n5. Do you use the word \"y\'all\"?\r\n6. Have you ever owned a truck?\r\n7. Have you ever had heat exhaustion?\r\n8. How many Oklahoma snows have you witnessed?\r\n9. Have you ever ice skated indoors?\r\n10. Have you ever squirted one of your parents with a water gun?\r\n11. Whats your favorite Oklahoma sports team?\r\n12. Do you like the city or the country?\r\n13. Have you ever been sprayed by a skunk?\r\n14. Have you ever run over an armadillo?\r\n15. Have you ever been to a Hornets Game?\r\n16. Have you ever been to a Blazers or Oilers game?\r\n17. Have you ever attended the State Fair?\r\n18. What\'s your favorite Mexican food restaurant?\r\n19. Have you ever had Shiner beer?\r\n20. Have you ever been on a hayride?\r\n21. Have you ever ridden a horse?\r\n22. Were you in 4-H or FFA?\r\n23. Which place in Oklahoma has the best scenery/view?\r\n24. Which grocery store do you shop at?\r\n25. Have you ever partied in a barn?\r\n26. Have you ever partied in a pasture?\r\n27. Do you like keg beer?\r\n28. Are you Baptist?\r\n29. Have you ever been swimming in a river or creek?\r\n30. Have you ever been on the Illinois River?\r\n32. Is your high school big?\r\n33. Have you ever been to Tulsa?\r\n34. Who is your favorite Red Dirt band?\r\n35. Have you ever ridden a mechanical bull?\r\n36. Have you ever been to the rodeo?\r\n37. Do you own a cowboy hat?\r\n38. Finally, what\'s your favorite thing about Oklahoma?</span></p>','Oklahoma Survey','','inherit','open','open','','9542-revision-2','','','2011-11-14 15:33:59','2011-11-14 21:33:59','',9542,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/11/9542-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(9543,1,'2011-11-14 15:33:49','2011-11-14 21:33:49','<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">I found this survey today trolling around MySpace. It was called, Oklahoma Survey (Stole This From My Cousin Kim). Ha! </span>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Forget answering the questions, since the questions have a lot to say on their own. My personal favorites are #s 13, 14, 18 and 28. Enjoy!</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">1. Where in Oklahoma have you lived?\n2. Where is your fave place to chill in Oklahoma?\n3. Have you ever been on a boat in Lake Texhoma?\n4. Do you go camping?\n5. Do you use the word \"y\'all\"?\n6. Have you ever owned a truck?\n7. Have you ever had heat exhaustion?\n8. How many Oklahoma snows have you witnessed?\n9. Have you ever ice skated indoors?\n10. Have you ever squirted one of your parents with a water gun?\n11. Whats your favorite Oklahoma sports team?\n12. Do you like the city or the country?\n13. Have you ever been sprayed by a skunk?\n14. Have you ever run over an armadillo?\n15. Have you ever been to a Hornets Game?\n16. Have you ever been to a Blazers or Oilers game?\n17. Have you ever attended the State Fair?\n18. What\'s your favorite Mexican food restaurant?\n19. Have you ever had Shiner beer?\n20. Have you ever been on a hayride?\n21. Have you ever ridden a horse?\n22. Were you in 4-H or FFA?\n23. Which place in Oklahoma has the best scenery/view?\n24. Which grocery store do you shop at?\n25. Have you ever partied in a barn?\n26. Have you ever partied in a pasture?\n27. Do you like keg beer?\n28. Are you Baptist?\n29. Have you ever been swimming in a river or creek?\n30. Have you ever been on the Illinois River?\n32. Is your high school big?\n33. Have you ever been to Tulsa?\n34. Who is your favorite Red Dirt band?\n35. Have you ever ridden a mechanical bull?\n36. Have you ever been to the rodeo?\n37. Do you own a cowboy hat?\n38. Finally, what\'s your favorite thing about Oklahoma?</span></p>','Oklahoma Survey','','inherit','open','open','','9542-revision','','','2011-11-14 15:33:49','2011-11-14 21:33:49','',9542,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/11/9542-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4459,1,'2010-12-08 12:40:03','2010-12-08 17:40:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball 2011: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. Plus, if you show up in a 1920s get-up, you’ll get a bonus party favor.\r\n\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.  \r\n\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>. ','New Years Eve Tulsa 2011: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-5','','','2010-12-08 12:40:03','2010-12-08 17:40:03','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(9541,1,'2011-11-14 15:30:34','2011-11-14 21:30:34','<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">I found this survey today trolling around MySpace. It was called, Oklahoma Survey (Stole This From My Cousin Kim). Ha! </span>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Forget answering the questions, since the questions have a lot to say on their own. My personal favorites are #s 13, 14, 18 and 28. Enjoy!</span></p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">1. Where in Oklahoma have you lived?\n2. Where is your fave place to chill in Oklahoma?\n3. Have you ever been on a boat in Lake Texhoma?\n4. Do you go camping?\n5. Do you use the word \"y\'all\"?\n6. Have you ever owned a truck?\n7. Have you ever had heat exhaustion?\n8. How many Oklahoma snows have you witnessed?\n9. Have you ever ice skated indoors?\n10. Have you ever squirted one of your parents with a water gun?\n11. Whats your favorite Oklahoma sports team?\n12. Do you like the city or the country?\n13. Have you ever been sprayed by a skunk?\n14. Have you ever run over an armadillo?\n15. Have you ever been to a Hornets Game?\n16. Have you ever been to a Blazers or Oilers game?\n17. Have you ever attended the State Fair?\n18. What\'s your favorite Mexican food restaurant?\n19. Have you ever had Shiner beer?\n20. Have you ever been on a hayride?\n21. Have you ever ridden a horse?\n22. Were you in 4-H or FFA?\n23. Which place in Oklahoma has the best scenery/view?\n24. Which grocery store do you shop at?\n25. Have you ever partied in a barn?\n26. Have you ever partied in a pasture?\n27. Do you like keg beer?\n28. Are you Baptist?\n29. Have you ever been swimming in a river or creek?\n30. Have you ever been on the Illinois River?\n32. Is your high school big?\n33. Have you ever been to Tulsa?\n34. Who is your favorite Red Dirt band?\n35. Have you ever ridden a mechanical bull?\n36. Have you ever been to the rodeo?\n37. Do you own a cowboy hat?\n38. Finally, what\'s your favorite thing about Oklahoma?</span></p>','Oklahoma Survey','','inherit','open','open','','34-autosave','','','2011-11-14 15:30:34','2011-11-14 21:30:34','',34,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/11/34-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(9540,1,'2007-10-23 14:41:00','2007-10-23 14:41:00','<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rx4JZGQn2PI/AAAAAAAAAJk/aNFialjuk3w/s1600-h/mosjefblog.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rx4JZGQn2PI/AAAAAAAAAJk/aNFialjuk3w/s200/mosjefblog.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124543752775915762\" border=\"0\" /></a><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Blogger: Mos Jef</span><br /><br />Out of complete boredom and morbid curiosity, I have created a poster searching for people that want to start a Hall &amp; Oates cover band.  While I still think this is a fantastic idea, I\'m really just interested in what kind of responses I would get.<br /><br /><br /><img src=\"http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/hallandoatesclassified.jpg\"><br /><br /><br />I posted these all over town.  Let\'s all pray that I get tons of responses.  This could potentially be the funniest thing ever.','Cover Band Hilarity','','inherit','open','open','','31-revision','','','2007-10-23 14:41:00','2007-10-23 14:41:00','',31,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2007/10/31-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4462,1,'2011-01-21 10:44:19','2011-01-21 15:44:19','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s1600-h/DSC09478.jpg\"><img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s400/DSC09478.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" /></a></div>\nAs I\'m wont to do on a snowy day in Tulsa, I hopped on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsa\">Facebook</a> to see where the best sledding spots are in Green Country.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nHere are a few answers from the Facebook- and Twitter-verse:\n<blockquote>I live in Turner Park, and I\'ve been hoping for a chance to sled over at Rogers High [see address below].... They have a field that is like a huge bowl!</blockquote>\n<blockquote>Harwelden is normally a winner and there\'s a great two-sided hill on the back/north side of Cherry Hills at 36th between Lakewood and Joplin.</blockquote>\n<blockquote>Check with McBirney Mansion [1414 S. Galveston]. They have a great hill out back, and I think they sometimes do sledding there.</blockquote>\n<blockquote>BA on sixty first just east of bass pro shop [Not Tulsa proper, but close enough]</blockquote>\n<blockquote>Grab your sled. It\'s time to head to the hills at the Bass Pro Shop in BA [Hey, if everybody else is jumping off a bridge, shouldn\'t you at least seriously consider it?]</blockquote>\n<blockquote>Isn\'t this kind of like fishing holes? You don\'t really want to give the best spots away? P.S. It doesn\'t get much better than Chandler Park...really.</blockquote>\nUPDATE, Jan. 21, 2011//Here are a very suggestions I\'ve pulled from the comments section on this post:\n<ul>\n	<li>Zink Park, 3216 S. Trenton Ave.</li>\n	<li>Woodland Hills Mall, 71st and Memorial, the hills on the north side of the block</li>\n	<li>41st and Mingo, near Roy Clark Elementary</li>\n	<li>Will Rogers High School, 3909 East 5th Place</li>\n	<li>McClure Park, 7440 E. 7th St.</li>\n	<li>Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st Street</li>\n	<li>23rd and Riverside</li>\n</ul>\nI imagine any city park/potential retention pond would be a great place to go sledding, too.\n\nGot your own secret sledding spot? Go ahead, spill the beans and share the location in the comments. If I can manage to compile a good number of locations, I\'ll pull my partner in crime away from his studies to make a map for us.\n\nI love a man who can make a map. Literally.','Best Sledding Spots in Tulsa','As I\'m wont to do on a snowy day in Tulsa, I hopped on Twitter and Facebook to see where the best sledding spots are in Green Country.','inherit','open','open','','445-autosave','','','2011-01-21 10:44:19','2011-01-21 15:44:19','',445,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/445-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4463,1,'2010-01-29 19:53:00','2010-01-29 19:53:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s1600-h/DSC09478.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s400/DSC09478.jpg\" width=\"400\" /></a></div><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><br /></div>As I\'m wont to do on a snowy day in Tulsa, I hopped on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsa\">Facebook</a> to see where the best sledding spots are in Green Country.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a>Growing up along Highway 97 between Sand Springs and Sapulpa, I was never at a loss for good sledding. The hills of Sand Springs and Berryhill are a kid\'s wildest dream come true after a few inches of snow. What I don\'t know, though, is where the best hills in Tulsa proper are hiding.<br /><br />Here are a few answers from the Facebook- and Twitter-verse:<br /><br /><blockquote>I live in Turner Park, and I\'ve been hoping for a chance to sled over at Rogers High.... They have a field that is like a huge bowl!</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>Harwelden is normally a winner and there\'s a great two-sided hill on the back/north side of Cherry Hills at 36th between Lakewood and Joplin.</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>Check with McBirney Mansion. They have a great hill out back, and I think they sometimes do sledding there.</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>Ba on sixty first just east of bass pro shop [Not Tulsa proper, but close enough]</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>Grab your sled. It\'s time to head to the hills at the Bass Pro Shop in BA [Hey, if everybody else is jumping off a bridge, shouldn\'t you at least seriously consider it?]</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><blockquote>Isn\'t this kind of like fishing holes? You don\'t really want to give the best spots away? P.S. It doesn\'t get much better than Chandler Park...really.</blockquote><br />I imagine any city park/potential retention pond would be a great place to go sledding, too.<br /><br />Got your own secret sledding spot? Go ahead, spill the beans and share the location in the comments. If I can manage to compile a good number of locations, I\'ll pull my partner in crime away from his studies to make a map for us.<br /><br />I love a man who can make a map. Literally.','The Best Sledding Spots in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','445-revision','','','2010-01-29 19:53:00','2010-01-29 19:53:00','',445,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/01/445-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(9539,1,'2007-09-04 23:57:00','2007-09-04 23:57:00','<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rt3xMrmVAvI/AAAAAAAAAIU/xnphlLmBbRg/s1600-h/b%26wbrendalooktoside.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rt3xMrmVAvI/AAAAAAAAAIU/xnphlLmBbRg/s200/b%26wbrendalooktoside.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106502752672219890\" border=\"0\" /></a><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Blogger: Party Brenda</span><br />(photo credit: <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/chrisbouldin\">Chris Boldini</a>, or something)<br /><br />So, this weekend was <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Labor Day</span> weekend. It was also a perfect opportunity for <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Tulsans</span> to get out there and enjoy the town a little more than usual.<br /><br />The weather was just wonderful, especially in the morning hours – or, so I hear. Party Brenda slept in. If there is one thing I enjoy more than a good karaoke party it is sleeping in.   <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> </o:p></p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Get Your Shop On</span><br /><br />Anywho, I had a great weekend. I meet up with some friends and ate dinner at <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http://www.pfchangs.com/\">P.F. Changs</a> in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http://www.uticasquare.com/\"><st1:street st=\"on\"><st1:address st=\"on\">Utica Square</st1:address></st1:street></a>. It was delicious. Then we strolled around trying to catch some Labor Day specials. I bought a great little white dress on sale, and some unmentionables too. Ha! Wouldn’t you like to know? I just love <st1:street st=\"on\"><st1:address st=\"on\">Utica Square</st1:address></st1:street> and the wonderful outdoor environment they’ve created there.<br /><br />After we were tired of walking around and a little sweaty ‘cause it had warmed up quite a bit by then, we all headed over the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/\">Osage Casino</a> at the End of the <st1:street st=\"on\"><st1:address st=\"on\">Yellow Brick Road</st1:address></st1:street>, I mean the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">L.L. Tisdale</span>. I usually don’t like spending time in a casino (I’m broke), but my friends assured me I would have a good time. Plus, they have a bar.   <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> </o:p></p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">A Party Favor</span><br /><br />So, we went! May I just say, it is so nice that they have speakers in their parking lot! The place was packed and we had to park out in BFE, but with the speakers pumping out the classic music master pieces of the eighties we had a little added bounce in our step to the front door.<br /><br />We walked inside and I immediately felt as if I had already smoked five cigarettes. I guess that appeals to some people. My friend <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Jack</span> lit up first thing. The security guards that met us at the front entrance were very pleasant. They even offered Jack a light.<br /><br />I only had three dollars to spend, so I wanted to find a low-bidding machine. I was telling my friends that I had played a pretty fun slot machine with my <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Party Grandma</span> not that long ago. I can’t remember the name of it, but it’s a little more interactive than most slot machines and also not as complicated and number-y as others.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\">Well, I now hate that game because it devoured my first dollar in less than five minutes. Ah well. We moved on.<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rt30NrmVAwI/AAAAAAAAAIc/VjTAWVjWMOg/s1600-h/superjackpotparty.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rt30NrmVAwI/AAAAAAAAAIc/VjTAWVjWMOg/s400/superjackpotparty.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106506068386972418\" border=\"0\" /></a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(photo credit: </span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http://www.wms.com/game-detail.php?Category=00&Themes=352\">WMS Gaming</a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">)<br /><br /></span></span></div>Jack was telling us about this game he’d played for hours one day called <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">“Super Jackpot Party.”</span> I immediately became interested ‘cause, you know, I like to party! The game starts out like most computerized slot machines by having you pick the number of lines and how much you want to bet and yada yada yada, BUT, if you get three party symbols anywhere on the screen…<br /><br />You get to have a party.<br /><br />Balloons fall from the top on the screen and party blower noise maker thingys are blown, and then <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Inferno_%28The_Trammps_song%29\">Disco Inferno</a> starts playing on the speakers. I was so excited to have this party. Then the screen fills with wrapped gifts that you get to open by touching the screen. The gifts contain anything from extra credits at multiple levels, to whack a party pooper game, to a dance-off, to multiplying all the credits you had already won, etc. The best part is that you get to keep selecting gifts until you select a “party pooper” gift. The party pooper comes in and, of course, ends the party by saying something really stupid like, “Shouldn’t we all be studying?” Or, a cop will come in, and we all know how much of a party pooper one of those can be.<br /><br /><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rt31vLmVAyI/AAAAAAAAAIs/4g_bU8_a1d4/s1600-h/angrycop.jpg\"><img style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/Rt31vLmVAyI/AAAAAAAAAIs/4g_bU8_a1d4/s400/angrycop.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106507743424217890\" border=\"0\" /></a>The game was awesome, is what I’m getting at. I spent a little more time on this one with my remaining two dollars, but I was really temped to withdraw some more cash from my checking account.<br /><br />Then, we went to the bar…watched some football games and drank some <a href=\"http://www.businessinnovationinsider.com/images/2006/06/Corona.jpg\"><st1:city style=\"font-weight: bold;\" st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Corona</st1:place></st1:city></a>. Yum. Good Times. <span style=\"\"> </span>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> </o:p></p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">In Conclusion</span><br /><br />The things I wish I could have done this weekend were:  <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\">A. Buy more new clothes; </p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\">B. Drink some iced coffee at the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A15784\">Coffee House on <st1:street st=\"on\"><st1:address st=\"on\">Cherry Street</st1:address></st1:street></a>; </p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\">C. Spent a little more time by the pool…or, just outside in general. It was beautiful.</p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\">Oh! And… </p>      <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\">D. Hang out with my BFF <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Natasha</span>. I guess she was kinda being a party pooper herself this weekend. I’m sure we’ll all hear what she’s been up to here on the blog soon.<br /><br />So, in conclusion, I hope everyone found their own special little way of enjoying the long weekend. I did. We can only hope that the winter will be filled with extra icy, deadly conditions so that we don’t have to go to work all those days and we can stay home and make my award-winning cheesecake and hot chocolate.<br /><br />Good-bye, summer. We will miss you. Oh, and hey, summer? See you at <a href=\"http://www.elguaposcantina.net/\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">El Guapo</span></a> later for some roof top drinks. Love it. Party On!</p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> </o:p></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Natasha’s note: I was really busy being pregnant this weekend. Party Brenda and I get to hang out at Coffee Jesus tonight. Good thing there\'s no full moon...</span></span></p>','My Labor Day Weekend: An Essay by Party Brenda','','inherit','open','open','','25-revision','','','2007-09-04 23:57:00','2007-09-04 23:57:00','',25,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2007/09/25-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4471,1,'2010-12-13 11:59:39','2010-12-13 16:59:39','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/spaghetti-eddie-live-tulsa-kids-day-out/picture-1-10/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4259\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-500x405.png\" alt=\"Spaghetti Eddie Live\" title=\"Spaghetti Eddie Live\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4259\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI love when kids\' events pack a little somethin\' somethin\' for parents without the kids even knowing it. It\'s like that feeling we get when we sneak veggies into our kids\' pizza or lasagna - it\'s good for everyone involved, but the wiser of the two is the only one who has to know about it. It\'s funny and it\'s thrilling, and I\'m pretty sure I can feel devil horns sprouting from my head when I do it myself.\r\n\r\nThat\'s what this week\'s Tulsa Kids Day Out pick offers.\r\n\r\nGet the spaghetti-tastic details on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-spaghetti-eddie-live-2\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Spaghetti Eddie Live','I love when kids\' events pack a little somethin\' somethin\' for parents without the kids even knowing it.','inherit','open','open','','4258-autosave','','','2010-12-13 11:59:39','2010-12-13 16:59:39','',4258,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4258-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4472,1,'2010-12-17 10:00:00','2010-12-17 15:00:00','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4599\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0614/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4599\" style=\"border: 1px solid gray;\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0614-500x460.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"460\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes you feel like a fried patty of beef between two buttered buns with a side of fried potatoes, all served up in the classic styrofoam packaging, double-sacked.\r\n\r\nAnd sometimes you feel like lugging around a clunky DSLR camera into a restaurant and not allowing anyone to take a bite or touch their food until you\'ve taken three dozen photos.\r\n\r\nAnd then sometimes, you don\'t.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nEnter <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">Sproutz</a>, serving up a menu of breakfast, baked goodies, soups, salads and sandwiches and <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/\">the cutest logo ever</a> at 29th and Harvard.\r\n\r\nEnter also my first attempt at iPhone photography.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4600\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0625/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4600  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0625.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nAnyone who was jonesing for a green, centrally located, family-friendly deli, lunch counter and market in Tulsa was stoked earlier this year when Sproutz opened its doors.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4601  aligncenter\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nBut while I appreciate when a restaurant chucks the styrofoam in favor of renewable packaging and utensils, I\'m not going back unless I\'m impressed by the food.\r\n\r\nGood thing Sproutz has a killer reuben sandwich. Here\'s the beef (literally): Baby swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and corned beef on dark rye bread.\r\n\r\nOh, yeah. I live for reuben sandwiches.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at this thing. It\'s ain\'t your average wimpy reuben sandwich from Arby\'s with its thinly sliced beef and crooked-ass cheese and its insipid sauerkraut, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4603\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0619/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4603\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0619.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s a monster.\r\n\r\nIt\'s...it\'s perfect.\r\n\r\n*sniff* Anyone have a Kleenex? I have a little something in my eye.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4602\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0616/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4602\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0616-500x385.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd what do you know - this iPhone photography stuff isn\'t as lame as it sounds.\r\n\r\nOther things I\'ve tried at Sproutz that are drool-worhty are the Neimann Marcus chicken salad ($7.50, roasted chicken, red sedless grapes, chopped celery and toasted almonds in a whipped cream dressing served with lettuce on honey wheat bread), the Pastrami sandwich ($8.50, eight ounces of house-smoked pastrami on rye bread with spicy mustard), and the Thai Cobb Salad ($7.50 - roasted chicken, romaine lettuce, water chestnuts, sesame sticks and sprouts with a spicy peanut dressing).\r\n\r\nYum. All of it. And I don\'t even like honey wheat bread. And I have this weird personal policy against ordering salad when dining out. Call it a vendetta against wimpy food reserved for when I\'m dining out and paying 400 percent of the at-cost price, but I\'m more than willing to make an exception for the Thai Cobb Salad at Spoutz.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4604\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0610/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4604\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0610.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"494\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI can always appreciate a family-friendly restaurant, especially those that don\'t involve a giant mouse, cold pizza, flashing lights and buzzers going off every five seconds.\r\n\r\nKids are more than welcome at Sproutz, and my kid seemed to like it pretty well. He doesn\'t usually have much to say about food except the word no (if I hadn\'t been conscious during his birth and if he didn\'t look so much like his dad, I\'d probably question whether or not this child is indeed of my loins), but he did eat his entire grilled cheese the day we visited.\r\n\r\nSo as much as one grilled cheese can differ from another, apparently Sproutz has it figured out.\r\n\r\nThey have something else figured out, too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4605\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0630/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4605\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0630.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKids menu + large selection of fresh-baked cookies = Helpless parents.\r\n\r\nIn more ways than one.