(3706,1,'2010-11-12 16:44:27','2010-11-12 21:44:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3678\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1717i/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3678\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1717i.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nTulsa\'s Brady District is abuzz with things to come right now. It\'s already home to several business owners who are passionate about downtown Tulsa, as well as historic attractions like Cain\'s Ballroom and Brady Theater. Soon the area will be home a new art museum, more loft-style housing and a hotel in the spirit of the Marriott that went into the Atlas Life Building on Boston.\n\nAnd I haven\'t even mentioned the new restaurants.\n<!--more-->\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3679\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1709/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3679\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1709.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/HeyMamboItaliano\">Hey Mambo Italiano</a>, at 114 N. Boston, was among the first of some of the new eat spots planned for the area when it opened earlier this fall.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3680\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1722-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3680\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nI\'ve dined there twice so far, both times for lunch. My first time in I ordered the stromboli (stuffed with pomodoro sauce, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and salami, $7) and laughed out loud when it came to the table. What they put on their menu as a lunch item could have easily fed four people.\n\nWhich, basically, made it perfect for someone like me. I ate half and took the other half home. When I fed it to my husband, a look of sadness and longing came over his face. He was all, \"I want to go to there.\"\n\nBut when I returned to Hey Mambo for a second taste, I took this guy instead.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3681\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1705/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3681\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1705.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nHis manners are horrible, but he doesn\'t eat as much off my plate as the other guy does.\n\nAnd I got to sit at a table with these ladies.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3682\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1704/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3682\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1704-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nThey\'re some of the women of the media world here in Tulsa, and eating lots of food together is something we do pretty often. In fact, we\'ve started calling ourselves the Lunch Bunch. Which is pretty cute and kitschy considering we\'re all evil conspirators hell-bent on filling the world with our lies.\n\nJust kidding about some of that. But I\'m not going to tell you which parts.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3683\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1708/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3683\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1708.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nWhen I dine in the company of ladies I always order a salad to start. It just seems...properer.\n\nBut last time I ordered the garlic knots, and ever since I\'ve been wrestling with whether they\'re better at Hey Mambo or at <a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/631484/restaurant/Expo-Square/Umbertos-Pizza-Tulsa\">Umberto\'s</a>, this uh-<em>mazing</em> pizza place here in Tulsa on 21st Street. It all made my brain smoke a little. It gets pretty hot in there sometimes, especially when there are thoughts happening.\n\nAnyway. That salad is the Insalata Mista, which is a wedge salad doused with a house-made giardino dressing, soffritto and, deliciously, bacon. If you order it on its own at lunch, it\'s $4. But if you order it with a slice of pizza like I did on my second trip to Hey Mambo, it\'s $7.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3684\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1709-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3684\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17091.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nMy fellow native westsider of the group ordered this, which is listed on the lunch menu as the Personal Baked Ziti.\n\nHa! Again with this \"personal\" business. I ask you, does that look like a personal-sized serving?\n\nDon\'t get me wrong - no one\'s complaining about food overload, at least not in this crowd. An $8 lunch that\'s big enough for leftovers is never something to get snooty about.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3687\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1713-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3687\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17132.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nTa-da! Here\'s the pizza that came with my salad, which I pretended to share with my son but really only gave him a few bites because we were dining with ladies and I didn\'t want it to seem like I ever eat an entire slice of pizza by myself or anything like that.\n\nSo, here\'s the deal with the pizza. It\'s good and I\'d definitely eat it again, but it\'s got a long way to go before it threatens the throne of my favorite pie in T-Town, which is available over at <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s at 2nd and Elgin</a>. I loved the stromboli much, much more. That and the garlic knots are what I\'ll continue to recommend that everyone try - that is, at least, until I can swing by again to give the pizza another chance.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3678\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1717i/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3678\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1717i.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nOne of the best parts about dining at Hey Mambo is getting to chat with the owner, Scott Moore. He\'s got big dreams, he loves Tulsa and somehow, even though he\'s a new restaurant owner, he\'s always in a bright, sunshiny mood.\n\nSleep deprivation affects different people in different ways, I guess.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3680\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1722-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3680\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nTo learn more about how Hey Mambo got its start, about the plans for the future of the restaurant and more about what the place has to offer at dinnertime, check out <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=26210785.6352808.670852.5410992.1658681.702&amp;aID2=51595\">this article I wrote for Tulsa Business Journal a few weeks back</a>. If you do, you\'ll get to learn about Glacier Confection, too, which would be a great place to stop by between dinner at Hey Mambo and a show at Cain\'s or the Brady.\n\n<strong>Hey Mambo Italiano</strong>\nWhere: 114 N. Boston Ave.\nWhen: Monday-Thursday, 11am-2pm and 5-10pm; Friday, 11am-2pm and 5pm-2am; Saturday, 5pm-2am\nCall: (918) 508-7000\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.heymambo.com/\">heymambo.com</a>\n\n','Hey Mambo Italiano','When I fed a bite of my leftover stromboli from Hey Mambo to my husband, a look of sadness and longing came over his face. He was all, \"I want to go to there.\" ','inherit','open','open','','3584-autosave','','','2010-11-12 16:44:27','2010-11-12 21:44:27','',3584,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3584-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3707,1,'2010-11-12 16:39:27','2010-11-12 21:39:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3678\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1717i/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3678\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1717i.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa\'s Brady District is abuzz with things to come right now. It\'s already home to several business owners who are passionate about downtown Tulsa, as well as historic attractions like Cain\'s Ballroom and Brady Theater. Soon the area will be home a new art museum, more loft-style housing and a hotel in the spirit of the Marriott that went into the Atlas Life Building on Boston.\r\n\r\nAnd I haven\'t even mentioned the new restaurants.\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3679\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1709/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3679\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1709.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/HeyMamboItaliano\">Hey Mambo Italiano</a>, at 114 N. Boston, was among the first of some of the new eat spots planned for the area when it opened earlier this fall.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3680\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1722-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3680\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ve dined there twice so far, both times for lunch. My first time in I ordered the stromboli (stuffed with pomodoro sauce, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and salami, $7) and laughed out loud when it came to the table. What they put on their menu as a lunch item could have easily fed four people.\r\n\r\nWhich, basically, made it perfect for someone like me. I ate half and took the other half home. When I fed it to my husband, a look of sadness and longing came over his face. He was all, \"I want to go to there.\"\r\n\r\nBut when I returned to Hey Mambo for a second taste, I took this guy instead.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3681\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1705/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3681\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1705.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHis manners are horrible, but he doesn\'t eat as much off my plate as the other guy does.\r\n\r\nAnd I got to sit at a table with these ladies.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3682\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1704/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3682\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1704-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThey\'re some of the women of the media world here in Tulsa, and eating lots of food together is something we do pretty often. In fact, we\'ve started calling ourselves the Lunch Bunch. Which is pretty cute and kitschy considering we\'re all evil conspirators hell-bent on filling the world with our lies.\r\n\r\nJust kidding about some of that. But I\'m not going to tell you which parts.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3683\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1708/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3683\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1708.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen I dine in the company of ladies I always order a salad to start. It just seems...properer.\r\n\r\nBut last time I ordered the garlic knots, and ever since I\'ve been wrestling with whether they\'re better at Hey Mambo or at <a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/631484/restaurant/Expo-Square/Umbertos-Pizza-Tulsa\">Umberto\'s</a>, this uh-<em>mazing</em> pizza place here in Tulsa on 21st Street. It all made my brain smoke a little. It gets pretty hot in there sometimes, especially when there are thoughts happening.\r\n\r\nAnyway. That salad is the Insalata Mista, which is a wedge salad doused with a house-made giardino dressing, soffritto and, deliciously, bacon. If you order it on its own at lunch, it\'s $4. But if you order it with a slice of pizza like I did on my second trip to Hey Mambo, it\'s $7.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3684\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1709-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3684\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17091.