(5066,1,'2011-01-07 11:01:06','2011-01-07 16:01:06','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\n\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \n\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \n\n<!--more-->\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \n\nCue the lightbulb moment. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\nIMG_1988\n\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> we went. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\n\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\n\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\n\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\nIMG_1957\n\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\n\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \n\nWhichever, really. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\n\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \n\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \n\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \n\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \n\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\n\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \n\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \n\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\n\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision','','','2011-01-07 11:01:06','2011-01-07 16:01:06','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5067,1,'2011-01-07 11:01:08','2011-01-07 16:01:08','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1988\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-2','','','2011-01-07 11:01:08','2011-01-07 16:01:08','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5068,1,'2011-01-07 11:01:08','2011-01-07 16:01:08','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1988\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-3','','','2011-01-07 11:01:08','2011-01-07 16:01:08','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5069,1,'2011-01-07 11:01:15','2011-01-07 16:01:15','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1988\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-4','','','2011-01-07 11:01:15','2011-01-07 16:01:15','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5070,1,'2011-01-07 11:01:15','2011-01-07 16:01:15','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1988\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-5','','','2011-01-07 11:01:15','2011-01-07 16:01:15','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5071,1,'2011-01-07 11:02:14','2011-01-07 16:02:14','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. 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If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-7','','','2011-01-07 11:02:14','2011-01-07 16:02:14','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5073,1,'2011-01-07 11:02:19','2011-01-07 16:02:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-8','','','2011-01-07 11:02:19','2011-01-07 16:02:19','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(5074,1,'2011-01-07 11:02:19','2011-01-07 16:02:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhere the kind folks there didn\'t even give us the \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" look or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan and asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? 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If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-10','','','2011-01-07 11:04:15','2011-01-07 16:04:15','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(5076,1,'2011-01-07 11:04:15','2011-01-07 16:04:15','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? 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','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-11','','','2011-01-07 11:04:15','2011-01-07 16:04:15','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5077,1,'2011-01-07 11:04:18','2011-01-07 16:04:18','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-12','','','2011-01-07 11:04:18','2011-01-07 16:04:18','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(5078,1,'2011-01-07 11:04:19','2011-01-07 16:04:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\nIMG_1957\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was it\'s usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty contraption. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-13','','','2011-01-07 11:04:19','2011-01-07 16:04:19','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(5079,1,'2011-01-07 11:05:42','2011-01-07 16:05:42','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-14','','','2011-01-07 11:05:42','2011-01-07 16:05:42','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(5080,1,'2011-01-07 11:05:45','2011-01-07 16:05:45','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-15','','','2011-01-07 11:05:45','2011-01-07 16:05:45','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(5081,1,'2011-01-07 11:05:57','2011-01-07 16:05:57','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5057\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5058\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5062\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5064\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5065\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-16','','','2011-01-07 11:05:57','2011-01-07 16:05:57','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(5082,1,'2011-01-07 11:07:45','2011-01-07 16:07:45','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1995/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1988/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1936/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1940/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1957/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2008/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2012-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas, my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I had envisioned it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive urges, especially where flying or floating is involved. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1941/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait...what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-autosave','','','2011-01-07 11:07:45','2011-01-07 16:07:45','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5083,1,'2011-01-07 11:05:57','2011-01-07 16:05:57','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1995/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1988/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1936/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1940/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1957/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2008/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2012-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas. my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I dreamed it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive thoughts. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1941/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait - what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-17','','','2011-01-07 11:05:57','2011-01-07 16:05:57','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(5084,1,'2011-01-07 11:07:49','2011-01-07 16:07:49','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1995/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1988/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1936/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1940/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1957/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2008/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2012-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas, my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I had envisioned it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive urges, especially where flying or floating is involved. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1941/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait...what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. 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If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1988/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1936/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1940/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1957/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2008/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2012-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas, my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I had envisioned it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive urges, especially where flying or floating is involved. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1941/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait...what? ','Unidentified Flying Objects','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-19','','','2011-01-07 11:07:49','2011-01-07 16:07:49','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(5086,1,'2011-01-07 11:08:05','2011-01-07 16:08:05','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1995/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1988/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1936/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1940/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1957/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2008/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_2012-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas, my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I had envisioned it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive urges, especially where flying or floating is involved. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-objects/dsc_1941/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait...what? ','Unidentified Flying Object','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-20','','','2011-01-07 11:08:05','2011-01-07 16:08:05','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(5087,1,'2011-01-07 11:08:05','2011-01-07 16:08:05','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1995/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1988/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1936/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1940/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1957/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_2008/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_2012-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas, my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I had envisioned it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive urges, especially where flying or floating is involved. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1941/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait...what? ','Unidentified Flying Object','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-21','','','2011-01-07 11:08:05','2011-01-07 16:08:05','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(5088,1,'2011-01-07 14:02:56','2011-01-07 19:02:56','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1995/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5057\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1995.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. \r\n\r\nCrazy things like fly a video camera suspended from two giant balloons through downtown Tulsa. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nMy sweet husband found <a href=\"http://geekdadbook.com/\">The Geek Dad book</a> in his Christmas stocking this holiday season. If you all have this book at home (and something tells me many of you do), flip to page 103. My bet is that there you\'ll find a tutorial on how fashion a box that will not only hang suspended from helium-filled balloons, but that will also snugly hold a Flip camera. \r\n\r\nCue the lightbulb moment. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1988/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5058\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1988.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5058\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOff to <a href=\"http://www.costumespartyandevents.com/\">Ehrle\'s Party Supply</a> in search of balloons we went. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1932/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5059\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1932-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5059\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe folks at Ehrle\'s are, I guess, somewhat accustomed to this type of zaniness. They didn\'t even give us \"now exactly what planet are you from?\" looks or accuse us of citizen espionage when we told them our plan. When we asked if they could help us figure out how many balloons and how much helium we\'d need to lift an 8-ounce box and camera, they happily - enthusiastically, really - did some quick product research to help us. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1936/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5060\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1936-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5060\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEhrle\'s hooked us up, y\'all. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1940/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5061\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1940.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5061\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTwo three-foot, bright orange balloons in hand (or rather, squished between us in our tiny car), it wasn\'t long before we were downtown and ready to get our mischief on. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1957/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5062\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1957.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5062\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I had envisioned: Our balloons-and-camera-and-kite-string contraption floating gracefully somewhere along the 10th story level of Boston Avenue between 5th and 3rd Streets, a la the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_2008/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5063\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2008.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOr, a la Tulsa\'s Christmas/Holiday/Festivus Parade of Lights. \r\n\r\nWhichever, really. What was important to me was the view - my idea of it, at least.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_2012-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5064\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5064\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBut Boston was its usual windy self, and it was just too much for our lightweight, floaty little parcel. \r\n\r\nSo we moved northeast in search of calmer atmospheric conditions. \r\n\r\nBut alas, my dream, it wasn\'t meant to be - at least, not in the way I had envisioned it. \r\n\r\nBut we had fun anyway. Here\'s video proof (warning to those who watch: There\'s lots of pavement and nausea in your future). \r\n\r\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"250\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/jdKIwaC7uvg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nOur advice? Every once in awhile, take the time and have the courage to pursue your crazy, impulsive urges, especially where flying or floating is involved. \r\n\r\nEven if it means the suits downtown pull out their phones, dial up the police and rest their thumbs on the call button when they see you doing it. \r\n\r\nAt least it was just a camera attached to our balloons instead of <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_boy_hoax\">an exploited, manipulated young child</a>. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/unidentified-flying-object/dsc_1941/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5065\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1941.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Balloons\" title=\"Downtown Balloons\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5065\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWait...what? ','Unidentified Flying Object','Sometimes, in an effort to do Tulsa from every possible angle, my little family and I find ourselves willing to do crazy things. ','inherit','open','open','','5056-revision-22','','','2011-01-07 14:02:56','2011-01-07 19:02:56','',5056,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5056-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(5781,1,'2011-02-05 20:29:45','2011-02-06 01:29:45','<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/AOaEng1pLPg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/AOaEng1pLPg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThe otters in that video, who live to entertain at the <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/\">Oklahoma Aquarium</a> - aren\'t they adorable? Be like them this Valentine\'s Day and go crazy with one of these options for lovey-dovey entertainment.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Valentine\'s Day for Tulsa Kids and Families</h2>\r\n<strong>Tower Tots: Valentine’s Tea Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.pricetower.org/\">Price Tower Arts Center</a>, 510 South Dewey Avenue in Bartlesville\r\nCatch a morning story and Valentine\'s Day-flavored activity hour for kids aged 3-6. Be sure to call ahead to register for this free event.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Tea Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Feb. 9, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Whiteside Community Center</a>, 4009 S. Pittsburg Ave.\r\nThe kids can celebrate Valentine\'s Day this year with crafts, snacks and more. For ages 2-5 years. Cost is $6.\r\n\r\n<strong>Preschool Story Time: Valentine\'s Day Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Feb. 10, 10:30am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Pratt Library</a>, 3219 S. 113th W. Ave. in Sand Springs\r\nDress the kiddos up in red pink and bring goodies to share with the rest of the kids at story time today. This event is for ages 5 and younger with an adult.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentines by You!</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Feb. 10, 3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Judy Z. Kishner Library</a>, 10150 N. Cincinnati Ave.\r\nStop by Judy Z. Kishner Library after school and make your own Valentine\'s Day cards for your relatives, friends or maybe even that special someone. Card-making supplies will be available all evening for this drop-in event, open through 7pm. This event is for ages 12 and younger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine Crafting</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Feb. 10, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 S. Mingo Road\r\nKids can bring a friend to make a craft valentine to give to someone special. Pre-register by calling (918) 669-6355. For ages 8-13. Cost is $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Father/Daughter Dance</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Feb. 11, 7pm\r\nWhere: Barnes Elementary, 7809 E 76th Street North\r\nThis event is opened to the entire Owasso Community, and is for children up to 5th grade and their parents. Cost is $5 per couple, or $7 for families attending both the Father/Daughter Dance and the Mother/Son Bash. All the proceeds will benefit Owasso\'s Elementary and 6th Grade Odyssey of the Mind teams, as well as the YMCA\'s Strong Kids Campaign.\r\n\r\n<strong>Free Family Day at Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, starting at 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nTake your significant other - and hey, why not bring the family, too? - to Philbrook Museum for Free Family Day. Enjoy art, spend time together, get your hands dirty with some hands-on art projects, tour the museum and even embark on a scavenger hunt. Go for romantic or go for family-friendly - either way you want to do this Valentine\'s Day thing, you can find it at Philbrook on Free Family Day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Cookie Decorating</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, 10am; 11am; 12pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio</a>, on Brookside and in Bixby, at 105th and Memorial\r\nSign the kids up to make seven V-Day-themed cookies - that\'s one to eat, six to take home or to gift to their special someone (read: that\'s Mommy, if you know what\'s good for ya). The greatest part about this kid-friendly Valentine\'s Day activity? Parents get out of clean-up duty, scott free. Cost is $15. Registration after Feb. 10 is $20.\r\n\r\n<strong>Daddy/Daughter Dance</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.brokenarrowok.gov/\">Nienhuis Community Center</a>, 3201 North 9th Street in Broken Arrow\r\nDo something special this year with your daughter - get gussied up and head to this daddy/daughter dance. This year the theme for the dance will be a sock-hop, so come dressed casually.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mother/Son Bash</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.ymca.org/\">Owasso YMCA</a>, 8300 N. Owasso Expressway\r\nThis event is opened to the entire Owasso Community, and is for children up to 5th grade and their parents. Cost is $5 per couple, or $7 for families attending both the Father/Daughter Dance and the Mother/Son Bash. All the proceeds will benefit Owasso\'s Elementary and 6th Grade Odyssey of the Mind teams, as well as the YMCA\'s Strong Kids Campaign.\r\n\r\n<strong>Skatedate</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 13, starting at 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=602\">BOK Center</a>, 200 S. Denver Ave.\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the 17,000-square-foot indoor arena at the BOK Center in Downtown Tulsa. It\'s one the short list of top Valentine\'s Day events here in the Tulsa area and is an easy option for kids, couples and singles alike - oh, and there will be exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and a DJ, photo opps in front of a smirk-worthy green screen, concessions, flower and novelty stands and a giant mirrored disco ball to enjoy while you\'re there, too. Admission is free; if you opt not to bring your own skates, you can rent a pair for $10. Also available at this year\'s Skate Date will be horse and carriage rides, just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue - those start at noon and run until 8pm. For more info, visit <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=227&amp;objId=602\">BOKCenter.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"MCCALL STYLE &amp; BEAUTY by George Eastman House, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/3122875541/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/3122875541_11bf6685c2.jpg\" alt=\"MCCALL STYLE &amp; BEAUTY\" width=\"406\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Valentine\'s Day Date Night Ideas in Tulsa</h2>\r\n<strong>Falling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Feb. 10, 7pm; Friday, Feb. 11, 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178446285519380\">Club 209</a>, 209 N. Boulder Avenue\r\nThe sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. Watch as the Actors Company of Tulsa presents these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget. The bonus? It\'s all free and open to the public. Ages 21+ only.\r\n\r\n<strong>Love Song</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 10-12, 7:30pm; Feb. 13, 2pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1572&amp;thedate=2/5/2011&amp;task=display\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, 110 E. Second Street\r\nJoin Playhouse Tulsa this Valentine\'s Day and settle in for what\'s sure to be an expert performance of a man named Beane, who is invisible to his career-focused sister and her cynical husband. His life is a shrinking, darkening world - that is, until Molly appears. When the two meet, suddently all the old love songs make sense. Written by John Kolvenbach, Love Song premiered at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in March 2006 and later opened in London’s West End, garnering a 2007 Olivier Award Nomination for Best New Comedy. Recommended for mature audiences. <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1572&amp;thedate=2/5/2011&amp;task=display\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Bingo</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Feb. 10, 1:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">Hicks Park</a>, 3443 S. Mingo Road\r\nSeniors can play for prizes, enjoy some sweet treats and meet new friends at this Valentine\'s Day-themed get-together. Bring a snack item to share and the folks at Hicks Park will do the rest. Call (918) 669-6355 to reserve your spot. Free to attend. Ages 55 and older.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wild Hearts Ball</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Feb. 11\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okeq.org/\">Dennis R. Neill Equality Center</a>, 621 E. Fourth Street\r\nLooking for a wild-yet-free party this Valentine\'s Day weekend? Join Oklahomans for Equality at the annual Wild Hearts Ball. Don\'t forget to belly up to the cash bar, get your picture taken with cupid and contribute to OKEQ\'s upcoming mortgage burning party. Fun!