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4606\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0628/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4606\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0628.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy kids are another result of this equation.\r\n\r\nThe buckets of crayons and coloring sheets and cozy, playful-chic atmosphere of the dining room strengthens the lure of Sproutz to kids even more.\r\n\r\nIt becomes Hulk-like, really. Just look at this face.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4607\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0623/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4607\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to deli/sandwich counter tradition, there\'s not much elbow room at Sproutz. When a clean, green breakfast or lunch made from top-shelf ingredients sounds like it\'d hit the spot, you might want to show up 15 or so minutes before the rush if you want a seat.\r\n\r\nYou don\'t have to get around early, though, for the <a href=\"http://www.sproutztulsa.com/index.php?id=21\">Sproutz green tip of the day</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4601\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0633/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4601\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0633.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMuch of what\'s available on the breakfast and lunch menu at Sproutz can also be purchased in crowd-friendly quantities from the market, but there\'s even more than that available there. We\'re talking breakfast casserole, lasagna, Allen Brothers rib eyes, Kosher whole chickens, tamales, knishes...the list goes on and on, and the variety is as impressive as the time my kid named every Thomas &amp; Friends character in the toy aisle at the grocery store.\r\n\r\nAnd then proceeded to offer to take his dear ol\' mom out and treat her to some beer and fried pickles.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4608\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/sproutz-restaurant-review/img_0639/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4608\" title=\"Sproutz\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0639-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Sproutz\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" /></a>\r\n\r\nJust kidding about the beer.\r\n\r\nThe next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am a foodie, but even I\'m still pretty grossed out by that word) could understand.\r\n\r\nAnd as for iPhone photography, if you have any tips on techniques or apps that could help me learn, leave \'em in the comments - help me! I think I\'ve found my newest hobby. \r\n\r\n<strong>Sproutz</strong>\r\nMonday-Saturday, 7am-7pm (closed Sunday)\r\n(918) 508-2122\r\n2602 S. Harvard Ave.\r\nApp used for photos: <a href=\"http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/\">CameraBag</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1519755/restaurant/Midtown/Sproutz-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"Sproutz on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1519755/minilink.gif\" style=\"border:none;width:130px;height:36px\" /></a>','Sproutz: Get around early for earth-friendly fare','The next time treading lightly on the earth makes you hungry, see what\'s on special at Sproutz. There\'s a new one daily, and the prospect of that your meal could include ingredients that are at once kosher, organic and artisan for under $10 a ticket is a thrill even those ambivalent about the word foodie (I am one, but I\'m still pretty iffy about the word, to tell you the truth) could understand. ','publish','open','open','','sproutz-restaurant-review','','','2010-12-22 16:19:38','2010-12-22 21:19:38','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4472',0,'post','',4),(4473,1,'2010-12-17 16:00:00','2010-12-17 21:00:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFood: Since we all eat it, it\'s practically guaranteed that if you give it as a gift this holiday season, it\'ll be received with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.\r\n\r\nBut we\'re not here to settle for polite grins and glistening eyeballs. Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\r\n\r\nHere are the gifts to give your favorite foodies this season to collect on the happy dances, squealing and black outs you so richly deserve.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0002b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma Wine Journal</strong>\r\nYour Oklahoma wine-loving friends and family are tired of writing their tasting notes on their palms. Grab one of these wine journals for each of them and you won\'t have to worry about the whole sweaty palm ink transfer thing.\r\nPrice: $12.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0002&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://gardendeva.ambitioushosting.com/asccustompages/ProductImages/mdBSd-nBddK-mQYMe-sprungyflwers%20website%20011.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Garden Deva Wine Rack</strong>\r\nIt\'s a wine rack. It\'s decor. It\'s a Tulsa-made work of art. It\'s a must-have.\r\nPrice: $320\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.gardendeva.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&amp;fpage=1&amp;page=1&amp;categoryID=5&amp;productID=142&amp;cartID=918606586\">Garden Deva Sculpture Company</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4624\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/dsc07842/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4624\" title=\"Pioneer Woman\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Woman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Pioneer Woman Cooks</strong>\r\nWe\'re pretty proud of <a href=\"http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/\">Ree Drummond, a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman</a>, here in Oklahoma, and that was even before she introduced this cookbook full of approachable, delicious recipes and Ree\'s trademark writing and photography. Make sure to secure a dinner invitation when you give this book - you will definitely want to reap what you\'ve sown. (And yeah, that\'s me and PW up there. You know, just hanging out - hanging out like we\'re friends and stuff. Heh.)\r\nPrice: $27.50\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, <a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/\">thepioneerwoman.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0222b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma-Shaped Chocolate</strong>\r\nChocolate from <a href=\"http://www.bedrechocolates.com/\">Chickasaw Nation owned and operated Bedré Fine Chocolates</a> is good enough, but in the shape of the state of Oklahoma, it practically jumps into the stockings of your favorite people this holiday season. If you\'re looking for something a little more, well, down to earth, check out <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0223&amp;mainCat=5\">Bedré\'s cow patties</a>.\r\nPrice: $1.60\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0222&amp;mainCat=5\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16433_1214013144219_1045525445_30613818_6498589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Classic Candy from Ida Red Boutique</strong>\r\nIda Red has one of the largest offerings of nostalgic candy and sodas in the region. The foodie on your shopping list is sure to appreciate the obscure and delicious goodies you find there.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.idaredboutique.com/\">Ida Red Boutique</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517hdIdX0ML._SS500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood</strong>\r\nWe took in this Georgia-born country songbird when she married our homegrown superstar Garth Brooks, and then she went and wrote two cookbooks about cooking in Oklahoma. And let me just tell you: The recipes in this cookbook are so good (how could any cookbook with a country star holding a glass of sweet tea on the cover be anything less than a downhome dream?), you can count on whomever receives this cookbook from you for Christmas to be at least 10 pounds heavier next year. Which, depending on whom you plan to give it to, could be really, really fun.\r\nPrice: About $30 each\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tulsa-coffee-houses/dsc07075/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2971\" title=\"Topeca Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC07075-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Topeca Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Topeca Coffee</strong>\r\nNot only do we have <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/last-minute-local-holiday-gift-ideas/\">some of the best beer and wine anywhere right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma</a>, but we also have some amazing coffee. Practically any Tulsan who knows about food would love a bag of Topeca Coffee. Don\'t worry about picking the \"best\" variety - I\'ve tried them all, and let me tell you, they\'re all worthy of the slow sip. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://store.topecacoffee.com/hbk.html\">this great home brew kit</a> for the do-it-yourself foodie on your list.\r\nPrice: $9.99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca Coffee</a>, <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/brady-arts-district-dinner-dessert/dsc_1050-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" title=\"Glacier Chocolate\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Chocolate\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nA box of gourmet chocolates goes over well with pretty much everyone who likes to stick food in his/her face. But imagine receiving a box of chocolates that could just as easily serve as jewels in the crown Queen Elizabeth wears to her really fancy shindigs - there you have what\'s available at Glacier Confection. Plus, the costumer service is amazing. Say hi to Bill for me when you go in.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">Glacier Confection</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-kitchen-helper-tulsa-kids/img_0488/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0488.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Cooking Classes</strong>\r\nNo matter how proficient of a cook you\'re shopping for, s/he will always appreciate a cooking class. There are a variety of spots here in Tulsa to enroll, and there are even opportunities for the pint-sized chefs-to-be. These schools are also chock full of fun kitchen gadgets and ingredients that\'d fit nicely into a stocking.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.thestockpots.com/\">The Stock Pot</a>, <a href=\"http://www.savorychef.com/\">Savory Chef</a>, <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio (Brookside and South)</a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" title=\"Marshall Beer\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Kits for Beer and Wine Making</strong>\r\nDon\'t just give a gift this Christmas - give your friends and loved ones a hobby that\'ll bring fun, science and plenty of dancing around with a lampshade on their heads for years to come.\r\nPrice: $79-99\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.highgravitybrew.com/\">High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0265b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\r\n<strong>The Chuck Wagon Cookbook</strong>\r\nSo your intended giftee wants to learn to cook like a cowboy, huh? This book will do a lot to help. This book would go really well with a cast-iron skillet, which you can get at any of the cooking schools I mentioned above - just another idea from me to you.\r\nPrice: $19.95\r\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0265&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Pretty much anything at LaDonna\'s</strong>\r\nMy eyes light up and my mind races and my heart beats a little faster every time I step foot into LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods on Cherry Street. Not only does she offer made-in-Oklahoma products, but she also stocks gourmet food items handmade by her and the LaDonna\'s staff. The gift baskets make for memorable gifts, too.\r\nPrice: Varies\r\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.ladonnasonline.com/\">LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gift Cards to Local Restaurants</strong>\r\nYes, I know I usually relegate giftcards to the s***list of things within your power to buy for another human being, but this time it\'s different. Purchasing gift cards/certificates to your intended recipients\' favorite restaurants not only nourishes their food love, but it also supports our community and its local business owners. As long as you\'re not buying any Applebee\'s gift cards, no one gets hurt. Otherwise, I can\'t make any promises.\r\nPrice: You choose!\r\nGet it: Your intended recipient\'s favorite Tulsa restaurant\r\n\r\n<strong>So. What are you buying for your favorite foodie this holiday season?</strong> Don\'t forget to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">the Gift Guide category</a> here at TDT for even more Tulsa and Oklahoma gift ideas.','Okie Foodie Gifts: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation. ','publish','open','open','','food-tdt-gift-guide-2010','','http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/last-minute-local-holiday-gift-ideas/','2010-12-17 17:03:51','2010-12-17 22:03:51','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4473',0,'post','',18),(4474,1,'2010-12-21 17:00:00','2010-12-21 22:00:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou have four shopping days left.\r\n\r\nI\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nHere is her list of stops, along with some commentary on what she was and was not able to find in her attempt to keep her stops for Christmas gifts within the IDL. \r\n\r\nOr, if you\'re in a hurry, skip to the end of this post for <a href=\"#downtown shopping\">a robust listing of shopping available in our beautiful central business district</a>.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2305\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/restaurateurs-expand-downtown/elote/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2305\" title=\"Elote Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/elote.jpg\" alt=\"Elote Cafe\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Dwelling Spaces</strong>\r\nWhere: 119 S. Detroit Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1033\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net\">dwellingspaces.net</a>\r\n<strong>Libby:</strong> The main thing I had a hard time with in trying to stay downtown to shop for Christmas this year was finding stuff for kids, but at Dwelling Spaces I found some cute hand-made art smocks by Tex Montana, each $24. Mary Beth (the store owner) gave me crayons and a pad of paper for each one I bought. She also stocks these cool Route 66 Christmas ornaments - there\'s this cool Golden Driller one that\'s pretty cool, too. I also picked up a cool pack of cards, this great plate that I found and several books on famous Oklahomans.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I think we all know <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?s=dwelling+spaces\">how I feel about Dwelling Spaces</a>. The place rules.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa Historical Society at Atlas Life</strong>\r\nWhere: 415 S. Boston Ave., ground floor\r\nPhone: (918) 712-9484\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahistory.org/\">tulsahistory.org</a>\r\nRegular hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I like all the historic Tulsa stuff that\'s available at this shop. The t-shirts there aren\'t like the groovy ones at Dwelling Spaces, but they did have a great Atlas Life one that I picked up. I also got two jars of Oklahoma organic jam and some Christmas and thank-you cards (some featured reproductions of original drawings of some of Tulsa\'s most famous buildings).\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Plus, it gives you another excuse to hang out at the Atlas Life Building.\r\n\r\n<strong>Black Gold Outfitters at ONEOK Field</strong>\r\nWhere: 201 N. Elgin Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 744-5998 (press 3)\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://drillers.milbstore.com/store.cfm?dept_id=729&amp;store_id=78&amp;parentID=729\">tulsadrillers.com</a>\r\nRegular (off-season) hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Picked up some baseball cards for my son here. They were running pretty low on stuff - they were out of the kids\'-sized jerseys and some other things I wanted - but I was still pleased to see this place open for the winter.\r\n\r\n<strong>Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</strong>\r\nWhere: 514 S. Boston Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1403\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">elotetulsa.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Of course I picked up some luchador calendars for every member of my family - they\'re $15.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The luchador t-shirts at Elote are pretty great, too. I\'m just sayin\'.\r\n\r\n<strong>Gadget Company</strong>\r\nWhere: 104 E. 15th Street (15th and Boston)\r\nPhone: (918) 749-9963\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">thegadgetcompany.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Here\'s where I picked up my very favorite thing I found on my downtown shopping trip: An alarm clock that rolls away from the bed when the alarm comes on. You have to chase it down to press snooze - it\'ll be perfect for a member of my family who absolutely has to be on time for work. I also picked up a digital tire gauge that talks. I found a pickle grabber, too - it reaches into a pickle jar and a wire claw grabs the pickle so you can pull it out. It\'ll be perfect for my daughter - she loves pickles. I picked up a couple of books, too - <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Tent-Couples-Getting-Naughty/dp/0899974325\">some of them looked pretty interesting</a>.\r\n<h2>Swing and a Miss</h2>\r\n<strong>Brother\'s Hat Shop</strong>\r\nWhere: 108 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\nPhone: (918) 850-5949\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.brothershatshop.com/\">brothershatshop.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: This shop wasn\'t open on the day I went shopping (a Monday, one of the two days the shop isn\'t open), but this place is definitely on my list of gift stops.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: A little about Brothers: This family-owned retail hat and accessories shop is a new member of the Greenwood strip, offering shoppers fitted hats from size 6 7/8 to 8 and custom dress shirts at affordable prices. Chill.\r\n\r\n<strong>Soul Mates</strong>\r\nWhere: 116 N. Greenwood Ave.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: This shoe boutique opened at the beginning of this year, and after they helped me with <a href=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs508.snc3/26668_406005709506_47730984506_4112816_6017835_n.jpg\">a couple of pairs of seriously, calamitously high heels for Wine, Women &amp; Shoes 2010</a>, I\'ve been in love ever since. And so has my husband. So to speak. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Say no more. Plus, the shoes were just $20 per - a steal considering I\'ve worn these shoes constantly since this summer and they\'re still fabulous.\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: Soul Mates was closed the day I was shopping. Monday\'s not the best day to try to shop downtown, apparently.\r\n\r\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\r\nWhere: 15 E. Brady Street\r\nPhone: (918) 938-6368\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">glacierconfection.com</a>\r\n<strong>Libby</strong>: I wanted to stop here for some candy for my kids\' stockings, but they were closed and their hours are very limited. Call ahead to make sure they\'re open before you stop by.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: You\'re not going to get prettier chocolate in Tulsa, and the variety of flavors available is pretty spectacular, too. The trick is catching these folks when they\'re open.\r\n<h2>Downtown Shopping: A Wishlist</h2>\r\nHer downtown shopping concluded and having hit five of her intended eight stops, Libby found that, in addition to more unlocked doors, she still needed a big-box store for gifts like the Legos and the Easy Bake Oven on her kids\' Christmas wish lists.\r\n\r\n\"There\'s not really a kids\' toy store downtown, but we need one - and local toy stores like Kiddlestix don\'t offer Legos or Easy Bake Ovens - my kids had very specific requests,\" she laughed.\r\n\r\n\"If we had a big toy store downtown, parents who work downtown could go shopping on their lunch break. Plus, toy stores are just awesome.\"\r\n<a name=\"downtown shopping\"><h2>Other Ideas for Shopping in Downtown Tulsa</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Cigars at The Humidor, 6th and Main</li>\r\n	<li>Classes and gifts from <a href=\"http://tulsaglassblowing.org/\">Tulsa Glassblowing Studio</a></li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa- and Oklahoma-centric t-shirts at <a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/\">Boomtown Tees</a></li>\r\n	<li>Wine from <a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Girouard Vines</a></li>\r\n	<li>Jewelry from <a href=\"http://spexton.myshopify.com/index.html\">Spexton</a></li>\r\n	<li>Coffee from <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Joe Bots</a>, <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca</a> or <a href=\"http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/DoubleShot.html\">Doubleshot</a></li>\r\n	<li>Biking gear from <a href=\"http://leesbikes.com/\">Lee\'s Bicycles</a></li>\r\n	<li>A musical instrument from <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a></li>\r\n	<li>Running gear from <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet</a></li>\r\n	<li>Spa services at <a href=\"http://www.chrysalissalon.net/\">Chrysalis</a></li>\r\n	<li>Gift certificates to the giftee\'s favorite downtown restaurant</li>\r\n	<li>Tulsa and Oklahoma-centric stuff from Lyon\'s Indian Store and Tulsa Treasures, 11th and Elgin</li>\r\n	<li>Tickets from <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, the <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, <a href=\"http://www.bradytheater.com/\">Brady Theater</a> or <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Where do you like to shop downtown?</strong>','Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe’s Libby Auld: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','You have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.','publish','open','open','','shop-downtown-elote-libby-auld-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010','','','2010-12-21 18:01:47','2010-12-21 23:01:47','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4474',0,'post','',6),(4475,1,'2010-12-14 14:00:00','2010-12-14 19:00:00','<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/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;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/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>UPDATE: Congrats to the winner!</strong> A Seyler gets four seats at any of the remaining performances of Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker. Enjoy! \r\n\r\nFor $15, for Christmas one could buy:\r\n	<li>A nicer-than-Hanes pair of socks;</li>\r\n	<li>A nicer-than-Fruit-of-the-Loom pair of underwear (men\'s only - underwear is pricier for us girls);</li>\r\n	<li>A gift card, the near cluelessness of which is not redeemed by <a href=\"http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm\"></a>its 27-percent chance of taking up permanent residence in the back of a junk drawer;</li>\r\n	<li>Or, a membership to the fabled Jelly of the Month Club or, even worse, a subscription to Readers Digest.</li>\r\nOr, one could offer an experience, the chance to take part in a Tulsa tradition.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nWhen I found out that tickets to <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1397&amp;thedate=12/14/2010&amp;task=display\">The Nutcracker, presented in Tulsa for more than 50 years by Tulsa Ballet</a>, start at $15, I was appalled. At that price, how could I have ever managed to ever miss this production?\r\n\r\nGranted, I\'ve seen this ballet about a half-dozen times. But still, at that price, what I felt was the total opposite of buyer\'s remorse.\r\n\r\nA $15 price tag is easy to swallow, particularly if your shopping list is crammed full with good little girls and boys (and ladies and gents). It\'s nice to know that there\'s an affordable alternative to the \"it\" gifts on display in the big-box stores this year.\r\n\r\nBesides, a trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store.\r\n\r\nUnless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.\r\n\r\nThe Nutcracker is a classic. Tulsa Ballet’s version, which hit the stage of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in 2003 thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsaballet.org/staff.asp?id=8&amp;task=staffdisplay&amp;staffid=80\">producer and Tulsa Ballet artistic director Marcello Angelini</a>, begins with a Christmas Party at the Paris Opera House where its artistic director, Mr. Drosselmeier, announces the French premiere of The Nutcracker. Marie, a young dance student at the Paris Opera School, is captivated by the plot and, once asleep, dreams of being a part of it.\r\n\r\nThe audience is treated to the classic Nutcracker vignettes: The Dance of the Snowflakes, the Mouse King and the Nutcracker’s battle (including their armies composed of young dance students from the Tulsa area) and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.\r\n\r\nDuring the second act are dances that pay tribute to Russia, Arabia, Spain and China, each performed in turn. The sets, created by internationally renowned designer Luisa Spinatelli, are inspired by art deco architecture (always close to Tulsans\' heart) and fashion.\r\n\r\nAll performances are accompanied by <a href=\"http://www.tulsasymphony.org/\">the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra</a> at <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.ocm/\">Chapman Music Hall in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, in downtown Tulsa on the corner of Third and Cincinnati.\r\n\r\nAs Angelini said, “The Nutcracker is not just a story about dolls, candy canes and imaginary kingdoms. The essence of this holiday classic is that of renewed generosity and kindness during the holiday season. It is a celebration of the goodness of the human soul.”\r\n\r\nI love that Marcello.\r\n\r\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/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThe Nutcracker has already opened at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, but there are still plenty of performances, and there\'s sure to be one that suits the busy schedules of you and your family. Check it out (<a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;venue_val=1926&amp;day_value=12112010-12232010&amp;schedule=list\">click here to buy tickets</a>):\r\n	<li>Friday, Dec. 17, 7pm</li>\r\n	<li>Saturday, Dec. 18, 2pm and 7pm</li>\r\n	<li>Sunday, Dec. 19, 2pm</li>\r\n	<li>Wednesday, Dec. 22, 7pm</li>\r\n	<li>Thursday, Dec. 23, 7pm</li>\r\nAnd it\'s certainly not going to stop me from giving away a family four-pack of tickets here on TDT to the performance of Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker of one lucky reader\'s choice.\r\n\r\nTo enter to win, <strong>leave a comment below with your instructions on your signature dance move</strong>. We might as well make this fun, right? We get enough Hallmark moments this time of year. Let\'s have some laughs and variety and spice.\r\n\r\nDo all this <strong>before 8pm Wednesday night (Dec. 15)</strong> and make the appropriate sacrifices to the Random.org godsand you might just find yourself the proud, new owner of a family four pack of tickets to see the performance of your choice of The Nutcracker.\r\n\r\nAnd everyone will love you and never question your wisdom ever again. And they\'ll copy your hairstyle. And shop at the same clothing store as you do. They might even get your something for Christmas besides a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club and a subscription to Reader\'s Digest.