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy fellow native westsider of the group ordered this, which is listed on the lunch menu as the Personal Baked Ziti.\r\n\r\nHa! Again with this \"personal\" business. I ask you, does that look like a personal-sized serving?\r\n\r\nDon\'t get me wrong - no one\'s complaining about food overload, at least not in this crowd. An $8 lunch that\'s big enough for leftovers is never something to get snooty about.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3687\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1713-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3687\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17132.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTa-da! Here\'s the pizza that came with my salad, which I pretended to share with my son but really only gave him a few bites because we were dining with ladies and I didn\'t want it to seem like I ever eat an entire slice of pizza by myself or anything like that.\r\n\r\nSo, here\'s the deal with the pizza. It\'s good and I\'d definitely eat it again, but it\'s got a long way to go before it threatens the throne of my favorite pie in T-Town, which is available over at <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s at 2nd and Elgin</a>. I loved the stromboli much, much more. That and the garlic knots are what I\'ll continue to recommend that everyone try - that is, at least, until I can swing by again to give the pizza another chance.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3678\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1717i/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3678\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1717i.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOne of the best parts about dining at Hey Mambo is getting to chat with the owner, Scott Moore. He\'s got big dreams, he loves Tulsa and somehow, even though he\'s a new restaurant owner, he\'s always in a bright, sunshiny mood.\r\n\r\nSleep deprivation affects different people in different ways, I guess.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3680\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1722-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3680\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo learn more about how Hey Mambo got its start, about the plans for the future of the restaurant and more about what the place has to offer at dinnertime, check out <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=26210785.6352808.670852.5410992.1658681.702&amp;aID2=51595\">this article I wrote for Tulsa Business Journal a few weeks back</a>. If you do, you\'ll get to learn about Glacier Confection, which would be a great place to stop by between dinner at Hey Mambo and a show at Cain\'s or the Brady.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hey Mambo Italiano</strong>\r\nWhere: 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nWhen:\r\nCall:\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.heymambo.com/\">heymambo.com</a>','Hey Mambo Italiano','When I fed a bite of my leftover stromboli from Hey Mambo to my husband, a look of sadness and longing came over his face. He was all, \"I want to go to there.\" ','inherit','open','open','','3584-revision-19','','','2010-11-12 16:39:27','2010-11-12 21:39:27','',3584,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3584-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(3708,1,'2010-11-12 16:44:44','2010-11-12 21:44:44','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3678\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1717i/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3678\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1717i.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa\'s Brady Arts District is abuzz with things to come right now. It\'s already home to several business owners who are passionate about downtown Tulsa, as well as historic attractions like Cain\'s Ballroom and Brady Theater. Soon the area will be home a new art museum, more loft-style housing and a hotel in the spirit of the Marriott that went into the Atlas Life Building on Boston.\r\n\r\nAnd I haven\'t even mentioned the new restaurants.\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3679\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1709/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3679\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1709.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/HeyMamboItaliano\">Hey Mambo Italiano</a>, at 114 N. Boston, was among the first of some of the new eat spots planned for the area when it opened earlier this fall.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3680\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1722-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3680\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'ve dined there twice so far, both times for lunch. My first time in I ordered the stromboli (stuffed with pomodoro sauce, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and salami, $7) and laughed out loud when it came to the table. What they put on their menu as a lunch item could have easily fed four people.\r\n\r\nWhich, basically, made it perfect for someone like me. I ate half and took the other half home. When I fed it to my husband, a look of sadness and longing came over his face. He was all, \"I want to go to there.\"\r\n\r\nBut when I returned to Hey Mambo for a second taste, I took this guy instead.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3681\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1705/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3681\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1705.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHis manners are horrible, but he doesn\'t eat as much off my plate as the other guy does.\r\n\r\nAnd I got to sit at a table with these ladies.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3682\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1704/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3682\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1704-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThey\'re some of the women of the media world here in Tulsa, and eating lots of food together is something we do pretty often. In fact, we\'ve started calling ourselves the Lunch Bunch. Which is pretty cute and kitschy considering we\'re all evil conspirators hell-bent on filling the world with our lies.\r\n\r\nJust kidding about some of that. But I\'m not going to tell you which parts.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3683\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1708/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3683\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1708.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen I dine in the company of ladies I always order a salad to start. It just seems...properer.\r\n\r\nBut last time I ordered the garlic knots, and ever since I\'ve been wrestling with whether they\'re better at Hey Mambo or at <a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/631484/restaurant/Expo-Square/Umbertos-Pizza-Tulsa\">Umberto\'s</a>, this uh-<em>mazing</em> pizza place here in Tulsa on 21st Street. It all made my brain smoke a little. It gets pretty hot in there sometimes, especially when there are thoughts happening.\r\n\r\nAnyway. That salad is the Insalata Mista, which is a wedge salad doused with a house-made giardino dressing, soffritto and, deliciously, bacon. If you order it on its own at lunch, it\'s $4. But if you order it with a slice of pizza like I did on my second trip to Hey Mambo, it\'s $7.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3684\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1709-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3684\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17091.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy fellow native westsider of the group ordered this, which is listed on the lunch menu as the Personal Baked Ziti.\r\n\r\nHa! Again with this \"personal\" business. I ask you, does that look like a personal-sized serving?\r\n\r\nDon\'t get me wrong - no one\'s complaining about food overload, at least not in this crowd. An $8 lunch that\'s big enough for leftovers is never something to get snooty about.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3687\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1713-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3687\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17132.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTa-da! Here\'s the pizza that came with my salad, which I pretended to share with my son but really only gave him a few bites because we were dining with ladies and I didn\'t want it to seem like I ever eat an entire slice of pizza by myself or anything like that.\r\n\r\nSo, here\'s the deal with the pizza. It\'s good and I\'d definitely eat it again, but it\'s got a long way to go before it threatens the throne of my favorite pie in T-Town, which is available over at <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Momma\'s at 2nd and Elgin</a>. I loved the stromboli much, much more. That and the garlic knots are what I\'ll continue to recommend that everyone try - that is, at least, until I can swing by again to give the pizza another chance.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3678\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1717i/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3678\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1717i.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOne of the best parts about dining at Hey Mambo is getting to chat with the owner, Scott Moore. He\'s got big dreams, he loves Tulsa and somehow, even though he\'s a new restaurant owner, he\'s always in a bright, sunshiny mood.\r\n\r\nSleep deprivation affects different people in different ways, I guess.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3680\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/hey-mambo-italiano-restaurant-review/dsc_1722-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3680\" title=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Hey Mambo Italiano\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo learn more about how Hey Mambo got its start, about the plans for the future of the restaurant and more about what the place has to offer at dinnertime, check out <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/article.asp?aID=26210785.6352808.670852.5410992.1658681.702&amp;aID2=51595\">this article I wrote for Tulsa Business Journal a few weeks back</a>. If you do, you\'ll get to learn about Glacier Confection, too, which would be a great place to stop by between dinner at Hey Mambo and a show at Cain\'s or the Brady.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hey Mambo Italiano</strong>\r\nWhere: 114 N. Boston Ave.\r\nWhen: Monday-Thursday, 11am-2pm and 5-10pm; Friday, 11am-2pm and 5pm-2am; Saturday, 5pm-2am\r\nCall: (918) 508-7000\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.heymambo.com/\">heymambo.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1549165/restaurant/Brady-Arts-District/Hey-Mambo-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"Hey Mambo on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1549165/minilink.gif\" style=\"border:none;width:130px;height:36px\" /></a>','Hey Mambo Italiano','When I fed a bite of my leftover stromboli from Hey Mambo to my husband, a look of sadness and longing came over his face. He was all, \"I want to go to there.\" ','inherit','open','open','','3584-revision-20','','','2010-11-12 16:44:44','2010-11-12 21:44:44','',3584,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3584-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(3731,1,'2010-11-15 10:24:24','2010-11-15 15:24:24','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3721\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\n\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\n\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade school aged children.\n\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\n\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\n\nYou see, for south Tulsa people it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\n\nSome parents ending up coaching it.