\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\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. Races are 5K, 10K and 20K -<a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">learn more here</a>, <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4246\">register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine’s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 1920 S. Cincinnati Ave.\r\nPoker 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 got together and made a baby – a sweaty baby, but still. <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Learn more here</a>, <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Cards</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, 10am\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaparks.org/\">WaterWorks Art Studio</a>, 1710 Charles Page Boulevard\r\nStudents will make a one-of-a-kind Valentine\'s Day card for their favorite sweetie and work in a day\'s worth of cutting, folding and pasting at the same time. Cost is $40. For ages 16 and older.\r\n\r\n<strong>Murder Mystery Dinner</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/\">Tulsa Air and Space Museum &amp; Planetarium</a>, 3624 North 74th East Avenue\r\nMystery, intrigue, torrid love affairs and murder - it\'s everything that Valentine\'s Day represents, right? Heh. Join the folks at TASM for this Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, where comedy, mayhem and music will unfold and food and libations will be in plenty supply. Take the evening to solve with your special someone what happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan. Cost is $100 per couple, $50 per individual. Attire is 1940s costume or business casual. Ages 21+ only. Reservations are required; call (918) 834-9900, ext. 122 to make yours.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tony Valentine\'s Girls Night Out</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.milliondollarelm.com/\">Osage Event Center</a>, 951 W. 36 Street North\r\nHubba, hubba. A group of guys with abs suited perfectly for the grating of cheese will be in Tulsa Valentine\'s Day weekend. Grab the girls and head to Osage Event Center at the Million Dollar Elm Casino to see \'em. Tickets are $10.\r\n\r\n<strong>Love and Lust</strong>\r\nWhen: Saturday, Feb. 12, 8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104208986324360\">Living Arts of Tulsa</a>, 307 E. Brady Street\r\nGet ready for a night of long stares, bated breaths and raised libidos as some of Tulsa’s hottest poets make it a Valentine’s to remember. With special performance by Tulsa’s own Mason. Bar opens at 7pm. Cost is $7, or $5 for members.\r\n\r\n<strong>Trio Cavatina</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 13, 3pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1454&amp;thedate=2/5/2011&amp;task=display\">Tulsa Performing Arts Center</a>, 110 E. Second Street\r\nLittle is sexier than good string music from an outstanding chamber ensemble. Hear the music of Fanny Mendelssohn, Gabriela Ortiz Torres, Augusta Reed Thomas and Felix Mendelssohn as performed by the women of Trio Cavatina with a special someone at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center today. <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1454&amp;thedate=2/5/2011&amp;task=display\">Tickets are $25</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Jazz Keyboard Concert with the Tulsa Jazz Society</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 13, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nTake a trip back to the sexy, swinging jazz age at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame with music by the likes of Donald Ryan, Cheryl Bocanegra, Scott McQuade and Sonny Gray. Guys, this event will be a guaranteed hit with the ladies.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Cabaret</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 13, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177145755653414\">Harwelden Mansion</a>, 2210 S. Main Street\r\nEnjoy fantastic food prepared by the fabulous Palace Cafe as you listen to music by Light Opera Oklahoma favorite Andrea Leap and LOOK Festival artistic director Eric Gibson at the piano. Dinner will be seated throughout Harwelden, one of Tulsa\'s most beloved mansions - the breakfast room, the formal dining room, upstairs, on the grand staircase landing - giving you the feel of what it must have been like to dine in the house during its hey day. Tickets are $150 per couple, which includes dinner, wine, dessert, the cabaret performance and parking. Make reservations by calling (918) 583-4267.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Special Performance: Steve Kramer</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, Feb. 14, 8pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.loonybincomedy.com/\">The Loony Bin</a>, 6808 S. Memorial Drive\r\nI would say something here about funny Valentines, but that\'d be too easy. So instead, I\'ll just say that if you\'re looking for a way to laugh Valentine\'s Day away, comedian Steve Kramer brings you your chance. Tickets are $10 per person, or get two tickets with a dessert of New York Cheesecake with fresh strawberries and chocolate drizzle and two glasses of Champange for $35.\r\n\r\n<strong>Black Hearts Bash</strong>\r\nWhen: Monday, Feb. 14, 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176486972394125&amp;index=1\">Shenanigan\'s</a>, 31st and Memorial\r\nHate Valentine\'s Day? Then this karaoke event will be right up your alley. Look also for free food and drink specials.  And someone, please, sing Total Eclipse of the Heart for me. Please.\r\n\r\nWhat are YOU doing to celebrate (or bemoan, depending) Valentine\'s Day in Tulsa this year?\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your Valentine\'s Day event on this list? No sweat - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with your event details</a>.','Valentine\'s Day in Tulsa: Make your plans now.','What are YOU doing to celebrate (or bemoan, depending) Valentine\'s Day in Tulsa this year?','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-21','','','2011-02-05 20:29:45','2011-02-06 01:29:45','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5199-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(5099,1,'2011-01-07 15:24:46','2011-01-07 20:24:46','<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\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>Friday at <a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>. Benefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local concert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and in exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy bands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside Hot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown &amp; Down, Lunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday at The Colony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The Colony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa Sound\" as featured on the great compilation of the same name that was released last year. Blues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of it all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The Colony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution package. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost nightly.\r\n\r\n<strong>Coming up on Tuesday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a></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\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this weekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>. While you\'re at it, be sure to <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">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\'s serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-5','','','2011-01-07 15:24:46','2011-01-07 20:24:46','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5100,1,'2011-01-07 15:25:55','2011-01-07 20:25:55','<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\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>Friday at <a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>. Benefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local concert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and in exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy bands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside Hot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown &amp; Down, Lunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday at The Colony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The Colony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa Sound\" as featured on <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/#456/soundcloud\">the great compilation of the same name that was released last year</a>. Blues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of it all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The Colony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution package. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost nightly.\r\n\r\n<strong>Coming up on Tuesday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a></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\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this weekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>. While you\'re at it, be sure to <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">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\'s serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-6','','','2011-01-07 15:25:55','2011-01-07 20:25:55','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5101,1,'2011-01-07 15:25:55','2011-01-07 20:25:55','<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\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>Friday at <a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>. Benefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local concert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and in exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy bands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside Hot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown &amp; Down, Lunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday at The Colony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The Colony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa Sound\" as featured on <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/#456/soundcloud\">the great compilation of the same name that was released last year</a>. Blues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of it all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The Colony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution package. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost nightly.\r\n\r\n<strong>Coming up on Tuesday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a></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\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this weekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>. While you\'re at it, be sure to <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">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\'s serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-7','','','2011-01-07 15:25:55','2011-01-07 20:25:55','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5102,1,'2011-01-07 16:10:05','2011-01-07 21:10:05','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment\nwp-att-5093\"\nhref=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/tulsa-music-weekend-tj-rocks-tulsa/tj/\"><img\nclass=\"size-full wp-image-5093 aligncenter\" title=\"T.J. Clark\"\nsrc=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tj.jpg\"\nalt=\"T.J. Clark\" width=\"369\" height=\"552\" /></a></p>\n<a\nhref=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/tj-rocks-tulsa/\">TDT\nmusic columnist T.J. Clark</a> serves up the inside scoop on\nwhere to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in\nTulsa. Get it hot and fresh here.\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate\nbanner=\"8\"]</p> <strong>Friday at <a\nhref=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>.\nBenefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local\nconcert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate\nneed of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and\nin exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy\nbands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside\nHot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown & Down,\nLunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps. <strong>Sunday at The\nColony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at\n<a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The\nColony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa\nSound\" as featured on <a\nhref=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/#456/soundcloud\">the great\ncompilation of the same name that was released last year</a>.\nBlues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of\nit all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The\nColony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution\npackage. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost\nnightly. <strong>Coming up on Thursday at <a\nhref=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s\nBallroom</a></strong>. Taddy Porter could very easily\nbe the next band from Oklahoma to make a major national impact. For\nthat matter, it could easily be Vandevander too, whose song “1000”\nwas recently used on a promo for HBO’s “Weeds.” Basically, you need\nto be at this show. <em>Especially</em> if you’re a fan\nof, say, The Black Keys, or other blues-influenced rockers. For\neven more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out\n<a\nhref=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this\nweekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>.\nWhile you\'re at it, be sure to <a\nhref=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">follow T.J. on\nTwitter</a> - all the cool kids are doing it.','TJ Rocks Tulsa: Picks for live music this weekend','TDT music columnist T.J. Clark\'s serves up the inside scoop\non where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend\nin Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-8','','','2011-01-07 16:10:05','2011-01-07 21:10:05','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(5104,1,'2011-01-07 18:04:18','2011-01-07 23:04:18','<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\r\nTulsa. Get it hot and fresh here.\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<strong>Friday at <a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>. Benefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local concert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and in exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy bands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside Hot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown &amp; Down, Lunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps. \r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday at The Colony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The Colony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa Sound\" as featured on <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/#456/soundcloud\">the great compilation of the same name that was released last year</a>. Blues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of it all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The Colony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution\r\npackage. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost nightly. \r\n\r\n<strong>Coming up Thursday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a></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\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this\r\nweekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>. While you\'re at it, be sure to <a\r\nhref=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">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\'s serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-10','','','2011-01-07 18:04:18','2011-01-07 23:04:18','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(5105,1,'2011-01-07 18:04:38','2011-01-07 23:04:38','<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<strong>Friday at <a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>. Benefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local concert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and in exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy bands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside Hot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown &amp; Down, Lunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps. \r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday at The Colony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The Colony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa Sound\" as featured on <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/#456/soundcloud\">the great compilation of the same name that was released last year</a>. Blues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of it all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The Colony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution\r\npackage. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost nightly. \r\n\r\n<strong>Coming up Thursday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a></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\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this\r\nweekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>. While you\'re at it, be sure to <a\r\nhref=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">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\'s serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-11','','','2011-01-07 18:04:38','2011-01-07 23:04:38','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5106,1,'2011-01-07 18:05:41','2011-01-07 23:05:41','<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<strong>Friday at <a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>. Benefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local concert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and in exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy bands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside Hot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown &amp; Down, Lunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps. \r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday at The Colony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The Colony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa Sound\" as featured on <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/#456/soundcloud\">the great compilation of the same name that was released last year</a>. Blues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of it all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The Colony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution\r\npackage. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost nightly. \r\n\r\n<strong>Coming up Thursday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a></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\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this\r\nweekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>. 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\'s serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-12','','','2011-01-07 18:05:41','2011-01-07 23:05:41','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(5107,1,'2011-01-07 18:07:11','2011-01-07 23:07:11','<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<strong>Friday at <a href=\"http://thesoundpony.com/\">Soundpony</a></strong>. Benefit for Brandy Iliff. Brandy is a local bartender and local concert organizer who is battling kidney failure and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. There\'s a suggested donation of $5 and in exchange you get to see seven of Tulsa\'s greatest and most rowdy bands (I\'m pushing for Rowdy Rock to be a new sub-genre): Northside Hot Dogs, The Dulldrums, Lizard Police, Midtown &amp; Down, Lunar City, Barf Makeout and Rude Amps.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sunday at The Colony</strong>. As one of the bands you\'ll find regularly at\r\n<a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/\">The Colony</a>, Pilgrim is a prime example of \"The New Tulsa Sound\" as featured on <a href=\"http://www.thecolonytulsa.com/#456/soundcloud\">the great compilation of the same name that was released last year</a>. Blues-y, rock-y, red dirt-y, the band\'s sound has a little bit of it all. And seriously, if you haven\'t yet seen a show at The Colony, it needs to become part of your New Year\'s resolution\r\npackage. There\'s great music coming out of that place almost nightly.\r\n\r\n<strong>Coming up Thursday at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Cain\'s Ballroom</a></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\nFor even more options for your live music listening pleasure, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-7/\">this\r\nweekend\'s rundown of events, music and movies in Tulsa</a>. 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\'s serves up the inside scoop on where to find the sweetest music for your earholes this weekend in Tulsa.','inherit','open','open','','5092-revision-13','','','2011-01-07 18:07:11','2011-01-07 23:07:11','',5092,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5092-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(5110,1,'2011-01-08 15:55:50','2011-01-08 20:55:50','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"50010012 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4961062498/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4961062498_228fde06b0.jpg\" alt=\"50010012\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes on the weekends I like to putt around in <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/tashadoestulsa/pool/with/2301949241/\">the TDT Flickr photo pool</a>, where dozens of local photographers have contributed hundreds of their photos.\r\n\r\nI love the diversity I always find there. From reflections in the windows of ornate downtown buildings to horses barreling through a pasture, this group of photos does a pretty great job of describing the kind of place Tulsa is - both tame and wild, urban and rural, sophisticated and simple and unique from any other city in the world.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a group of some of my most recent favorite shots.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"daaaannncee. by amusedd, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusedd/4318197002/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4318197002_208c22f32d.jpg\" alt=\"daaaannncee.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/amusedd/\">amusedd</a>, at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Bob\'s (Cain\'s Ballroom side stage)</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cold by Michael J. Champlin, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjchamplin/5320938748/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5320938748_66c4bc7b1b.jpg\" alt=\"Cold\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nShot in the Osage Hills by <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjchamplin/\">Michael Champlin</a> (and <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">the designer behind this here website</a>)\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dodging the gravel trucks by lefturn99, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lefturn99/5314811450/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5314811450_72f88058d9.jpg\" alt=\"Dodging the gravel trucks\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lefturn99/\">lefturn99</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Jim\'s Coney Island by zeropsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeropsa/5028148542/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/5028148542_71b180528e.jpg\" alt=\"Jim\'s Coney Island\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeropsa/\">zeropsa</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"50010012 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4961062498/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4961062498_228fde06b0.jpg\" alt=\"50010012\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"33000006 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4799899494/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4799899494_625731306c.jpg\" alt=\"33000006\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/\">mirandajfair</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Goodbye My Sun.. by alanoftulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/5251164353/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5251164353_120ee1e8d8.jpg\" alt=\"Goodbye My Sun..\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa - Clouds moving in... by alanoftulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/5041304351/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5041304351_b1ba7f4def.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa - Clouds moving in...