\r\n\r\nGood luck, everyone!','Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker: A Tulsa Tradition','A trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store. Unless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.','publish','open','open','','tulsa-ballets-the-nutcracker-a-tulsa-tradition','','','2010-12-17 17:23:37','2010-12-17 22:23:37','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4475',0,'post','',68),(4477,1,'2010-12-13 15:15:48','2010-12-13 20:15:48','','Spa Lux','','inherit','open','open','','spa_lux_gift1','','','2010-12-13 15:15:48','2010-12-13 20:15:48','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/spa_lux_gift1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4478,1,'2010-12-16 08:33:07','2010-12-16 14:33:07','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mummymayhem.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/working-mother.png\" alt=\"Working Mother\" /></p>\r\n\r\nThe work-at-home gig isn\'t an easy or a glamorous one. As with any uphill battle, a plan is worth its weight in gold. That\'s why I do my darnedest to follow these ten rules - or, as I like to call them, the Ten Rules of Engagement for the Work-at-Home Parent.\r\n\r\n<strong>1. Wear clean underwear.</strong> When you work from home, sometimes it\'s a little too easy to slum it in your PJs all day. Don\'t be that parent. Rather than make a beeline for the desk in the morning, hop in the shower. Then, dress in something that you wouldn\'t be embarrassed about if someone were to drop by unannounced (don\'t be <em>that</em> parent, either). My bet is that you\'ll find you make a few more widgets when you\'re wearing a nice pair of jeans and a starched cotton dress shirt than when you\'re still wearing your bunny slippers and yesterday\'s smelly work-out clothes.\r\n\r\nGet the rest of the rules on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-rules-engagement-3\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Rules of Engagement','The work-at-home gig isn\'t an easy or a glamorous one. As with any uphill battle, a plan is worth its weight in gold. That\'s why I do my darnedest to follow these ten rules - or, as I like to call them, the Ten Rules of Engagement for the Work-at-Home Parent.','private','open','open','','confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-the-rules-of-engagement-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:43:50','2011-07-10 17:43:50','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4478',0,'post','',0),(4531,1,'2010-12-16 12:07:33','2010-12-16 17:07:33','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://mummymayhem.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/working-mother.png\" alt=\"\" /></p>\nThe work-at-home gig isn\'t an easy or a glamorous one. As with any uphill battle, a plan is worth its weight in gold. That\'s why I follow these ten rules - or, as I like to call them, the Ten Commandments of the Work-at-Home Mom.\n\n<strong>1. Wear clean underwear.</strong> When you work from home, sometimes it\'s a little too easy to slum it in your PJs all day. Don\'t be that parent. Rather than make a beeline for the desk in the morning, hop in the shower. Then, dress in something that you wouldn\'t be embarrassed about if someone were to drop by unannounced (don\'t be that parent, either). My bet is that you\'ll find you make more widgets when you\'re wearing a nice pair of jeans and a starched cotton dress shirt than when you\'re still wearing your bunny slippers and yesterday\'s work-out clothes.\n\nGet the rest of the rules on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-rules-engagement-3\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Rules of Engagement','','inherit','open','open','','4478-revision-5','','','2010-12-16 12:07:33','2010-12-16 17:07:33','',4478,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4478-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4479,1,'2010-12-13 21:53:59','2010-12-14 02:53:59','The work-at-home gig isn\'t an easy or a glamorous one. As with any uphill battle, a plan is worth its weight in gold. That\'s why I follow these ten rules - or, as I like to call them, the Ten Commandments of the Work-at-Home Mom. \n\n1. Send your mate an occasional naughty DM. \n\nGet the rest of the rules on my blog at TulsaKids.com. \n\nOK, so this is my and my husband\'s idea of fun, but what I\'m say here basically is this: Find a way to reconnect with your mate as often as possible. It doesn\'t have to be a lot of time - five minutes counts - and it doesn\'t even have to involve text messages that you have to have your best friend swear to delete before your grandmother finds them in the unthinkable event that something were to happen to you and your love bunny. Sometimes a simple joke and a good laugh together is all you need to meet in the middle after a long day of working within the same four walls in which you also spend your evenings. \n\n','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Rules of Engagement (and War)','','inherit','open','open','','4478-revision','','','2010-12-13 21:53:59','2010-12-14 02:53:59','',4478,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4478-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4480,1,'2010-12-10 17:21:08','2010-12-10 22:21:08','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/jack-frank/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\r\n\r\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\r\n\r\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\r\n\r\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\r\n\r\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\r\n\r\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\r\n\r\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\r\n\r\nGood luck, and happy viewing!','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','inherit','open','open','','4436-revision-3','','','2010-12-10 17:21:08','2010-12-10 22:21:08','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4436-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4481,1,'2010-12-13 21:54:28','2010-12-14 02:54:28','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4437\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/jack-frank/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4437\" title=\"Jack Frank\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Jack-frank.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Frank\" width=\"350\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of <a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/tulsa-a-to-z\">the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z</a>. It\'s short, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season.\r\n\r\nThis year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his classic Tulsa shows for the price of one in a volume. It\'s the aptly named Classic Set, and it\'s a compendium of Let\'s Go Downtown, Stuff That\'s Gone and Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses. And, like all the best things from the \'90s, it\'s making a serious comeback.\r\n\r\nAnd you can win a copy of it right here, right now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nBut hold on. I want to tell you more about what\'s on the Classic Set first.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" 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/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/O3aAzCWh888?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<strong>Let\'s Go Downtown</strong>. See an hour\'s worth of old film clips from the days when people shopped at places like Dorothy\'s Dress Shop, Vandever\'s and the Brown Dunkin department store. You\'ll also get peeks at the Philtower, the Mayo Hotel (before it was renovated) and a 1949 downtown parade that featured some of the big-time movie stars of the day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Stuff That\'s Gone</strong>. Remember when Central High School was downtown? Remember Pennington\'s Drive In\'s black bottom pie? A lot of cool things have vanished from our city but the Jack Frank crew helps to keep them alive in this one-hour show.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tulsa\'s Uncommon Houses</strong>. Face it - you know you love to snoop around in other people\'s houses. It\'s even better when the house serves up some seriously fascinating history. Stop in at the house where they used to burn the city\'s trash, the Frank Lloyd Wright house Westhope and other cool places like the Skelly Mansion, J. Paul Getty\'s bunker and the Tulsa Garden Center, which was actually a home at one time, all in the space of an hour.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafilms.com/pages/shop\">Normally Frank\'s shows are about $20 a pop</a>, but this volume is like getting three of those shows for the price of one.\r\n\r\n<strong>But if you\'re lucky, you can get a copy of The Classic Set for the cost of...none.</strong> (Sorry. I couldn\'t resist.)\r\n\r\nHere\'s what you do for a chance at your very own copy of the Classic Set: <strong>Name your favorite Tulsa landmark</strong>.\r\n\r\nYeah, I know that\'s a broad prompt. Which is why I don\'t care if you write two words or 200 - either way, I\'d love to hear about which are your favorite Tulsa landmarks and, if you feel like writing about it, why.\r\n\r\nI\'ll let the men behind the curtain at Random.org choose <strong>three winners at 2pm Saturday</strong> (tomorrow) afternoon. I\'ll contact the winners shortly after and let you know who the winner is just after that.\r\n\r\nGood luck, and happy viewing!','Jack Frank Films: Win Ya Some (TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010)','It\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.','inherit','open','open','','4436-revision-4','','','2010-12-13 21:54:28','2010-12-14 02:54:28','',4436,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4436-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4482,1,'2010-12-13 22:06:34','2010-12-14 03:06:34','The work-at-home gig isn\'t an easy or a glamorous one. As with any uphill battle, a plan is worth its weight in gold. That\'s why I follow these ten rules - or, as I like to call them, the Ten Commandments of the Work-at-Home Mom. \n\n1. Send your mate an occasional naughty DM. \n\nGet the rest of the rules on my blog at TulsaKids.com. \n\nOK, so this is my and my husband\'s idea of fun, but what I\'m say here basically is this: Find a way to reconnect with your mate as often as possible. It doesn\'t have to be a lot of time - five minutes counts - and it doesn\'t even have to involve text messages that you have to have your best friend swear to delete before your grandmother finds them in the unthinkable event that something were to happen to you and your love bunny. Sometimes a simple joke and a good laugh together is all you need to meet in the middle after a long day of working within the same four walls in which you also spend your evenings. \n\n2. Wash behind your ears and put on some clothes. \n\nWhen you work from home, sometimes it\'s a little too easy to slum it in your PJs all day. Don\'t do that. Rather than make a beeline for the desk in the morning, hop in the shower. Then, dress in something that you wouldn\'t be embarrassed about if someone were to drop by. My bet is that you\'ll find you make more widgets when you\'re wearing a nice pair of jeans and a starched cotton dress shirt than when you\'re sporting your bunny slippers and yesterday\'s work-out clothes. Ew. \n\n3. Be upfront with employers and/or clients. \n\nIf you work for yourself, be straight forward with those with whom you work about when you can be at your desk and when your presence in the backyard is absolutely required for the prevention of emergency room visits. They\'ll appreciate the heads up. \n\n4. Don\'t overcommit. \n\nOn the same note as the previous point, don\'t make promises to yourself or anyone else about what you are and are not able to do that you can\'t keep. \n','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Rules of Engagement (and War)','','inherit','open','open','','4478-revision-2','','','2010-12-13 22:06:34','2010-12-14 03:06:34','',4478,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4478-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4483,1,'2010-12-13 22:06:54','2010-12-14 03:06:54','The work-at-home gig isn\'t an easy or a glamorous one. As with any uphill battle, a plan is worth its weight in gold. That\'s why I follow these ten rules - or, as I like to call them, the Ten Commandments of the Work-at-Home Mom. \r\n\r\n1. Send your mate an occasional naughty DM. \r\n\r\nGet the rest of the rules on my blog at TulsaKids.com. \r\n\r\nOK, so this is my and my husband\'s idea of fun, but what I\'m say here basically is this: Find a way to reconnect with your mate as often as possible. It doesn\'t have to be a lot of time - five minutes counts - and it doesn\'t even have to involve text messages that you have to have your best friend swear to delete before your grandmother finds them in the unthinkable event that something were to happen to you and your love bunny. Sometimes a simple joke and a good laugh together is all you need to meet in the middle after a long day of working within the same four walls in which you also spend your evenings. \r\n\r\n2. Wash behind your ears and put on some clothes. \r\n\r\nWhen you work from home, sometimes it\'s a little too easy to slum it in your PJs all day. Don\'t do that. Rather than make a beeline for the desk in the morning, hop in the shower. Then, dress in something that you wouldn\'t be embarrassed about if someone were to drop by. My bet is that you\'ll find you make more widgets when you\'re wearing a nice pair of jeans and a starched cotton dress shirt than when you\'re sporting your bunny slippers and yesterday\'s work-out clothes. Ew. \r\n\r\n3. Be upfront with employers and/or clients. \r\n\r\nIf you work for yourself, be straight forward with those with whom you work about when you can be at your desk and when your presence in the backyard is absolutely required for the prevention of emergency room visits. They\'ll appreciate the heads up. \r\n\r\n4. Don\'t overcommit. \r\n\r\nOn the same note as the previous point, don\'t make promises to yourself or anyone else about what you are and are not able to do that you can\'t keep. \r\n','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Rules of Engagement (and War)','','inherit','open','open','','4478-revision-3','','','2010-12-13 22:06:54','2010-12-14 03:06:54','',4478,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4478-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(9538,1,'2007-07-09 22:46:00','2007-07-09 22:46:00','<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/RpK8dz2Rx_I/AAAAAAAAAHk/ZftKPWbir_k/s1600-h/Natalie.jpeg\"><img style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/RpK8dz2Rx_I/AAAAAAAAAHk/ZftKPWbir_k/s200/Natalie.jpeg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085334149574805490\" border=\"0\" /></a><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-family:Helvetica;\" >Blogger: Natalie</span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-family:Helvetica;\" ><br /></span><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Let me first say that, as a lifelong reader of <i style=\"\">Tasha Does Tulsa</i>, I’m honored to appear on this blog. Now that’s out of the way, I’ll move onto my purpose here.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Those who know me know I love my pizza. The sweet marriage of melted cheese, bread and sauce makes any day better. Even bad pizza is still pretty good pizza in my book. </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Recently, in homage to my favorite food, I formally announced The Quest for the Best Pizza in <st1:city st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Tulsa</st1:place></st1:city>. I solicited opinions and recommendations and set out, knowing full well the effect The Quest will have on my waistline. But, it’s a risk I’m willing to take if it means I am able to report back to you fine people about this important piece of culinary goodness.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">The Terms</span></b><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">The Quest is serious. It’s relevant, important and all those other words one would use to describe such an endeavor. I’m looking for the best pizza in <st1:city st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Tulsa</st1:place></st1:city> - not just the pizza you have delivered from the franchises you can find anywhere in the country, though they, too, have their positives. I’m looking from the classy restaurants with cloth napkins to the hole-in-the-wall places where the vinyl booths are taped with duct tape. No place is too good or too sketchy. If it comes highly recommended, I will go.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">I’m looking for traditional, old-fashioned pizza, not specialty pizzas with unorthodox toppings/sauces, though those, too, have their place (shoutout to the Little Kahuna at Hideaway). Because the best pizza is subjective to the diner, I will consider the opinions of others. Ultimately though, for purposes of The Quest, my own verdict is final. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Since I have officially begun The Quest, I have visited Hideaway at multiple locations and Pie Hole, <st1:street st=\"on\"><st1:address st=\"on\">2708 E. 15<sup>th</sup> St</st1:address></st1:street>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">The Quest to Umberto’s</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">I set out on a Quest mission last Thursday with my good pals Party Brenda, Kyle, Aaron and Tasha to Umberto’s, 3228 E. 21<sup>st</sup> St., which came highly recommended by family members and several coworkers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Umberto’s serves up New York-style pizza. If you’re going for the décor, you’re out of luck. Even Party Brenda, our resident interior designer extraordinaire, declared it a “lost cause.” But if you’re going for the pizza, then you’re in luck.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">It’s pretty simple. The menu is above the counter, and you can order pizza and its variations with all your basic toppings, including Canadin (sic) bacon. No need for salad, sandwiches or pasta dishes here, folks, which is just fine by me. Personally, I appreciated the simplicity. In my mind, it shows a dedication and an intense focus on great pizza.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">So, we girls approached the counter to order while the men discussed how one gets a saxophone to stick to a brick wall like the one that hangs in the restaurant (“really strong super glue,” says the engineer of the group). Deciding on the 10”, which is the smallest you can buy, Tasha and I ordered pepperoni/jalapeño and sausage, respectively. Party Brenda changed it up with a supreme calzone. All three of us ordered a side of the Garlic Knots, which came highly recommended from other folks in the place, most of whom seemed to be regulars, as I noticed some of the staff greet them by name. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">After eating here, I kind of want to be a regular.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">The immediate response after the first bites was excellent. The sausage pizza, I noticed, didn’t have your average crumbled sausage, but instead appeared to have been sliced thin like pepperoni. I found I really liked it that way, and Party Brenda agreed, as she occasionally reached out to pluck a slice from my pizza. I found this pizza to be a little chewier than one might expect from New York-style, but not enough to declassify it as <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">New York</st1:place></st1:state> style.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Aaron and I agreed the crust was excellent, and because the crust is a vital factor in my decision, this earned points for Umberto’s in my book. Kyle declared the sauce “a little too thin,” while a lively discussion on the merits of thick vs. thin sauce ensued. I was on the thin sauce side, and I said too much sauce can really ruin a pizza. Kyle agreed by saying too much sauce was a downfall of Chicago-style pizza. We decided comparing New York-style and Chicago-style pizza during The Quest would be a little like comparing apples to oranges. </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">The food was fairly prompt, though our Garlic Knots were forgotten until Tasha politely requested them. Service is sparse, but I didn’t mind. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Now, I understand that they are called <i style=\"\">Garlic </i>Knots, and one would expect to taste some garlic in there, but wow. Be prepared for a literal garlic explosion in your mouth. Cancel your vampire-repelling plans, because you won’t need them. And, don’t plan to kiss anyone for a couple of days. These suckers are literally covered in garlic. Don’t misunderstand – they were tasty – I just feel I should prepare everyone for the garlic-ness that is the Garlic Knots at Umberto’s. Needless to say, we were passing around the Orbit gum afterwards.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Fully expecting to take part of my pizza home, as I do not have a husband with whom to share my pizza, I was surprised to find only two pieces left on my plate, one of which Party Brenda snatched up at my request after she and Kyle made quick work of the calzone. Miserably full, we stumbled out the door.<o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><br /><b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Arrivederchi…For Now</span></b><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">All that to say this: Umberto’s is highly recommended in my book. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">The pizza is excellent. The ingredients taste fresh, it’s incredibly reasonable in price and the crust is superb. These people know how to make a pizza (and they deliver!). The atmosphere is pure hole-in-the-wall, but I think it adds to the experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>  <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">So far, Umberto’s is my frontrunner in The Quest for the Best Pizza in <st1:city st=\"on\">Tulsa</st1:city> and is certainly ahead in the <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">New York</st1:place></st1:state> style category.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Next up on the list (after I take a short break to step up my exercise routine to work off Umberto’s): keeping the <st1:place st=\"on\"><st1:state st=\"on\">New   York</st1:state></st1:place> style theme with a visit to Mario’s. Stay tuned.</span><br /><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\"> </span><br /><i style=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Helvetica;\">Correspondent\'s note: If you have a recommendation for the Quest, please feel free to submit them <a href=\"mailto:%20tashadoestulsa@gmail.com\">here</a>, as all recommendations are welcome and appreciated. If you would like to participate in a Quest mission, please submit an application listing prior pizza experience, three letters of recommendation and a statement as to why you love you some pizza. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>    <i style=\"\"><span style=\";font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12;\"  ><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Editor’s note: Natalie is a public relations professional living and working in Tulsa. She actively helps to make Tulsa a better place via her involvement in TYPros and the Tulsa chapter of PRSA. All requests for a life of pizza-sharing with Natalie should be forwarded to Party Brenda at her <a href=\"http://partybrendaadvice.blogspot.com/\">blog</a> for screening. </span></span></i><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:85%;\"  ><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"></span> </span>','New Correspondent Brings \'The Quest\' to TDT','','inherit','open','open','','21-revision','','','2007-07-09 22:46:00','2007-07-09 22:46:00','',21,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2007/07/21-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4489,1,'2010-12-01 14:33:01','2010-12-01 19:33:01','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4167819265/\" title=\"Tulsa Performing Arts Center by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Tulsa Performing Arts Center\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2598/4167819265_ffd79b107d.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n\r\nFor $15, for Christmas one could buy:\r\n<ul><li>A nicer-than-Hanes pair of socks;</li><li>A nicer-than-Fruit-of-the-Loom pair of underwear (men\'s only);</li><li>A gift card, the near thoughtlessness of which is not redeemed by <a href=\"http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm\">its 27-percent chance of taking up permanent residence in the back of a junk drawer</a>;</li><li>The hot toy of the year for 2009, a Zhu-Zhu Pet - that is, if you can find one in a store where the fabled $8 price is charged.</li></ul>\r\n\r\nOr, one could offer an experience, the chance to take part in a Tulsa tradition.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nWhen I found out tickets to <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1109&amp;task=display\">The Nutcracker, presented in Tulsa for more than 50 years by Tulsa Ballet</a>, start at $15, I was appalled. At that price, how could I have managed to miss this production last year? Or the year before that? Or the year before...okay, so I saw The Nutcracker the year before that, and at least twice before even that, but still. What I felt was the total opposite of buyer\'s remorse.\r\n\r\nA $15 price tag is easy to swallow, particularly right now. With a recession on, everyone seems to be cutting back in one way or another this holiday season. It\'s nice to know that there\'s an affordable alternative to the \"it\" gifts in stores this year, as well as to opting out of gift giving altogether.\r\n\r\nBesides, a trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store. \r\n\r\nThe Nutcracker is a classic, you know. Tulsa Ballet’s version, which hit the stage of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in 2003 thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsaballet.org/staff.asp?id=8&amp;task=staffdisplay&amp;staffid=80\">producer and Tulsa Ballet artistic director Marcello Angelini</a>, begins with a Christmas Party at the Paris Opera House where its artistic director, Mr. Drosselmeier, announces the French premiere of The Nutcracker. Marie, a young dance student at the Paris Opera School, is captivated by the plot and, once asleep, dreams of being a part of it.\r\n\r\nThe audience is treated to the classic Nutcracker vignettes: The Dance of the Snowflakes, the Mouse King and the Nutcracker’s battle (including their armies composed of young dance students from the Tulsa area - cool, huh?) and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.\r\n\r\nDuring the second act are dances that pay tribute to Russia, Arabia, Spain and China, each performed in turn. The sets, created by internationally renowned designer Luisa Spinatelli, are inspired by art deco architecture (always close to Tulsans\' heart) and fashion. \r\n\r\nAs Angelini said, “The Nutcracker is not just a story about dolls, candy canes and imaginary kingdoms. The essence of this holiday classic is that of renewed generosity and kindness during the holiday season. It is a celebration of the goodness of the human soul.”\r\n\r\nAmen. \r\n\r\n<object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThis weekend brings the opening night of this year\'s production of The Nutcracker. The first performance is Saturday at 2pm, with other 2pm showings this Sunday, as well as on Dec. 19 and 20. Evening showings at 7pm are this Saturday, as well as on Dec. 17, 18 and 19. Tickets start at $15 and go up to $55.\r\n\r\nAll performances are accompanied by <a href=\"http://www.tulsasymphony.org/\">the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra</a> at <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.ocm/\">Chapman Music Hall in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, in downtown Tulsa on the corner of Third and Cincinnati.