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3726\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\n\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\n\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\n\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list on my list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\n<ul>\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably one\'s that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\n	<li>Snacks for you</li>\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\n</ul>\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3723\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\n\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\n\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be in their soccer uniforms. Like so:\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3725\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\n\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her hands.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3728\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\n\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\n</ul>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3724\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\n\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.  Too little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, possibly cares a little too much.\n\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3722\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\n\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\n\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\n\nAnd may the force be with you.\n\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-2','','','2010-11-15 10:24:24','2010-11-15 15:24:24','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3732,1,'2010-11-15 10:25:08','2010-11-15 15:25:08','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3721\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\r\n\r\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\r\n\r\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\r\n\r\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\r\n\r\nYou see, for south Tulsa people it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\r\n\r\nSome parents ending up coaching it.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3726\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\r\n\r\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\r\n\r\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list on my list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably one\'s that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\r\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\r\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\r\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\r\n	<li>Snacks for you</li>\r\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\r\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\r\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3723\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\r\n\r\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be in their soccer uniforms. Like so:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3725\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3728\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\r\n\r\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\r\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3724\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.  Too little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, possibly cares a little too much.\r\n\r\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3722\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\r\n\r\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\r\n\r\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\r\n\r\nAnd may the force be with you.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-3','','','2010-11-15 10:25:08','2010-11-15 15:25:08','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(3733,1,'2010-11-15 10:31:21','2010-11-15 15:31:21','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0274/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\n\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\n\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\n\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\n\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\n\nYou see, for south Tulsans it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\n\nSome parents end up wearing a shirt emblazoned with the title, coach.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/img_1293/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\n\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\n\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\n\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\n<ul>\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably ones that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\n	<li>Snacks</li>\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\n</ul>\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3846/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\n\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\n\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be wearing their soccer uniforms. Like so:\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3874/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\n\nLet\'s just say that\'s not a Halloween costume.\n\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her goalie hands.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/soccer-collage/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\n\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\n<ul>\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\n</ul>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\n\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down, is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.\n\nToo little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, probably cares a little too much.\n\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\n\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\n\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\n\nAnd may the force be with you.\n\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-autosave','','','2010-11-15 10:31:21','2010-11-15 15:31:21','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3734,1,'2010-11-15 10:25:08','2010-11-15 15:25:08','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0274/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\r\n\r\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\r\n\r\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\r\n\r\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\r\n\r\nYou see, for south Tulsa people it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\r\n\r\nSome parents ending up coaching it.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/img_1293/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\r\n\r\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\r\n\r\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list on my list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably one\'s that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\r\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\r\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\r\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\r\n	<li>Snacks for you</li>\r\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\r\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\r\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3846/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\r\n\r\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be in their soccer uniforms. Like so:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3874/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/soccer-collage/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\r\n\r\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\r\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.  Too little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, possibly cares a little too much.\r\n\r\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\r\n\r\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\r\n\r\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\r\n\r\nAnd may the force be with you.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-4','','','2010-11-15 10:25:08','2010-11-15 15:25:08','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(3735,1,'2010-11-15 10:28:09','2010-11-15 15:28:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0274/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\r\n\r\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\r\n\r\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\r\n\r\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\r\n\r\nYou see, for south Tulsans it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\r\n\r\nSome parents end up wearing a shirt emblazoned with the title, coach.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/img_1293/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\r\n\r\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\r\n\r\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list on my list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably one\'s that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\r\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\r\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\r\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\r\n	<li>Snacks for you</li>\r\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\r\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\r\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3846/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\r\n\r\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be in their soccer uniforms. Like so:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3874/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/soccer-collage/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\r\n\r\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\r\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.  Too little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, possibly cares a little too much.\r\n\r\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\r\n\r\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\r\n\r\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\r\n\r\nAnd may the force be with you.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-5','','','2010-11-15 10:28:09','2010-11-15 15:28:09','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(3736,1,'2010-11-15 10:28:09','2010-11-15 15:28:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0274/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\r\n\r\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\r\n\r\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\r\n\r\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\r\n\r\nYou see, for south Tulsans it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\r\n\r\nSome parents end up wearing a shirt emblazoned with the title, coach.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/img_1293/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\r\n\r\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\r\n\r\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list on my list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably one\'s that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\r\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\r\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\r\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\r\n	<li>Snacks for you</li>\r\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\r\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\r\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3846/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\r\n\r\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be in their soccer uniforms. Like so:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3874/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/soccer-collage/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\r\n\r\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\r\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.  