\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/\">alanoftulsa</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Loading Docks by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/2770895742/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2770895742_e5abed7b65.jpg\" alt=\"Loading Docks\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Happiness by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/4528825173/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4528825173_bfc8ca141f.jpg\" alt=\"Happiness\" width=\"500\" height=\"445\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Taking Meal Orders by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/4347909880/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4347909880_66bea1af7d.jpg\" alt=\"Taking Meal Orders\" width=\"500\" height=\"447\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/\">Wade From Oklahoma</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Best friends by scubasteve03, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/5220546931/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5220546931_830ec50aaa.jpg\" alt=\"Best friends\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Wish I had extension tubes! by scubasteve03, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/5198632841/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5198632841_63a68428dc.jpg\" alt=\"Wish I had extension tubes!\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/\">scubasteve03</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sunset trio [78] by okbeatnik, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/4873519276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4873519276_f5399f26fe.jpg\" alt=\"sunset trio [78]\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/\">okbeatnik</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Art Deco meets Modern by Bill Oswald - Slowly catching up ..., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/5081255853/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/5081255853_53715d08dd.jpg\" alt=\"Art Deco meets Modern\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Attention to Detail by Bill Oswald - Slowly catching up ..., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/4738949266/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4738949266_9d876e03b1.jpg\" alt=\"Attention to Detail\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/\">Bill Oswald</a> - the bottom image shot at <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a>, downtown\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"2010 TSF Mounted Cowboy Shootout by photokarazy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/5097427889/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5097427889_fa0f543592.jpg\" alt=\"2010 TSF Mounted Cowboy Shootout\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"2010 TSF Arabian Native Costume by photokarazy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/5097423509/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5097423509_b5bbdab888.jpg\" alt=\"2010 TSF Arabian Native Costume\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/\">photokarazy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Downtown T-Town by Kellyology, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyology/4717295797/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4717295797_2c21ed0e4b.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown T-Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyology/\">kellyology</a> (also <a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">a local blogger</a>)\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mid-Continent Tower Lobby (HDR) by vladxp, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/vladxp/5070022276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5070022276_d448006927.jpg\" alt=\"Mid-Continent Tower Lobby (HDR)\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/vladxp/\">vladxp</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Landmark by amandarosev, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/16440756@N04/4753893334/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4753893334_357afb85bc.jpg\" alt=\"Landmark\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/16440756@N04/\">amandarosev</a> (also <a href=\"http://havesporkwilltravel.blogspot.com/\">a local blogger</a>)\r\n\r\nAre you a local shutterbug? If you\'re on Flickr, take a minute to find <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/tashadoestulsa/\">the TDT Flickr group and join up</a>.\r\n\r\nWho knows - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tasha-does-tulsa-photo-show-tulsa-historical-society-2010/\">your photo might be part of a show someday</a>.','The latest from the TDT Flickr pool [PHOTOS]','Sometimes on the weekends I like to putt around in the TDT Flickr group, where dozens of local photographers have contributed hundreds of their photos, and check out what\'s been added to the stack. ','inherit','open','open','','5108-revision-2','','','2011-01-08 15:55:50','2011-01-08 20:55:50','',5108,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5108-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5111,1,'2011-01-08 15:56:50','2011-01-08 20:56:50','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"50010012 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4961062498/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4961062498_228fde06b0.jpg\" alt=\"50010012\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes on the weekends I like to putt around in <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/tashadoestulsa/pool/with/2301949241/\">the TDT Flickr photo pool</a>, where dozens of local photographers have contributed hundreds of their photos.\r\n\r\nI love the diversity I always find there. From images of reflections in the windows of ornate downtown buildings to horses barreling through a pasture, this group of photos does a pretty great job of describing the kind of place Tulsa is - both tame and wild, urban and rural, sophisticated and simple and unique from any other city in the world.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a group of some of my most recent favorite shots.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"daaaannncee. by amusedd, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusedd/4318197002/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4318197002_208c22f32d.jpg\" alt=\"daaaannncee.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/amusedd/\">amusedd</a>, at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Bob\'s (Cain\'s Ballroom side stage)</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cold by Michael J. Champlin, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjchamplin/5320938748/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5320938748_66c4bc7b1b.jpg\" alt=\"Cold\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nShot in the Osage Hills by <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjchamplin/\">Michael Champlin</a> (and <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">the designer behind this here website</a>)\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dodging the gravel trucks by lefturn99, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lefturn99/5314811450/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5314811450_72f88058d9.jpg\" alt=\"Dodging the gravel trucks\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lefturn99/\">lefturn99</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Jim\'s Coney Island by zeropsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeropsa/5028148542/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/5028148542_71b180528e.jpg\" alt=\"Jim\'s Coney Island\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeropsa/\">zeropsa</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"50010012 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4961062498/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4961062498_228fde06b0.jpg\" alt=\"50010012\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"33000006 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4799899494/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4799899494_625731306c.jpg\" alt=\"33000006\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/\">mirandajfair</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Goodbye My Sun.. by alanoftulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/5251164353/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5251164353_120ee1e8d8.jpg\" alt=\"Goodbye My Sun..\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa - Clouds moving in... by alanoftulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/5041304351/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5041304351_b1ba7f4def.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa - Clouds moving in...\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/\">alanoftulsa</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Loading Docks by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/2770895742/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2770895742_e5abed7b65.jpg\" alt=\"Loading Docks\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Happiness by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/4528825173/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4528825173_bfc8ca141f.jpg\" alt=\"Happiness\" width=\"500\" height=\"445\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Taking Meal Orders by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/4347909880/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4347909880_66bea1af7d.jpg\" alt=\"Taking Meal Orders\" width=\"500\" height=\"447\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/\">Wade From Oklahoma</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Best friends by scubasteve03, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/5220546931/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5220546931_830ec50aaa.jpg\" alt=\"Best friends\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Wish I had extension tubes! by scubasteve03, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/5198632841/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5198632841_63a68428dc.jpg\" alt=\"Wish I had extension tubes!\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/\">scubasteve03</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sunset trio [78] by okbeatnik, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/4873519276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4873519276_f5399f26fe.jpg\" alt=\"sunset trio [78]\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/\">okbeatnik</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Art Deco meets Modern by Bill Oswald - Slowly catching up ..., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/5081255853/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/5081255853_53715d08dd.jpg\" alt=\"Art Deco meets Modern\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Attention to Detail by Bill Oswald - Slowly catching up ..., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/4738949266/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4738949266_9d876e03b1.jpg\" alt=\"Attention to Detail\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/\">Bill Oswald</a> - the bottom image shot at <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a>, downtown\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"2010 TSF Mounted Cowboy Shootout by photokarazy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/5097427889/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5097427889_fa0f543592.jpg\" alt=\"2010 TSF Mounted Cowboy Shootout\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"2010 TSF Arabian Native Costume by photokarazy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/5097423509/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5097423509_b5bbdab888.jpg\" alt=\"2010 TSF Arabian Native Costume\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/\">photokarazy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Downtown T-Town by Kellyology, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyology/4717295797/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4717295797_2c21ed0e4b.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown T-Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyology/\">kellyology</a> (also <a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">a local blogger</a>)\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mid-Continent Tower Lobby (HDR) by vladxp, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/vladxp/5070022276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5070022276_d448006927.jpg\" alt=\"Mid-Continent Tower Lobby (HDR)\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/vladxp/\">vladxp</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Landmark by amandarosev, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/16440756@N04/4753893334/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4753893334_357afb85bc.jpg\" alt=\"Landmark\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/16440756@N04/\">amandarosev</a> (also <a href=\"http://havesporkwilltravel.blogspot.com/\">a local blogger</a>)\r\n\r\nAre you a local shutterbug? If you\'re on Flickr, take a minute to find <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/tashadoestulsa/\">the TDT Flickr group and join up</a>.\r\n\r\nWho knows - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tasha-does-tulsa-photo-show-tulsa-historical-society-2010/\">your photo might be part of a show someday</a>.','The latest from the TDT Flickr pool [PHOTOS]','Sometimes on the weekends I like to putt around in the TDT Flickr group, where dozens of local photographers have contributed hundreds of their photos, and check out what\'s been added to the stack. ','inherit','open','open','','5108-revision-3','','','2011-01-08 15:56:50','2011-01-08 20:56:50','',5108,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5108-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5112,1,'2011-01-08 15:57:46','2011-01-08 20:57:46','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"50010012 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4961062498/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4961062498_228fde06b0.jpg\" alt=\"50010012\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nSometimes on the weekends I like to putt around in <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/tashadoestulsa/pool/with/2301949241/\">the TDT Flickr photo pool</a>, where dozens of local photographers have contributed hundreds of their photos.\r\n\r\nI love the diversity I always find there. From images of reflections in the windows of ornate downtown buildings to horses barreling through a pasture, this group of photos does a pretty great job of describing the kind of place Tulsa is - both tame and wild, urban and rural, sophisticated and simple. Unique from any other city in the world.\r\n\r\nHere\'s a group of some of my most recent favorite shots.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"daaaannncee. by amusedd, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusedd/4318197002/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4318197002_208c22f32d.jpg\" alt=\"daaaannncee.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/people/amusedd/\">amusedd</a>, at <a href=\"http://www.cainsballroom.com/\">Bob\'s (Cain\'s Ballroom side stage)</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cold by Michael J. Champlin, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjchamplin/5320938748/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5320938748_66c4bc7b1b.jpg\" alt=\"Cold\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nShot in the Osage Hills by <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjchamplin/\">Michael Champlin</a> (and <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">the designer behind this here website</a>)\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dodging the gravel trucks by lefturn99, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lefturn99/5314811450/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5314811450_72f88058d9.jpg\" alt=\"Dodging the gravel trucks\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/lefturn99/\">lefturn99</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Jim\'s Coney Island by zeropsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeropsa/5028148542/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/5028148542_71b180528e.jpg\" alt=\"Jim\'s Coney Island\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeropsa/\">zeropsa</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"50010012 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4961062498/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/4961062498_228fde06b0.jpg\" alt=\"50010012\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"33000006 by mirandajfair, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/4799899494/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4799899494_625731306c.jpg\" alt=\"33000006\" width=\"493\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/49478415@N08/\">mirandajfair</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Goodbye My Sun.. by alanoftulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/5251164353/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5251164353_120ee1e8d8.jpg\" alt=\"Goodbye My Sun..\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa - Clouds moving in... by alanoftulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/5041304351/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5041304351_b1ba7f4def.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa - Clouds moving in...\" width=\"500\" height=\"284\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasco/\">alanoftulsa</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Loading Docks by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/2770895742/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2770895742_e5abed7b65.jpg\" alt=\"Loading Docks\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Happiness by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/4528825173/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4528825173_bfc8ca141f.jpg\" alt=\"Happiness\" width=\"500\" height=\"445\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Taking Meal Orders by Wade From Oklahoma, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/4347909880/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4347909880_66bea1af7d.jpg\" alt=\"Taking Meal Orders\" width=\"500\" height=\"447\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadefromoklahoma/\">Wade From Oklahoma</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Best friends by scubasteve03, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/5220546931/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5220546931_830ec50aaa.jpg\" alt=\"Best friends\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Wish I had extension tubes! by scubasteve03, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/5198632841/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5198632841_63a68428dc.jpg\" alt=\"Wish I had extension tubes!\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenselph/\">scubasteve03</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sunset trio [78] by okbeatnik, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/4873519276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4873519276_f5399f26fe.jpg\" alt=\"sunset trio [78]\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandle/\">okbeatnik</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Art Deco meets Modern by Bill Oswald - Slowly catching up ..., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/5081255853/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/5081255853_53715d08dd.jpg\" alt=\"Art Deco meets Modern\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Attention to Detail by Bill Oswald - Slowly catching up ..., on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/4738949266/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4738949266_9d876e03b1.jpg\" alt=\"Attention to Detail\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_oswald/\">Bill Oswald</a> - the bottom image shot at <a href=\"http://www.tulsaviolin.com/\">Tulsa Violin Shop</a>, downtown\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"2010 TSF Mounted Cowboy Shootout by photokarazy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/5097427889/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5097427889_fa0f543592.jpg\" alt=\"2010 TSF Mounted Cowboy Shootout\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"2010 TSF Arabian Native Costume by photokarazy, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/5097423509/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5097423509_b5bbdab888.jpg\" alt=\"2010 TSF Arabian Native Costume\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/photokarazy/\">photokarazy</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Downtown T-Town by Kellyology, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyology/4717295797/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4717295797_2c21ed0e4b.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown T-Town\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellyology/\">kellyology</a> (also <a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">a local blogger</a>)\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Mid-Continent Tower Lobby (HDR) by vladxp, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/vladxp/5070022276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5070022276_d448006927.jpg\" alt=\"Mid-Continent Tower Lobby (HDR)\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/vladxp/\">vladxp</a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Landmark by amandarosev, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/16440756@N04/4753893334/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4753893334_357afb85bc.jpg\" alt=\"Landmark\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nBy <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/16440756@N04/\">amandarosev</a> (also <a href=\"http://havesporkwilltravel.blogspot.com/\">a local blogger</a>)\r\n\r\nAre you a local shutterbug? If you\'re on Flickr, take a minute to find <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/tashadoestulsa/\">the TDT Flickr group and join up</a>.\r\n\r\nWho knows - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/04/tasha-does-tulsa-photo-show-tulsa-historical-society-2010/\">your photo might be part of a show someday</a>.','The latest from the TDT Flickr pool [PHOTOS]','Sometimes on the weekends I like to putt around in the TDT Flickr group, where dozens of local photographers have contributed hundreds of their photos, and check out what\'s been added to the stack. ','inherit','open','open','','5108-revision-4','','','2011-01-08 15:57:46','2011-01-08 20:57:46','',5108,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5108-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5138,1,'2011-01-11 23:22:31','2011-01-12 04:22:31','<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" 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/tWNxdpyceEk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/tWNxdpyceEk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\n\"When more than 10,000 spectators walk out the door on the fourth and final night, they are so amazed at what they have seen that they cannot wait to return.\"\n\nThat\'s just one of the curious things I learned on <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/home.asp?uUrl=1/12/200969724.42\">the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals website</a>, the clearinghouse for info on the event that opened earlier this week at <a href=\"http://www.exposquare.com/\">the QuikTrip Center in Expo Square</a>.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nBefore we go any further, it\'s time for another one of my infamous confessions. Until I started this blog nearly four years ago, I had no idea what the heck this event was all about or, frankly, why it was so darned exciting. My husband simply explained, \"It\'s like go-cart racing - the dudes from my old unit <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">have</span> to go every year.\"\n\nNope. Still not getting it.\n\nBut then I read more on the Chili Bowl site:\n\n\"...these Nationals are known simply as the Chili Bowl: racing\'s winter answer to football\'s Super Bowl.\"\n\n\"The Chili Bowl\'s key ingredient is the clay which once covered the adjacent fairgrounds. Without sun or wind to harm it, the indoor garden (roughly a quarter-mile circle) is heavily saturated so that the boldest dirt track artists of our time can truly shine.\"\n\n\"...thousands and thousands of methanol-starved fans are ready to call Tulsa, and the QuikTrip Center\'s Tulsa Expo Raceway in particular, home for a few days.\"\n\nAnd then I hopped on YouTube:\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/AXAAaHa4-kg?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/AXAAaHa4-kg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nThat? That\'s pretty rad, right there.\n\nI am totally out of touch when it comes to racing. I have to admit, though, that I\'d get pretty riled up seeing nearly 300 Sprint Cars, Midgets, Late Models, Modifieds and Drag Racers speeding around a quarter-mile clay track <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">all at the same time</span>.