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all. The end. Goodnight! \r\n\r\nHa!. Just kidding. \r\n\r\nThe Tulsa Ballet has been generous enough to donate <b>a family four pack of tickets to any showing of The Nutcracker of one lucky TDT reader\'s choice</b>. \r\n\r\nTo enter to win, <b>post something in the comments section on how you feel about men in tights</b>. We might as well make this fun, right? We get enough Hallmark moments this time of year. Let\'s have some laughs and variety and spice. \r\n\r\nSince one can emote (one way or another) for only so long in a blog\'s comment section about men who are strong and brave and buns-of-steel enough to wear next to nothing from the waist down while dancing vigorously to Tchaikovsky on a stage in front of more than 2,000 people, feel free to hop on Facebook and/or Twitter and gab about this giveaway there, too. If you elect to do this, please be sure I know about it (type @tashadoestulsa in either Facebook or Twitter) so I can award you the proper number of entries. \r\n\r\nDo all this <b>before 8pm on Wednesday night (Dec. 9)</b> and make the Random.org gods happy and you might just find yourself the proud, new owner of a family four pack of tickets to see the performance of your choice of The Nutcracker. And everyone will love you and never question your wisdom ever again. And they\'ll probably wear tights for you, too, just for kicks.\r\n\r\nGood luck, everyone!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1109&amp;task=display\"><b>Tulsa Ballet: The Nutcracker</b></a>\r\nPerformed at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in Chapman Hall, 110 E. Second Street\r\n(918) 596-7122\r\nTickets starting at $15','TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker','When I found out tickets to The Nutcracker, presented in Tulsa for more than 50 years by Tulsa Ballet, start at $15, I was appalled. At that price, how could I have managed to miss this production last year? What I felt was the total opposite of buyer\'s remorse.','inherit','open','open','','385-revision-2','','','2010-12-01 14:33:01','2010-12-01 19:33:01','',385,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/385-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4490,1,'2010-12-14 15:29:05','2010-12-14 20:29:05','For $15, for Christmas one could buy:\n	<li>A nicer-than-Hanes pair of socks;</li>\n	<li>A nicer-than-Fruit-of-the-Loom pair of underwear (men\'s only - underwear is pricier for us girls);</li>\n	<li>A gift card, the near cluelessness of which is not redeemed by <a href=\"http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm\"></a>its 27-percent chance of taking up permanent residence in the back of a junk drawer;</li>\n	<li>Or, a membership to the fabled Jelly of the Month Club or, even worse, a subscription to Readers Digest.</li>\nOr, one could offer an experience, the chance to take part in a Tulsa tradition.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nThe Nutcracker, presented in Tulsa for more than 50 years by Tulsa Ballet, start at $15, I was appalled. At that price, how could I have ever managed to ever miss this production? What I felt was the total opposite of buyer\'s remorse.\n\nA $15 price tag is easy to swallow, particularly if your shopping list is crammed full with good little girls and boys (and ladies and gents). It\'s nice to know that there\'s an affordable alternative to the \"it\" gifts on display in the big-box stores this year.\n\nBesides, a trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store.\n\nUnless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.\n\nThe Nutcracker is a classic. Tulsa Ballet’s version, which hit the stage of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in 2003 thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsaballet.org/staff.asp?id=8&amp;task=staffdisplay&amp;staffid=80\">producer and Tulsa Ballet artistic director Marcello Angelini</a>, begins with a Christmas Party at the Paris Opera House where its artistic director, Mr. Drosselmeier, announces the French premiere of The Nutcracker. Marie, a young dance student at the Paris Opera School, is captivated by the plot and, once asleep, dreams of being a part of it.\n\nThe audience is treated to the classic Nutcracker vignettes: The Dance of the Snowflakes, the Mouse King and the Nutcracker’s battle (including their armies composed of young dance students from the Tulsa area) and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.\n\nDuring the second act are dances that pay tribute to Russia, Arabia, Spain and China, each performed in turn. The sets, created by internationally renowned designer Luisa Spinatelli, are inspired by art deco architecture (always close to Tulsans\' heart) and fashion.\n\nAs Angelini said, “The Nutcracker is not just a story about dolls, candy canes and imaginary kingdoms. The essence of this holiday classic is that of renewed generosity and kindness during the holiday season. It is a celebration of the goodness of the human soul.”\n\nI love that Marcello.\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/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThe Nutcracker has already opened at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, but there are still plenty of performances, and there\'s sure to be one that suits the busy schedules of you and your family.\n<li>Friday, Dec. 17, 7pm</li>\n<li>Saturday, Dec. 18, 2pm and 7pm\nSunday, Dec. 19, 2pm\nWednesday, Dec. 22, 7pm\nThursday, Dec. 23, 7pm</li>\nAnd it\'s certainly not going to stop me from giving away a family four-pack of tickets here on TDT.\n\nThe first performance is Saturday at 2pm, with other 2pm showings this Sunday, as well as on Dec. 19 and 20. Evening showings at 7pm are this Saturday, as well as on Dec. 17, 18 and 19. Tickets start at $15 and go up to $55.\n\nAll performances are accompanied by <a href=\"http://www.tulsasymphony.org/\">the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra</a> at <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.ocm/\">Chapman Music Hall in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, in downtown Tulsa on the corner of Third and Cincinnati.\n\nThat\'s all. The end. Goodnight!\n\nHa!. Just kidding.\n\nThe Tulsa Ballet has been generous enough to donate <strong>a family four pack of tickets to any showing of The Nutcracker of one lucky TDT reader\'s choice</strong>.\n\nTo enter to win, <strong>post something in the comments section on how you feel about men in tights</strong>. We might as well make this fun, right? We get enough Hallmark moments this time of year. Let\'s have some laughs and variety and spice.\n\nSince one can emote (one way or another) for only so long in a blog\'s comment section about men who are strong and brave and buns-of-steel enough to wear next to nothing from the waist down while dancing vigorously to Tchaikovsky on a stage in front of more than 2,000 people, feel free to hop on Facebook and/or Twitter and gab about this giveaway there, too. If you elect to do this, please be sure I know about it (type @tashadoestulsa in either Facebook or Twitter) so I can award you the proper number of entries.\n\nDo all this <strong>before 8pm on Wednesday night (Dec. 9)</strong> and make the Random.org gods happy and you might just find yourself the proud, new owner of a family four pack of tickets to see the performance of your choice of The Nutcracker. And everyone will love you and never question your wisdom ever again. And they\'ll probably wear tights for you, too, just for kicks.\n\nGood luck, everyone!\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1109&amp;task=display\"><strong>Tulsa Ballet: The Nutcracker</strong></a>\nPerformed at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in Chapman Hall, 110 E. Second Street\n(918) 596-7122\nTickets starting at $15','Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker: A Tulsa Tradition','','inherit','open','open','','4475-revision','','','2010-12-14 15:29:05','2010-12-14 20:29:05','',4475,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4475-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4491,1,'2010-12-14 15:41:33','2010-12-14 20:41:33','<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/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;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/I6QhiPdAejI?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nFor $15, for Christmas one could buy:\n	<li>A nicer-than-Hanes pair of socks;</li>\n	<li>A nicer-than-Fruit-of-the-Loom pair of underwear (men\'s only - underwear is pricier for us girls);</li>\n	<li>A gift card, the near cluelessness of which is not redeemed by <a href=\"http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/gift-card-pitfalls-12-07/overview/gift-card-pitfalls-ov.htm\"></a>its 27-percent chance of taking up permanent residence in the back of a junk drawer;</li>\n	<li>Or, a membership to the fabled Jelly of the Month Club or, even worse, a subscription to Readers Digest.</li>\nOr, one could offer an experience, the chance to take part in a Tulsa tradition.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nWhen I found out that tickets to <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1397&amp;thedate=12/14/2010&amp;task=display\">The Nutcracker, presented in Tulsa for more than 50 years by Tulsa Ballet</a>, start at $15, I was appalled. At that price, how could I have ever managed to ever miss this production?\n\nGranted, I\'ve seen this ballet about a half-dozen times. But still, at that price, what I felt was the total opposite of buyer\'s remorse.\n\nA $15 price tag is easy to swallow, particularly if your shopping list is crammed full with good little girls and boys (and ladies and gents). It\'s nice to know that there\'s an affordable alternative to the \"it\" gifts on display in the big-box stores this year.\n\nBesides, a trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store.\n\nUnless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.\n\nThe Nutcracker is a classic. Tulsa Ballet’s version, which hit the stage of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in 2003 thanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsaballet.org/staff.asp?id=8&amp;task=staffdisplay&amp;staffid=80\">producer and Tulsa Ballet artistic director Marcello Angelini</a>, begins with a Christmas Party at the Paris Opera House where its artistic director, Mr. Drosselmeier, announces the French premiere of The Nutcracker. Marie, a young dance student at the Paris Opera School, is captivated by the plot and, once asleep, dreams of being a part of it.\n\nThe audience is treated to the classic Nutcracker vignettes: The Dance of the Snowflakes, the Mouse King and the Nutcracker’s battle (including their armies composed of young dance students from the Tulsa area) and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.\n\nDuring the second act are dances that pay tribute to Russia, Arabia, Spain and China, each performed in turn. The sets, created by internationally renowned designer Luisa Spinatelli, are inspired by art deco architecture (always close to Tulsans\' heart) and fashion.\n\nAll performances are accompanied by <a href=\"http://www.tulsasymphony.org/\">the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra</a> at <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.ocm/\">Chapman Music Hall in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, in downtown Tulsa on the corner of Third and Cincinnati.\n\nAs Angelini said, “The Nutcracker is not just a story about dolls, candy canes and imaginary kingdoms. The essence of this holiday classic is that of renewed generosity and kindness during the holiday season. It is a celebration of the goodness of the human soul.”\n\nI love that Marcello.\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/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/LeeIkOzmWgk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThe Nutcracker has already opened at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, but there are still plenty of performances, and there\'s sure to be one that suits the busy schedules of you and your family. Check it out (<a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&amp;venue_val=1926&amp;day_value=12112010-12232010&amp;schedule=list\">click here to buy tickets</a>):\n	<li>Friday, Dec. 17, 7pm</li>\n	<li>Saturday, Dec. 18, 2pm and 7pm</li>\n	<li>Sunday, Dec. 19, 2pm</li>\n	<li>Wednesday, Dec. 22, 7pm</li>\n	<li>Thursday, Dec. 23, 7pm</li>\nAnd it\'s certainly not going to stop me from giving away a family four-pack of tickets here on TDT to the performance of Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker of one lucky reader\'s choice.\n\nTo enter to win, <strong>leave a comment below with your instructions on your signature dance move</strong>. We might as well make this fun, right? We get enough Hallmark moments this time of year. Let\'s have some laughs and variety and spice.\n\nDo all this <strong>before 8pm Wednesday night (Dec. 15)</strong> and make the appropriate sacrifices to the Random.org godsand you might just find yourself the proud, new owner of a family four pack of tickets to see the performance of your choice of The Nutcracker.\n\nAnd everyone will love you and never question your wisdom ever again. And they\'ll copy your hairstyle. And shop at the same clothing store as you do. They might even get your something for Christmas besides a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club and a subscription to Reader\'s Digest.\n\nGood luck, everyone!','Tulsa Ballet\'s The Nutcracker: A Tulsa Tradition','A trip to see The Nutcracker offers memories and experiences, both of which pack more of a punch as a gift than a similarly priced item in the bargain bin of some super-sized department store. Unless it\'s a leopard-print Snuggie. Those are OK.','inherit','open','open','','4475-revision-2','','','2010-12-14 15:41:33','2010-12-14 20:41:33','',4475,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4475-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5203,1,'2011-01-18 15:36:06','2011-01-18 20:36:06','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5234\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/picture-2-8/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5234\" title=\"Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Picture-2-500x270.png\" alt=\"Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"270\" /></a>\r\n\r\nCome this time Sunday afternoon, I may or may not have deflated back to my normal size.\r\n\r\nBecause Saturday night, thanks to being asked to help judge <a href=\"http://www.backalleytulsa.com/sidesearch/\">the first round of the Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ Side Search</a>, I\'m going to eat beans. Maybe more beans than I\'ve ever eaten in my entire life. Which, as a native Oklahoman, is really saying something.\r\n\r\nSome of those beans could come from your kitchen, your genius, your innate sense of what is good and holy about a pot of brown, spotted legumes. And if I like your beans above all others, and if my fellow Side Search panelists like them, too, you could win a cool $1,000.\r\n\r\nSome of which you might have to spend when I ask you if you\'d pretty please make a Walgreens run to get me a bottle (or five) of Beano.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nWait - I think I\'m getting ahead of myself here. That happens when I\'ve been excited about something for awhile but haven\'t really been able to say anything until just now. Let me back up just a tad - from the beginning, here\'s what\'s going on.\r\n\r\nAs if opening <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">one of the best pizza places in town</a>, <a href=\"http://www.boomtowntees.com/\">a t-shirt shop</a>, <a href=\"http://engineroompr.com/\">a public relations firm</a> and <a href=\"http://curbchecked.tumblr.com/post/2746747958/episode-forty-five-soggy-biscuit-we-ventured\">a retro arcade that has been called the best bar in the state</a> wasn\'t enough, <a href=\"http://www.backalleytulsa.com/\">Blue Dome magnate Blake Ewing is opening Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ this April</a>.\r\n\r\nBack Alley is going to be a what-you-see-is-what-you-get type of place. On offer will be BBQ and blues music every night of the week, both inside and on its rooftop bar and stage. The food will be Memphis-style, dry rub barbeque with traditional Southern sides, and the restaurant concept is meant to highlight Tulsa\'s rich history and current achievements in blues music.\r\n\r\nTrue to Blake Ewing style, rather than play test kitchen all by his lonesome in search of the perfect recipes for his menu of sides, he\'d would rather throw a series of giant parties in downtown Tulsa, host a contest and crowd source for <strong>the best possible formulae for beans, slaw and cobbler</strong>. The cook-offs will be judged equally by a panel of local celebrity judges, the audience and Blake himself.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5235\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/picture-3-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5235\" title=\"Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Picture-3-500x311.png\" alt=\"Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"311\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe winner in each of these categories gets:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>His/her recipe featured on the menu at Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ;</li>\r\n	<li>A thousand smackaroos;</li>\r\n	<li>Instant fame and celebrity status;</li>\r\n	<li>A high five from me.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhich is not that great of a prize, actually. I suck at high fives. I lack the hand-to-eye coordination needed to make the solid contact that\'s a necessary part of all world-class high fives. Maybe your real prize here is that you get to teach me how to properly and effectively high five. Congrats in advance.\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s easy to enter the Side Search</strong>. Simply <a href=\"http://www.backalleytulsa.com/sidesearch/\">go here</a>, click on the contest you want to enter and key in your info. Ta-da! You\'re now in the running for all that you\'ve ever wanted and hoped for in this life. Plus, $1,000.\r\n\r\n<strong>Side Search kicks off with the beans category this Saturday at 6pm</strong>. After the tasting and judging are over and the winners are announced and receive their awards, blues music will flow from the stage at the VFW until midnight.\r\n\r\nAgain, here are the details:\r\n<h2><strong>Back Alley Blues &amp; BBQ Side Search: Beans!</strong></h2>\r\n<strong>When</strong>: Saturday, Jan. 22, 6pm-midnight\r\n<strong> Where</strong>: The VFW Post just west of 6th and Peoria\r\n<strong> Music</strong>: Blues tunes by <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/dannybuckblues\">Danny Buck</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/scottellisonmusic/music\">Scott Ellison</a>, <a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/thedustinpittsleyband/music\">The Dustin Pittsley Band</a> and more\r\n<strong> Celebrity judges</strong>: <a href=\"http://twitter.com/talkradiojoe\">Joe Kelley of the KRMG Morning News</a>; <a href=\"http://www.kvoo.com/onair/101464944.html\">Sunny Leigh of KVOO</a> and me, in a plastic bib (a smock, actually)\r\n<strong> Cost</strong>: The folks at Back Alley are asking for participants and attendees for $5 at the door to be given to the American Heart Association in memorial of Marcus Takach, who died from sudden cardiac arrest during the Route 66 Half Marathon in November.\r\n\r\nThe slaw competition is February 26; then, Tulsans will go head to head armed with nothing but courage and their best cobbler March 26. I\'ll keep you posted on those. Because you\'re not going to want to miss them.\r\n\r\nI can hear your thighs screaming already. And they should be screaming - loudly. And with feeling.\r\n\r\nSee you all Saturday!','Cash for Your Best-Bet Beans: Back Alley Blues & BBQ Side Search','Come this time Sunday afternoon, I might have deflated back to my normal size.','publish','open','open','','back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search','','','2011-01-18 15:41:22','2011-01-18 20:41:22','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5203',0,'post','',5),(5204,1,'2011-01-17 17:32:47','2011-01-17 22:32:47','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','5203-revision','','','2011-01-17 17:32:47','2011-01-17 22:32:47','',5203,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5203-revision/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (5205,1,'2011-01-17 18:24:56','2011-01-17 23:24:56','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3363\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3363\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3363\" title=\"Tulsa Run\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tulsarun.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\n\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\n\nWe Oklahomans rank near the bottom of the stack in nearly every health indicator - weight, diet, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, stroke cancer - and the list goes on. You name it, we\'re probably bumping into children and processed food displays at the grocery store with our motorized cart because of it.\n\nI\'m no health guru. In fact, on most days I\'d rather set fire to my indoor recumbent bike and use the flame to cook a roast and potatoes than use it to pump up my heart rate. But since the odds of healthfulness are stacked against little Okie me, I try to combine working out with fun and excitement as often as possible. You know what they say - a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down, blah blah blah.\n\nThe way I most enjoy most to marry moving and fun is to sign up for Oklahoma 5Ks, 10Ks and, most recently, a half marathon. Our state plays host to several marathons and triathlons, too, all of them favorites amongst our surprisingly large, active and tightly knit runner\'s crowd here in Tulsa.\n\nHere\'s a list of races taking place in our neck of the woods over the next couple of months. All you have to do is pick a race, click the appropriate buttons and get yourself registered - there are even a few races in which the kids and our furry dog friends can get involved.\n\nThen, check the bottom of this post for resources on training and more info on, by registering to run, exactly what you\'ve gotten yourself into (read: a smaller, sexier pair of pants).\n\n<!--more-->\n<h2>January Races</h2>\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\n<h2>February Races</h2>\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\nWhen: Feb. 5\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\nRaces: 8K\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because we could all use to know how much more indoor walking, running, swimming and biking we\'re in for.\n\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\nWhen: Feb. 12\nWhere: Mohawk Park\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4246\">Online</a>, in person at Fleet Feet Tulsa, at 61st/Yale and in the Blue Dome District at 2nd/Elgin\nWhy you should run this race: Because you get to run it with a partner, whether it\'s the love of your life or the dude who shares a cubicle with you at work. Plus, all participants are treated to a free pancake breakfast. Beat that.\n\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\nWhen: Feb. 12\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\nRaces: Five-mile run\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\nWhy you should run this race: Because poker races are tons-o-fun. Here\'s how they work: For every mile of the race you complete, you get a playing card. Whoever has the best hand at the end of the race gets first pick at a table full of awesome gifts. It\'s like game night and workout time go together and made a baby - a sweaty baby, but still.\n\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: When it\'s the official month for nasty winter weather here in Oklahoma, you want to be doing your exercising inside. The Health Club at St. John is a darned fine place to do it.\n\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: FIrst of all? Everyone who finishes gets an automatic bad-ass award. Second, this run is where you\'ll find some of the most beautiful sights and vistas in town. The beauty of the rolling Osage Hills are second to none.\n<h2>March Races</h2>\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\nWhen: March 5\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\n\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\nWhen: March 12\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\nWhy you should run this race: Because you\'re going to have to find some way to burn off enough calories to make up for all of the social lubricant you\'ll consume later this week, that\'s why. Plus, all proceeds benefit the Special Olympics of Oklahoma.\n\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\nWhen: March 12\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'ll put you smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest St. Patrick\'s Day celebrations in the entire state. And a boxing ring will be there. Live music and food, too.\n\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\nWhen: March 13\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\nRaces: 5K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because the Classen Curve District is worth a visit to Oklahoma City in and of itself. Plus, there will be lots of costumes - some scary, some sexy, all green.\n\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\nWhen: March 19\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s one of the best intros to trail running in northeastern Oklahoma, even if the name of the run has more to do with the shape of a snake than actual snakes on the trail. Plus, Turkey Mountain is an urban wilderness area. Which sounds wild and untamed and awesome. Like a trail full of snakes.\n\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\nWhen: March 19\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\nRaces: 8K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\n\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\nWhen: March 26\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because you still want to be running around like a crazy man when you\'re 92 years like Tulsa runner Wish Lemons, don\'t you?\n<h2>April Races</h2>\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\nWhen: April 2\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\nRaces: 5K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Like the OKC Fight for Air Climb, but in Tulsa\'s mammoth BOK Tower. Better to learn to love the feeling of a raging bonfire in your chest, and quick.\n\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\nWhen: April 2\nWhere: ONEOK Field\nRaces: 5K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: If walking is your thing, there\'s nothing like a walk through downtown\'s Greenwood, Brady and Blue Dome Districts. Get it all plus plenty of walking companions with this race.\n\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\nWhen: April 2\nWhere: Stillwater\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Not only is this a good training run for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (see below), but it\'s also a great excuse to hit the road and check out what\'s going on over in Stilly. Plus, there\'s gonna be dinner. And dinner is good.\n\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\nWhen: April 16\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s nice to run through the OSU campus, especially when it\'s not because you\'re late for class. Not that I would know anything about this. That this event is a memorial to the Cowboy lives lost in the plane crash on January 2001 is just one reason more.\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\nWhen: May 1\nWhere: Oklahoma City\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\nWhy you should run this race: The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon has a fantastic reputation for its sense of reverence, respect for those who lost their lives on April 19, 1995, and community. Every Oklahoman should run this race at least once in his/her lifetime.\n\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\nWhen: May 1\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\nWhy you should run this race: Run, fun, swim and burgers - oh, and enough obstacles to keep your focus when the Oklahoma heat tries to put sweat in your eyes.