Too little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, possibly cares a little too much.\r\n\r\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\r\n\r\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\r\n\r\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\r\n\r\nAnd may the force be with you.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-6','','','2010-11-15 10:28:09','2010-11-15 15:28:09','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(3737,1,'2010-11-15 10:28:55','2010-11-15 15:28:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0274/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\r\n\r\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\r\n\r\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\r\n\r\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\r\n\r\nYou see, for south Tulsans it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\r\n\r\nSome parents end up wearing a shirt emblazoned with the title, coach.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/img_1293/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\r\n\r\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\r\n\r\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably one\'s that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\r\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\r\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\r\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\r\n	<li>Snacks for you</li>\r\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\r\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\r\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3846/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\r\n\r\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be in their soccer uniforms. Like so:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3874/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/soccer-collage/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\r\n\r\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\r\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.  Too little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, possibly cares a little too much.\r\n\r\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\r\n\r\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\r\n\r\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\r\n\r\nAnd may the force be with you.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-7','','','2010-11-15 10:28:55','2010-11-15 15:28:55','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(3738,1,'2010-11-15 10:28:55','2010-11-15 15:28:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0274/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\r\n\r\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\r\n\r\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\r\n\r\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\r\n\r\nYou see, for south Tulsans it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\r\n\r\nSome parents end up wearing a shirt emblazoned with the title, coach.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/img_1293/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\r\n\r\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\r\n\r\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably one\'s that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\r\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\r\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\r\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\r\n	<li>Snacks for you</li>\r\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\r\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\r\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3846/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\r\n\r\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be in their soccer uniforms. Like so:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3874/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/soccer-collage/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\r\n\r\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\r\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.  Too little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, possibly cares a little too much.\r\n\r\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be a trying job.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches, and the weather.  Oh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\r\n\r\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\r\n\r\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\r\n\r\nAnd may the force be with you.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-8','','','2010-11-15 10:28:55','2010-11-15 15:28:55','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(3739,1,'2010-11-15 10:32:02','2010-11-15 15:32:02','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3721\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0274/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3721\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0274-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLately I have been remiss in my job of presenting south Tulsa to the world for TashaDoesTulsa.com, and under threat of be dethroned as The Southie Queen (not that there could be any other, but still) I decided to tell you about what\'s been keeping me and lots of other south Tulsans busy lately.\r\n\r\nBut first, you need a little background on the standard south Tulsan.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->A large percentage of us have grade-school aged children.\r\n\r\nOK. Now that we\'ve had that lesson and you\'re all caught up, I can continue.\r\n\r\nWhen you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.\r\n\r\nYou see, for south Tulsans it\'s almost a right of passage to put your child on a soccer team. Some parents love it. Some hate it.\r\n\r\nSome parents end up wearing a shirt emblazoned with the title, coach.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3726\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/img_1293/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3726\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_1293-500x576.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEither way I have yet to meet a south Tulsa parent who didn\'t put his/her kids in some sort of soccer program, even for only for one season.\r\n\r\nAnd if you put your kids in soccer, even if only for one season, there are a few important things you must remember.\r\n\r\n1. You will receive a list from your coach of items that your little soccer player must have to play soccer. There\'s a list for parents, too, even if they had to come up with it themselves. During soccer season I keep the items on that list in my car at all times. You never know when you will need them:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Warm blankets (preferably ones that have a plastic coating on one side to block the wind)</li>\r\n	<li>First aid kit with extra ice packs</li>\r\n	<li>Allergy medicine for both you and your child (I always get my soccer shot, a.k.a. an allergy shot, right before soccer season starts)</li>\r\n	<li>Kleenex</li>\r\n	<li>Snacks</li>\r\n	<li>A camera with a fully charged</li>\r\n	<li>Cash (just in case you forget about which game day is your day to bring snacks)</li>\r\n	<li>Activities to entertain the children not playing soccer.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMost important to have on hand, though, is a good chair. Most soccer fields do not have comfortable seats.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3723\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3846/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3723\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3846-500x521.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"521\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOK, in Green Country, none do. So for the sake of your rear end, bring a good chair.\r\n\r\n2. You must get used to the fact that your entire life on the weekends will revolve around soccer, and at many of your other activities your kids will still be wearing their soccer uniforms. Like so:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3874/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3725\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3874-500x530.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"530\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLet\'s just say that\'s not a Halloween costume.\r\n\r\n3. As a parent you do not get to pick what position your child plays, even when the position makes you sick to your stomach as you envision teeth getting knocked out by that overly aggressive player who continues to kick the ball once your child already has it in his or her goalie hands.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3728\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/soccer-collage/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3728\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Soccer-collage-500x252.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"252\" /></a>\r\n\r\n4. Being an active soccer parent means that you must learn a few key phrases for the game:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>\"Mark up!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Beautiful!</li>\r\n	<li>\"Good job, keeper!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Unlucky!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Turn and Look!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"Quickly!\"</li>\r\n	<li>\"WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3724\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn3848/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3724\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN3848-500x367.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"367\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDon\'t worry about what any of these actually mean. It\'s unimportant.  What is important is to cheer for your kids.  What is also important, and you will learn this as your children get older and are embarrassed to know you when when the coach/referee tells you to pipe down, is to know the line not to cross when yelling on the sidelines at your child\'s soccer game.\r\n\r\nToo little and you become that parent who doesn\'t care.  To much and you\'re that parent who, well, probably cares a little too much.\r\n\r\n5.  Like many other volunteer jobs, coaching soccer can sometimes be trying.  Not only do you have to do the job of teaching and motivating your players in a positive way that promotes good sportsmanship, but you also have to deal with scheduling, parents, little girl drama, little boy drama, other coaches and the weather.\r\n\r\nOh, and let\'s not forget about that pesky wife or husband on the sidelines who really enjoys taking pictures of you at the games.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3722\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/soccer-mom-101-the-southie/dscn0276/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3722\" title=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSCN0276-500x631.jpg\" alt=\"Southie Soccer by Kellyology\" width=\"500\" height=\"631\" /></a>\r\n\r\n6. There is nothing cuter than watching the little ones bee hive around the soccer ball at their first game, nor anything better than when the bee hives disappear and before your eyes a real competitive soccer team first emerges.\r\n\r\nSo now that you know the ropes around the Southie soccer field, you\'re super-excited to get your child signed up, right? Well, you\'re in luck.  Sign-ups are happening now all over Green Country for spring season youth soccer.  Visit <a href=\"http://www.gcsoccer.com/index.htm\">the Green Country Soccer Association website</a> for information about fields, clubs, and opportunities for your little ones.\r\n\r\nAnd may the force be with you.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://www.kellyology.net/\">Kelly writes Kellyology.net</a>, a blog about life in Oklahoma, motherhood and the general stuff of life. She joins us here at TDT as The Southie, covering all the event news that\'s fit to blog from south of 71st Street.