\n\nThey do all race <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">at the same time</span>, right, guys?\n\nRight? Just say yes. I need a yes on this.\n\nPlus, the economic impact of this event to Tulsa is pretty huge - we\'re talking an estimated $15 million in direct spending, <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/pr011110update.asp\">according to Congressman John Sullivan and Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett</a>, putting Chili Bowl on the short list of the most meaningful annual events hosted by our city to Tulsa\'s bottom line.\n\nQualifying races started last night, and it all ends with the Chili Bowl Championship feature events on Saturday, Jan. 15. Hundreds of race cars aside, the Chili Bowl also features a 20,000-square-foot trade show, which is open each day free of charge. Check <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/\">the Chili Bowl site</a> for times.\n\nAnd be sure to check in at <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/\">ChiliBowl.com</a> as the week progresses for nightly race results.\n\nAlso be sure to take pity on me and my heretofore methanol-free existence.\n\n<em>Updated from a post that appeared here on TDT in January 2009.</em>','Chili Bowl Midget Nationals: I Am Methanol-Starved','Be sure to take pity on me and my heretofore methanol-free existence.','inherit','open','open','','76-autosave','','','2011-01-11 23:22:31','2011-01-12 04:22:31','',76,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/76-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5139,1,'2009-01-13 14:00:00','2009-01-13 14:00:00','<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWwFejGEHCI/AAAAAAAAAgE/MLbUgbHgPxk/s1600-h/800px-Tony_Stewar_%40_The_Chili_Bowl_in_Tulsa,Ok.jpg\"><img style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;\" src=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SWwFejGEHCI/AAAAAAAAAgE/MLbUgbHgPxk/s400/800px-Tony_Stewar_%40_The_Chili_Bowl_in_Tulsa,Ok.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290609684628380706\" /></a><div>\"When more than 10,000 spectators walk out the door on the fourth and final night, they are so amazed at what they have seen that they cannot wait to return.\" That\'s just one of the curious things I learned on <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/home.asp?uUrl=1/12/200969724.42\">the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Web site</a>, the clearinghouse for the event that opens today at The QuikTrip Center in Expo Square. </div><div><br /></div><div>Before we go any further, it\'s time for one of my infamous confessions. Until last year, I had no idea what the heck this event was all about. No one ever said, \"It\'s like go-cart racing - the dudes from my old unit <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">have</span> to go every year,\" as my husband so eloquently and finally explained. See, I get that. </div><div><br /></div><div>\"...these Nationals are known simply as the Chili Bowl: racing\'s winter answer to football\'s Super Bowl.\" </div><div><br /></div><div>\"The Chili Bowl\'s key ingredient is the clay which once covered the adjacent fairgrounds. Without sun or wind to harm it, the indoor garden (roughly a quarter-mile circle) is heavily saturated so that the boldest dirt track artists of our time can truly shine.\"</div><div><br /></div><div>\"...thousands and thousands of methanol-starved fans are ready to call Tulsa, and the QuikTrip Center\'s Tulsa Expo Raceway in particular, home for a few days.\" <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>All of that, not so much. Not that I don\'t trust that this event is a complete blow-out, even though I am totally out of touch when it comes to racing and, well, sports in general (sorry). After all, how could an armory-full of methanol-starved infantry guys be wrong? </div><div><br /></div><div>I have to admit, I\'d get pretty riled up seeing 293 Sprint Cars, Midgets, Late Models, Modifieds and Drag Racers racing each other on a quarter-mile clay track <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">at the same time</span>. </div><div><br /></div><div>They do all race <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic;\">at the same time</span>, right, guys? I mean, right? </div><div><br /></div><div>Qualifying races start this evening at 7:20 p.m. with the Chili Bowl Race of Champions at 9:30. It all ends Saturday, Jan. 17, with the Chili Bowl Championship feature events. The event also includes a 20,000-square-foot trade show, which is open each day free of charge. Check the Chili Bowl Web site for times. </div><div><br /></div><div>Be sure to check in at chilibowl.com as the week progresses for nightly race results. Also be sure to take pity on me and my heretofore methanol-free existence. </div><div><br /></div>','I Am &quot;Methanol-Starved&quot;','','inherit','open','open','','76-revision','','','2009-01-13 14:00:00','2009-01-13 14:00:00','',76,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/01/76-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5141,1,'2011-01-12 14:53:14','2011-01-12 19:53:14','<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>\r\nThere are only so many inane cat and/or giggling baby videos we can watch on YouTube.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nWatch these Tulsa-flavored videos I found on YouTube last night while I attempt to figure out just what that point is.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\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):\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/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>\r\n\r\nYeah. Brr. I\'ll go ahead and stop complaining about <a href=\"http://krmg.com/weather\">our current weather conditions</a> now.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\nCheeky little lady. She and that wink of hers will be sorely missed.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nI still think the one he recorded for the bloggers was funnier.\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\nAs I said at our showing of the film, I think I got pregnant just from watching that.\r\n\r\nHey. Have you met Phil?\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/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>\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nThat he\'s hilarious, too, just adds to his likability.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the most recent Phil video, uploaded five days ago:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/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>\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AObEIzl2WA\">another one that I can\'t help but love</a>.\r\n\r\nThank you, Philbrook, for your sense of humor and for being part of our community, rather than just another art museum on a hill.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\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>.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nLet\'s just say that it pays - literally - to sign up for local e-mail lists.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\nI love the way Terry Hood says, \"Meerkat Monet??\"\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.','publish','open','open','','tulsa-youtube','','\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tulsa-blogger-meetup-movie-night-edition/','2011-01-12 14:55:43','2011-01-12 19:55:43','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5141',0,'post','',0),(5140,1,'2011-01-11 23:24:24','2011-01-12 04:24:24','<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" 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/tWNxdpyceEk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/tWNxdpyceEk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n\"When more than 10,000 spectators walk out the door on the fourth and final night, they are so amazed at what they have seen that they cannot wait to return.\"\r\n\r\nThat\'s just one of the curious things I learned on <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/home.asp?uUrl=1/12/200969724.42\">the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals website</a>, the clearinghouse for info on the event that opened earlier this week at <a href=\"http://www.exposquare.com/\">the QuikTrip Center in Expo Square</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nBefore we go any further, it\'s time for another one of my infamous confessions. Until I started this blog nearly four years ago, I had no idea what the heck this event was all about or, frankly, why it was so darned exciting. My husband simply explained, \"It\'s like go-cart racing - the dudes from my old unit <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">have</span> to go every year.\"\r\n\r\nNope. Still not getting it.\r\n\r\nBut then I read more on the Chili Bowl site:\r\n\r\n\"...these Nationals are known simply as the Chili Bowl: racing\'s winter answer to football\'s Super Bowl.\"\r\n\r\n\"The Chili Bowl\'s key ingredient is the clay which once covered the adjacent fairgrounds. Without sun or wind to harm it, the indoor garden (roughly a quarter-mile circle) is heavily saturated so that the boldest dirt track artists of our time can truly shine.\"\r\n\r\n\"...thousands and thousands of methanol-starved fans are ready to call Tulsa, and the QuikTrip Center\'s Tulsa Expo Raceway in particular, home for a few days.\"\r\n\r\nAnd then I hopped on YouTube:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/AXAAaHa4-kg?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/AXAAaHa4-kg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThat? That\'s pretty rad, right there.\r\n\r\nI am totally out of touch when it comes to racing. I have to admit, though, that I\'d get pretty riled up seeing nearly 300 Sprint Cars, Midgets, Late Models, Modifieds and Drag Racers speeding around a quarter-mile clay track <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">all at the same time</span>.\r\n\r\nThey do all race <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">at the same time</span>, right, guys?\r\n\r\nRight? Just say yes. I need a yes on this.\r\n\r\nPlus, the economic impact of this event to Tulsa is pretty huge - we\'re talking an estimated $15 million in direct spending, <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/pr011110update.asp\">according to Congressman John Sullivan and Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett</a>, putting Chili Bowl on the short list of the most meaningful annual events hosted by our city to Tulsa\'s bottom line.\r\n\r\nQualifying races started last night, and it all ends with the Chili Bowl Championship feature events on Saturday, Jan. 15. Hundreds of race cars aside, the Chili Bowl also features a 20,000-square-foot trade show, which is open each day free of charge. Check <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/\">the Chili Bowl site</a> for times.\r\n\r\nAnd be sure to check in at <a href=\"http://www.chilibowl.com/\">ChiliBowl.com</a> as the week progresses for nightly race results.\r\n\r\nAlso be sure to take pity on me and my heretofore methanol-free existence.\r\n\r\n<em>Updated from a post that appeared here on TDT in January 2009.</em>','Chili Bowl Midget Nationals: I Am Methanol-Starved','Be sure to take pity on me and my heretofore methanol-free existence.','inherit','open','open','','76-revision-2','','','2011-01-11 23:24:24','2011-01-12 04:24:24','',76,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/76-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5142,1,'2011-01-12 00:45:54','2011-01-12 05:45:54','Chili Bowl Midget Nationals\n\n<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/tWNxdpyceEk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/tWNxdpyceEk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nSimply Irresistible of The Rock \'n\' Roll Dreams of Duncan Chirstopher\n\n<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ysZRvBOu85M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ysZRvBOu85M?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nw/ Tulsa Bloggers\n\n<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/yOZiodxXpjM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/yOZiodxXpjM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nAs I said at our showing of the film, I think I got pregnant just from watching that. \n\nPhilbrook: \n\n<object width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EiKO0AapgSE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EiKO0AapgSE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"></embed></object>\n\nHere\'s the most recent, uploaded four days ago: \n\n<object width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/px0TSElJmwo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/px0TSElJmwo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"></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\nI love the Philbrook.\n\nI swear, I could watch the Tulsa Ballet channel on YouTube all day long. Here\'s a reason why: \n\n<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iKKIpDc-hGw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/iKKIpDc-hGw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nThat\'s from The Taming of the Shew, and it opens Feb. 4 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. \n\nThe second collection of Art Untamed, a fundraiser for <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo</a>: \n\n<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QbPempFzAqo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/QbPempFzAqo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nAnd in case you\'ve been wondering about the Go West restaurant that just opened off Route 66 in Sapulpa: \n\n<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/dUwBpzdCuKk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/dUwBpzdCuKk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nRemember when I featured the 2011 Polar Bear Plunge here on TDT for New Years Day? Here\'s the tape from the video trained on the second pool into which race participants were required to jump (feel free to skip ahead to 2:25): \n\n<object width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/rz2YJn7Tttg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/rz2YJn7Tttg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"></embed></object>\n\nYeah. Brr. \n\nBetty Boyd: \n\n<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YbriwL5GIJA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YbriwL5GIJA?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>','Tulsa on YouTube','','inherit','open','open','','5141-revision','','','2011-01-12 00:45:54','2011-01-12 05:45:54','',5141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5141-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5146,1,'2011-01-12 14:53:14','2011-01-12 19:53:14','<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>\r\nThere are only so many inane cat and/or giggling baby videos we can watch on YouTube.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nWatch these Tulsa-flavored videos I found on YouTube last night while I attempt to figure out just what that point is.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\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):\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/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>\r\n\r\nYeah. Brr. I\'ll go ahead and stop complaining about <a href=\"http://krmg.com/weather\">our current weather conditions</a> now.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\nCheeky little lady. She and that wink of hers will be sorely missed.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nI still think the one he recorded for the bloggers was funnier.\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\nAs I said at our showing of the film, I think I got pregnant just from watching that.\r\n\r\nHey. Have you met Phil?\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/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>\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nThat he\'s hilarious, too, just adds to his likability.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the most recent Phil video, uploaded five days ago:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/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>\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AObEIzl2WA\">another one that I can\'t help but love</a>.\r\n\r\nThank you, Philbrook, for your sense of humor and for being part of our community, rather than just another art museum on a hill.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\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>.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\nLet\'s just say that it pays - literally - to sign up for local e-mail lists.\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\nI love the way Terri Hood says, \"Meerkat Monet??\"\r\n\r\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:\r\n\r\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>\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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-3','','','2011-01-12 14:53:14','2011-01-12 19:53:14','',5141,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5141-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5147,1,'2011-01-12 23:54:34','2011-01-13 05:54:34','<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YPey0eZubrs?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YPey0eZubrs?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nSometimes, when you\'re all alone and no one is looking, it feels pretty bad to try out a few of those moves you\'ve seen on So You Think You Can Dance in the middle of your living room floor. And by bad, I mean like the Michael Jackson song Bad, i.e., really stinkin\' good.\r\n\r\nAnd other times, especially when there are young children at home 24/7, it\'s nice to have an evening of sexual tension to, you know, keep things interesting.\r\n\r\nKnow what? Whether you\'re available Friday or Saturday night, you can see new moves to add to your home break dance routine and/or one of the greatest, darkest, most alluring American novels ever written translated to the stage, both at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center this weekend.\r\n\r\nWhile I\'m going to go ahead and advise you to book a babysitter, I\'ll leave it to you to decide how you want to be thrilled. Get your options <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-weekend-tpac\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: This Weekend at the TPAC','Whether you\'re available Friday or Saturday night, you can see new moves to add to your home break dance routine and/or one of the greatest, darkest, most alluring American novels ever written translated to the stage, both at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center this weekend.','private','open','open','','burn-the-floor-the-scarlet-letter-tulsa-performing-arts-center-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:35:51','2011-07-10 17:35:51','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5147',0,'post','',0),(5148,1,'2011-01-12 23:54:08','2011-01-13 04:54:08','<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YPey0eZubrs?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/YPey0eZubrs?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nSometimes, when you\'re all alone and no one is looking, it feels pretty bad to try out a few of those moves you\'ve seen on So You Think You Can Dance in the middle of your living room floor. And by bad, I mean like the Michael Jackson song Bad, i.e., really stinkin\' good.\n\nAnd other times, especially when there are young children at home 24/7, it\'s nice to have an evening of sexual tension to, you know, keep things interesting.\n\nKnow what? Whether you\'re available Friday or Saturday night, you can see new moves to add to your home break dance routine and/or one of the greatest, darkest, most alluring American novels ever written translated to the stage, both at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center this weekend.\n\nWhile I\'m going to go ahead and advise you to book a babysitter, I\'ll leave it to you to decide how you want to be thrilled. Get your options <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-weekend-tpac\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Babysitter Worthy: This Weekend at the TPAC','Whether you\'re available Friday or Saturday night, you can see new moves to add to your home break dance routine and/or one of the greatest, darkest, most alluring American novels ever written translated to the stage, both at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center this weekend.','inherit','open','open','','5147-revision','','','2011-01-12 23:54:08','2011-01-13 04:54:08','',5147,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5147-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5159,1,'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. Get it hot and fresh here.','inherit','open','open','','5155-revision-4','','','2011-01-13 17:35:45','2011-01-13 22:35:45','',5155,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5155-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5909,1,'2011-02-14 15:42:20','2011-02-14 20:42:20','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5897\"><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 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 roaster, 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 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-6','','','2011-02-14 15:42:20','2011-02-14 20:42:20','',5889,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5889-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(6032,1,'2011-02-20 22:06:04','2011-02-21 03:06:04','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Stonehorse Cafe by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3374851924/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3374851924_18573c01a7.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehorse Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" /></a></div>\nThe weather in Tulsa has been amazing lately. Where is the best patio in Tulsa to soak it all in and sample some of the best food this town has to offer at the same time?\n\nThanks to the help of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tasha-Does-Tulsa/403568208507\">TDT fans and followers on Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/\">Twitter</a>, here\'s a list of the best of the best patio restaurants in the area, categorized by region.\n\nBe sure to weigh in on which you think are the best in the comments. It\'s always fun to hear from you!\n<h2><strong>Best Downtown Patios</strong></h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Boston Avenue, Northbound by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3319905147/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3319905147_af81b4c5e4.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Avenue, Northbound\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.elguaposcantina.net/\">El Guapo</a>, 332 E. First Street</strong>\nThe rooftop patio at El Guapo, the three-story Mexican restaurant in Tulsa\'s Blue Dome District, was by far the restaurant patio about which T-Town\'s social media world is most excited now that outdoor dining weather has officially arrived.\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Great food, good view, no traffic and the servers have the best tattoos in Tulsa!\" was how local photographer and artist Marty Coleman described the rooftop patio at El Guapo on Facebook.</li>\n	<li>\"Forget patios, rooftops are where it\'s at,\" said Michael Champlin, a local designer. \"I double dog dare you to beat that view.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.bluerosecafetulsa.com/elwoods.html\">Elwood\'s Restaurant (f.k.a. River\'s Edge)</a>, 19th and Riverside Drive</strong>\nEveryone\'s got springtime twitterpation over Elwood\'s Restaurant, the reincarnation of The River\'s Edge, T-Town\'s lamented former riverfront cafe. Now that Elwood\'s is open, everyone from downtown\'s lunch crowd to the thousands of walkers, runners and bikers who use RiverParks each day can stop in for a sandwich, a hot dog and/or a cold beer.\n<ul>\n	<li>\"My dog asked me to vote for River\'s Edge,\" Brian Elliott said on Facebook. \"He\'s happy it\'s back.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie\'s</a>, 318 E. Second Street</strong>\nArnie\'s is like Tulsa\'s version of that certain famous-on-TV bar - it\'s where everybody knows you name. That the patio is like a secluded, garden-like hideout is a bonus.\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Arnie\'s has the best patio downtown,\" said <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/search.asp?keyword=holly+wall&amp;searchSite.x=0&amp;searchSite.y=0\">Holly Wall, senior editor at Tulsa Business Journal and arts writer with Urban Tulsa Weekly</a>. \"No contest. End of story. It\'s quaint, and the trees and brush offer nice shade. Scratch that. It\'s the best patio in town.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.thehuntclubtulsa.com/\">The Hunt Club</a>, 224 N. Main Street</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li>\"The Hunt Club\'s new second-story patio is super-cool,\" said Jonathan Bolzle on Facebook. \"The vibe is urban and cosmopolitan.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/\">Dilly Deli</a>, 402 E. Second Street</strong>.