\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244--6851-2-2X5X8-4,00.html\">Runner\'s World Ultimate Half Marathon Training Guide</a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\n</ul>\nDid I miss your favorite winter/spring race or your surefire training resource? Leave details in the comments.','Get Healthy, Green Country: A List of Local Winter, Spring Races','Tailgating, American Idol legends and barbeque beef brisket - those things, Oklahoma can do. When it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.','inherit','open','open','','5194-revision-5','','','2011-01-17 18:24:56','2011-01-17 23:24:56','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5194-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4552,1,'2010-12-16 13:40:47','2010-12-16 18:40:47','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4549\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\nYou know what I\'m talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\r\n\r\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. I scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\r\n\r\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4540\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4541\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4542\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4543\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\r\n\r\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4544\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4545\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\r\n\r\nYes, you read leather.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4546\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\r\n\r\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4547\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4548\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4549\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4550\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\r\n\r\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\r\n\r\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\r\n\r\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-revision-2','','','2010-12-16 13:40:47','2010-12-16 18:40:47','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4553,1,'2010-12-16 13:48:24','2010-12-16 18:48:24','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4549  aligncenter\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\n\n<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/katespencer1\">Kate Huggins, Tulsa newswoman, blogger and Twitter phenom</a>, knows you know what she\'s talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\n\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But if you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. Kate scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters - Kate, take us away.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\n\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-1-option/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-2-6/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-3-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-4-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\n\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\n\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-5-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-6-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\n\nYes, you read leather.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-7-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\n\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-8-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-9-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-11-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\n\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\n\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\n\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater with Kate Huggins: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-autosave','','','2010-12-16 13:48:24','2010-12-16 18:48:24','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4554,1,'2010-12-16 13:40:47','2010-12-16 18:40:47','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\nYou know what I\'m talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\r\n\r\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. I scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\r\n\r\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-1-option/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-2-6/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-3-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-4-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\r\n\r\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-5-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-6-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\r\n\r\nYes, you read leather.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-7-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\r\n\r\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-8-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-9-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-11-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\r\n\r\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\r\n\r\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\r\n\r\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-revision-3','','','2010-12-16 13:40:47','2010-12-16 18:40:47','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4555,1,'2010-12-16 13:42:14','2010-12-16 18:42:14','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4549  aligncenter\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\nYou know what I\'m talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\r\n\r\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. I scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\r\n\r\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-1-option/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-2-6/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-3-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-4-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\r\n\r\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-5-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-6-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\r\n\r\nYes, you read leather.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-7-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\r\n\r\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-8-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-9-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-11-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\r\n\r\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\r\n\r\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\r\n\r\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-revision-4','','','2010-12-16 13:42:14','2010-12-16 18:42:14','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4556,1,'2010-12-16 13:42:14','2010-12-16 18:42:14','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4549  aligncenter\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\nYou know what I\'m talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\r\n\r\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. I scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\r\n\r\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-1-option/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-2-6/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-3-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-4-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\r\n\r\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-5-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-6-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\r\n\r\nYes, you read leather.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-7-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\r\n\r\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-8-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-9-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-11-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\r\n\r\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\r\n\r\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\r\n\r\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-revision-5','','','2010-12-16 13:42:14','2010-12-16 18:42:14','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4557,1,'2010-12-16 13:44:05','2010-12-16 18:44:05','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4549  aligncenter\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\nYou know what I\'m talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\r\n\r\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But if you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. I scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\r\n\r\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-1-option/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-2-6/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-3-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-4-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\r\n\r\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-5-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-6-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\r\n\r\nYes, you read leather.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-7-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\r\n\r\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-8-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-9-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-11-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\r\n\r\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\r\n\r\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\r\n\r\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-revision-6','','','2010-12-16 13:44:05','2010-12-16 18:44:05','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(4558,1,'2010-12-16 13:44:05','2010-12-16 18:44:05','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4549  aligncenter\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\nYou know what I\'m talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\r\n\r\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But if you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. I scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\r\n\r\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-1-option/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-2-6/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-3-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-4-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\r\n\r\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-5-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-6-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\r\n\r\nYes, you read leather.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-7-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\r\n\r\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-8-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-9-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-11-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\r\n\r\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\r\n\r\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\r\n\r\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-revision-7','','','2010-12-16 13:44:05','2010-12-16 18:44:05','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(4559,1,'2010-12-16 13:47:20','2010-12-16 18:47:20','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4549  aligncenter\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/katespencer1\">Kate Huggins, Tulsa newswoman, blogger and Twitter phenom</a>, knows you know what she\'s talking about. Not a simple red or green cashmere number, but a big, fluffy sweater with bells, glitter and Santa, all designed to make you have an extra merry Christmas.\r\n\r\nWhile some people wear the Christmas sweater unintentionally, it\'s fun for folks who have a clue to wear these for giggles. But if you don\'t yet have a holiday monstrosity to wear to the next family function, you\'re in luck. Kate scoped out the places to get the best, cheapest bad sweaters - Kate, take us away.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst up I hit the Salvation Army thrift store near 21st and Sheridan. You know - the one at the opposite end of the shopping strip from <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/do-casa-bonita-tdt-style/\">Casa Bonita</a>.\r\n\r\nThere I found not one but three fancy sweatshirts featuring Nutcrackers and Bible quotes. I\'m currently trying to convince my BFFs to wear them to a trivia night before Christmas.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4540\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-1-option/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4540\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-1-Option.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen there\'s the sweater with the snowflake border to accentuate those extra holiday pounds you\'re carrying in your hips from one too many fruitcakes.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4541\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-2-6/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4541\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr perhaps you\'d prefer to show your love of the holidays with a little burst of Tasmanian Devil energy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4542\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-3-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4542\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-3.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd finally this, which is not a Christmas sweater per se, but look at the shiny! And the shoulder pads!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4543\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-4-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4543\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed across town to Community Thrift Store off Admiral and Sheridan.\r\n\r\nThere were quite a few more Christmas Sweaters to pick from at CTS. There was this lovely one, complete with a mock turtleneck and sparkly gold stars.\r\n\r\nSanta is riding the moon to deliver presents these days. I guess the sleigh is in the shop.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4544\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-5-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4544\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can have snowball sweater in almost every color. Perhaps choose his and hers for that work holiday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4545\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-6-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4545\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI also found this amazing, non-holiday sweater: A patchwork in beige leather.\r\n\r\nYes, you read leather.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4546\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-7-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy last stop was the Value Thrift Store store at 11th and Memorial, which was also ripe with Christmas sweater deliciousness.\r\n\r\nCheck out this tiny yet still awesomely cheesy sweater. You can start your kids off early with a stunted fashion sense.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4547\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-8-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4547\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSnowman patchwork! Satin snowmen!\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4548\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-9-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4548\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-9.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays in flannel: You\'ll not only be wishing people well, you\'ll be encouraging them to rub your belly.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4549\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-10/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4549\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-10.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis non-holiday gem is the perfect gift for that special man in your life.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4550\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/picture-11-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" title=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Christmas Sweater Shopping\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\r\n\r\nA sweater with squirrels. Seriously.\r\n\r\nI know I got some ideas for my holiday party planning, and the best part was that none of these sweaters was more than $10.\r\n\r\nFestive and frugal - can\'t beat that.\r\n\r\nNeed more ugly Christmas sweater action? Check out the 2009 post here at TDT, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/ugly-sweater-shopping-in-tulsa/\">Ugly Sweater Shopping in Tulsa</a>.','Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater with Kate Huggins: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','It\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.','inherit','open','open','','4527-revision-8','','','2010-12-16 13:47:20','2010-12-16 18:47:20','',4527,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4527-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(4561,1,'2010-12-16 15:03:22','2010-12-16 20:03:22','','Babysitter Worthy: ','','inherit','open','open','','4560-revision','','','2010-12-16 15:03:22','2010-12-16 20:03:22','',4560,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4560-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4562,1,'2010-12-16 11:10:25','2010-12-16 16:10:25','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2010 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball 2011: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. Plus, if you show up in a 1920s get-up, you’ll get a bonus party favor.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-9','','','2010-12-16 11:10:25','2010-12-16 16:10:25','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(4563,1,'2010-12-16 16:20:04','2010-12-16 21:20:04','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood by State Library of New South Wales collection, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/3612597734/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3612597734_a03c7f0fe0.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year\'s Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 / Sam Hood\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" /></a></p>\r\nChampagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2010 glasses - you want it all this New Year\'s Eve, and you\'ve got it right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Swanky Parties</h2>\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Gala at Crowne Plaza Hotel</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 4pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111159658950064&amp;index=1\">Crowne Plaza Hotel</a>, 100 E. Second Street\r\nFor one price, get every NYE party in the hotel. Here\'s the line-up: Imzadi in the Tulsa Ballroom; Mid Life Crisis in Promenade Ballroom; Brian Lee &amp; Friends in the Upper Lobby; a Texas Hold \'Em Tournament, 4pm-7pm; Access to Cigar &amp; Martini Lounge in Oklahoma Ballroom and Photos Now Photography in Lower Lobby. Call Crowne Plaza at (918) 560-2219 to reserve your spot, and if you plan on celebrating with a few glasses of champagne, be sure to ask about the room packages available.\r\n\r\n<strong>Olive Drop New Year’s Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 7pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"/\">Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville</a>\r\nEnjoy a five-course meal prepared by Outlaws Gourmet Catering, drinks at Copper Bar, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, when a large olive will be lowered from the top of Price Tower - which is Frank Lloyd Wright\'s only realized skyscraper, by the way - into a martini glass. Dinner reservations are available with seatings at 7pm and 9pm. Call (918) 336-1000 for room reservations and for a spot at dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Velo Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Hey Mambo</a>, 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a cycle-centric NYE party, Hey Mambo is the place to be on the last night of 2010. The evening will include a Mustache Cup Goldsprints Roller Race Tournament from Superleggera Cycling and Multisport, a live DJ, hot food from the kitchen of Hey Mambo (which is really yum, if you ask me), Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap, plenty of prizes and photography of the evening by Jason Perry Photography. The restaurant bar (cash or charge) will be in full operation for the evening, too. <a href=\"http://www.jasonperryphoto.net/?p=133\">Individual passes are $35, couples are $60</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Crystal Ball 2011: A New Years Eve Masquerade</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsacrystalball.com/\">Enso Bar, Electric Circus and IDL Ballroom, all at 1st and Detroit</a>\r\nGet gussied up in your finest black and white NYE attire and disguise and beguile fellow revelers as you masquerade between three of the hottest clubs in Tulsa into the wee hours of the night. Entertainment includes the beats of the Panic! Crew, Steve Club and DJ Dilation &amp; Jimm-A. <a href=\"http://www.ticketstorm.com/event/skyyvodkapresentscrystalball2011anewyearsevemasquerade/idlballroom/tulsa/5868/\">Tickets are $15 per person or $20 per couple, and VIP packages are $25 per person, $40 per couple</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Speakeasy</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe &amp; Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nBe prepared to be transported back to the era of classy attire, sexy jazz and stiff drinks. While you’re partying like it’s 1929, check out free champagne toast at midnight, accompanied by what Cosmo called “fancy stuff on crackers.” Heck, yes. Plus, if you show up in a 1920s get-up, you’ll get a bonus party favor.\r\n<h2>Performances</h2>\r\n<strong>Sylvia Browne</strong>\r\nWhen: 8pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/event-center\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nAlways wanted to have your most pressing, personal questions answered by a psychic? This NYE is your chance. Tickets to see Sylvia are $30, or you can pay $100 and guarantee that you\'ll have your question answered. Stay tuned for the book signing after the lecture.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve Jazz Soiree</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nGet performances by Nicole Jackson & the Soultry Sound Band along with a DJ and a midnight champagne toast at the New Years Eve celebration in the heart of downtown Tulsa in the historic Tulsa Depot. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 281-8600 or <a href=\"http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2762&pid=6923907\">click here to reserve your tickets</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey</strong>\r\nWhen: 9:15pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a>, 423 N. Main Street\r\nSpend New Years Eve in downtown Tulsa\'s historic Cain\'s Ballroom and see Tulsa\'s homegrown Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey as they play the music of Beyonce, Madonna and Lady Gaga at the same time. Tickets are $19 in advance, $25 in the day of. <a href=\"http://www.protixonline.com/View_Event.asp?id=404\">Get \'em here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114693148599132\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nJoin us for a NYE celebration featuring live swing music with The Zuits starting at 9PM! We\'ll have a countdown and a champagne (of beers) toast at midnight!\r\n<h2>For a Family-Friendly New Years Eve</h2>\r\n<strong>New Year\'s Eve Night Out at the Tulsa Zoo</strong>\r\nWhen: 6pm New Years Eve - 10am New Years Day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/EducationConservation/ClassesWorkshops/\">Tulsa Zoo &amp; Living Museum</a>\r\nSend your kids for an exciting overnight at the zoo this NYE. Parents, you\'ll be free to ring in the New Year any way you choose while your 2nd-5th graders will be hanging out with the animals on this night time adventure. The kiddos will also get a dinner, breakfast and light snack. Cost is $55 per child.\r\n\r\n<strong>THE Party! Hahn Appliance Warehouse New Year\'s Eve on Brookside</strong>\r\nWhen: Starting at 9pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/pages.aspx?pageid=1\">Brookside (Peoria Avenue) between 36th and 39th Streets</a>\r\nThis second-ever event brought the community together last year to share in the excitement of a Times Square-esque, free outdoor street party complete with a lighted ball drop, fireworks, bands and entertainment, and they\'re going to do it even bigger and better to ring in 2011. A choice of outdoor and indoor activities along Brookside guarantees participants of all ages to can comfortably enjoy the festivities, even if our Oklahoma weather rears its ugly head. Look for live entertainment from Eric and the Adams (one of my favorite Tulsa bands) on an outdoor stage and dancing in the VIP Party Tent (<a href=\"https://www.newyearsevetulsa.com/Purchase_Tickets.aspx\">tickets to which are $75 per</a>). All proceeds raised by THE Party will benefit the <a href=\"http://www.cfbeo.org/\">Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>New Years Eve in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: 10pm-1am New Years Eve\r\nWhere: On Elgin Avenue between First and Second Streets\r\nPut a little bit of hip and historic into your New Years Eve celebration this year. Grab the kids (and feed them all manner of Pixie Stix and Fun Dip to keep them awake) and head to the Blue Dome District for some fireworks, as well as warm drinks for both the adults and the kids and beer for those 21 and over.\r\n<h2>The New Year in Motion</h2>\r\n<strong>Race Into the New Year</strong>When: 11:45pm New Years Eve\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/RINY.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nRun from one year to the next with this sixth-annual 5K race along the Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River. Look for a fun run, too - it\'ll start a bit earlier, at 11pm - as well as a live DJ, fireworks at the stroke of midnight, prizes and giveaways and champagne on the course. Don\'t miss out on the post-race plethora of food and drink, including black-eyed peas, cornbread, cookies and other treats. The race benefits the Tulsa Police Officers Memorial and supports <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/admiral-twin-drive-in-burns/\">the rebuilding of the Admiral Twin Drive-In</a>. The race fee is $25, or free for kids 5-11. <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3970\">Register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Polar Bear Plunge</strong>\r\nWhen: 1:11pm New Years Day (Get it? 1/1/11 at 1:11?)\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://tatur.org/PolarPlunge.html\">River Parks West Amphitheater</a>, 2100 W. Jackson Ave.\r\nHow big a boy are ya? If you can complete this race - a two-mile run that sends you plunging into three swimming pools - you\'ll have me convinced that you are all that is man (or woman!) for now and forever. The entry fee is $25 for those who dress in costume and $30 to those who chicken out. Look for free pizza, cold beer and drinks at the race, and the first 300 to sign up for the race get finishers\' tees. Proceeds benefit the River Parks Trail Systems. If after <a href=\"http://runnersworldtulsa.zenfolio.com/p451670097#h10dad90a\">looking at these photos from last year\'s Polar Bear Plunge</a> you still think you\'ve got what it takes, <a href=\"http://tatur.org/polarplungeregister.html\">register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t see your favorite NYE party on this list?</strong> No big - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with the details</a>.','New Years Eve Tulsa 2010: Where to Celebrate','Champagne, fireworks, swanky parties, stuff to do for the kids and those silly 2011 glasses - here\'s where to get it all this New Years Eve in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','4166-revision-10','','','2010-12-16 16:20:04','2010-12-16 21:20:04','',4166,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4166-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(5185,1,'2011-01-16 23:29:53','2011-01-17 04:29:53','<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-14','','','2011-01-16 23:29:53','2011-01-17 04:29:53','',1319,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/1319-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(5889,1,'2011-02-14 10:00:00','2011-02-14 15:00:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum/scooter/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\r\n\r\nYesterday was the opening of <em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>, a new traveling exhibit at <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, so I thought I\'d go take a peek.