</em>','Soccer Mom (or Dad) 101: The Southie','When you have grade-school aged children, you spend a lot of your time trying to mold these children into great future citizens of this city. In order to do this you shelter them from Oklahoma\'s crazy weather, you feed them Bixby corn to make them strong, and you try to teach them how to be team players them by signing them up for soccer.','inherit','open','open','','3587-revision-9','','','2010-11-15 10:32:02','2010-11-15 15:32:02','',3587,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3587-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(3741,1,'2010-11-15 18:04:44','2010-11-15 23:04:44','','Nelson\'s Ranch House','','inherit','open','open','','dsc_1616-3','','','2010-11-15 18:04:44','2010-11-15 23:04:44','',3586,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1616.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3742,1,'2010-11-15 18:05:24','2010-11-15 23:05:24','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3741\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3741\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3741\" title=\"Nelson\'s Ranch House\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1616-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson\'s Ranch House\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOver the nearly five years that I\'ve been reviewing local restaurants, my approach to the whole thing has changed somewhat. There was a time when I could show up to a restaurant, order a smattering of items from a menu, sample each one while slyly taking notes and then make my exit, all very quickly and anonymously - at least, until my write-up went to print a week or so later.\n\nBut then I had a baby boy and quit my job as a full-time reporter and restaurant critic and started a blog. I thought blogging would be a fun diversion for me a few days each week during nap time and not much else - basically, something to keep my writing skills sharp and something to keep me busy that didn\'t involve folding burp rags or washing bottles.\n\nAnd now you see how sometimes my plans don\'t go quite according to, well, my plans.\n\nRead about what went horribly, terribly wrong at Nelson\'s that day <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-chewy-chunks-restaurant-review\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Chewy Chunks of the Restaurant Review (or, the time my son blew chunks all over Nelson\'s Ranch House)','When it comes to reviewing restaurants with a two-year-old in my lap, sometimes my plans don\'t go quite according to, well, my plans.','inherit','open','open','','3586-revision','','','2010-11-15 18:05:24','2010-11-15 23:05:24','',3586,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3586-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3743,1,'2010-11-15 18:05:57','2010-11-15 23:05:57','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3741\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3741\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3741\" title=\"Nelson\'s Ranch House\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1616-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson\'s Ranch House\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOver the nearly five years that I\'ve been reviewing local restaurants, my approach to the whole thing has changed somewhat. There was a time when I could show up to a restaurant, order a smattering of items from a menu, sample each one while slyly taking notes and then make my exit, all very quickly and anonymously - at least, until my write-up went to print a week or so later.\r\n\r\nBut then I had a baby boy and quit my job as a full-time reporter and restaurant critic and started a blog. I thought blogging would be a fun diversion for me a few days each week during nap time and not much else - basically, something to keep my writing skills sharp and something to keep me busy that didn\'t involve folding burp rags or washing bottles.\r\n\r\nAnd now you see how sometimes my plans don\'t go quite according to, well, my plans.\r\n\r\nRead about what went horribly, terribly wrong at Nelson\'s that day <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-chewy-chunks-restaurant-review\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Chewy Chunks of the Restaurant Review (or, the time my son blew chunks all over Nelson\'s Ranch House)','When it comes to reviewing restaurants with a two-year-old in my lap, sometimes my plans don\'t go quite according to, well, my plans.','inherit','open','open','','3586-revision-2','','','2010-11-15 18:05:57','2010-11-15 23:05:57','',3586,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3586-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3744,1,'2010-11-15 18:08:13','2010-11-15 23:08:13','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3741\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/nelsons-ranch-house-tulsa-kids/dsc_1616-3/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3741\" title=\"Nelson\'s Ranch House\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1616-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson\'s Ranch House\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nOver the nearly five years that I\'ve been reviewing local restaurants, my approach to the whole thing has changed somewhat. There was a time when I could show up to a restaurant, order a smattering of items from a menu, sample each one while slyly taking notes and then make my exit, all very quickly and anonymously - at least, until my write-up went to print a week or so later.\n\nBut then I had a baby boy and quit my job as a full-time reporter and restaurant critic and started a blog. I thought blogging would be a fun diversion for me a few days each week during nap time and not much else - basically, something to keep my writing skills sharp and something to keep me busy that didn\'t involve folding burp rags or washing bottles.\n\nAnd now you see how sometimes my plans don\'t go quite according to, well, my plans.\n\nRead about what went horribly, terribly wrong at Nelson\'s that day <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-chewy-chunks-restaurant-review\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Chewy Chunks of the Restaurant Review (or, the time my son blew chunks all over Nelson\'s Ranch House)','When it comes to reviewing restaurants with a two-year-old in my lap, sometimes my plans don\'t go quite according to, well, my plans.','inherit','open','open','','3586-autosave','','','2010-11-15 18:08:13','2010-11-15 23:08:13','',3586,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3586-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(4623,1,'2010-12-17 14:52:29','2010-12-17 19:52:29','','wintjournal','','inherit','open','open','','wintjournal','','','2010-12-17 14:52:29','2010-12-17 19:52:29','',4473,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wintjournal.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4624,1,'2010-12-17 16:20:46','2010-12-17 21:20:46','','Pioneer Woman','','inherit','open','open','','dsc07842','','','2010-12-17 16:20:46','2010-12-17 21:20:46','',4473,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4625,1,'2010-12-17 16:53:17','2010-12-17 21:53:17','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nFood: Since we all eat it, it\'s practically guaranteed that if you give it as a gift this holiday season, it\'ll be received with a smile and a twinkle in the eye.\n\nBut we\'re not here to settle for polite grins and glistening eyeballs. Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\n\nHere are the gifts to give your favorite foodies this season to collect on the happy dances, squealing and black outs you so richly deserve.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wait!</span></strong> Before you dive into the gift guide, remember that you can get any gifts listed here that are available in the Tulsa area delivered straight to your door by <a href=\"http://www.youbuywefly918.com/\">You Buy We Fly 918</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">Click here to get the special 10-percent delivery discount for TDT readers</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0002b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\n<strong>Oklahoma Wine Journal</strong>\nYour Oklahoma wine-loving friends and family are tired of writing their tasting notes on their palms. Grab one of these wine journals for each of them and you won\'t have to worry about the whole sweaty palm ink transfer thing.\nPrice: $12.99\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0002&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://gardendeva.ambitioushosting.com/asccustompages/ProductImages/mdBSd-nBddK-mQYMe-sprungyflwers%20website%20011.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\n<strong>Garden Deva Wine Rack</strong>\nIt\'s a wine rack. It\'s decor. It\'s a Tulsa-made work of art. It\'s a must-have.\nPrice: $320\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.gardendeva.com/asccustompages/products.asp?fav=0&amp;fpage=1&amp;page=1&amp;categoryID=5&amp;productID=142&amp;cartID=918606586\">Garden Deva Sculpture Company</a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4624\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4624\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4624\" title=\"Pioneer Woman\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC07842-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Pioneer Woman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\n<strong>The Pioneer Woman Cooks</strong>\nWe\'re pretty proud of <a href=\"http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/\">Ree Drummond, a.k.a. The Pioneer Woman</a>, here in Oklahoma, and that was even before she introduced this cookbook full of approachable, delicious recipes and Ree\'s trademark writing and photography. Make sure to secure a dinner invitation when you give this book - you will definitely want to reap what you\'ve sown. (And yeah, that\'s me and PW up there. You know, just hanging out - hanging out like we\'re friends and stuff. Heh.)\nPrice: $27.50\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry</a>, <a href=\"http://thepioneerwoman.com/my_cookbook/\">thepioneerwoman.com</a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0222b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\n<strong>Oklahoma-Shaped Chocolate</strong>\nChocolate from <a href=\"http://www.bedrechocolates.com/\">Chickasaw Nation owned and operated Bedré Fine Chocolates</a> is good enough, but in the shape of the state of Oklahoma, it practically jumps into the stockings of your favorite people this holiday season. If you\'re looking for something a little more, well, down to earth, check out <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0223&amp;mainCat=5\">Bedré\'s cow patties</a>.\nPrice: $1.60\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0222&amp;mainCat=5\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16433_1214013144219_1045525445_30613818_6498589_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\n<strong>Classic Candy from Ida Red Boutique</strong>\nIda Red has one of the largest offerings of nostalgic candy and sodas in the region. The foodie on your shopping list is sure to appreciate the obscure and delicious goodies you find there.\nPrice: Varies\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.idaredboutique.com/\">Ida Red Boutique</a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517hdIdX0ML._SS500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\n<strong>Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood</strong>\nWe took in this Georgia-born country songbird when she married our homegrown superstar Garth Brooks, and then she went and wrote two cookbooks about cooking in Oklahoma. And let me just tell you: The recipes in this cookbook are so good (how could any cookbook with a country star holding a glass of sweet tea on the cover be anything less than a downhome dream?), you can count on whomever receives this cookbook from you for Christmas to be at least 10 pounds heavier next year. Which, depending on whom you plan to give it to, could be really, really fun.