\nI wrote about the outdoor fabulousness that is the patio at Dilly Deli (and about how to light a cupcake on fire) <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/dilly-deli/\">in this post</a>, but don\'t just take my word for it.\n<ul>\n	<li>Bocce ball and a little something called a Jon Michael, a sandwich packed with a pound and a half of pastrami and swiss cheese, served on rye.</li>\n	<li>\"You can\'t go wrong with Dilly Deli,\" said Kevin Pyle on Twitter.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin</strong>\nNow that ONEOK Field is open downtown, this patio, right on the thoroughfare between Blue Dome District parking and the ballpark in Greenwood, is right in the middle of the action. Plus, there\'s cheeseburger pizza to be had. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza.html\">It\'ll make you cry in a good way</a>.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe</a>, 514 S. Boston Ave</strong>.\nIf you\'re looking for a big city feel (and maybe some luchador wrestling) the next time you feel like dining alfresco, Elote Cafe and its sidewalk patio on Boston is the place to be.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://thebouldergrill.com/\">The Boulder Grill</a>, 17 W. Seventh Street</strong>\nThree words: Homemade tater tots. Also, a fire pit. Enough said.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.cazschowhouse.com/\">Caz\'s Chowhouse</a>, 18 E. Brady Street</strong>\nGet chicken fried steak and other Oklahoma classics on a patio in the middle of Tulsa\'s arts district. Mmm, mmm, good.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Fat-Guys-Burger-Bar/107269035966212\">Fat Guy\'s Burger Bar</a>,</strong> <strong>140 N. Greenwood</strong>\nImagine: Eating a big, fat double burger, drinking a big, bitter Marshall IPA and then taking about 20 paces to the west to enjoy a Drillers game at ONEOK Field. The patio at Fat Guy\'s makes it all possible.\n\n<strong>Other downtown patios to try: </strong>\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bluerosecafetulsa.com/\">Blue Rose Cafe</a>, at 1924 S. Riverside. New, improved and dreamy, with a side of blackened chicken and cheese fries.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a>, at 304 S. Elgin Ave. While Fassler doesn\'t have a patio per se, the entire street frontage side of the restaurants can be opened to the sidewalk, making it a sort of a giant, roofed patio in itself. Score.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Best Cherry Street Patios</h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"White Owl Pub by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4084627232/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4084627232_2f5a82627d.jpg\" alt=\"White Owl Pub\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.eatfullmoon.com/\">Full Moon Cafe</a>, 1525 E. 15th Street </strong>\nGet pergola-style, roadside alfresco dining at this cafe that serves American classics and really, really cold beer - a necessity when sitting outside in Oklahoma\'s warm summer months.\n\n<strong>Tucci\'s, 1344 East 15th Street</strong>\nDine Cherry Street-side on some seriously yummy pizza and pasta.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://whiteowloncherry.com/\">White Owl</a>, 1325 E. 15th Street</strong>\nDine outside without being exposed to the elements in White Owl\'s south-facing covered patio, or choose a table in private, shaded the alley on the east side of the building. Order the loaded fries, the sliders and a few rounds of Marshall IPA. Or, if you\'re brunching, the eggs benedict. You won\'t be sorry.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\"><strong>Coffeehouse on Cherry Street</strong></a>, 1502 E. 15th Street\nThat patio at Coffeehouse on Cherry Street (known by locals as CHOCS) is my favorite place to spend a weekend morning. <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca coffee</a> and pastries and quiches, many of which are vegan or vegetarian, as well as some amazing sausage rolls, are what\'s for breakfast. The chiminea and incredible customer service top off the CHOCS patio experience.\n\n<strong>Cafe Cubana</strong>, 1340 East 15th Street\nNow that Cafe Cubana has moved out from behind Jason\'s and directly onto Cherry Street it\'s not only one of the best coffee and cigar shops and cafes in Tulsa, but it\'s also a great place to stop in for some patio dining and cigar smoking.\n<h2><strong>Best Utica Square Patios</strong></h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"More Queenies by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3374040833/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3374040833_87e6fa3de5.jpg\" alt=\"More Queenies\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.uticasquare.com/restaurants/restaurants_detail.asp?rID=9\">Stonehorse Cafe</a>, 1748 Utica Square</strong>\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Stonehorse Saturday brunches are THE BEST,\" said Jessica Judd on Facebook. Indeed, Jessica - check out the prettiest and some of the best-tasting quiche in town. Have only with champagne, or else I\'ll be a sad, sad Panda.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.wildfork.com/\">The Wild Fork</a>, 1820 Utica Square</strong>\nThe Wild Fork is the place to see and be seen and get your outdoor dining on at the same time. Adjacent to the main courtyard in Tulsa\'s first upscale shopping center, it\'s like dining in a fancy garden, too.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.uticasquare.com/restaurants/restaurants_detail.asp?rID=6\">Queenie\'s</a>, 1834 Utica Square</strong>\nYou could dine inside at bustling Queenie\'s, or you could spend your lunch hour on a Utica Square sidewalk, people watching, which can get pretty fancy in that part of town.\n<h2><strong>Best Brookside Patios</strong></h2>\n<strong>Cafe Ole, 3512 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\nThe patio at Cafe Ole is in the heart of Brookside, Tulsa\'s original cruising strip-turned-upscale shopping and dining district.\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Great food, terrific atmosphere and the best margaritas,\" said Melanie Biskup of this Tulsa patio.</li>\n	<li>Here\'s a tip on what to order: \"I live for Cafe Ole queso,\" said Kate Spencer on Twitter. Believe me when I say, believe Kate Spencer.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.brookrestaurant.com/\">The Brook</a>, 3401 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\nThe Brook offers yet another kid-friendly, street-side patio, and here\'s why: It\'s completely enclosed, but when all the windows are open, you\'re about 72 percent outside. At least, that\'s what my team of mathematicians tell me. Order the buffalo chicken sandwich with macaroni and cheese as your side if you want to live.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.crowcreektavern.com/\">Crow Creek Tavern</a>, 3534 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\nGot a bike? As in, the kind of a motor in it (<a href=\"http://imcdb.org/i054661.jpg\">not this</a>)? If so, you\'ll fit right in at Crow Creek. With nightly live entertainment and frontage right alongside Brookside, this patio is choice for anyone looking for a post-dinner drink on a balmy evening.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo\'s Cafe and Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\nIf you\'re a cosmo girl (or a cosmo guy - the folks at Cosmo are more than willing to serve their signature drinks in dude-friendly glassware), this enclosed patio that opens onto the sidewalk on the west side of Peoria is the place for you.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.thebrasserietulsa.com/\">The Brasserie</a>, 3509 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\nThe Brasserie is one of my very favorite brunch places in Tulsa. Choose from the likes of a Belgian Waffle with Apple Pear Chutney and warm maple syrup, traditional eggs benedict and the breakfast tarte (with egg, bacon, gruyere, roasted tomato and creme fraiche), and don\'t forget to order a Bloody Mary or a Mimosa to top things off right.\n\n<strong><a href=\"http://bluemoonbakerycafe.com/\">Blue Moon Bakery</a>, 3807 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\nIt gets boisterous inside at Blue Moon Bakery, and seating can be hard to come by - the food there is just that good. Where better to go if you\'re looking for a somewhat quieter setting and extra seats than the Blue Moon patio?\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Plus, it opens early for breakfast,\" said Gary Black, owner of another Center 1 shop, Black Optical.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Other Brookside patios to try: </strong>\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"www.leonstulsa.com\">Leon\'s on the Restless Ribbon</a>, at 3001 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.fujitulsa.com\">Fuji on Brookside</a>, at 3739 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"www.garlicrose-tulsa.com\">Garlic Rose</a>, at 3509 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.intherawsushi.com/\">In the Raw</a>, at 3321 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\n	<li>Bru House Bar &amp; Grill, at 3421 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Best South Tulsa Patios</h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"RiverWalk Crossing, Jenks by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3320840553/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3320840553_35383337ec.jpg\" alt=\"RiverWalk Crossing, Jenks\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/elmstpub\">Elm Street Pub</a>, 329 S. Elm Street in Jenks</strong>\nSouthtowners can\'t stop talking about this Jenks pub and grill. Don\'t feel like driving in to downtown, Brookside or Utica Square? Give Elm Street Pub a shot.\n\n<strong>Louie\'s Grill and Bar, 6310 East 101st Street in Jenks</strong>\nThe mommy bloggers of south Tulsa can\'t get enough of this place. Let me tell you, if anyone can gauge the worthiness of a patio at a bar, it\'s a mom. Trivia lovers like it, too.\n\n<strong>Red Rock Canyon Grill, 9916 Riverside Parkway in south Tulsa</strong>\nThe south Tulsa iteration of the Oklahoma City-based small chain of upscale restaurants serving up surf and turf, top-shelf steaks and a wine list as long as your arm comes complete with one of the best patios in town, overlooking the Arkansas River from the east bank. There\'s even a couple\'s swing - awww.\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Red Rock is great when they open the doors and have live music,\" said Sandy Martin on Facebook.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>2 Brothers Bistro, 13330 South Memorial Drive in Bixby</strong>\nGet breakfast or lunch on this Bixby patio throughout the week. If it\'s dinnertime on Friday or Saturday night, 2 Brothers Bistro is ready to seat you outside.\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Covered patio surrounded by blooming trees and an awesome meal,\" said Robert Founds, noting also that he digs that 2 Brothers is right by the river.</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Other southtown patios to try: </strong>\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.loscabosok.com/\">Los Cabos</a>, both at RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks at on Bass Pro Drive in Broken Arrow</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Which Tulsa restaurant has your favorite patio?</h2>\nTell us in the comments.\n\nWant to be quoted in a future TDT survey? <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsablog\">Like TashaDoesTulsa.com on Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">follow along on Twitter</a>.\n\n<em>This post was updated from the original Best Patios in Tulsa post, created April 16, 2010.</em>','Best Patios in Tulsa','Where is the best patio in Tulsa? TDT Facebook and Twitter followers and lovers of food answer this burning question. ','inherit','open','open','','6023-autosave','','','2011-02-20 22:06:04','2011-02-21 03:06:04','',6023,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6023-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5908,1,'2011-02-14 15:42:00','2011-02-14 20:42:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5897\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5897\"><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>\n\n<em>\"Streamlining is the jazz of the drawing board.\" - Edgar Kaufmann Jr.</em>\n\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.\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\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.\n\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.\n\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.\n\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 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.\n\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 roaster, 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.\n\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 they may not have happened without the triggers represented by the objects on display.\n\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.\n\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. 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INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (6056,1,'2011-02-21 02:03:59','2011-02-21 07:03:59','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1835/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/miss-tulsa-burger-pageant/\">I\'m a big fan of the burger</a>.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket, Stilton and mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1837-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1841-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1843-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-8','','','2011-02-21 02:03:59','2011-02-21 07:03:59','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(6055,1,'2011-02-21 02:03:06','2011-02-21 07:03:06','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1835/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/miss-tulsa-burger-pageant/\">I\'m a big fan of the burger</a>.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket and Stilton mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1837-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1841-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1843-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-7','','','2011-02-21 02:03:06','2011-02-21 07:03:06','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(6054,1,'2011-02-21 02:03:06','2011-02-21 07:03:06','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1835/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/miss-tulsa-burger-pageant/\">I\'m a big fan of the burger</a>.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket and Stilton mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1837-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1841-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1843-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-6','','','2011-02-21 02:03:06','2011-02-21 07:03:06','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(6053,1,'2011-02-21 02:02:20','2011-02-21 07:02:20','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1835/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket and Stilton mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1837-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1841-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1854/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/brady-tavern-burger-love/dsc_1843-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-5','','','2011-02-21 02:02:20','2011-02-21 07:02:20','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(6052,1,'2011-02-21 02:02:19','2011-02-21 07:02:19','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6030\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6030\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket and Stilton mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6045\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6046\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6047\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6048\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-4','','','2011-02-21 02:02:19','2011-02-21 07:02:19','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(6051,1,'2011-02-21 01:56:16','2011-02-21 06:56:16','[caption id=\"attachment_6030\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" caption=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\"]<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6030\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-6030\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>[/caption]\n\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger.\n\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket and Stilton mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\n\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\n\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6045\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\n\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\n\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\n\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\n\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\n\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\n\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\n\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\n\nAnd then there\'s this.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6046\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\n\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6047\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\n\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\n\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6048\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\n<ul>\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\n</ul>\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\n</ul>\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\n\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\n\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\n201 N. Main Street\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-3','','','2011-02-21 01:56:16','2011-02-21 06:56:16','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(6050,1,'2011-02-21 01:55:09','2011-02-21 06:55:09','[caption id=\"attachment_6030\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" caption=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\"]<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6030\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-6030\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger.\r\n\r\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests: The Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket and Stilton mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\r\n\r\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\r\n\r\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6045\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\r\n\r\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\r\n\r\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\r\n\r\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\r\n\r\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\r\n\r\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\r\n\r\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\r\n\r\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s this.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6046\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\r\n\r\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6047\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\r\n\r\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\r\n\r\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6048\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\r\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\r\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\r\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\r\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\r\n\r\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned. I\'d like to think that goes double for the Tavern Burger.\r\n\r\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\r\n201 N. Main Street\r\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\r\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision-2','','','2011-02-21 01:55:09','2011-02-21 06:55:09','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(6047,1,'2011-02-21 00:10:32','2011-02-21 05:10:32','','Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1854','','','2011-02-21 00:10:32','2011-02-21 05:10:32','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6048,1,'2011-02-21 00:11:45','2011-02-21 05:11:45','','Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1843-3','','','2011-02-21 00:11:45','2011-02-21 05:11:45','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6045,1,'2011-02-20 23:53:08','2011-02-21 04:53:08','','Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1837-2','','','2011-02-20 23:53:08','2011-02-21 04:53:08','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6046,1,'2011-02-21 00:01:45','2011-02-21 05:01:45','','Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1841-2','','','2011-02-21 00:01:45','2011-02-21 05:01:45','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(6049,1,'2011-02-21 01:54:09','2011-02-21 06:54:09','[caption id=\"attachment_6030\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" caption=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\"]<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6030\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6030\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-6030\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18355-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>[/caption]\n\nIt\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger.\n\nAt Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\nIt just goes to show that when you put a proprietary grind of short rib and brisket and Stilton mushroom Cognac cream on a house-baked Challah bun, magical things happen. Sexy, magical things.\n\nAnd the size? It\'s enough to put you to sleep at your table.\n\nNot that that\'s a bad thing. I\'m just saying so that you\'ll know to bring a pillow along when you try Brady Tavern. Falling asleep on a bare table is just bad manners, no matter how good the burger is.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6045\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6045\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6045\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18372-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nI\'ll admit, I had mixed feelings about this restaurant opening as it was happening, and it wasn\'t because I had doubts about what it could become. It\'s hard, after all, to argue with something that <a href=\"http://www.mcnellies.com/\">the McNellie\'s Group</a> gets behind - it\'s pretty well documented in local lore that those people know a thing or two about food.\n\nBut the reason Brady Tavern opened where and when it did is because <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/downtown-tulsa-lolas-at-the-bowery\">Lola\'s at the Bowery</a> shut its doors just weeks before the folks at McNellie\'s flipped it. The fare went from Spanish-style tapas to gourmet, chef-driven pub food.\n\nHere\'s what I\'ll say about Lola\'s: I liked the food. It lacked consistency, but more often than not, I was happy. I especially enjoyed the cakes, which were made in-house by Lola (not her real name, but since everyone else does, let\'s go with it). I\'ll always remember the huge <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3837459927/\">orange-chocolate ganache cake</a> my pal <a href=\"http://twitter.com/hwall\">Holly Wall</a> and I once bought, split and ate until all that were left were crumbs in just a matter of a couple of days.\n\nAnd then there was the miniature wedding cake Lola brought to my husband and I at our table when we were in celebrating the baby we knew we\'d have the following week. We didn\'t even order it; we told her what why we\'d come in, and she brought it to us. I loved that.\n\nBut when I began to hear reports of slow and discourteous service, I worried. When I experienced it myself, I was downright sad.\n\nIf anyone could take that space and run with it, though, it\'d be Elliot Nelson and his group. The folks in charge there have come a long way since they opened the doors to McNellie\'s Public House, up the road in the Blue Dome District at 1st and Elgin. When <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">I talked to Elliot late last year about how they drew up with the concept for Brady Tavern</a> and the excitements and challenges of moving into the Brady Arts District, he mentioned that since they\'d gone into the restaurant business, he and his partners had grown into their love for good food.\n\nI like to think of it like this: It\'s like McNellie\'s grew up, had a couple of kids, bought an SUV and a membership at a local CSA. Which, in the time since the opening of McNellie\'s in 2004 until now, is probably exactly what several of those folks did.\n\nSo, back to the burger. It\'s good. It\'s like the cousin of the burger at McNellie\'s - the cousin that went to Harvard and would drink a $20 glass of Cabernet with a Hot Pocket.