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nFirst, a bit about what the heck is Streamlined design: Long story short, it\'s that era centered on the \'30s and \'40s that can be characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Translation? Items ranging from cars to roller skates began to take on that signature teardrop shape, looking a lot like torpedos, Zeppelins or, in the case of women\'s undergarments, bullets.\r\n\r\nThese forms, many of which looked ready to self-propel, suggested speed and glamour. They  held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression held the world in its grip. While Streamlined design burst into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon its hallmarks could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America.\r\n\r\nBack to the exhibit at Philbrook: Presented are nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World (i.e., the office and workroom); Streamlining Manual Labor (housework, both indoor and outdoor); Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; and finally, Streamlining Now, or how this era of design continues to shape our world. <em>American Streamlined Design</em> offers glimpses into the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at a break-neck pace, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements promised. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on one of the first electric slow roasters, an invention that was a reaction to the changing schedule of the American family as women rushed the workplace. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by these objects from their pasts.\r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. As a result, oral histories issue forth in a way that may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','publish','open','open','','american-streamlined-design-philbrook-museum','','','2011-02-14 15:53:08','2011-02-14 20:53:08','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5889',0,'post','',1),(5890,1,'2011-02-17 10:00:00','2011-02-17 15:00:00','','Review of Tulsa Zoo Snow Leopard Days','','draft','open','open','','','','','2011-02-16 01:17:53','2011-02-16 06:17:53','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5890',0,'post','',0),(5891,1,'2011-02-13 21:30:41','2011-02-14 02:30:41','<img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MvvaLfyHHcU/TVhuJTKepfI/AAAAAAAAMms/HbAzAeMh2ik/s1600/Cake%2Bballs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\r\n\r\nJust what you\'ve always wanted for Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! Like the postman, TDT delivers.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Recipes &amp; Food</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://artofmanliness.com/2011/02/10/take-her-around-the-world-for-valentines-day-without-ever-leaving-the-kitchen/\">Take Her Around The World for Valentine\'s Day...Without Ever Leaving the Kitchen</a>: Art of Manliness (guest post by Tulsa blogger <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Global Table Adventure</a> - double word score!)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Valentine Red Velvet Cake Truffles</a> - For Goodness Sake\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mommyhatescooking.com/2011/02/valentines-day-ideas.html\">Valentine\'s Day Ideas</a> (for that special, home-cooked meal): Mommy Hates Cooking\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/02/marlboro-man-approved/\">Marlboro Man Approved</a> (in honor of Valentine\'s Day): The Pioneer Woman\r\n<h2>More Local Sweetness</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2011/02/new-pw-photography-assignment-love-2/\">New PW Photography Assignment: LOVE</a>: The Pioneer Woman\r\n<a href=\"http://aftonstationblog-laurel.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-before-valentines-day-1920.html\">The Day Before Valentine\'s Day, 1920</a>: Ramblings of a Route 66 Business Owner\r\n<a href=\"http://beckyanddangerboys.blogspot.com/2011/02/special-valentines-poem-by-becky.html\">A Special Valentine\'s Day Poem</a> (in which drool and underwear are casually mentioned): Adventures of Becky and the Danger Boys\r\n<a href=\"http://fancybuffalo.com/2011/02/10/i-will-take-you-to-the-star-music-hall/\">Love Letters: \"I will take you to the Star Music Hall\"</a>: Fancy Buffalo\r\n<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentine-things.html\">Valentine\'s Things</a>: The Daly Dose\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Photo from For Goodness Sake</a></em>','In Love With Tulsa Blogs','Just what you\'ve always wanted on Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! 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Tulsa blogs, they got you, baby.\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Valentine Red Velvet Cake Truffles</a> - For Goodness Sake\nValentine\'s Day Ideas (for that special, home-cooked meal): Mommy Hates Cooking','Love in Tulsa Blogs','','inherit','open','open','','5891-revision','','','2011-02-13 21:12:12','2011-02-14 02:12:12','',5891,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5891-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5893,1,'2011-02-13 21:30:30','2011-02-14 02:30:30','<img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MvvaLfyHHcU/TVhuJTKepfI/AAAAAAAAMms/HbAzAeMh2ik/s1600/Cake%2Bballs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\n\nJust what you\'ve always wanted on Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! Like the postman, y\'all, TDT delivers.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<h2>Recipes &amp; Food</h2>\n<a href=\"http://artofmanliness.com/2011/02/10/take-her-around-the-world-for-valentines-day-without-ever-leaving-the-kitchen/\">Take Her Around The World for Valentine\'s Day...Without Ever Leaving the Kitchen</a>: Art of Manliness (guest post by Tulsa blogger <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Global Table Adventure</a> - double word score!)\n<a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Valentine Red Velvet Cake Truffles</a> - For Goodness Sake\n<a href=\"http://www.mommyhatescooking.com/2011/02/valentines-day-ideas.html\">Valentine\'s Day Ideas</a> (for that special, home-cooked meal): Mommy Hates Cooking\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/02/marlboro-man-approved/\">Marlboro Man Approved</a> (in honor of Valentine\'s Day): The Pioneer Woman\n<h2>Other Sweetnesses</h2>\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2011/02/new-pw-photography-assignment-love-2/\">New PW Photography Assignment: LOVE</a>: The Pioneer Woman\n<a href=\"http://aftonstationblog-laurel.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-before-valentines-day-1920.html\">The Day Before Valentine\'s Day, 1920</a>: Ramblings of a Route 66 Business Owner\n<a href=\"http://beckyanddangerboys.blogspot.com/2011/02/special-valentines-poem-by-becky.html\">A Special Valentine\'s Day Poem</a> (in which drool and underwear are casually mentioned): Adventures of Becky and the Danger Boys\n<a href=\"http://fancybuffalo.com/2011/02/10/i-will-take-you-to-the-star-music-hall/\">Love Letters: \"I will take you to the Star Music Hall\"</a>: Fancy Buffalo\n\nEnjoy!\n\n<em><a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Photo from For Goodness Sake</a></em>','In Love With Tulsa Blogs','Just what you\'ve always wanted on Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! ','inherit','open','open','','5891-revision-2','','','2011-02-13 21:30:30','2011-02-14 02:30:30','',5891,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5891-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5894,1,'2011-02-13 21:30:41','2011-02-14 02:30:41','<img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MvvaLfyHHcU/TVhuJTKepfI/AAAAAAAAMms/HbAzAeMh2ik/s1600/Cake%2Bballs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\r\n\r\nJust what you\'ve always wanted on Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! Like the postman, y\'all, TDT delivers.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Recipes &amp; Food</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://artofmanliness.com/2011/02/10/take-her-around-the-world-for-valentines-day-without-ever-leaving-the-kitchen/\">Take Her Around The World for Valentine\'s Day...Without Ever Leaving the Kitchen</a>: Art of Manliness (guest post by Tulsa blogger <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Global Table Adventure</a> - double word score!)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Valentine Red Velvet Cake Truffles</a> - For Goodness Sake\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mommyhatescooking.com/2011/02/valentines-day-ideas.html\">Valentine\'s Day Ideas</a> (for that special, home-cooked meal): Mommy Hates Cooking\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/02/marlboro-man-approved/\">Marlboro Man Approved</a> (in honor of Valentine\'s Day): The Pioneer Woman\r\n<h2>More Local Sweetness</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2011/02/new-pw-photography-assignment-love-2/\">New PW Photography Assignment: LOVE</a>: The Pioneer Woman\r\n<a href=\"http://aftonstationblog-laurel.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-before-valentines-day-1920.html\">The Day Before Valentine\'s Day, 1920</a>: Ramblings of a Route 66 Business Owner\r\n<a href=\"http://beckyanddangerboys.blogspot.com/2011/02/special-valentines-poem-by-becky.html\">A Special Valentine\'s Day Poem</a> (in which drool and underwear are casually mentioned): Adventures of Becky and the Danger Boys\r\n<a href=\"http://fancybuffalo.com/2011/02/10/i-will-take-you-to-the-star-music-hall/\">Love Letters: \"I will take you to the Star Music Hall\"</a>: Fancy Buffalo\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Photo from For Goodness Sake</a></em>','In Love With Tulsa Blogs','Just what you\'ve always wanted on Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! ','inherit','open','open','','5891-revision-3','','','2011-02-13 21:30:41','2011-02-14 02:30:41','',5891,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5891-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5895,1,'2011-02-13 21:31:10','2011-02-14 02:31:10','<img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MvvaLfyHHcU/TVhuJTKepfI/AAAAAAAAMms/HbAzAeMh2ik/s1600/Cake%2Bballs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\r\n\r\nJust what you\'ve always wanted for Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! Like the postman, y\'all, TDT delivers.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Recipes &amp; Food</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://artofmanliness.com/2011/02/10/take-her-around-the-world-for-valentines-day-without-ever-leaving-the-kitchen/\">Take Her Around The World for Valentine\'s Day...Without Ever Leaving the Kitchen</a>: Art of Manliness (guest post by Tulsa blogger <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Global Table Adventure</a> - double word score!)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Valentine Red Velvet Cake Truffles</a> - For Goodness Sake\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mommyhatescooking.com/2011/02/valentines-day-ideas.html\">Valentine\'s Day Ideas</a> (for that special, home-cooked meal): Mommy Hates Cooking\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/02/marlboro-man-approved/\">Marlboro Man Approved</a> (in honor of Valentine\'s Day): The Pioneer Woman\r\n<h2>More Local Sweetness</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2011/02/new-pw-photography-assignment-love-2/\">New PW Photography Assignment: LOVE</a>: The Pioneer Woman\r\n<a href=\"http://aftonstationblog-laurel.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-before-valentines-day-1920.html\">The Day Before Valentine\'s Day, 1920</a>: Ramblings of a Route 66 Business Owner\r\n<a href=\"http://beckyanddangerboys.blogspot.com/2011/02/special-valentines-poem-by-becky.html\">A Special Valentine\'s Day Poem</a> (in which drool and underwear are casually mentioned): Adventures of Becky and the Danger Boys\r\n<a href=\"http://fancybuffalo.com/2011/02/10/i-will-take-you-to-the-star-music-hall/\">Love Letters: \"I will take you to the Star Music Hall\"</a>: Fancy Buffalo\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Photo from For Goodness Sake</a></em>','In Love With Tulsa Blogs','Just what you\'ve always wanted on Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! ','inherit','open','open','','5891-revision-4','','','2011-02-13 21:31:10','2011-02-14 02:31:10','',5891,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5891-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5896,1,'2011-02-13 21:31:32','2011-02-14 02:31:32','<img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MvvaLfyHHcU/TVhuJTKepfI/AAAAAAAAMms/HbAzAeMh2ik/s1600/Cake%2Bballs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\r\n\r\nJust what you\'ve always wanted for Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! Like the postman, TDT delivers.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Recipes &amp; Food</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://artofmanliness.com/2011/02/10/take-her-around-the-world-for-valentines-day-without-ever-leaving-the-kitchen/\">Take Her Around The World for Valentine\'s Day...Without Ever Leaving the Kitchen</a>: Art of Manliness (guest post by Tulsa blogger <a href=\"http://globaltableadventure.com/\">Global Table Adventure</a> - double word score!)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Valentine Red Velvet Cake Truffles</a> - For Goodness Sake\r\n<a href=\"http://www.mommyhatescooking.com/2011/02/valentines-day-ideas.html\">Valentine\'s Day Ideas</a> (for that special, home-cooked meal): Mommy Hates Cooking\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/02/marlboro-man-approved/\">Marlboro Man Approved</a> (in honor of Valentine\'s Day): The Pioneer Woman\r\n<h2>More Local Sweetness</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2011/02/new-pw-photography-assignment-love-2/\">New PW Photography Assignment: LOVE</a>: The Pioneer Woman\r\n<a href=\"http://aftonstationblog-laurel.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-before-valentines-day-1920.html\">The Day Before Valentine\'s Day, 1920</a>: Ramblings of a Route 66 Business Owner\r\n<a href=\"http://beckyanddangerboys.blogspot.com/2011/02/special-valentines-poem-by-becky.html\">A Special Valentine\'s Day Poem</a> (in which drool and underwear are casually mentioned): Adventures of Becky and the Danger Boys\r\n<a href=\"http://fancybuffalo.com/2011/02/10/i-will-take-you-to-the-star-music-hall/\">Love Letters: \"I will take you to the Star Music Hall\"</a>: Fancy Buffalo\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.fgscatering.com/2011/02/valentine-red-velvet-cake-truffles.html\">Photo from For Goodness Sake</a></em>','In Love With Tulsa Blogs','Just what you\'ve always wanted on Valentine\'s Day: A round-up of lovey-dovey posts from your local blogosphere! ','inherit','open','open','','5891-revision-5','','','2011-02-13 21:31:32','2011-02-14 02:31:32','',5891,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5891-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5897,1,'2011-02-13 21:57:23','2011-02-14 02:57:23','','American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter','','inherit','open','open','','scooter','','','2011-02-13 21:57:23','2011-02-14 02:57:23','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5898,1,'2011-02-14 10:00:00','2011-02-14 15:00:00','','Review of American Streamlined Design','','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision','','','2011-02-14 10:00:00','2011-02-14 15:00:00','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5899,1,'2011-02-13 22:34:34','2011-02-14 03:34:34','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5897\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr. \r\n\r\n<em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>. Design era centered on the \'30s and \'40s characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Suggested speed and glamour and held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression gripped the world. While it came into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon Streamlined Design could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America. \r\n\r\nThe exhibit presents nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World; Streamlining Manual Labor; Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; Streamlining Now. American Streamlined Design presents the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nthe spheres of American life in the 1930s-50s: the office and workroom, the living room, kitchen, and bath, recreation and transportation. A final section, Streamlining Now, looks at how streamlining still affects design today.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations of the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on an electric slow roaster. \r\n\r\nTo me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience and, as a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display. Most everyone seemed engaged in conversation, and several patrons who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation relived childhood memories sparked by revisiting these objects from their pasts. \r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process. \r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Scooter photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-2','','','2011-02-13 22:34:34','2011-02-14 03:34:34','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5900,1,'2011-02-13 22:34:35','2011-02-14 03:34:35','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5897\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/scooter-500x464.jpg\" alt=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" title=\"American Streamlined Design at Philbrook Museum: Scooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"464\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5897\" /></a>\r\n\r\n\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr. \r\n\r\n<em>American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow</em>. Design era centered on the \'30s and \'40s characterized by curved forms and clean silhouettes. Suggested speed and glamour and held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression gripped the world. While it came into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon Streamlined Design could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America. \r\n\r\nThe exhibit presents nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World; Streamlining Manual Labor; Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; Streamlining Now. American Streamlined Design presents the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nthe spheres of American life in the 1930s-50s: the office and workroom, the living room, kitchen, and bath, recreation and transportation. A final section, Streamlining Now, looks at how streamlining still affects design today.\r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations of the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on an electric slow roaster. \r\n\r\nTo me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience and, as a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display. Most everyone seemed engaged in conversation, and several patrons who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation relived childhood memories sparked by revisiting these objects from their pasts. \r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process. \r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Scooter photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. 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Suggested speed and glamour and held the promise of progress, economic recovery and the hope of the future as the Great Depression gripped the world. While it came into popular culture via aviation and steam trains, soon Streamlined Design could be seen everywhere from the office to the playrooms of suburban America. \r\n\r\nThe exhibit presents nearly 200 objects, from furniture and appliances to graphic design and photo murals, arranged into six themes: Streamlining the Commercial World; Streamlining Manual Labor; Streamlining the Kitchen and Bath; Streamlining Home Decor; Streamlining Recreation; Streamlining Now. American Streamlined Design presents the work of such leaders in consumer and industrial design as Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss, and Walter Dorwin Teague, as well as less well-known talents, including Egmont Arens and Robert Heller.\r\n\r\nthe spheres of American life in the 1930s-50s: the office and workroom, the living room, kitchen, and bath, recreation and transportation. A final section, Streamlining Now, looks at how streamlining still affects design today.\r\n\r\nI\'ve always been a big fan of Streamlined design. There\'s something very romantic and timeless about the pieces of that area, but maybe a little bit vulnerable, too. Though the world seemed breathless under the weight of the Great Depression, and though tensions continued to mount in Europe, technology continued to evolve at break-neck speed, and its impact on consumer culture grew. I think Americans at that time were grasping for the reassurance and confidence that those technological advancements afforded. Any reminder that the future could hold brighter days was welcome, even if it manifested in the design for an aerodynamic toaster, or a table lamp that looked more like a rocket launcher than like a piece of living room furniture. \r\n\r\nWhat most struck me as I made my way through the exhibit were the conversations happening amongst the other museum patrons. \"Mother had one just like this,\" one man said, pointing to an electric mixer reminiscent of a missile, and another woman said roughly the same thing as she read the plaque on an engine-like electric slow roaster. I couldn\'t help but smile as several patrons, who I assumed were of the baby boomer generation, relived with each other their childhood memories sparked by revisiting these objects from their pasts. \r\n\r\nMost everyone visiting on opening day seemed engaged in conversation. To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience and, as a result, oral histories issue forth in a way they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.  \r\n\r\nSo, go see. And if you can, bring a parent or a grandparent along. Not only will their laughs of recognition help you to establish a more meaningful connection with what\'s presented in the exhibit, but you might just make some cherished memories of your own in the process. \r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Photo courtesy of Philbrook Museum of Art: Skippy-Racer Scooter by Harold L. Van Doren and John Gordon Rideout, designed c. 1933</a></em>','American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow Now Open at Philbrook','To me, that\'s the most exciting aspect of this exhibit - that it\'s accessible by way of memory and personal experience. ','inherit','open','open','','5889-revision-4','','','2011-02-13 22:53:53','2011-02-14 03:53:53','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5902,1,'2011-02-14 10:06:32','2011-02-14 15:06:32','<strong>PSST: <a href=\"http://dowhat.thislandpress.com/event_tags/valentines-day/\" target=\"_blank\">Looking for 2012 Valentine\'s Day things to do in Tulsa, Oklahoma?</strong> Snuggle up to the full list at DO WHAT? at This Land Press</a>. Your love life will thank you.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" 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/te6mJQOBU9U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/te6mJQOBU9U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nHi there, sexy TDT readers. You\'re looking good on this Valentine\'s Day 2011. And I just want you to know that I would take you to a car wash, just to have the perfect, quiet place to tell you I like you. And I\'d keep cereal in my pocket to feed you.\r\n\r\nFruity lips.\r\n\r\nNow that I\'ve expressed my affections, it\'s time for you to express yours. Here are some of the top posts from here at TDT on that all-too-important thing in this world: Love. After that, a list of things going on in Tulsa today.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/romantic-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa/\">Romantic Stuff to Do In Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/last-minute-valentines-day-gift-guide/\">Last-Minute Valentine\'s Day Gift Guide</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/where-to-eat-in-tulsa-this-valentines-day-2011/\">Where To Eat In Tulsa This Valentine\'s Day</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-blogs-valentines-day/\">In Love with Tulsa Blogs</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/02/valentines-day-joke/\">A Valentine\'s Day Joke</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/02/just-for-you/\">Just For You</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nHappy Valentine\'s Day, y\'all!','Valentine\'s Day Round-Up','Now that I\'ve expressed my affections, it\'s time for you to express yours.','publish','open','open','','valentines-day-2011','','http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/romantic-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/02/just-for-you/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/last-minute-valentines-day-gift-guide/','2012-02-08 14:18:56','2012-02-08 20:18:56','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5902',0,'post','',18),(5905,1,'2011-02-14 10:05:47','2011-02-14 15:05:47','<object width=\"500\" height=\"405\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/te6mJQOBU9U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/te6mJQOBU9U?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"405\"></embed></object>\n\nHi there, sexy TDT readers. You\'re looking good on this Valentine\'s Day 2011. And I just want you to know that I would take you to a car wash, just to have the perfect, quiet place to tell you I like you. And I\'d keep cereal in my pocket to feed you. \n\nFruity lips. \n\nNow that I\'ve expressed my affections, it\'s time for you to express yours. Here are some of the top posts from here at TDT on that all-too-important thing in this world: Love. After that, a list of things going on in Tulsa today. \n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/romantic-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa/\">Romantic Stuff to Do In Tulsa</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/last-minute-valentines-day-gift-guide/\">Last-Minute Valentine\'s Day Gift Guide</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/where-to-eat-in-tulsa-this-valentines-day-2011/\">Where To Eat In Tulsa This Valentine\'s Day</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-blogs-valentines-day/\">In Love with Tulsa Blogs</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/02/valentines-day-joke/\">A Valentine\'s Day Joke</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/02/just-for-you/\">Just For You</a>\n\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\n\nHappy Valentine\'s Day, y\'all! 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You\'re looking good on this Valentine\'s Day 2011. And I just want you to know that I would take you to a car wash, just to have the perfect, quiet place to tell you I like you. And I\'d keep cereal in my pocket to feed you.\r\n\r\nFruity lips.\r\n\r\nNow that I\'ve expressed my affections, it\'s time for you to express yours. Here are some of the top posts from here at TDT on that all-too-important thing in this world: Love. After that, a list of things going on in Tulsa today.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/03/romantic-stuff-to-do-in-tulsa/\">Romantic Stuff to Do In Tulsa</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/last-minute-valentines-day-gift-guide/\">Last-Minute Valentine\'s Day Gift Guide</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/where-to-eat-in-tulsa-this-valentines-day-2011/\">Where To Eat In Tulsa This Valentine\'s Day</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-blogs-valentines-day/\">In Love with Tulsa Blogs</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/02/valentines-day-joke/\">A Valentine\'s Day Joke</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/02/just-for-you/\">Just For You</a>\r\n\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nHappy Valentine\'s Day, y\'all!','Valentine\'s Day Round-Up','Now that I\'ve expressed my affections, it\'s time for you to express yours.','inherit','open','open','','5902-revision-2','','','2011-02-14 10:06:32','2011-02-14 15:06:32','',5902,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5902-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7873,1,'2011-04-27 12:34:04','2011-04-27 18:34:04','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=volunteering-kids-confessions-work-home-mom\">As I complained in a TulsaKids Magazine blog post last week</a>, it\'s not always easy to reserve time for taking action to help our neighbors and improve our cities. We\'re all too busy. Something\'s got to give. Too often, that something is our community. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.diningoutforlife.com/tulsa\">Dining Out for Life Tulsa</a> is one way giving back is made easy. Plus, it\'s a great excuse to stuff your face to the point that you have to be rolled home.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nSponsored by <a href=\"http://hopetesting.org/\">H.O.P.E. (Health Outreach Prevention Education, Inc.)</a> and Tulsa restaurants, a portion of the proceeds from meals purchased at participating eateries this Thursday, April 28, goes to making a difference in the lives of thousands of men, women and children throughout our community by paying for local HIV services. You can bring the kids, your co-workers, your buds, your uncle who talks incessently about his stamp collection - anyone who enjoys a good meal is game, really. \r\n\r\nHere\'s what you need to copy into your calendar: \r\n\r\n<strong>Dining Out for Life Tulsa 2011</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, April 28; breakfast, lunch or dinner\r\nWhere: A variety of Tulsa restaurants; see below \r\n\r\nSome of my favorite restaurants are participating in Dining Out for Life, including Elote Cafe, Fassler Hall, KEO, McNellie\'s, Mod\'s Coffee & Crepes, White Lion and Yokozuna. Even a coffee from Joebots will help this worthy cause. <a href=\"http://www.diningoutforlife.com/tulsa/participating\">Here\'s a complete list of restaurants participating in DOfL2011</a>.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be at <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com\">Brady Tavern</a> for dinner to meet and greet with other Dining Out for Lifers, so feel free to stop by, say hello and maybe, if you\'re up for it, have a little drinkie with me. If you want to be sure you have a seat, make a reservation by calling (918) 949-9801. \r\n\r\nIf you\'re not available to stuff your face for Dining Out for Life this year but still want to help however you can, head to <a href=\"http://www.diningoutforlife.com/tulsa/donations\">this contact form</a> so that the folks at H.O.P.E. can get in touch with you about ways you can pitch in. \r\n\r\nSee you soon!','Dining Out For Life Tulsa 2011','Dining Out for Life 2011 is a way to give back and to wage the war against HIV in our community; it\'s also a fine excuse to stuff ourselves silly with great food.','inherit','open','open','','7860-revision-13','','','2011-04-27 12:34:04','2011-04-27 18:34:04','',7860,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7860-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(7896,1,'2011-04-29 08:44:10','2011-04-29 14:44:10','','GermanFest Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','germanfest','','','2011-04-29 08:44:10','2011-04-29 14:44:10','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/GermanFest.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',4),(8431,1,'2011-06-09 23:01:22','2011-06-10 05:01:22','','Rainbow from Wikipedia','','inherit','open','open','','picture-8-9','','','2011-06-09 23:01:22','2011-06-10 05:01:22','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Picture-81.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(8432,1,'2011-06-09 23:05:34','2011-06-10 05:05:34','','Bicycles','','inherit','open','open','','bicycles','','','2011-06-09 23:05:34','2011-06-10 05:05:34','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Bicycles.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4573,1,'2010-12-16 19:25:48','2010-12-17 01:25:48','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4574\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/barthelmes-conservatory-tulsa-kids/barthelmes/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4574\" title=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Barthelmes-500x355.jpg\" alt=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBack in the days when all the boys smelled like Abercrombie &amp; Fitch and all the girls were obsessing about how cute Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were in the movies Saving Private Ryan and Armageddon, I was in band. You might have even called me a band nerd - I was not only in the marching band, but I was in the concert and jazz bands, too. If there was a music group at my school, I wanted to be in it.\r\n\r\nRead all about the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick for this week on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-winter-open-concert-barthelmes-conservatory-0\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Winter Open Concert with Barthelmes Conservatory','There\'s a reason that\'s bigger than the promise of valedictorian designations of diplomas and big, fat bassoon scholarships for kids to be exposed to and trained in classical music: Music is fun.','private','open','open','','barthelmes-conservatory-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:43:45','2011-07-10 17:43:45','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4573',0,'post','',0),(4574,1,'2010-12-16 19:19:44','2010-12-17 00:19:44','','Barthelmes Conservatory','','inherit','open','open','','barthelmes','','','2010-12-16 19:19:44','2010-12-17 00:19:44','',4573,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Barthelmes.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4575,1,'2010-12-16 19:25:08','2010-12-17 00:25:08','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4574\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4574\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4574\" title=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Barthelmes-500x355.jpg\" alt=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" /></a>\n\nBack in the days when all the boys smelled like Abercrombie &amp; Fitch and all the girls were obsessing about how cute Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were in the movies Saving Private Ryan and Armageddon, I was in band. You might have even called me a band nerd - I was not only in the marching band, but I was in the concert and jazz bands, too. If there was a music group at my school, I wanted to be in it.\n\nRead all about the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick for this week on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-winter-open-concert-barthelmes-conservatory-0\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Winter Open House Concert with Barthelmes Conservatory','There\'s a reason that\'s bigger than the promise of valedictorian designations of diplomas and big, fat bassoon scholarships for kids to be exposed to and trained in classical music: Music is fun.','inherit','open','open','','4573-revision','','','2010-12-16 19:25:08','2010-12-17 00:25:08','',4573,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4573-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4576,1,'2010-12-16 19:25:48','2010-12-17 00:25:48','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4574\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4574\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4574\" title=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Barthelmes-500x355.jpg\" alt=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBack in the days when all the boys smelled like Abercrombie &amp; Fitch and all the girls were obsessing about how cute Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were in the movies Saving Private Ryan and Armageddon, I was in band. You might have even called me a band nerd - I was not only in the marching band, but I was in the concert and jazz bands, too. If there was a music group at my school, I wanted to be in it.\r\n\r\nRead all about the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick for this week on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-winter-open-concert-barthelmes-conservatory-0\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Winter Open House Concert with Barthelmes Conservatory','There\'s a reason that\'s bigger than the promise of valedictorian designations of diplomas and big, fat bassoon scholarships for kids to be exposed to and trained in classical music: Music is fun.','inherit','open','open','','4573-revision-2','','','2010-12-16 19:25:48','2010-12-17 00:25:48','',4573,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4573-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(4577,1,'2010-12-16 19:25:48','2010-12-17 00:25:48','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4574\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/barthelmes-conservatory-tulsa-kids/barthelmes/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4574\" title=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Barthelmes-500x355.jpg\" alt=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBack in the days when all the boys smelled like Abercrombie &amp; Fitch and all the girls were obsessing about how cute Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were in the movies Saving Private Ryan and Armageddon, I was in band. You might have even called me a band nerd - I was not only in the marching band, but I was in the concert and jazz bands, too. If there was a music group at my school, I wanted to be in it.\r\n\r\nRead all about the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick for this week on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-winter-open-concert-barthelmes-conservatory-0\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Winter Open House Concert with Barthelmes Conservatory','There\'s a reason that\'s bigger than the promise of valedictorian designations of diplomas and big, fat bassoon scholarships for kids to be exposed to and trained in classical music: Music is fun.','inherit','open','open','','4573-revision-3','','','2010-12-16 19:25:48','2010-12-17 00:25:48','',4573,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4573-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4578,1,'2010-12-16 19:27:27','2010-12-17 00:27:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4574\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/barthelmes-conservatory-tulsa-kids/barthelmes/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4574\" title=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Barthelmes-500x355.jpg\" alt=\"Barthelmes Conservatory\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBack in the days when all the boys smelled like Abercrombie &amp; Fitch and all the girls were obsessing about how cute Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were in the movies Saving Private Ryan and Armageddon, I was in band. You might have even called me a band nerd - I was not only in the marching band, but I was in the concert and jazz bands, too. If there was a music group at my school, I wanted to be in it.\r\n\r\nRead all about the Tulsa Kids Day Out pick for this week on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-winter-open-concert-barthelmes-conservatory-0\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Winter Open Concert with Barthelmes Conservatory','There\'s a reason that\'s bigger than the promise of valedictorian designations of diplomas and big, fat bassoon scholarships for kids to be exposed to and trained in classical music: Music is fun.','inherit','open','open','','4573-revision-4','','','2010-12-16 19:27:27','2010-12-17 00:27:27','',4573,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4573-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5977,1,'2011-02-16 14:22:44','2011-02-16 19:22:44','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5970\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5970\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5970\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1881.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s the middle of February, and the start of Tulsa\'s farmers\' market season is still a few months away.\r\n\r\nBut on Saturday morning I came home with an armload of farm-fresh goodies and such a huge, stupid grin on my face that my husband could have sworn the Cherry Street Farmers Market had opened for business.\r\n\r\nNo such luck on that front just yet, but thanks to <a href=\"http://www.cleanfoodtulsa.locallygrown.net/\">Tulsa Clean Food Market</a>, I\'m wintering over just fine.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nI signed up for TCFM over a year ago <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/food-cooperative-sprouts-in-off-season/\">when I wrote a story about them for Tulsa Business Journal</a>, but thanks to encouragement from <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa blogger Jennifer Bengel</a>, I finally placed my first order last week.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m so, so glad I did.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5971\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5971\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1884-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at these eggs. I could snuggle up to them. Whisper sweet nothings into their beautiful, happy little shells.\r\n\r\nLet\'s just say I was overjoyed at the thought of not having to eat grocery store eggs with my breakfast this week.\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5969\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5969\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5969\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18771.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n*quiver*\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5973\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5973\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5973\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1892-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s how Tulsa Clean Food Market works: You head to the website and click <a href=\"http://www.cleanfoodtulsa.locallygrown.net/user/signin\">sign in</a>. See the part that says Don\'t Yet Have an Account? That\'s where you want to be.\r\n\r\nAfter you\'re all signed up and signed in, it\'s time to go shopping. Get your virtual shopping carts ready, people, because TCFM offers everything from butter to luxury bath soaps to buffalo burgers.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a sampling of the other items available via TCFM:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Baked foods: Pizza crust, blueberry cream scones, French baguettes, maple pecan pies and an assortment of cookies</li>\r\n	<li>Bath and body: Coconut lime verbena lotion, an assortment of flavored lip balms,  insect repellent, body powder and soaps galore</li>\r\n	<li>Beef: 75 total ordering options, from hormone-free to organic to grass-fed. Wow.</li>\r\n	<li>Lamb. Lots and lots and lots of lamb.</li>\r\n	<li>Pork. Bacon, Andouille sausage, bangers, chorizo, ham, bratwurst, hot dogs and, if can believe it, more.</li>\r\n	<li>Cheese: From ricotta to Monterey jack. While I know it\'s not cheese, I just want to say that there\'s creme fraiche, too. And yogurt. And yogurt cheese. Think about <em>that</em>.</li>\r\n	<li>Cheesecakes and chocolates. From <a href=\"http://lunabread.blogspot.com/\">Lunabread</a> and <a href=\"http://wagoncreekcreamery.com/\">Wagon Creek Creamery</a>. Mmm.</li>\r\n	<li>Spices. They\'ve got your espresso rub, your American jerk, your lavender sugar, your whole peppercorns - about 40 choices in all.</li>\r\n	<li>Pickles. And olives, too.</li>\r\n	<li>And butter. Sweet, delicious butter.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5974\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5974\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5974\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1893-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd it all comes from 18 Oklahoma-based vendors, many of whom you\'ll recognize from our local farmers\' markets. And like the folks at TCFM like to say, there are absolutely no mystery products.\r\n\r\nEw. Mystery products.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5972\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5972\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5972\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1891-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook! Just six ingredients. And I can pronounce each and every one of them, even on a bad day.\r\n\r\nI love non-mystery products.\r\n\r\nOnce you load up your cart to the point that it\'s three figures because it\'s been a long time since October when the farmers\' markets closed for the winter in this town, you check out. But, you don\'t have to pay at that time. You do that when you pick up your goodies on delivery day.\r\n\r\nThe next pick-up date is Feb. 26, which means that if you\'re going to order, you need to do it by <strong>this Friday evening</strong>. You\'ll find your order (and probably lots of your friends from farmers\' market season, as I gleefully discovered) at Centennial Park, at 6th and Peoria, between 9-11am.\r\n\r\nAnd you\'ll love that you don\'t have to spend a lot of time at pick up. Rather than have to gather your goods from vendor after vendor, what you need is batched together and ready to go, quick-and-dirty style. Just remember to bring a reusable shopping bag and you\'ll be golden.\r\n\r\nBy the way, there are two more TCFM delivery dates this season: March 12, and March 26. And just after that, lettuce and arugula and asparagus will start to trickle in, and the farmers markets will once again line our streets.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5975\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5975\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5975\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1897-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf this isn\'t a nice way to tide oneself over, I don\'t know what is.','Tulsa Clean Food Market: The Online, Wintertime Farmers\' Market','Thanks to Tulsa Clean Food Market, I\'m wintering over just fine.','inherit','open','open','','5960-revision-2','','','2011-02-16 14:22:44','2011-02-16 19:22:44','',5960,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5960-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5976,1,'2011-02-16 14:22:04','2011-02-16 19:22:04','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5970\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5970\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5970\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1881.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nIt\'s the middle of February, and the start of Tulsa\'s farmers\' market season is still a few months away.\n\nBut on Saturday morning I came home with an armload of farm-fresh goodies and such a huge, stupid grin on my face that my husband could have sworn the Cherry Street Farmers Market had opened for business.\n\nNo such luck on that front just yet, but thanks to <a href=\"http://www.cleanfoodtulsa.locallygrown.net/\">Tulsa Clean Food Market</a>, I\'m wintering over just fine.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nI signed up for TCFM over a year ago <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/food-cooperative-sprouts-in-off-season/\">when I wrote a story about them for Tulsa Business Journal</a>, but thanks to encouragement from <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa blogger Jennifer Bengel</a>, I finally placed my first order last week.\n\nAnd I\'m so, so glad I did.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5971\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5971\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1884-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nLook at these eggs. I could snuggle up to them. Whisper sweet nothings into their beautiful, happy little shells.\n\nLet\'s just say I was overjoyed at the thought of not having to eat grocery store eggs with my breakfast this week.\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5969\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5969\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5969\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18771.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n*quiver*\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5973\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5973\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5973\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1892-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nHere\'s how Tulsa Clean Food Market works: You head to the website and click <a href=\"http://www.cleanfoodtulsa.locallygrown.net/user/signin\">sign in</a>. See the part that says Don\'t Yet Have an Account? That\'s where you want to be.\n\nAfter you\'re all signed up and signed in, it\'s time to go shopping. Get your virtual shopping carts ready, people, because TCFM offers everything from butter to luxury bath soaps to buffalo burgers.\n\nHere\'s a sampling of the other items available via TCFM:\n<ul>\n	<li>Baked foods: Pizza crust, blueberry cream scones, French baguettes, maple pecan pies and an assortment of cookies</li>\n	<li>Bath and body: Coconut lime verbena lotion, an assortment of flavored lip balms,  insect repellent, body powder and soaps galore</li>\n	<li>Beef: 75 total ordering options, from hormone-free to organic to grass-fed. Wow.</li>\n	<li>Lamb. Lots and lots and lots of lamb.</li>\n	<li>Pork. Bacon, Andouille sausage, bangers, chorizo, ham, bratwurst, hot dogs and, if can believe it, more.</li>\n	<li>Cheese: From ricotta to Monterey jack. While I know it\'s not cheese, I just want to say that there\'s creme fraiche, too. And yogurt. And yogurt cheese. Think about <em>that</em>.</li>\n	<li>Cheesecakes and chocolates. From <a href=\"http://lunabread.blogspot.com/\">Lunabread</a> and <a href=\"http://wagoncreekcreamery.com/\">Wagon Creek Creamery</a>. Mmm.</li>\n	<li>Spices. They\'ve got your espresso rub, your American jerk, your lavender sugar, your whole peppercorns - about 40 choices in all.</li>\n	<li>Pickles. And olives, too.</li>\n	<li>And butter. Sweet, delicious butter.</li>\n</ul>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5974\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5974\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5974\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1893-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nAnd it all comes from 18 Oklahoma-based vendors, many of whom you\'ll recognize from our local farmers\' markets. And like the folks at TCFM like to say, there are absolutely no mystery products.\n\nEw. Mystery products.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5972\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5972\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5972\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1891-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nLook! Just six ingredients. And I can pronounce each and every one of them, even on a bad day.\n\nI love non-mystery products.\n\nOnce you load up your cart to the point that it\'s three figures because it\'s been a long time since October when the farmers\' markets closed for the winter in this town, you check out. But, you don\'t have to pay at that time. You do that when you pick up your goodies on delivery day.\n\nThe next pick-up date is Feb. 26, which means that if you\'re going to order, you need to do it by <strong>this Friday evening</strong>. You\'ll find your order (and probably lots of your friends from farmers\' market season, as I gleefully discovered) at Centennial Park, at 6th and Peoria, between 9-11am.\n\nAnd you\'ll love that you don\'t have to spend a lot of time at pick up. Rather than have to gather your goods from vendor after vendor, what you need is batched together and ready to go, quick-and-dirty style. Just rememb\n\nBy the way, there are two more TCFM delivery dates this season: March 12, and March 26. And just after that, lettuce and arugula and asparagus will start to trickle in, and the farmers markets will once again line our streets.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5975\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5975\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5975\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1897-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nIf this isn\'t a nice way to tide oneself over, I don\'t know what is.','Tulsa Clean Food Market','Thanks to Tulsa Clean Food Market, I\'m wintering over just fine.','inherit','open','open','','5960-revision','','','2011-02-16 14:22:04','2011-02-16 19:22:04','',5960,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5960-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5965,1,'2011-02-16 11:36:57','2011-02-16 16:36:57','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5966\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/where-to-pop-the-question-in-tulsa/picture-5-6/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5966  aligncenter\" title=\"Where to Propose in Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Where to Propose in Tulsa\" width=\"383\" height=\"511\" /></a></p>\r\nSpring is around the corner, and apparently, love is in the air. I\'ve received not one, but three messages from readers this week asking where in Tulsa is the best place to pop the big question. You know the one: \"Hey, sugar lips. Will you marry me?\"\r\n\r\nSo, TDT readers, I decided that I\'d turn it over to you. Where is the best place in T-Town to ask someone to marry you?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Where to Pop the Question in Tulsa','Where is the best place in T-Town to ask someone to marry you? ','publish','open','open','','where-to-pop-the-question-in-tulsa','','','2011-02-16 11:36:57','2011-02-16 16:36:57','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5965',0,'post','',19),(5966,1,'2011-02-16 11:30:51','2011-02-16 16:30:51','','Where to Propose in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','picture-5-6','','','2011-02-16 11:30:51','2011-02-16 16:30:51','',5965,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-5.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(5967,1,'2011-02-16 11:33:44','2011-02-16 16:33:44','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5966\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5966\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Where to Propose in Tulsa\" title=\"Where to Propose in Tulsa\" width=\"383\" height=\"511\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5966\" /></a>\n\nSpring is around the corner, and apparently, love is in the air. I\'ve received not one, but three messages from readers this week asking where in Tulsa is the best place to pop the big question. You know the one: \"Hey, sugar lips. Will you marry me?\" \n\nSo, TDT readers, I decided that I\'d turn it over to you. Where is the best place in T-Town to ask someone to marry you? \n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n','Where to Pop the Question in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5965-revision','','','2011-02-16 11:33:44','2011-02-16 16:33:44','',5965,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5965-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5968,1,'2011-02-16 11:36:57','2011-02-16 16:36:57','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5966\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5966\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5966  aligncenter\" title=\"Where to Propose in Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Where to Propose in Tulsa\" width=\"383\" height=\"511\" /></a></p>\r\nSpring is around the corner, and apparently, love is in the air. I\'ve received not one, but three messages from readers this week asking where in Tulsa is the best place to pop the big question. You know the one: \"Hey, sugar lips. Will you marry me?\"\r\n\r\nSo, TDT readers, I decided that I\'d turn it over to you. Where is the best place in T-Town to ask someone to marry you?\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Where to Pop the Question in Tulsa','Where is the best place in T-Town to ask someone to marry you? 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She moved back to Tulsa from Texas not long ago, and I thought it\'d be fun to ask her to write about it. Turns out, I was right. See below.