\nPrice: About $30 each\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.stevessundrybooksmags.com/\">Steve\'s Sundry Books &amp; Magazines</a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2971\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tulsa-coffee-houses/dsc07075/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2971\" title=\"Topeca Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC07075-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Topeca Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Topeca Coffee</strong>\nNot only do we have some of the best beer and wine anywhere right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but we also have some amazing coffee. Practically any Tulsan who knows about food would love a bag of Topeca Coffee. Don\'t worry about picking the \"best\" variety - I\'ve tried them all, and let me tell you, they\'re all worthy of the slow sip. And then there\'s <a href=\"http://store.topecacoffee.com/hbk.html\">this great home brew kit</a> for the do-it-yourself foodie on your list.\nPrice: $9.99\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.topecacoffee.com/\">Topeca Coffee</a>, <a href=\"http://www.dwellingspaces.net/\">Dwelling Spaces</a>, Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, <a href=\"http://www.reasors.com/\">Reasor\'s</a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/brady-arts-district-dinner-dessert/dsc_1050-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1762\" title=\"Glacier Chocolate\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_1050.jpg\" alt=\"Glacier Chocolate\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Glacier Confection</strong>\nA box of gourmet chocolates goes over well with pretty much everyone who likes to stick food in his/her face. But imagine receiving a box of chocolates that could just as easily serve as jewels in the crown Queen Elizabeth wears to her really fancy shindigs - there you have what\'s available at Glacier Confection. Plus, the costumer service is amazing. Say hi to Bill for me when you go in.\nPrice: Varies\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.glacierconfection.com/\">Glacier Confection</a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4324\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/confessions-of-a-work-at-home-mom-kitchen-helper-tulsa-kids/img_0488/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0488.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen Helper Sage Culinary Studio\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Cooking Classes</strong>\nNo matter how proficient of a cook you\'re shopping for, s/he will always appreciate a cooking class. There are a variety of spots here in Tulsa to enroll, and there are even opportunities for the pint-sized chefs-to-be. These schools are also chock full of fun kitchen gadgets and ingredients that\'d fit nicely into a stocking.\nPrice: Varies\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.thestockpots.com/\">The Stock Pot</a>, <a href=\"http://www.savorychef.com/\">Savory Chef</a>, <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/\">Sage Culinary Studio (Brookside and South)</a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=2342\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" title=\"Marshall Beer\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/4824274405_e89c9c3527_z.jpg\" alt=\"Marshall Beer\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Kits for Beer and Wine Making</strong>\nDon\'t just give a gift this Christmas - give your friends and loved ones a hobby that\'ll bring fun, science and plenty of dancing around with a lampshade on their heads for years to come.\nPrice: $79-99\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.highgravitybrew.com/\">High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies</a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/images/AOK-0265b.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p>\n<strong>The Chuck Wagon Cookbook</strong>\nSo your intended giftee wants to learn to cook like a cowboy, huh? This book will do a lot to help. This book would go really well with a cast-iron skillet, which you can get at any of the cooking schools I mentioned above - just another idea from me to you.\nPrice: $19.95\nGet it: <a href=\"https://aok.ok.gov/b2c/itemDetail.aspx?itemId=AOK-0265&amp;mainCat=23\">OkieBoutique.com</a>\n\n<strong>Pretty much anything at LaDonna\'s</strong>\nMy eyes light up and my mind races and my heart beats a little faster every time I step foot into LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods on Cherry Street. Not only does she offer made-in-Oklahoma products, but she also stocks gourmet food items handmade by her and the LaDonna\'s staff. The gift baskets make for memorable gifts, too.\nPrice: Varies\nGet it: <a href=\"http://www.ladonnasonline.com/\">LaDonna\'s Fancy Foods</a>\n\n<strong>Gift Cards to Local Restaurants</strong>\nYes, I know I usually relegate giftcards to the s***list of things within your power to buy for another human being, but this time it\'s different. Purchasing gift cards/certificates to your intended recipients\' favorite restaurants not only nourishes their food love, but it also supports our community and its local business owners. As long as you\'re not buying any Applebee\'s gift cards, no one gets hurt. Otherwise, I can\'t make any promises.\nPrice: You choose!\nGet it: Your intended recipient\'s favorite Tulsa restaurant\n\n<strong>So. What are you buying for your favorite foodie this holiday season?</strong> Don\'t forget to check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/gift-guide/\">the Gift Guide category</a> here at TDT for even more Tulsa and Oklahoma gift ideas.','Okie Foodie Gifts: TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010','Here at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation. 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It\'s exactly what a market like Tulsa needs in its music scene - a clearinghouse of information that makes a scene that has somehow managed to stay mostly underground accessible to a broader, more general audience that\'d love the information but just didn\'t know where to look.\r\n\r\nWant to see endcap take off? And do you think it\'d be cool to see Tulsa featured and celebrated in a global battle of startups? And would you like to show T.J. just how much you appreciate his passion and devotion to one of the most vibrant, diverse, exciting music scenes in the entire U.S.?\r\n\r\nI know - me, too. So, here\'s what we gotta do. First, watch this video. 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Clark to be the first and only music columnist here at TDT</a>, but first and foremost is his passion for and knowledge of Tulsa\'s local music scene.\r\n\r\nAnd last night I got an e-mail that made me really extra super-proud to have T.J. on the TDT team.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what the e-mail said: <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/startup-weekend-tulsa-giveaway/\">Last weekend at Startup Weekend Tulsa</a> T.J. went and founded a company called <a href=\"http://www.endcap.info/\">endcap</a>, which he bills as an IMDB-style directory of local bands and venues. And what do you know, endcap beat several other teams and won the final competition at SW Tulsa.\r\n\r\nI got so excited when I saw the previews of the endcap site. It\'s exactly what a market like Tulsa needs in its music scene - a clearinghouse of information that makes a scene that has somehow managed to stay mostly underground accessible to a broader, more general audience that\'d love the information but just didn\'t know where to look.\r\n\r\nWant to see endcap take off? And do you think it\'d be cool to see Tulsa featured and celebrated in a global battle of startups? And would you like to show T.J. just how much you appreciate his passion and devotion to one of the most vibrant, diverse, exciting music scenes in the entire U.S.?\r\n\r\nI know - me, too. So, here\'s what we gotta do. First, watch this video. It\'ll tell you even more about what endcap is all about.\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/Cv0JnsSBcfc?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/Cv0JnsSBcfc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThen, head to <a href=\"http://globalstartupbattle.com/vote/\">globalstartupbattle.com</a> and vote for endcap (scroll, baby, scroll - endcap is the last company on the list, and the vote button is right underneath).\r\n\r\nIf you want, check out T.J.\'s 14 other competitors. It\'ll be worth knowing what they look like since, you know, they\'re going down. Down, down to China town. And memories of how the defeated look just before all is lost are always sweet.\r\n\r\nWhen you go in to vote, a little thing called Twilio is gonna ask for your phone number. Then, a robot\'s gonna call you with a PIN. This is cool because you can add \"talked to a robot\" to the list of things you did today.\r\n\r\nAfter you input the PIN from your robot friend, your vote is officially logged and endcap is on the way to superstardom.\r\n\r\nWe already know that endcap is the Sexiest New Start-Up in the World, but let\'s help T.J. win the official title.\r\n\r\nReady? Set? Go!','endcap: Let Our Music Scene (and one of its most valiant advocates) Be Seen','T.J. Clark\'s endcap is exactly what a market like Tulsa needs in its music scene - a clearinghouse of information that makes a scene that has somehow managed to stay mostly underground accessible to a broader, more general audience that\'d love the information but just didn\'t know where to look.','inherit','open','open','','3751-revision-5','','','2010-11-16 11:11:13','2010-11-16 16:11:13','',3751,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3751-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(3757,1,'2010-11-16 11:11:53','2010-11-16 16:11:53','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/tj-rocks-tulsa/tjclark/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2767\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/TJClark-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"TJ Clark\" title=\"TJ Clark\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2767\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/tag/tj-rocks-tulsa/\">I had a lot of reasons for asking T.J. Clark to be the first and only music columnist here at TDT</a>, but first and foremost was his passion for and knowledge of Tulsa\'s kick-ass music scene.\r\n\r\nAnd last night I got an e-mail that made me really extra super-proud to have T.J. on the TDT team.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nHere\'s what the e-mail said: <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/startup-weekend-tulsa-giveaway/\">Last weekend at Startup Weekend Tulsa</a> T.J. went and founded a company called <a href=\"http://www.endcap.info/\">endcap</a>, which he bills as an IMDB-style directory of local bands and venues. And what do you know, endcap beat several other teams and won the final competition at SW Tulsa.\r\n\r\nI got so excited when I saw the previews of the endcap site. It\'s exactly what a market like Tulsa needs in its music scene - a clearinghouse of information that makes a scene that has somehow managed to stay mostly underground accessible to a broader, more general audience that\'d love the information but just didn\'t know where to look.\r\n\r\nWant to see endcap take off? And do you think it\'d be cool to see Tulsa featured and celebrated in a global battle of startups? And would you like to show T.J. just how much you appreciate his passion and devotion to one of the most vibrant, diverse, exciting music scenes in the entire U.S.?\r\n\r\nI know - me, too. So, here\'s what we gotta do. First, watch this video. It\'ll tell you even more about what endcap is all about.\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/Cv0JnsSBcfc?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/Cv0JnsSBcfc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nThen, head to <a href=\"http://globalstartupbattle.com/vote/\">globalstartupbattle.com</a> and vote for endcap (scroll, baby, scroll - endcap is the last company on the list, and the vote button is right underneath).\r\n\r\nIf you want, check out T.J.\'s 14 other competitors. It\'ll be worth knowing what they look like since, you know, they\'re going down. Down, down to China town. And memories of how the defeated look just before all is lost are always sweet.\r\n\r\nWhen you go in to vote, a little thing called Twilio is gonna ask for your phone number. Then, a robot\'s gonna call you with a PIN. This is cool because you can add \"talked to a robot\" to the list of things you did today.