\n\nAnd then there\'s this.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6046\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6046\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6046\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18411-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nMac and cheese. Or, as I should say, mac cooked just al dente and a variety of classy cheeses. And perfectly toasted bread crumbs.\n\nAnd, again, enough to eat and then pack a to-go box. And then eat again in the car with your fingers on the way home so that no one suspects that you could ever eat that much in a million years.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6047\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6047\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6047\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18541-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nWhich was the image I was trying to portray when I visited Brady Tavern with a group of guys just as classy as my mac and cheese. I\'m really glad I played it safe, too, because as I found out later, <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2011/20110127_WK9_Bradytavern0127.jpg\">someone was watching</a>.\n\nAfter all, it\'s not every day the far left side of a girl\'s face gets featured on the restaurant page in the Tulsa World. Or <a href=\"http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=274&amp;articleid=20110202_371_0_Natash189547\">her appetite for chain restaurant roast beef just a few days later</a> in the same paper.\n\nI feel so famous. I mean, parts of my face feel famous. And my love of paper-thin beef isn\'t feeling too shabby, either.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6048\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6048\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6048\" title=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/DSC_18432-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Tavern Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOther things I\'m digging about Brady Tavern:\n<ul>\n	<li>They kept the bar from Lola\'s, which is original to the Fox Hotel building in which Brady Tavern is now housed, and the bartender came up with pre-prohibition era-inspired cocktails. Cool.</li>\n	<li>Cooler: Brady Tavern offers seating at what\'s called a chef\'s table - basically, it\'s a chance to sit smack dab in the center of the craziness of a restaurant kitchen. These are getting to be pretty common along the coasts and in the bigger cities here in the U.S., but this is the first I\'ve heard of one in Tulsa. There are two at BT, and each sits 6-8. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jvergara\">My friend Jenny</a> had the pleasure of dining at one recently and had nothing but good things to say - which means a lot, coming from her.</li>\n	<li>The chef at Brady Tavern is Grant Vespasian. I became a fan of his when he worked under <a href=\"http://palacetulsa.com/\">James Shrader at Palace Cafe</a>, another of my favorite Tulsa chefs. Plus, I like saying Vespasian. Vespasian, Vespasian, Vespasian. Yes.</li>\n	<li>The folks at Brady Tavern bring bangers over from <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a> to whip up some bangers and mash, with truffled potatoes and Irish whiskey gravy. I kid you not. And we all know that <a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">I\'m a fan of Fassler Hall</a>. I mean, it\'s hard to argue with a good wiener.</li>\n	<li>Brady Tavern now offers a brunch service on Sundays from 10am-2pm. And I know how much you Tulsans love your brunch. We\'re a brunch-loving city if there ever was one.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Bacon popcorn is on the appetizers menu</a>. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">a bacon-infused old-fashioned on the cocktails menu</a>. It\'s OK, I\'ll wait while you mop your brains off your keyboards. My mind exploded when I realized this, too.</li>\n</ul>\nBut you might not want to bother until you comb through these:\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Lunch_01_21_11.pdf\">Here\'s the lunch menu</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Tavern_Dinner_02-18-113.pdf\">Here\'s the dinner menu</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bradytavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Brady_cocktailwine.pdf\">Here\'s the cocktail menu</a>.</li>\n</ul>\nHave you been to Brady Tavern? What\'d you have? What\'d you like? What didn\'t you like? If you had the burger, let me know if you think it deserves a spot on the list of Tulsa\'s bests.\n\nIf you hated it, well, you can slide it on down the bar to me. As my grandma always always said, a burger saved is a burger earned.\n\n<strong>Brady Tavern</strong>\n201 N. Main Street\nMonday-Wednesday, 11am-12pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday, 11am-12am\n(918) 949-9801 (reservations for dinner recommended)\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567241/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Brady-Tavern-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1567241/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Brady Tavern on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Burger Love at Brady Tavern','It\'s not exactly top secret that I\'m a big fan of the burger. At Brady and Main, I found another to add to my list of Tulsa\'s bests.','inherit','open','open','','5952-revision','','','2011-02-21 01:54:09','2011-02-21 06:54:09','',5952,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5952-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(8571,1,'2011-06-23 07:28:05','2011-06-23 13:28:05','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/06/tulsa-blogger-meetup-open-mic-edition/dilly-deli-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8572\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Dilly-Deli.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Dilly Deli Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8572\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nHey, Tulsa and Oklahoma bloggers. <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=235565683123995\">The (updated) news about the latest Tulsa Blogger Meetup is posted on Facebook</a>. Check it out, invite a few friends and get signed up. \r\n\r\nHope to see you there! \r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Blogger Meetup, Open Mic Edition','The (updated) news about the latest Tulsa Blogger Meetup has been posted to Facebook.','private','open','open','','tulsa-blogger-meetup-open-mic-edition','','','2011-07-07 08:19:42','2011-07-07 14:19:42','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=8571',0,'post','',1),(8219,1,'2011-05-18 18:36:40','2011-05-19 00:36:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8183\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/mayfest-2011-plus-a-giveaway/picture-5-12/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8183\" title=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-52-500x332.png\" alt=\"Mayfest Photo from Mayfest Facebook\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common?\r\n\r\nAnswer: The 39th annual <a href=\"http://www.tulsamayfest.org/\">Tulsa International Mayfest</a>. And it\'s going on in downtown Tulsa this weekend.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nGoogle Tulsa\'s Mayfest and you\'ll soon figure out that a lot has been written about this mainstay springtime festival that has taken over the heart of downtown Tulsa each and every year since the early \'70s. So rather than belabor what has already been said, I thought I\'d give you all a quick tour of some of the things going on at Mayfest 2011 that have me chomping at the bit for the festival to open tomorrow morning.\r\n\r\nAnd then <b>I\'m going to give some cool Mayfest stuff away to one lucky TDT reader</b>.\r\n\r\nBut first, how about that tour?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 1: Bike Valet with Tulsa Hub</h3>\r\nUseful trivia: <a href=\"http://www.tulsahub.org/\">Tulsa Hub</a> is a local non-profit bicycle resource and bicycling advocacy organization promoting action transportation and human-power initiatives. This year at Mayfest Tulsa Hub will offer a no-charge secure bicycle valet, and they\'ll showcase bicycle art and engineering projects, too. Look also for info on local bicycling activities, educational opportunities and vehicular-cycling consciousness. Steer those handlebars to 3rd &amp; Main to secure your bike at Mayfest.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 2: Youth Art Gallery</h3>\r\nThe Youth Art Gallery, which can be found in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (at 3rd and Cincinnati), will display art from over 500 talented students of Tulsa County at this year\'s Mayfest. That\'s a lot of youth art, y\'all. The YAG will be open Thursday-Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 3: Local Food Talk in the Invitational Gallery</h3>\r\nThanks to <a href=\"http://www.tulsagreendrinks.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa Green Drinks</a>, the Invitational Gallery will host <i>Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food</i>, a panel discussion with Green Country farmers on Saturday at 6pm. Look also for vendors from the Cherry Street Farmers Market, who will take questions about the importance of sourcing food locally. It\'s all free and open to the public. You might want to pick up some wine from <a href=\"http://www.bluecoyotewinery.com/\">Blue Coyote Winery</a>, based in Adair, Okla., afterward - they\'re providing the 2011 Mayfest private label wines this year, and they\'re available by the bottle or by the taste. \r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 4: Green Gallery, PaperView</h3>\r\nTulsa continues to go green (Mayfest does, too), and this year\'s Mayfest specialty gallery will showcase art created in the spirit of our future as good citizens of the Earth. More than 20 Tulsa artists have created works made with reused, repurposed or recycled paper, and they\'ll be featured at this year’s Green Gallery. The opening reception of this show is Thursday night, from 5-7pm, and it\'s is free and open to the public - be sure to stop by and check out the work of Tulsa blogger and artist <a href=\"http://www.napkindad.com/\">Marty Coleman, the creator of The Napkin Dad</a>. Find it in the Park Centre Building, at 525 S. Main Street. The gallery will be open and available Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday – Saturday 11am-6pm and Sunday 11am-3pm.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 5: Live Music, Performing Arts</h3>\r\n75 performances. Three stages. A host of local and regional bands and acts, ranging from alternative rock to troupes of professional cloggers. How can you lose?\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 6: KidZone</h3>\r\nWe\'ve all seen the Mayfest KidZone before, but this year, it\'s built to be bigger and beefier. Kids can create art projects, chase bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, play catch in the park and listen live music on the KidZone Stage. Plus, there\'s a fossil dig tent this year. No, really. A <em>fossil dig</em>. And kids can take home what they find there. Win. Find it all at 6th and Main.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 7: Art in Motion. Literally.</h3>\r\nThe Mayfest KidZone will feature a live painting of a 35-foot Tulsa Transit bus by students of the <a href=\"http://tulsagirlsartschool.org/\">Tulsa Girls’ Art School</a> on Saturday. Find this piece of moveable art at the H.A. Chapman Centennial Green; it all begins Saturday beginning at 11am.\r\n\r\n<h3>Mayfest Cool No. 8: The Mayfest Mural</h3>\r\nWhen you\'re new in town, it\'s probably not a good first gesture of goodwill to paint over a four-year progressive mural. But unfortunately, when the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Second Street became the Hyatt Regency, that\'s what happened. The mural has been headed toward reinstallation since earlier this month, though, thanks to muralist William Franklin.\r\n\r\n<h3>And Now: Win some Mayfest stuff.</h3>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what\'s up for grabs, a package that\'s sure to help you celebrate Mayfest to the fullest this year:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A $50 gift card toward the purchase of art to be used during the festival;</li>\r\n	<li>Two Mayfest t-shirts ($30 value);</li>\r\n	<li>A signed Mayfest poster ($25 value).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\nTo enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post about <b>the first thing you like to cross off your list of stuff to do when you get to Mayfest</b>. If you\'ve never been, and after having read some in this post about what\'s going on this year, tell us what you think you\'ll tackle and use to start a tradition on this, your maiden voyage.\r\n\r\n<strong>I\'ll accept entries until tomorrow (Thursday) at 11am</strong>, when the festival will officially open, and I\'ll announce the winner shortly after. Random.org will separate the really lucky from the not lucky enough.\r\n\r\nMay the force (and wishes for rain-free skies) be with you.\r\n\r\n<strong>39th Annual Mayfest</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm\r\nWhere: On Main Street from 3rd past 6th\r\nCost: Free. Free! \r\n\r\n<strong>MORE</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/05/ask-tulsa-celebrity-whats-your-favorite/\">Ask a Tulsa Celebrity: What\'s your favorite Mayfest food</a> (answered by Dewey Bartlett, Eric Himan, Chera Kimiko and Rick Couri, Julie Chin and Okie the Bull Shark at Oklahoma Aquarium).\r\n\r\n<em>Mayfest photo from <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tulsainternationalmayfest\">Mayfest on Facebook</a>. This post is sponsored by Tulsa International Mayfest.</em>','Mayfest 2011. (Plus, a giveaway.)','What do 120 artists, a mobile art bus, professional cloggers, a geological dig, 75 performers, something called a nacholupa and downtown Tulsa have in common? Mayfest, that\'s what.','inherit','open','open','','8181-revision-28','','','2011-05-18 18:36:40','2011-05-19 00:36:40','',8181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/8181-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(7881,1,'2011-04-27 07:46:36','2011-04-27 13:46:36','<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3520540531/\" title=\"GermanFest 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3520540531_db7fddfbce.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" alt=\"GermanFest 2009\"></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Photo shot at <a href=\"http://www.gastulsa.org/\">Germanfest</a>, going on this weekend in Tulsa starting Friday night at the German-American Society building on 15th Street. </em>','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-48','','','2011-04-27 07:46:36','2011-04-27 13:46:36','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-48/',0,'revision','',0),(7233,1,'2011-03-24 07:55:58','2011-03-24 13:55:58','','Utica Square Spring Tulips Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','uticasquare-2','','','2011-03-24 07:55:58','2011-03-24 13:55:58','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/UticaSquare.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(7887,1,'2011-04-28 10:09:20','2011-04-28 16:09:20','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=7886\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7886\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_1039-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Piggy Bank Tulsa Kids Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Piggy Bank Tulsa Kids Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7886\" /></a>\n\n It\'s important to show our kids that our money has value and that while it\'s not the key to happiness, having enough of it is important if we intend to keep food in our bellies, roofs over our heads and Spongebob Squarepants bubbles in the bathtub, and that\'s it\'s nice to have enough left over to help those in our community who are less fortunate.\n\nNot that I have \"the answer\" to raising money-smart kids, because I don\'t. I just know what has worked for us so far.\n\nAdd to the list of tips <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=money-honey-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Money, Honey: Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','How does one raise a money-smart kid? While I don\'t have The Answer, I\'ve found a few ways that work for us. ','inherit','open','open','','7885-revision','','','2011-04-28 10:09:20','2011-04-28 16:09:20','',7885,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7885-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(9741,1,'2011-12-03 09:34:55','2011-12-03 15:34:55','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=9735\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9735\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9735\" title=\"Philbrook Festival of Trees Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/philbrookfestivaloftrees-500x666.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Festival of Trees Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<strong>Adorable little guy, isn\'t he?</strong> I saw him nestled in beautifully decorated tree at the 27th-annual <strong>Philbrook Festival of Trees</strong>, a showcase of work by local artists and a display of gingerbread houses crafted by Tulsa kids. Weekly Garden Glow evenings in the garden and photos with Santa Claus bring even more fun to an event that has become a Tulsa tradition. <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/support/events/2010_festival_of_trees.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about the Philbrook Festival of Trees here</a>, and get even more <a href=\"http://dowhat.thislandpress.com/event_tags/holiday/\" target=\"_blank\">ideas for holiday-season fun in Tulsa at DO WHAT</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Around Town: Philbrook Festival of Trees','The Philbrook Festival of Trees offers work by local artists, a showcase of gingerbread houses created by local kids, Garden Glow evenings and visits with Santa Claus.','inherit','open','open','','9734-revision-4','','','2011-12-03 09:34:55','2011-12-03 15:34:55','',9734,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/12/9734-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(7295,1,'2011-03-28 07:55:06','2011-03-28 13:55:06','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-24/uticasquare-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7233\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/UticaSquare.jpg\" alt=\"Utica Square Spring Tulips Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Utica Square Spring Tulips Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7233\" /></a></p>\n\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\n\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\n\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision','','','2011-03-28 07:55:06','2011-03-28 13:55:06','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7294-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7320,1,'2011-03-29 09:53:21','2011-03-29 15:53:21','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-29/dsc_2061/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7315\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2061-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7315\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-4','','','2011-03-29 09:53:21','2011-03-29 15:53:21','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7294-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(7296,1,'2011-03-28 07:57:45','2011-03-28 13:57:45','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-24/uticasquare-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7233\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/UticaSquare.jpg\" alt=\"Utica Square Spring Tulips Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Utica Square Spring Tulips Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7233\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-2','','','2011-03-28 07:57:45','2011-03-28 13:57:45','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7294-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(7922,1,'2011-05-02 07:53:02','2011-05-02 13:53:02','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-2/dsc_1974/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5049\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1974.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Downtown Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5049\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-53','','','2011-05-02 07:53:02','2011-05-02 13:53:02','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/7294-revision-53/',0,'revision','',0),(7884,1,'2011-04-28 09:09:58','2011-04-28 15:09:58','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-28/pearlfarmersmarket/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7877\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PearlFarmersMarket.jpg\" alt=\"The Pearl Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"The Pearl Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7877\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-51','','','2011-04-28 09:09:58','2011-04-28 15:09:58','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-51/',0,'revision','',0),(7885,1,'2011-04-28 10:09:54','2011-04-28 16:09:54','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/raising-money-smart-kids-tulsa-kids/img_1039/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7886\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_1039-500x378.jpg\" alt=\"Piggy Bank Tulsa Kids Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Piggy Bank Tulsa Kids Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7886\" /></a>\r\n\r\n It\'s important to show our kids that our money has value and that while it\'s not the key to happiness, having enough of it is important if we intend to keep food in our bellies, roofs over our heads and Spongebob Squarepants bubbles in the bathtub, and that\'s it\'s nice to have enough left over to help those in our community who are less fortunate.\r\n\r\nNot that I have \"the answer\" to raising money-smart kids, because I don\'t. I just know what has worked for us so far.\r\n\r\nAdd to the list of tips <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=money-honey-confessions-work-home-mom\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n','Money, Honey: Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom','How does one raise a money-smart kid? While I don\'t have The Answer, I\'ve found a few ways that work for us. ','private','open','open','','raising-money-smart-kids-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 10:48:43','2011-07-10 16:48:43','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=7885',0,'post','',0),(7886,1,'2011-04-28 10:08:11','2011-04-28 16:08:11','','Piggy Bank Tulsa Kids Tulsa Oklahoma','','inherit','open','open','','img_1039','','','2011-04-28 10:08:11','2011-04-28 16:08:11','',7885,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_1039.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(7883,1,'2011-04-28 09:02:08','2011-04-28 15:02:08','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-28/pearlfarmersmarket/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7877\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PearlFarmersMarket.jpg\" alt=\"The Pearl Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"The Pearl Farmers Market Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7877\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-50','','','2011-04-28 09:02:08','2011-04-28 15:02:08','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-50/',0,'revision','',0),(6036,1,'2011-02-20 23:36:12','2011-02-21 04:36:12','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6034\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6034\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6034\" title=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-12-500x317.png\" alt=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"317\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis Sunday <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">the 83rd annual Academy Awards</a> will have us all glued to our TV screens, crossing our fingers for our favorite movies and actors of the year. We\'ll also be micro-scrutinizing the outfits, bodies and relationships of lots of people we\'ve never met.\r\n\r\nBut that\'s the fun of it, isn\'t it? Between that and watching with a group of buds, the Oscars promises to provide a sure-fire evening of fabulous entertainment.\r\n\r\nHere\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>Night at the Oscars</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 276pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nNot only will the folks at Joe Momma\'s be showing the Oscars on their huger-than-huge big screen, but attendees of their Night at the Oscars event, hosted by <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2s-v9arcA\">the hilariously ridiculous Simply Irresistible</a>, will have a chance to don their fanciest outfits and strut down a red carpet. Look for chocolate-covered strawberries and wine in addition to the regular menu always on offer at JM, plus a deal on their Natalie Portman pizza. Giveaways will happen throughout the night, too. <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">This event benefits the Art and Humanities Council of Tulsa</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Academy Awards Showing at Circle Cinema</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nWanna see the Academy Awards on a movie screen this year, and at absolutely no cost? Circle Cinema\'s got you covered. Don\'t forget some skrill for popcorn and soda, though - you can\'t really watch the Oscars without those things and still be able to say you\'re doing it right.