</em>\r\n\r\nRecently, I was able to add a new accomplishment to my list: Tulsa Boomeranger. And I put it right between Middle School Graduate and World’s 2nd Fastest In-Car Burrito Eater on my resume. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nA Tulsa Boomeranger is pretty much exactly what you think it is - someone who lived in Tulsa, moved someplace else and then returned to T-Town.\r\n\r\nAfter growing up in Tulsa and going to college in the Oklahoma City area, I felt ready for a change of scenery. I was 22 and engaged. Eric, my husband-to-be, had just been offered a job in Dallas. Nervous and excited, we decided to make the move to the Lone Star state. After our wedding and moving in to our first apartment, we enjoyed exploring all that Big D had to offer.\r\n\r\nOf course, we came back to Oklahoma a few times each year for graduations, weddings, and the holidays. I loved coming back to Tulsa, and those weekend trips made me realize that I truly missed it. After moving away, I really started to appreciate the natural beauty and unique spirit of my hometown.\r\n\r\nI had Tulsa on my mind.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7239\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7239\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lauren_brain-500x389.png\" alt=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" title=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7239\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBeing an extremely sentimental person, I’m sure my love for Tulsa had everything to do with it, being the hilly backdrop for my very own nostalgic Wonder Years-esque coming of age experience. I know I’m absolutely biased. \r\n\r\nFor my husband, the pragmatic, number-crunching type, returning to Tulsa made sense for entirely different reasons: Favorable economic climate, proximity to family members, and affordable home prices.\r\n\r\nSo, after nearly four years in Texas (most of which were spent sitting in traffic), the shine had worn off a bit. Together, Eric and I decided we were ready to come home. After all, the things we did in Dallas (going to the museum, eating tacos, painting pictures of tacos, begging museums to display said paintings of tacos) were all things we could do just as well in Tulsa. \r\n\r\nI landed a new job. We packed our stuff. We moved eight weeks ago.\r\n\r\nSince our return, we’ve had a fantastic time getting reacquainted with Tulsa. We’ve noticed that the city truly has changed (and is still changing) for the better. It’s exciting to see neighborhoods being revitalized and local businesses blossoming. New life is being breathed into the place that we already loved so much. \r\n\r\nHowever, as much as I love the new things to do, my favorite thing about moving back has been the people. Everyone is so durn polite! I’ve heard more please\'s and thank you\'s than I\'m used to, and I don’t see agitated drivers giving each other the finger every 90 seconds like I did in Dallas. There is a genuine kindness that you can sense within most Tulsans, along with good-natured Oklahoma wit and a pride that comes sans arrogance.\r\n\r\nWe couldn’t be happier here. We’re home.\r\n\r\nYesterday, I got an email from my Dallas pal Catherine. She caught me up on what’s new in her world, and she closed her message with this: \"Take care, and come back when you get tired of the low cost of living and all those friendly people.”\r\n\r\nDon’t hold your breath, Cath. The grass really is greener in Green Country.','The Tulsa Boomeranger: Guest Post by Fiddlepit Blogger Lauren McKinney','Recently, I was able to add a new accomplishment to my list: Tulsa Boomeranger. And I put it right between Middle School Graduate and World’s 2nd Fastest In-Car Burrito Eater on my resume. ','inherit','open','open','','7176-revision-2','','','2011-03-24 11:16:23','2011-03-24 17:16:23','',7176,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7176-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7240,1,'2011-03-24 11:16:17','2011-03-24 17:16:17','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7239\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7239\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lauren_brain-500x389.png\" alt=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" title=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7239\" /></a>\n\n<em>Today a guest blogger is camping out here with us at TDT - meet <a href=\"http://fiddlepit.wordpress.com/\">Lauren McKinney, the blogger behind the hilarious Fiddlepit</a>. She moved back to Tulsa from Texas not long ago, and I thought it\'d be fun to ask her to write about it. Turns out, I was right. See below.</em>\n\nRecently, I was able to add a new accomplishment to my list: Tulsa Boomeranger. And I put it right between Middle School Graduate and World’s 2nd Fastest In-Car Burrito Eater on my resume. \n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nA Tulsa Boomeranger is pretty much exactly what you think it is - someone who lived in Tulsa, moved someplace else and then returned to T-Town.\n\nAfter growing up in Tulsa and going to college in the Oklahoma City area, I felt ready for a change of scenery. I was 22 and engaged. Eric, my husband-to-be, had just been offered a job in Dallas. Nervous and excited, we decided to make the move to the Lone Star state. After our wedding and moving in to our first apartment, we enjoyed exploring all that Big D had to offer.\n\nOf course, we came back to Oklahoma a few times each year for graduations, weddings, and the holidays. I loved coming back to Tulsa, and those weekend trips made me realize that I truly missed it. After moving away, I really started to appreciate the natural beauty and unique spirit of my hometown.\n\nI had Tulsa on my mind.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7239\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7239\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lauren_brain-500x389.png\" alt=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" title=\"Lauren&#039;s Brain Fiddlepit\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7239\" /></a>\n\nBeing an extremely sentimental person, I’m sure my love for Tulsa had everything to do with it, being the hilly backdrop for my very own nostalgic Wonder Years-esque coming of age experience. I know I’m absolutely biased. \n\nFor my husband, the pragmatic, number-crunching type, returning to Tulsa made sense for entirely different reasons: Favorable economic climate, proximity to family members, and affordable home prices.\n\nSo, after nearly four years in Texas (most of which were spent sitting in traffic), the shine had worn off a bit. Together, Eric and I decided we were ready to come home. After all, the things we did in Dallas (going to the museum, eating tacos, painting pictures of tacos, begging museums to display said paintings of tacos) were all things we could do just as well in Tulsa. \n\nI landed a new job. We packed our stuff. We moved eight weeks ago.\n\nSince our return, we’ve had a fantastic time getting reacquainted with Tulsa. We’ve noticed that the city truly has changed (and is still changing) for the better. It’s exciting to see neighborhoods being revitalized and local businesses blossoming. New life is being breathed into the place that we already loved so much. \n\nHowever, as much as I love the new things to do, my favorite thing about moving back has been the people. Everyone is so durn polite! I’ve heard more please\'s and thank you\'s than I\'m used to, and I don’t see agitated drivers giving each other the finger every 90 seconds like I did in Dallas. There is a genuine kindness that you can sense within most Tulsans, along with good-natured Oklahoma wit and a pride that comes sans arrogance.\n\nWe couldn’t be happier here. We’re home.\n\nYesterday, I got an email from my Dallas pal Catherine. She caught me up on what’s new in her world, and she closed her message with this: \"Take care, and come back when you get tired of the low cost of living and all those friendly people.”\n\nDon’t hold your breath, Cath. The grass really is greener in Green Country.','The Tulsa Boomeranger: Guest Post by Fiddlepit Blogger Lauren McKinney','Recently, I was able to add a new accomplishment to my list: Tulsa Boomeranger. And I put it right between Middle School Graduate and World’s 2nd Fastest In-Car Burrito Eater on my resume. ','inherit','open','open','','7176-revision','','','2011-03-24 11:16:17','2011-03-24 17:16:17','',7176,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7176-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5959,1,'2011-02-15 12:19:52','2011-02-15 17:19:52','','Review of Tulsa Zoo Snow Leopard Days','','inherit','open','open','','5890-revision-2','','','2011-02-15 12:19:52','2011-02-15 17:19:52','',5890,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5890-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5960,1,'2011-02-16 10:00:00','2011-02-16 15:00:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5970\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market/dsc_1881/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5970\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1881.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s the middle of February, and the start of Tulsa\'s farmers\' market season is still a few months away.\r\n\r\nBut on Saturday morning I came home with an armload of farm-fresh goodies and such a huge, stupid grin on my face that my husband could have sworn the <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/cherry-street-farmers-market-opening/\">Cherry Street Farmers Market</a> had opened for business.\r\n\r\nNo such luck on that front just yet, but thanks to <a href=\"http://www.cleanfoodtulsa.locallygrown.net/\">Tulsa Clean Food Market</a>, I\'m wintering over just fine.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nI signed up for TCFM over a year ago <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/food-cooperative-sprouts-in-off-season/\">when I wrote a story about them for Tulsa Business Journal</a>, but thanks to encouragement from <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa blogger Jennifer Bengel</a>, I finally placed my first order last week.\r\n\r\nAnd I\'m so, so glad I did.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market/dsc_1884/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5971\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1884-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook at these eggs. I could snuggle up to them. Whisper sweet nothings into their beautiful, happy little shells.\r\n\r\nLet\'s just say I was overjoyed at the thought of not having to eat grocery store eggs with my breakfast this week.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5969\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market/dsc_1877-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5969\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18771.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n*quiver*\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5973\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market/dsc_1892/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5973\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1892-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s how Tulsa Clean Food Market works: You head to the website and click <a href=\"http://www.cleanfoodtulsa.locallygrown.net/user/signin\">sign in</a>. See the part that says Don\'t Yet Have an Account? That\'s where you want to be.\r\n\r\nAfter you\'re all signed up and signed in, it\'s time to go shopping. Get your virtual shopping carts ready, people.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a sampling of the other items available via TCFM:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Baked foods: Pizza crust, blueberry cream scones, French baguettes, maple pecan pies and an assortment of cookies</li>\r\n	<li>Bath and body: Coconut lime verbena lotion, an assortment of flavored lip balms,  insect repellent, body powder and soaps galore</li>\r\n	<li>Beef: 75 total ordering options, from hormone-free to organic to grass-fed. Wow.</li>\r\n	<li>Lamb. Lots and lots and lots of lamb.</li>\r\n	<li>Pork. Bacon, Andouille sausage, bangers, chorizo, ham, bratwurst, hot dogs and, if can believe it, more.</li>\r\n	<li>Buffalo. Yes!</li>\r\n	<li>Cheese: From ricotta to Monterey jack. While I know it\'s not cheese, I just want to say that there\'s creme fraiche, too. And yogurt. And yogurt cheese. Think about <em>that</em>.</li>\r\n	<li>Cheesecakes and chocolates. From <a href=\"http://lunabread.blogspot.com/\">Lunabread</a> and <a href=\"http://wagoncreekcreamery.com/\">Wagon Creek Creamery</a>. Mmm.</li>\r\n	<li>Spices. They\'ve got your espresso rub, your American jerk, your lavender sugar, your whole peppercorns - about 40 choices in all.</li>\r\n	<li>Pickles. And olives, too.</li>\r\n	<li>And butter. Sweet, delicious butter.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5974\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market/dsc_1893/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5974\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1893-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd it all comes from 18 Oklahoma-based vendors, many of whom you\'ll recognize from our local farmers\' markets. And like the folks at TCFM like to say, there are absolutely no mystery products.\r\n\r\nEw. Mystery products.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5972\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market/dsc_1891/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5972\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1891-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook! Just six ingredients. And I can pronounce each and every one of them, even on a bad day.\r\n\r\nI love non-mystery products.\r\n\r\nOnce you load up your cart to the point that it\'s three figures because it\'s been a long time since October when the farmers\' markets closed for the winter in this town, you check out. But, you don\'t have to pay at that time. You do that when you pick up your goodies on delivery day.\r\n\r\nThe next pick-up date is Feb. 26, which means that if you\'re going to order, you need to do it by <strong>this Friday evening</strong>. You\'ll find your order (and probably lots of your friends from farmers\' market season, as I gleefully discovered) at Centennial Park, at 6th and Peoria, between 9-11am.\r\n\r\nAnd you\'ll love that you don\'t have to spend a lot of time at pick up. Rather than have to gather your goods from vendor after vendor, what you need is batched together and ready to go, quick-and-dirty style. Just remember to bring a reusable shopping bag and you\'ll be golden.\r\n\r\nBy the way, there are two more TCFM delivery dates this season: March 12, and March 26. And just after that, lettuce and arugula and asparagus will start to trickle in, and the farmers markets will once again line our streets.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5975\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market/dsc_1897/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5975\" title=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_1897-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Clean Food Market\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf this isn\'t a glorious way to tide oneself over, I don\'t know what is.','Tulsa Clean Food Market: The Online, Wintertime Farmers\' Market','Thanks to Tulsa Clean Food Market, I\'m wintering over just fine.','publish','open','open','','tulsa-clean-food-market-the-online-wintertime-farmers-market','','http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/food-cooperative-sprouts-in-off-season/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/cherry-street-farmers-market-opening/','2011-02-16 14:33:04','2011-02-16 19:33:04','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5960',0,'post','',4),(7239,1,'2011-03-24 11:11:05','2011-03-24 17:11:05','','Lauren\'s Brain Fiddlepit','','inherit','open','open','','lauren_brain','','','2011-03-24 11:11:05','2011-03-24 17:11:05','',7176,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lauren_brain.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4585,1,'2010-12-16 20:49:44','2010-12-17 01:49:44','','Snow Daphne','','inherit','open','open','','dsc09535','','','2010-12-16 20:49:44','2010-12-17 01:49:44','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09535.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4586,1,'2010-12-16 21:25:27','2010-12-17 02:25:27','','Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame','','inherit','open','open','','dsc09745','','','2010-12-16 21:25:27','2010-12-17 02:25:27','',5869,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09745.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(5949,1,'2011-02-15 22:56:57','2011-02-16 03:56:57','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3103  aligncenter\" title=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\r\n\r\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\r\n\r\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\r\n\r\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\r\n\r\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','Sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing anywhere but at home.','inherit','open','open','','5943-revision-5','','','2011-02-15 22:56:57','2011-02-16 03:56:57','',5943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5943-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5950,1,'2011-02-15 22:58:03','2011-02-16 03:58:03','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3103\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/gardners-used-books/dsc00669/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3103  aligncenter\" title=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/DSC00669.jpg\" alt=\"Gatsby\'s Grill\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\r\nA couple of days each week, I ferry my son to his preschool, where he stays and plays for five hours or so.\r\n\r\nIt\'s some of the only time each week I get to myself, and I usually use it to get as much work done as quickly as possible, all while I have the space, energy and quiet to focus.\r\n\r\nHome, as I\'ve found out, isn\'t always the best place to do this. It\'s easy to get distracted by neglected cleaning duties, personal phone calls and making oneself an elaborate lunch that neither my husband nor my son would eat in a million years.\r\n\r\nSo sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing somewhere - anywhere - else than home. Here, in no particular order, are a few Tulsa-area spots I hit up when I\'m craving an office without walls.\r\n\r\nGet the list <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-work-away-home-hideouts\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: Work-Away-From-Home Hideouts','Sometimes, it\'s best to do the work-at-home thing anywhere but at home.','inherit','open','open','','5943-revision-6','','','2011-02-15 22:58:03','2011-02-16 03:58:03','',5943,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5943-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(7177,1,'2011-03-30 10:00:00','2011-03-30 16:00:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7354\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2198/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-7354 aligncenter\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2198.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7349\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2180/\">\r\n</a>Over Spring Break my family and I took to the more than 10 miles of trails at <a href=\"http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/\">Oxley Nature Center</a>, in Mohawk Park on Tulsa\'s north side.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nAnd I went a little camera crazy. Here\'s what I came up with.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7343\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2061-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7343\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_20611-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI love these.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7344\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2065/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7344\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2065-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo delicate - like a woman\'s earrings.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7345\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2093/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7345\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2093-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7346\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2090/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7346\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2090-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have a fascination with fungus.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7347\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2132-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" />\r\n\r\nAt Oxley, it\'s everywhere.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7348\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2143/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7348\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2143-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo lovely. Like rings on an undiscovered planet.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7349\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2180/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2180.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7350\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2187/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7350\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2187.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7351\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2125/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7351\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2125.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy boy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7352\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2158/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7352\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2158.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHe and his dad love hikes at Oxley Nature Center.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7353\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2226/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7353\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2226-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7354\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2198/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7354\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2198.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially the full moon walks. They happen once each month, and they\'re guided tours of some of the trails at Oxley under the light of a full moon (and, during the summer when the days stretch to almost 9pm, in plenty of daylight, too). They\'re always packed, so if you ever want to go, be sure to call to reserve your spot on the tour.\r\n\r\nA full moon walk last summer was actually our first experience of Oxley as a family.\r\n\r\nWe signed up to be Oxley members as soon as we got back. My husband and I, who knew each other a mere eight weeks before we got married, know love when we see it.\r\n\r\nWe don\'t mess around. We don\'t play games. We plan to hit another full moon walk again soon, this time for date night.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7355\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2159/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7355\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2159-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook! Here comes spring.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7360\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2164/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7360\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2164-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd this guy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7356\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2176/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7356\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2176-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7357\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2193/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7357\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2193-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7358\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2204/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7358\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2204-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7359\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2213/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7359\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2213.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOxley Nature Center is a beautiful, wild, teaching place.\r\n\r\nAnd it feels so good to zip past the congested Zoo traffic on the weekends and head a little deeper into Mohawk Park to Oxley. It\'s easy on the pocket book, too. Admission is just $0. In other words, it\'s free. You do have to pay to park at the entrance to Mohawk from April to October, but it\'s two stinkin\' bucks.\r\n\r\nYou can\'t even get a soda for $2 these days. A trip to Oxley is bargain family fun, and you\'re guaranteed a new set of rich memories of fun, relaxation, the great outdoors and time with the kids each time you go.\r\n\r\nCheck out <a href=\"http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/newsletter.htm\">the Oxley newsletter</a> for more, including information on upcoming events, classes and what\'s new to see on the trails.\r\n\r\n<strong>Oxley Nature Center</strong>\r\n6700 Mohawk Boulevard (Park at N 36° 13.417 W 095° 54.229)\r\nOpen daily, 8am-5pm (you can park outside the gates from 7am-9pm to walk the trails, even when the gates are closed)\r\n(918) 669-6644\r\n<a href=\"http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/\">OxleyNatureCenter.org</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oxley-Nature-Center/87947990892?ref=ts\">Oxley on Facebook</a>','Oxley Nature Center [PHOTOS]: Bargain, Outdoor Family Fun','A trip to Oxley Nature Center is bargain family fun, and you\'re guaranteed a new set of rich memories of fun, relaxation, the great outdoors and time with the kids each time you go. ','publish','open','open','','oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun','','','2011-03-30 14:44:46','2011-03-30 20:44:46','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=7177',0,'post','',4),(7178,1,'2011-03-21 10:00:00','2011-03-21 16:00:00','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. &amp; N.W. R.R., Clinton, Iowa (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2178452567/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/2178452567_9c3103ba74.jpg\" alt=\"Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. &amp; N.W. R.R., Clinton, Iowa (LOC)\" width=\"500\" height=\"391\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nWe\'ve all had our share of what the immortal Wayne from the movie Wayne\'s World liked to call Joe jobs - the sort of positions that were good for not much more than contributing yet another name tag or hair net to a cork board wall of shame. They\'re the sort of jobs that in high school and college meant manual labor instead of parties, helping old women try on shoes instead of front-row seats at that big concert or, worst of all, food service at a busy drive-thru instead of a big date.\r\n\r\nI want to put this out there: Sometimes, the job of working mom feels kind of like a Joe job.\r\n\r\nRead the rest (including a list of the Joe jobs I held in high school and college) <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=dirty-jobs-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog on TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Dirty Jobs: Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','I want to put this out there: Sometimes, the job of working mom feels kind of like a Joe job.','private','open','open','','dirty-jobs-confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:10:28','2011-07-10 17:10:28','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=7178',0,'post','',1),