\r\n\r\nAfter you input the PIN from your robot friend, your vote is officially logged and endcap is on the way to superstardom.\r\n\r\nWe already know that endcap is the Sexiest New Start-Up in the World, but let\'s help T.J. win the official title.\r\n\r\nReady? Set? Go!','endcap: Let Our Music Scene (and one of its most valiant advocates) Be Seen','T.J. Clark\'s endcap is exactly what a market like Tulsa needs in its music scene - a clearinghouse of information that makes a scene that has somehow managed to stay mostly underground accessible to a broader, more general audience that\'d love the information but just didn\'t know where to look.','inherit','open','open','','3751-revision-6','','','2010-11-16 11:11:53','2010-11-16 16:11:53','',3751,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3751-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(3762,1,'2010-11-17 14:21:11','2010-11-17 19:21:11','<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s1600-h/Picture+5.png\"><img src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s400/Picture+5.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a></div>\nI\'m always looking for a free ride. In this new life of mine as a mom, I\'m always looking for ways to replace goods and services we pay for with cost-free ways to get things done, whether it\'s the grocery shopping or movie rental. I give myself double super secret probation points for finding local free stuff.\n\nJust as I\'m never far from a bargain bin, I\'m never far from the library. Each of the 25 branches of the <a href=\"http://tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a>, five of which are open seven days a week, offers a plethora of options for picky freeloaders like me. Check it out.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3828084764/\">\n<img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/3828084764_4de0e16c30.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong>Books</strong>. Keep up to 50 books for up to two weeks. If you\'re like me and you\'re a slow reader, you have two chances to renew your borrowing period. If you can\'t find what you\'re looking for at your local library, simply request that it be brought to the TCCL branch nearest you, either at your library or via the TCCL Web site.\n\nIf Tulsa Library doesn\'t own a copy of the book for which you lust, there\'s always Interlibrary Loan, a.k.a. the library gods\' gift to book nerds. ILL is a service through which library users can borrow everything from books and videos to microfilm from other libraries when the desired material isn\'t available at TCCL. And get this - more often than not, these library elves will trade and transport your stuff for a buck, and that\'s just for postage. Otherwise, it\'s free like Willy.\n\nThe ILL is my kryptonite, especially when it\'s available online - I am powerless against it. I legs turn to jelly and I can\'t do any housework whatsoever until it releases its death grip on my consciousness. No, really, it\'s true. Just ask my husband and my laundry pile.\n<strong>\n</strong>\n<strong>CDs</strong>. Gotta get some tunes? Snag up to ten CDs to keep for two weeks at your local TCCL branch. Just try not to be stupefied by the selection. Warning: You\'ll have to try hard. Really hard.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827287651/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3827287651_bce069024f.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n<strong>\n</strong>\n<strong>Movie rental</strong>. Up to five movies can be checked out, each for seven days at a time. When you do movie rental the TCCL way, with its vast selection of everything from silent classics to the latest releases, you\'ll find yourself wishing for the Christmas Eve snow to return, precluding you from doing anything but putting in some serious mileage on the couch in front of the TV.\n<strong>\n</strong>\n<strong>Audiobooks, digital music and video</strong>. Audiobooks - you know, those things for which the folks at iTunes like to charge more than the actual, dead-tree version of a manuscript. Skip that, wild draw four, reverse and skip that again, folks. Scads of audiobooks are available for download free of charge via <a href=\"http://tulsa.lib.overdrive.com/508F8A94-F873-4827-9D92-B2E53196D94E/10/373/en/Default.htm\">the Digital Catalogue on the TCCL Web site</a>. To find out more about how to get started, check out <a href=\"http://tulsa.lib.overdrive.com/508F8A94-F873-4827-9D92-B2E53196D94E/10/373/en/Tour.htm\">the digital media guided tour</a>.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3828091366/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3828091366_2acb7de5e6.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong>\n</strong>\n<strong>Internet/Wi-Fi</strong>. All TCCL locations offer free wireless Internet access. If you don\'t have a wireless device, just camp out at one of the many library computers.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827289743/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3827289743_803e90c115.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong>\n</strong>\n<strong>Lectures, Classes, Book clubs and story times</strong>. These events pepper the calendar at TCCL, and they\'re all free. Want a class that will teach you how to set up your own business? Looking for a book club for Twilight addicts? Need some peer time for your small fry while squeezing in some intellectual stimulation at the same time? Find them at your nearest TCCL branch.\n<strong>\n</strong>\n<strong>Book sales</strong>. As my faithful readers know, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-gardners-used.html\">I\'m a sucker for old cookbooks</a>. I find plenty at local library book sales. These are not once-in-a-blue-moon sales events - books are on sale every day at the library.\n<strong>\n</strong>\n<strong>Answer desk</strong>. In my former life as full-time business reporter, I may or may not have used the answer desk at the downtown library as regularly as the vending machine in our building (I needed a rather regular peanut M&amp;M fix in those days, so make your own guesses as to how regularly that was exactly). To use the answer desk, here\'s what you do: You pick up the phone, dial (918) 596-7977 and ask for the answer desk. Then, ask an arcane question - something about consumer trends in the lingerie market in ancient Mesopotamia usually works well - and sit back and await your answer. It\'s like a Magic 8 Ball, only better. It\'s certainly more accurate. Plus, librarians make the best phone buddies - especially when they\'re good and annoyed by questions about ancient underwear.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3828090250/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3828090250_298ae2b48b.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nTo be eligible to use these benefits, you must, duh, sign up for a TCCL library card. It\'s not as if I have to twist your arm to sign up for your very own library card, though, right? Obtaining one\'s library card is  a rite of passage. Without one, you\'re only half a man/woman. You have no business doing what adults do if you don\'t have a library card. You\'re like the schmuck who shows up at a college kegger without your own Solo cup. You are, at best, quasi-human.\n\nOkay, so maybe it\'s not as bad as all of that. But, still.\n\nMore free stuff available at the libraries here in Tulsa are special events, ranging from meet-the-author events to pizza parties for the kids. Hardesty Library even has its own children\'s event center, Connor\'s Cove. It hosts everything from concerts to puppet presentations to science experiments, all in the vein of kids\' and teen programming.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Connor\'s Cove at Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827294215/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3827294215_31259a2838.jpg\" alt=\"Connor\'s Cove at Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nCool, right? Connor\'s Cove is just one of the reasons why Tulsans don\'t have to wait for Elmo to come to come to town to enjoy great children\'s theatre.\n\nSpeaking of killer free library events, have you heard about the latest thing going on at the library here in Tulsa? It\'s <strong><a href=\"http://www.blogger.com/goog_1263486394495\">Where the Art Is: An Arts Celebration with Billie Letts</a></strong><a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/events/RL_where-the-art-is-poster_09.pdf\">, and it happens tonight (Thursday, Jan. 14)</a>.\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s1600-h/Picture+5.png\"><img src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s320/Picture+5.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a></div>\nWe all know Billie Letts from the spot where the author\'s name is printed on the title pages of <em>Where the Heart Is</em> and <em>The Honk and Holler Opening Soon</em>, right? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/central/\">Tonight Billie herself will be downtown at Central Library, 400 Civic Center,</a> to hang out with readers and to enjoy some art and theatre performances with them. Plus, tickets to the play <em><a href=\"http://www.blogger.com/goog_1263486394499\">August: Osage County</a></em><a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1135&amp;task=display\">, penned by actor/playwright/Billie Letts\' son, Tracy Letts</a>, will be up for grabs.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://www.myticketoffice.com/upload/August-Osage-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>\nOh, August: Osage County. <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1135&amp;task=display\">How excited we in Tulsa are for you to get here</a>.\n\nYou there. Do you love the library, too? What do you like to do when you go there? If you were Library Captain Supreme of the Tulsa Universe, how would you make our libraries even better?','Show Me Your Books','','inherit','open','open','','426-autosave','','','2010-11-17 14:21:11','2010-11-17 19:21:11','',426,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/426-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3763,1,'2010-01-14 17:30:00','2010-01-14 17:30:00','<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s1600-h/Picture+5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s400/Picture+5.png\" /></a><br /></div><br />I\'m always looking for a free ride. In this new life of mine as a mom, I\'m always looking for ways to replace goods and services we pay for with cost-free ways to get things done, whether it\'s the grocery shopping or movie rental. I give myself double super secret probation points for finding local free stuff.<br /><br />Just as I\'m never far from a bargain bin, I\'m never far from the library. Each of the 25 branches of the <a href=\"http://tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa City-County Library</a>, five of which are open seven days a week, offers a plethora of options for picky freeloaders like me. Check it out.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3828084764/\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><br /><img alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/3828084764_4de0e16c30.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /><b>Books</b>. Keep up to 50 books for up to two weeks. If you\'re like me and you\'re a slow reader, you have two chances to renew your borrowing period.&nbsp;If you can\'t find what you\'re looking for at your local library, simply request that it be brought to the TCCL branch nearest you, either at your library or via the TCCL Web site.<br /><br />If Tulsa Library doesn\'t own a copy of the book for which you lust, there\'s always Interlibrary Loan, a.k.a. the library gods\' gift to book nerds. ILL is a service through which library users can borrow everything from books and videos to microfilm from other libraries when the desired material isn\'t available at TCCL. And get this - more often than not, these library elves will trade and transport your stuff for a buck, and that\'s just for postage. Otherwise, it\'s free like Willy.<br /><br />The ILL is my kryptonite, especially when it\'s available online - I am powerless against it. I legs turn to jelly and I can\'t do any housework whatsoever until it releases its death grip on my consciousness. No, really, it\'s true. Just ask my husband and my laundry pile.