\r\n\r\nSo. Where are <em>you</em> watching the Oscars this year? If you don\'t see your favorite Tulsa Oscars event, leave details about it in the comments or <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail them to me</a> and I\'ll get them posted.\r\n\r\nP.S. - And in case you\'re wondering, here\'s a partial list of the nominees:\r\n\r\nBest Picture:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\r\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\r\n	<li>Inception</li>\r\n	<li>The Kids Are All Right</li>\r\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\r\n	<li>127 Hours</li>\r\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\r\n	<li>Toy Story 3</li>\r\n	<li>True Grit</li>\r\n	<li>Winter\'s Bone</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nActor in a Leading Role\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Javier Bardem</li>\r\n	<li>Jeff Bridges</li>\r\n	<li>Jesse Eisenberg</li>\r\n	<li>Colin Firth</li>\r\n	<li>James Franco</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nActress in a Leading Role\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Annette Bening</li>\r\n	<li>Nicole Kidman</li>\r\n	<li>Jennifer Lawrence</li>\r\n	<li>Natalie Portman</li>\r\n	<li>Michelle Williams</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nDirecting\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\r\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\r\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\r\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\r\n	<li>True Grit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em>Image from<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\"> Joe Momma\'s</a></em>','Oscar Watch Parties in Tulsa','Here\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.','inherit','open','open','','6031-revision-2','','','2011-02-20 23:36:12','2011-02-21 04:36:12','',6031,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6031-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(6037,1,'2011-02-20 23:36:20','2011-02-21 04:36:20','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6034\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-watch-parties-in-tulsa/picture-1-14/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6034\" title=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-12-500x317.png\" alt=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"317\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis Sunday <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">the 83rd annual Academy Awards</a> will have us all glued to our TV screens, crossing our fingers for our favorite movies and actors of the year. We\'ll also be micro-scrutinizing the outfits, bodies and relationships of lots of people we\'ve never met.\r\n\r\nBut that\'s the fun of it, isn\'t it? Between that and watching with a group of buds, the Oscars promises to provide a sure-fire evening of fabulous entertainment.\r\n\r\nHere\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>Night at the Oscars</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 276pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nNot only will the folks at Joe Momma\'s be showing the Oscars on their huger-than-huge big screen, but attendees of their Night at the Oscars event, hosted by <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2s-v9arcA\">the hilariously ridiculous Simply Irresistible</a>, will have a chance to don their fanciest outfits and strut down a red carpet. Look for chocolate-covered strawberries and wine in addition to the regular menu always on offer at JM, plus a deal on their Natalie Portman pizza. Giveaways will happen throughout the night, too. <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">This event benefits the Art and Humanities Council of Tulsa</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Academy Awards Showing at Circle Cinema</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nWanna see the Academy Awards on a movie screen this year, and at absolutely no cost? Circle Cinema\'s got you covered. Don\'t forget some skrill for popcorn and soda, though - you can\'t really watch the Oscars without those things and still be able to say you\'re doing it right.\r\n\r\nSo. Where are <em>you</em> watching the Oscars this year? If you don\'t see your favorite Tulsa Oscars event, leave details about it in the comments or <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail them to me</a> and I\'ll get them posted.\r\n\r\nP.S. - And in case you\'re wondering, here\'s a partial list of the nominees:\r\n\r\nBest Picture:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\r\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\r\n	<li>Inception</li>\r\n	<li>The Kids Are All Right</li>\r\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\r\n	<li>127 Hours</li>\r\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\r\n	<li>Toy Story 3</li>\r\n	<li>True Grit</li>\r\n	<li>Winter\'s Bone</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nActor in a Leading Role\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Javier Bardem</li>\r\n	<li>Jeff Bridges</li>\r\n	<li>Jesse Eisenberg</li>\r\n	<li>Colin Firth</li>\r\n	<li>James Franco</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nActress in a Leading Role\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Annette Bening</li>\r\n	<li>Nicole Kidman</li>\r\n	<li>Jennifer Lawrence</li>\r\n	<li>Natalie Portman</li>\r\n	<li>Michelle Williams</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nDirecting\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\r\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\r\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\r\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\r\n	<li>True Grit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em>Image from<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\"> Joe Momma\'s</a></em>','Oscar Watch Parties in Tulsa','Here\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.','inherit','open','open','','6031-revision-3','','','2011-02-20 23:36:20','2011-02-21 04:36:20','',6031,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6031-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(6038,1,'2011-02-20 23:37:44','2011-02-21 04:37:44','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6034\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-watch-parties-in-tulsa/picture-1-14/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6034\" title=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-12-500x317.png\" alt=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"317\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis Sunday <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">the 83rd annual Academy Awards</a> will have us all glued to our TV screens, crossing our fingers for our favorite movies and actors of the year. We\'ll also be micro-scrutinizing the outfits, bodies and relationships of lots of people we\'ve never met.\r\n\r\nBut that\'s the fun of it, isn\'t it? Between that and watching with a group of buds, the Oscars promises to provide an evening of fabulous entertainment.\r\n\r\nHere\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>Night at the Oscars</strong>\r\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 276pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\r\nNot only will the folks at Joe Momma\'s be showing the Oscars on their huger-than-huge big screen, but attendees of their Night at the Oscars event, hosted by <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2s-v9arcA\">the hilariously ridiculous Simply Irresistible</a>, will have a chance to don their fanciest outfits and strut down a red carpet. Look for chocolate-covered strawberries and wine in addition to the regular menu always on offer at JM, plus a deal on their Natalie Portman pizza. Giveaways will happen throughout the night, too. <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">This event benefits the Art and Humanities Council of Tulsa</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Academy Awards Showing at Circle Cinema</strong>\r\nWhen: 7pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\r\nWanna see the Academy Awards on a movie screen this year, and at absolutely no cost? Circle Cinema\'s got you covered. Don\'t forget some skrill for popcorn and soda, though - you can\'t really watch the Oscars without those things and still be able to say you\'re doing it right.\r\n\r\nSo. Where are <em>you</em> watching the Oscars this year? If you don\'t see your favorite Tulsa Oscars event, leave details about it in the comments or <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail them to me</a> and I\'ll get them posted.\r\n\r\nP.S. - And in case you\'re wondering, here\'s a partial list of the nominees:\r\n\r\nBest Picture:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\r\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\r\n	<li>Inception</li>\r\n	<li>The Kids Are All Right</li>\r\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\r\n	<li>127 Hours</li>\r\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\r\n	<li>Toy Story 3</li>\r\n	<li>True Grit</li>\r\n	<li>Winter\'s Bone</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nActor in a Leading Role\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Javier Bardem</li>\r\n	<li>Jeff Bridges</li>\r\n	<li>Jesse Eisenberg</li>\r\n	<li>Colin Firth</li>\r\n	<li>James Franco</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nActress in a Leading Role\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Annette Bening</li>\r\n	<li>Nicole Kidman</li>\r\n	<li>Jennifer Lawrence</li>\r\n	<li>Natalie Portman</li>\r\n	<li>Michelle Williams</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nDirecting\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\r\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\r\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\r\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\r\n	<li>True Grit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<em>Image from<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\"> Joe Momma\'s</a></em>','Oscar Watch Parties in Tulsa','Here\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.','inherit','open','open','','6031-revision-4','','','2011-02-20 23:37:44','2011-02-21 04:37:44','',6031,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6031-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(6034,1,'2011-02-20 23:29:44','2011-02-21 04:29:44','','Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','picture-1-14','','','2011-02-20 23:29:44','2011-02-21 04:29:44','',6031,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-12.png',0,'attachment','image/png',3),(6035,1,'2011-02-20 23:35:16','2011-02-21 04:35:16','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6034\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=6034\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6034\" title=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-12-500x317.png\" alt=\"Joe Momma\'s Pizza Downtown Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"317\" /></a>\n\nThis Sunday <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">the 83rd annual Academy Awards</a> will have us all glued to our TV screens, crossing our fingers for our favorite movies and actors of the year. We\'ll also be micro-scrutinizing the outfits, bodies and relationships of lots of people we\'ve never met.\n\nBut that\'s the fun of it, isn\'t it? Between that and watching with a group of buds, the Oscars promises to provide a sure-fire evening of fabulous entertainment.\n\nHere\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<strong>Night at the Oscars</strong>\nWhen: Sunday, Feb. 276pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin Ave.\nNot only will the folks at Joe Momma\'s be showing the Oscars on their huger-than-huge big screen, but attendees of their Night at the Oscars event, hosted by <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2s-v9arcA\">the hilariously ridiculous Simply Irresistible</a>, will have a chance to don their fanciest outfits and strut down a red carpet. Look for chocolate-covered strawberries and wine in addition to the regular menu always on offer at JM, plus a deal on their Natalie Portman pizza. Giveaways will happen throughout the night, too. <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\">This event benefits the Art and Humanities Council of Tulsa</a>.\n\n<strong>Academy Awards Showing at Circle Cinema</strong>\nWhen: 7pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.circlecinema.com/\">Circle Cinema</a>, 12 S. Lewis Ave.\nWanna see the Academy Awards on a movie screen this year, and at absolutely no cost? Circle Cinema\'s got you covered. Don\'t forget some skrill for popcorn and soda, though - you can\'t really watch the Oscars without those things and still be able to say you\'re doing it right.\n\nSo. Where are <em>you</em> watching the Oscars this year? If you don\'t see your favorite Tulsa Oscars event, leave details about it in the comments or <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">e-mail them to me</a> and I\'ll get them posted.\n\nP.S. - And in case you\'re wondering, here\'s a partial list of the nominees:\n\nBest Picture:\n<ul>\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\n	<li>Inception</li>\n	<li>The Kids Are All Right</li>\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\n	<li>127 Hours</li>\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\n	<li>Toy Story 3</li>\n	<li>True Grit</li>\n	<li>Winter\'s Bone</li>\n</ul>\nActor in a Leading Role\n<ul>\n	<li>Javier Bardem</li>\n	<li>Jeff Bridges</li>\n	<li>Jesse Eisenberg</li>\n	<li>Colin Firth</li>\n	<li>James Franco</li>\n</ul>\nActress in a Leading Role\n<ul>\n	<li>Annette Bening</li>\n	<li>Nicole Kidman</li>\n	<li>Jennifer Lawrence</li>\n	<li>Natalie Portman</li>\n	<li>Michelle Williams</li>\n</ul>\nDirecting\n<ul>\n	<li>Black Swan</li>\n	<li>The Fighter</li>\n	<li>The King\'s Speech</li>\n	<li>The Social Network</li>\n	<li>True Grit</li>\n</ul>\n<em>Image from<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194581577228496&amp;ref=ts\"> Joe Momma\'s</a></em>','Oscar Watch Parties in Tulsa','Here\'s where in Tulsa you and your pals can set up and revel in the gossip, the decadence and the hilariously emotional acceptance speeches.','inherit','open','open','','6031-revision','','','2011-02-20 23:35:16','2011-02-21 04:35:16','',6031,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6031-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(6033,1,'2011-02-19 17:04:11','2011-02-19 22:04:11','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Stonehorse Cafe by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3374851924/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3374851924_18573c01a7.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehorse Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" /></a></div>\r\nThe weather in Tulsa has been amazing lately. Where is the best patio in Tulsa to soak it all in and sample some of the best food this town has to offer at the same time?\r\n\r\nThanks to the help of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tasha-Does-Tulsa/403568208507\">TDT fans and followers on Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/\">Twitter</a>, here\'s a list of the best of the best patio restaurants in the area, categorized by region.\r\n\r\nBe sure to weigh in on which you think are the best in the comments. It\'s always fun to hear from you!\r\n<h2><strong>Best Downtown Patios</strong></h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Boston Avenue, Northbound by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3319905147/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3319905147_af81b4c5e4.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Avenue, Northbound\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.elguaposcantina.net/\">El Guapo</a>, 332 E. First Street</strong>\r\nThe rooftop patio at El Guapo, the three-story Mexican restaurant in Tulsa\'s Blue Dome District, was by far the restaurant patio about which T-Town\'s social media world is most excited now that outdoor dining weather has officially arrived.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Great food, good view, no traffic and the servers have the best tattoos in Tulsa!\" was how local photographer and artist Marty Coleman described the rooftop patio at El Guapo on Facebook.</li>\r\n	<li>\"Forget patios, rooftops are where it\'s at,\" said Michael Champlin, a local designer. \"I double dog dare you to beat that view.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.bluerosecafetulsa.com/elwoods.html\">Elwood\'s Restaurant (f.k.a. River\'s Edge)</a>, 19th and Riverside Drive</strong>\r\nEveryone\'s got springtime twitterpation over Elwood\'s Restaurant, the reincarnation of The River\'s Edge, T-Town\'s lamented former riverfront cafe. Now that Elwood\'s is open, everyone from downtown\'s lunch crowd to the thousands of walkers, runners and bikers who use RiverParks each day can stop in for a sandwich, a hot dog and/or a cold beer.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"My dog asked me to vote for River\'s Edge,\" Brian Elliott said on Facebook. \"He\'s happy it\'s back.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.arniesbar.com/\">Arnie\'s</a>, 318 E. Second Street</strong>\r\nArnie\'s is like Tulsa\'s version of that certain famous-on-TV bar - it\'s where everybody knows you name. That the patio is like a secluded, garden-like hideout is a bonus.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Arnie\'s has the best patio downtown,\" said <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/search.asp?keyword=holly+wall&amp;searchSite.x=0&amp;searchSite.y=0\">Holly Wall, senior editor at Tulsa Business Journal and arts writer with Urban Tulsa Weekly</a>. \"No contest. End of story. It\'s quaint, and the trees and brush offer nice shade. Scratch that. It\'s the best patio in town.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.thehuntclubtulsa.com/\">The Hunt Club</a>, 224 N. Main Street</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"The Hunt Club\'s new second-story patio is super-cool,\" said Jonathan Bolzle on Facebook. \"The vibe is urban and cosmopolitan.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://dillydelitulsa.com/\">Dilly Deli</a>, 402 E. Second Street</strong>.\r\nI wrote about the outdoor fabulousness that is the patio at Dilly Deli (and about how to light a cupcake on fire) <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/07/dilly-deli/\">in this post</a>, but don\'t just take my word for it.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Bocce ball and a little something called a Jon Michael, a sandwich packed with a pound and a half of pastrami and swiss cheese, served on rye.</li>\r\n	<li>\"You can\'t go wrong with Dilly Deli,\" said Kevin Pyle on Twitter.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s</a>, 112 S. Elgin</strong>\r\nNow that ONEOK Field is open downtown, this patio, right on the thoroughfare between Blue Dome District parking and the ballpark in Greenwood, is right in the middle of the action. Plus, there\'s cheeseburger pizza to be had. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/06/not-your-mothers-pizza.html\">It\'ll make you cry in a good way</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe</a>, 514 S. Boston Ave</strong>.\r\nIf you\'re looking for a big city feel (and maybe some luchador wrestling) the next time you feel like dining alfresco, Elote Cafe and its sidewalk patio on Boston is the place to be.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://thebouldergrill.com/\">The Boulder Grill</a>, 17 W. Seventh Street</strong>\r\nThree words: Homemade tater tots. Also, a fire pit. Enough said.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.cazschowhouse.com/\">Caz\'s Chowhouse</a>, 18 E. Brady Street</strong>\r\nGet chicken fried steak and other Oklahoma classics on a patio in the middle of Tulsa\'s arts district. Mmm, mmm, good.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Fat-Guys-Burger-Bar/107269035966212\">Fat Guy\'s Burger Bar</a>,</strong> <strong>140 N. Greenwood</strong>\r\nImagine: Eating a big, fat double burger, drinking a big, bitter Marshall IPA and then taking about 20 paces to the west to enjoy a Drillers game at ONEOK Field. The patio at Fat Guy\'s makes it all possible.\r\n\r\n<strong>Other downtown patios to try: </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.bluerosecafetulsa.com/\">Blue Rose Cafe</a>, at 1924 S. Riverside. New, improved and dreamy, with a side of blackened chicken and cheese fries.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.fasslerhall.com/\">Fassler Hall</a>, at 304 S. Elgin Ave. While Fassler doesn\'t have a patio per se, the entire street frontage side of the restaurants can be opened to the sidewalk, making it a sort of a giant, roofed patio in itself. Score.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Best Cherry Street Patios</h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"White Owl Pub by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4084627232/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4084627232_2f5a82627d.jpg\" alt=\"White Owl Pub\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.eatfullmoon.com/\">Full Moon Cafe</a>, 1525 E. 15th Street </strong>\r\nGet pergola-style, roadside alfresco dining at this cafe that serves American classics and really, really cold beer - a necessity when sitting outside in Oklahoma\'s warm summer months.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tucci\'s, 1344 East 15th Street</strong>\r\nDine Cherry Street-side on some seriously yummy pizza and pasta.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://whiteowloncherry.com/\">White Owl</a>, 1325 E. 15th Street</strong>\r\nDine outside without being exposed to the elements in White Owl\'s south-facing covered patio, or choose a table in private, shaded the alley on the east side of the building. Order the loaded fries, the sliders and a few rounds of Marshall IPA. Or, if you\'re brunching, the eggs benedict. You won\'t be sorry.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/coffeehouseoncherrystreet\"><strong>Coffeehouse on Cherry Street</strong></a>, 1502 E. 15th Street\r\nThat patio at Coffeehouse on Cherry Street (known by locals as CHOCS) is my favorite place to spend a weekend morning. <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca coffee</a> and pastries and quiches, many of which are vegan or vegetarian, as well as some amazing sausage rolls, are what\'s for breakfast. The chiminea and incredible customer service top off the CHOCS patio experience.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cafe Cubana</strong>, 1340 East 15th Street\r\nNow that Cafe Cubana has moved out from behind Jason\'s and directly onto Cherry Street it\'s not only one of the best coffee and cigar shops and cafes in Tulsa, but it\'s also a great place to stop in for some patio dining and cigar smoking.\r\n<h2><strong>Best Utica Square Patios</strong></h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"More Queenies by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3374040833/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3374040833_87e6fa3de5.jpg\" alt=\"More Queenies\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.uticasquare.com/restaurants/restaurants_detail.asp?rID=9\">Stonehorse Cafe</a>, 1748 Utica Square</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Stonehorse Saturday brunches are THE BEST,\" said Jessica Judd on Facebook. Indeed, Jessica - check out the prettiest and some of the best-tasting quiche in town. Have only with champagne, or else I\'ll be a sad, sad Panda.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.wildfork.com/\">The Wild Fork</a>, 1820 Utica Square</strong>\r\nThe Wild Fork is the place to see and be seen and get your outdoor dining on at the same time. Adjacent to the main courtyard in Tulsa\'s first upscale shopping center, it\'s like dining in a fancy garden, too.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.uticasquare.com/restaurants/restaurants_detail.asp?rID=6\">Queenie\'s</a>, 1834 Utica Square</strong>\r\nYou could dine inside at bustling Queenie\'s, or you could spend your lunch hour on a Utica Square sidewalk, people watching, which can get pretty fancy in that part of town.\r\n<h2><strong>Best Brookside Patios</strong></h2>\r\n<strong>Cafe Ole, 3512 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\r\nThe patio at Cafe Ole is in the heart of Brookside, Tulsa\'s original cruising strip-turned-upscale shopping and dining district.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Great food, terrific atmosphere and the best margaritas,\" said Melanie Biskup of this Tulsa patio.</li>\r\n	<li>Here\'s a tip on what to order: \"I live for Cafe Ole queso,\" said Kate Spencer on Twitter. Believe me when I say, believe Kate Spencer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.brookrestaurant.com/\">The Brook</a>, 3401 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\r\nThe Brook offers yet another kid-friendly, street-side patio, and here\'s why: It\'s completely enclosed, but when all the windows are open, you\'re about 72 percent outside. At least, that\'s what my team of mathematicians tell me. Order the buffalo chicken sandwich with macaroni and cheese as your side if you want to live.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.crowcreektavern.com/\">Crow Creek Tavern</a>, 3534 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\r\nGot a bike? As in, the kind of a motor in it (<a href=\"http://imcdb.org/i054661.jpg\">not this</a>)? If so, you\'ll fit right in at Crow Creek. With nightly live entertainment and frontage right alongside Brookside, this patio is choice for anyone looking for a post-dinner drink on a balmy evening.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo\'s Cafe and Bar</a>, 3334 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\r\nIf you\'re a cosmo girl (or a cosmo guy - the folks at Cosmo are more than willing to serve their signature drinks in dude-friendly glassware), this enclosed patio that opens onto the sidewalk on the west side of Peoria is the place for you.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.thebrasserietulsa.com/\">The Brasserie</a>, 3509 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\r\nThe Brasserie is one of my very favorite brunch places in Tulsa. Choose from the likes of a Belgian Waffle with Apple Pear Chutney and warm maple syrup, traditional eggs benedict and the breakfast tarte (with egg, bacon, gruyere, roasted tomato and creme fraiche), and don\'t forget to order a Bloody Mary or a Mimosa to top things off right.\r\n\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://bluemoonbakerycafe.com/\">Blue Moon Bakery</a>, 3807 S. Peoria Ave.</strong>\r\nIt gets boisterous inside at Blue Moon Bakery, and seating can be hard to come by - the food there is just that good. Where better to go if you\'re looking for a somewhat quieter setting and extra seats than the Blue Moon patio?\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Plus, it opens early for breakfast,\" said Gary Black, owner of another Center 1 shop, Black Optical.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Other Brookside patios to try: </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"www.leonstulsa.com\">Leon\'s on the Restless Ribbon</a>, at 3001 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.fujitulsa.com\">Fuji on Brookside</a>, at 3739 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"www.garlicrose-tulsa.com\">Garlic Rose</a>, at 3509 S. Peoria Ave.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Best South Tulsa Patios</h2>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"RiverWalk Crossing, Jenks by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3320840553/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3320840553_35383337ec.jpg\" alt=\"RiverWalk Crossing, Jenks\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<strong><a href=\"http://www.myspace.com/elmstpub\">Elm Street Pub</a>, 329 S. Elm Street in Jenks</strong>\r\nSouthtowners can\'t stop talking about this Jenks pub and grill. Don\'t feel like driving in to downtown, Brookside or Utica Square? Give Elm Street Pub a shot.\r\n\r\n<strong>Louie\'s Grill and Bar, 6310 East 101st Street in Jenks</strong>\r\nThe mommy bloggers of south Tulsa can\'t get enough of this place. Let me tell you, if anyone can gauge the worthiness of a patio at a bar, it\'s a mom. Trivia lovers like it, too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Red Rock Canyon Grill, 9916 Riverside Parkway in south Tulsa</strong>\r\nThe south Tulsa iteration of the Oklahoma City-based small chain of upscale restaurants serving up surf and turf, top-shelf steaks and a wine list as long as your arm comes complete with one of the best patios in town, overlooking the Arkansas River from the east bank. There\'s even a couple\'s swing - awww.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Red Rock is great when they open the doors and have live music,\" said Sandy Martin on Facebook.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>2 Brothers Bistro, 13330 South Memorial Drive in Bixby</strong>\r\nGet breakfast or lunch on this Bixby patio throughout the week. If it\'s dinnertime on Friday or Saturday night, 2 Brothers Bistro is ready to seat you outside.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Covered patio surrounded by blooming trees and an awesome meal,\" said Robert Founds, noting also that he digs that 2 Brothers is right by the river.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Other southtown patios to try: </strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.loscabosok.com/\">Los Cabos</a>, both at RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks at on Bass Pro Drive in Broken Arrow</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Which Tulsa restaurant has your favorite patio?</h2>\r\nTell us in the comments.\r\n\r\nWant to be quoted in a future TDT survey? <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsablog\">Like TashaDoesTulsa.com on Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">follow along on Twitter</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>This post was updated from the original Best Patios in Tulsa post, created April 16, 2010.</em>','Best Patios in Tulsa','Where is the best patio in Tulsa? TDT Facebook and Twitter followers and lovers of food answer this burning question. 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Get the details on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-lego-building-challenge\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: LEGO Building Challenge','What kid (or adult, for that matter) doesn\'t love LEGOS?','private','open','open','','lego-building-challenge-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:35:44','2011-07-10 17:35:44','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5181',0,'post','',0),(5182,1,'2011-01-14 11:04:22','2011-01-14 16:04:22','<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/z0z_TU4Gw5o?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/z0z_TU4Gw5o?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\n\nWhat kid (or adult, for that matter) doesn\'t love LEGOS?\n\nThis weekend the kids - and, yeah, I guess adults, too, if the kids are willing to make room - can not only exercise their LEGO skills, but they can also celebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day at the same time, all right here in Tulsa.\n\nBonus! Get the details on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-lego-building-challenge\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: LEGO Building Challenge','What kid (or adult, for that matter) doesn\'t love LEGOS?','inherit','open','open','','5181-revision','','','2011-01-14 11:04:22','2011-01-14 16:04:22','',5181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5181-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5183,1,'2011-01-14 11:04:27','2011-01-14 16:04:27','<object width=\"496\" height=\"304\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/z0z_TU4Gw5o?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/z0z_TU4Gw5o?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nWhat kid (or adult, for that matter) doesn\'t love LEGOS?\r\n\r\nThis weekend the kids - and, yeah, I guess adults, too, if the kids are willing to make room - can not only exercise their LEGO skills, but they can also celebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day at the same time, all right here in Tulsa.\r\n\r\nBonus! Get the details on <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-lego-building-challenge\">my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: LEGO Building Challenge','What kid (or adult, for that matter) doesn\'t love LEGOS?','inherit','open','open','','5181-revision-2','','','2011-01-14 11:04:27','2011-01-14 16:04:27','',5181,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5181-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5206,1,'2011-01-17 18:25:43','2011-01-17 23:25:43','<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>\r\n\r\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>January Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\r\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\r\n<h2>February Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 5\r\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\r\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\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\r\nRaces: Five-mile run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\r\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\r\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\r\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>March Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\r\nWhen: March 5\r\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\r\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\r\nWhen: March 13\r\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\r\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\r\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?\r\n<h2>April Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: ONEOK Field\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: Stillwater\r\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\r\nWhen: April 16\r\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\r\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\r\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\r\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\r\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>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\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-6','','','2011-01-17 18:25:43','2011-01-17 23:25:43','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5194-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5207,1,'2011-01-17 18:25:43','2011-01-17 23:25:43','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3363\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/oklahoma-races-marathons-training-winter-spring/tulsarun/\"><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>\r\n\r\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>January Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\r\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\r\n<h2>February Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 5\r\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\r\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\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\r\nRaces: Five-mile run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\r\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\r\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\r\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>March Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\r\nWhen: March 5\r\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\r\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\r\nWhen: March 13\r\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\r\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\r\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?\r\n<h2>April Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: ONEOK Field\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: Stillwater\r\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\r\nWhen: April 16\r\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\r\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\r\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\r\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\r\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>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\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-7','','','2011-01-17 18:25:43','2011-01-17 23:25:43','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5194-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5208,1,'2011-01-17 18:26:40','2011-01-17 23:26:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3363\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/oklahoma-races-marathons-training-winter-spring/tulsarun/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3363  aligncenter\" title=\"Tulsa Run\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tulsarun.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>January Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\r\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\r\n<h2>February Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 5\r\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\r\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\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\r\nRaces: Five-mile run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\r\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\r\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\r\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>March Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\r\nWhen: March 5\r\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\r\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\r\nWhen: March 13\r\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\r\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\r\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?\r\n<h2>April Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: ONEOK Field\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: Stillwater\r\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\r\nWhen: April 16\r\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\r\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\r\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\r\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\r\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>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\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-8','','','2011-01-17 18:26:40','2011-01-17 23:26:40','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5194-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(5209,1,'2011-01-17 18:26:40','2011-01-17 23:26:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3363\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/oklahoma-races-marathons-training-winter-spring/tulsarun/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3363  aligncenter\" title=\"Tulsa Run\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tulsarun.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>January Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\r\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\r\n<h2>February Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 5\r\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\r\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\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\r\nRaces: Five-mile run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\r\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\r\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\r\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>March Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\r\nWhen: March 5\r\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\r\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\r\nWhen: March 13\r\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\r\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\r\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?\r\n<h2>April Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: ONEOK Field\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: Stillwater\r\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\r\nWhen: April 16\r\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\r\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\r\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\r\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\r\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>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\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-9','','','2011-01-17 18:26:40','2011-01-17 23:26:40','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5194-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(5210,1,'2011-01-17 18:27:32','2011-01-17 23:27:32','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3363\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/oklahoma-races-marathons-training-winter-spring/tulsarun/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-3363  aligncenter\" title=\"Tulsa Run\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tulsarun.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Run\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></p>\r\nTailgating, American Idol legends and high-profile fights about the proper naming of parades - those things, Oklahoma can do.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to taking care of our health, though? Not so much.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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.\r\n\r\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).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<h2>January Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Whole Person Indoor Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Jan. 29-30\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.mabeecenter.com/\">Oral Roberts University</a>, Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center\r\nRaces: 400-meter swim, 8-mile bike, 2-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://tatok.com/2011/01/2nd-annual-whole-person-indoor-triathlon/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://mabeecenter.com/events.php?id=triathlon2011\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because it\'s indoors. Which is practically a requirement for any race held during an Oklahoma January. Brrr.\r\n<h2>February Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Groundhog Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 5\r\nWhere: Lake Overholser in Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Groundhog Run 8K</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73305\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sweetheart Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Mohawk Park\r\nRaces: 5K, 10K and 20K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/sweetheart-run\">FleetFeetTulsa.com</a>\r\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\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Valentine\'s Day Poker Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 12\r\nWhere: Lee Elementary, 21st and Boston\r\nRaces: Five-mile run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">RunnersWorldTulsa.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=4115\">Online</a> or at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. John Annual Indoor Sprint Triathlon</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 18 and 19\r\nWhere: St. John Siegfried Health Club, 1819 E. 19th Street in Tulsa\r\nRaces: 500-yard swim, 8-mile bike, 3-mile run, individual or team\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stjohnhealthclub.com/general.asp?id=824&amp;siteuse=15\">StJohnHealthClub.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72846\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Post Oak Lodge Trail Challenge</strong>\r\nWhen: Feb. 26 and 27\r\nWhere: Post Oak Lodge\r\nRaces: Ready? 50K, 25K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and just about any combo of two of these events (woah.)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.postoakrun.com/\">PostOakRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3542\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>March Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb, Oklahoma City</strong>\r\nWhen: March 5\r\nWhere: First National Center, 120 N. Robinson Ave. in OKC\r\nRaces: 5K (29 floors)\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/oklahoma-city-climb/\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: It\'s a vertical 5K. Need I say more?\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Patrick\'s Day 5K</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: Start line at 4320 S. Peoria Ave.\r\nRaces: 5K, one-mile fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.specialolympicsoklahoma.org/StPatricks5KRun.html\">SpecialOlympicsOklahoma.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73272\">Online</a>, in person at Runners World Tulsa, 43rd and Peoria\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Shamrock the Ville: Running \'O The Green</strong>\r\nWhen: March 12\r\nWhere: The corner of Johnstone and Frank Phillips in Bartlesville\r\nRaces: 5K and fun walk\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://shamrocktheville.com/A_wee_tiny_festival_in_the_heart_o_the_Ville.html\">ShamrockTheVille.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=0D2V2K7\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Run Lucky</strong>\r\nWhen: March 13\r\nWhere: Classen Curve District of Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://runlucky.com/\">RunLucky.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73369\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Snake Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Turkey Mountain\r\nRaces: 3-hour or 6-hour\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3389\">Tatur.org</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>St. Paddy\'s Race</strong>\r\nWhen: March 19\r\nWhere: Lake Hefner, east wharf, Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: 8K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.stpaddysrace.com/\">StPaddysRace.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/73838\">Online</a>\r\nWhy you should run this race: Because if you\'ve never run Lake Hefner, it\'s time, my son. It\'s time.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wish Lemons Run</strong>\r\nWhen: March 26\r\nWhere: Youth and Family Center, 11th and Main in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K, dog walk, 1K fun run\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/\">WishLemonsRun.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.wishlemonsrun.com/register-temp.html\">Online</a>\r\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?\r\n<h2>April Races</h2>\r\n<strong>Fight for Air Climb Tulsa</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: BOK Tower, 1 Williams Center in downtown Tulsa\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">LungUSA.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.lungusa.org/pledge-events/ok/tulsa-climb/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Start! Tulsa Heart Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: ONEOK Field\r\nRaces: 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Heart.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/Tulsa/Oklahoma/Home_UCM_SCA025_AffiliatePage.jsp\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lake McMurtrey</strong>\r\nWhen: April 2\r\nWhere: Stillwater\r\nRaces: 12K, 25K, 50K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tatur.org</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=3384\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Remember the Ten</strong>\r\nWhen: April 16\r\nWhere: Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater\r\nRaces: 2K fun run/walk, 5K, 10K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.remembertheten.com/\">RemembertheTen.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/72248\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Races in the Beginning of May</h2>\r\n<strong>Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Oklahoma City\r\nRaces: Marathon, half-marathon, marathon relay, 5K and kids\' marathon\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/\">OKCMarathon.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://www.okcmarathon.com/2011Registration/tabid/162/Default.aspx\">Online, Mail-In</a>\r\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.\r\n\r\n<strong>Xtreme Obstacle Course Runs</strong>\r\nWhen: May 1\r\nWhere: Camp Loughridge\r\nRaces: one-mile fun run, 5K\r\nDetails: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Xtreme5K.com</a>\r\nRegister: <a href=\"http://xtreme5k.com/\">Online</a>\r\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.\r\n<h2>Training Resources</h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/training\">Fleet Fleet Tulsa</a> (both locations)</li>\r\n	<li>Classes, training programs and free training runs at <a href=\"http://www.runnersworldtulsa.com/\">Runners World Tulsa</a></li>\r\n	<li>Free training runs with <a href=\"http://www.tatur.org/\">Tulsa Area Trail Runners</a></li>\r\n	<li>Training clinics with the <a href=\"http://tatok.com/\">Tulsa Area Triathletes</a></li>\r\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>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://moving4life.com/\">Moving 4 Life</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/\">Fat Ass to Fit Ass: Running on Empty</a></li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://veggingoutinttown.wordpress.com/\">Vegging Out in T-Town</a></li>\r\n</ul>\r\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-10','','','2011-01-17 18:27:32','2011-01-17 23:27:32','',5194,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5194-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),