<br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>CDs</b>. Gotta get some tunes? Snag up to ten CDs to keep for two weeks at your local TCCL branch. Just try not to be stupefied by the selection. Warning: You\'ll have to try hard. Really hard.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827287651/\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3827287651_bce069024f.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><b><br /></b><br /><b>Movie rental</b>. Up to five movies can be checked out, each for seven days at a time. When you do movie rental the TCCL way, with its vast selection of everything from silent classics to the latest releases, you\'ll find yourself wishing for the Christmas Eve snow to return, precluding you from doing anything but putting in some serious mileage on the couch in front of the TV.<br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Audiobooks, digital music and video</b>. Audiobooks - you know, those things for which the folks at iTunes like to charge more than the actual, dead-tree version of a manuscript. Skip that, wild draw four, reverse and skip that again, folks. Scads of audiobooks are available for download free of charge via <a href=\"http://tulsa.lib.overdrive.com/508F8A94-F873-4827-9D92-B2E53196D94E/10/373/en/Default.htm\">the Digital Catalogue on the TCCL Web site</a>. To find out more about how to get started, check out <a href=\"http://tulsa.lib.overdrive.com/508F8A94-F873-4827-9D92-B2E53196D94E/10/373/en/Tour.htm\">the digital media guided tour</a>.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3828091366/\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3828091366_2acb7de5e6.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><b><br /></b><br /><b>Internet/Wi-Fi</b>. All TCCL locations offer free wireless Internet access. If you don\'t have a wireless device, just camp out at one of the many library computers.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827289743/\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3827289743_803e90c115.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><b><br /></b><br /><b>Lectures,&nbsp;Classes,&nbsp;Book clubs and story times</b>. These events pepper the calendar at TCCL, and they\'re all free. Want a class that will teach you how to set up your own business? Looking for a book club for Twilight addicts? Need some peer time for your small fry while squeezing in some intellectual stimulation at the same time? Find them at your nearest TCCL branch.<br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Book sales</b>. As my faithful readers know, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-gardners-used.html\">I\'m a sucker for old cookbooks</a>. I find plenty at local library book sales. These are not once-in-a-blue-moon sales events - books are on sale every day at the library.<br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>Answer desk</b>. In my former life as full-time business reporter, I may or may not have used the answer desk at the downtown library as regularly as the vending machine in our building (I needed a rather regular peanut M&amp;M fix in those days, so make your own guesses as to how regularly that was exactly). To use the answer desk, here\'s what you do: You pick up the phone, dial (918) 596-7977 and ask for the answer desk. Then, ask an arcane question - something about consumer trends in the lingerie market in ancient Mesopotamia usually works well - and sit back and await your answer. It\'s like a Magic 8 Ball, only better. It\'s certainly more accurate. Plus, librarians make the best phone buddies - especially when they\'re good and annoyed by questions about ancient underwear.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3828090250/\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3828090250_298ae2b48b.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />To be eligible to use these benefits, you must, duh, sign up for a TCCL library card. It\'s not as if I have to twist your arm to sign up for your very own library card, though, right? Obtaining one\'s library card is &nbsp;a rite of passage. Without one, you\'re only half a man/woman. You have no business doing what adults do if you don\'t have a library card. You\'re like the schmuck who shows up at a college kegger without your own Solo cup. You are, at best, quasi-human.<br /><br />Okay, so maybe it\'s not as bad as all of that. But, still.<br /><br />More free stuff available at the libraries here in Tulsa are special events, ranging from meet-the-author events to pizza parties for the kids. Hardesty Library even has its own children\'s event center, Connor\'s Cove. It hosts everything from concerts to puppet presentations to science experiments, all in the vein of kids\' and teen programming.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827294215/\" title=\"Connor\'s Cove at Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Connor\'s Cove at Hardesty Regional Library\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3827294215_31259a2838.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />Cool, right? Connor\'s Cove is just one of the reasons why Tulsans don\'t have to wait for Elmo to come to come to town to enjoy great children\'s theatre.<br /><br />Speaking of killer free library events, have you heard about the latest thing going on at the library here in Tulsa? It\'s <b><a href=\"http://www.blogger.com/goog_1263486394495\">Where the Art Is: An Arts Celebration with Billie Letts</a></b><a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/events/RL_where-the-art-is-poster_09.pdf\">, and it happens tonight (Thursday, Jan. 14)</a>.<br /><br /><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s1600-h/Picture+5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S09F9-bn9PI/AAAAAAAABmA/ghxbRqsgWQI/s320/Picture+5.png\" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />We all know Billie Letts from the spot where the author\'s name is printed on the title pages of <i>Where the Heart Is</i> and <i>The Honk and Holler Opening Soon</i>, right? <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/central/\">Tonight Billie herself will be downtown&nbsp;at Central Library, 400 Civic Center,</a> to hang out with readers and to enjoy some art and theatre performances with them. Plus, tickets to the play <i><a href=\"http://www.blogger.com/goog_1263486394499\">August: Osage County</a></i><a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1135&amp;task=display\">, penned by actor/playwright/Billie Letts\' son, Tracy Letts</a>, will be up for grabs.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://www.myticketoffice.com/upload/August-Osage-poster.jpg\" /><br /></div><br />Oh, August: Osage County. <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1135&amp;task=display\">How excited we in Tulsa are for you to get here</a>.<br /><br />You there. Do you love the library, too? What do you like to do when you go there? If you were Library Captain Supreme of the Tulsa Universe, how would you make our libraries even better?','Show Me Your Books','','inherit','open','open','','426-revision','','','2010-01-14 17:30:00','2010-01-14 17:30:00','',426,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/01/426-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3764,1,'2010-11-17 14:25:19','2010-11-17 19:25:19','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"White Christmas 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4222866719/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4222866719_93414353c1.jpg\" alt=\"White Christmas 2009\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\nWhen your mom has to leave for work at 7:30 and the bus doesn\'t come until 8, and she doesn\'t trust you in the house for fear you\'ll burn the house down or tie the cat to the ceiling fan or worse, you have no choice but to wait outside for the school bus.\n\nThanks to just about every school in the Tulsa area, no child will have to wait outside in <a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/content/weather/local/forecast/story/2NEWS-HD-Certified-Forecast-tulsa-weather/PbV9uyGLmESA0hLpr15-kA.cspx\">temperatures cold enough to, literally, freeze his fingers and toes</a>.\n\nIf your kids are home tomorrow, or even for the rest of the week, that doesn\'t mean you have to stare at each other from across the room for the next two days. Instead, bundle up - meaning, thermal underwear, layered outer clothing, heavy coats, hats, gloves, scarves and, if you\'re cool like my kid, <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191774896/\">a hatscarfmuff</a> - and spend some quality time together.\n\nI know what you\'re thinking. What exactly is there to do in Tulsa on a weekday, anyway?\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>View <a style=\"color: blue; text-align: left;\" href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=117565210651590258383.00047c8b1ab2dcecd958d&amp;ll=36.093499,-95.988922&amp;spn=0.305167,0.411987&amp;z=11&amp;source=embed\">The Kids Are Home. Now What?</a> in a larger map</small></div>\nI\'m glad you asked. I have a few ideas.\n\n<a name=\"more\"></a>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Purple Glaze Studio by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3320756674/\">\n<img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3320756674_097c11b8e1.jpg\" alt=\"Purple Glaze Studio\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong>Purple Glaze</strong>, 3303 S. Peoria Ave. and 6528 E. 91st Street. What\'s more fun than making a mess with your kids? <a href=\"http://www.purpleglazestudio.com/\">Making a mess with your kids that you don\'t have to clean up, duh</a>. Head to Purple Glaze to pick out your favorite ceramic. Spend the afternoon painting or tiling it, just the way you like. Leave it behind until after the weekend and, voila, a one-of-a-kind commemoration of the day it was too cool for school. Hours are 11am-9pm Thursday and Friday, with the Brookside location staying open until 10pm Friday night. Studio fee is $6; pottery prices include the ceramic, paints, glaze and firing.\n\n<strong>Bounce U</strong>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive. I\'m a former kid these days, but even I can\'t get enough of a good, old-fashioned Jupiter Jump. <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/party-places-for-kids/oklahoma/tulsa/\">Help the kids work out their snow day wiggles by setting them loose on a variety of inflatable structures</a>. Just don\'t forget to bring extra socks. Admission is $6.95 per child. There\'s not much in terms of hours tomorrow - open bounce is 1:30-3pm - but with more schools canceling Friday classes, there\'s likely to be another bounce then, too.\n\n<strong>Oklahoma Aquarium</strong>, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks. <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/index.php\">Come on in, kids, the water\'s fine</a>. With nearly 200 exhibits and thousands of fresh and salt water species (don\'t forget about the mammals), all completely and totally indoors, there\'s an entire day\'s worth of fun at the aquarium down by the river. Hours are 10am-6pm. Admission is $13.95 for adults, $9.95 for kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and under.\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>Tulsa Children\'s Museum</strong>, Tulsa Historical Society, 2445 S. Peoria Ave. If the kids are still home on Friday, load \'em up and head to Midtown to check out <a href=\"http://www.tulsachildrensmuseum.org/\">TCM\'s first semi-permanent exhibit, Your House, My House</a>. Tulsa children will have an opportunity to fish from a house in Malaysia, prepare dinner from a house in Fiji and become mini architects as they design their own house with a drafting table, computer programs and examples of houses throughout Tulsa’s history. Hours are 10am-4pm on Friday. And guess what - it\'s free.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827285653/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3827285653_2ff003a0c1.jpg\" alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>Any Tulsa Library</strong>. There\'s no bad time for a trip to the library (except for maybe on the way to the delivery room), but there\'s just something especially magical about the library on cold, blustery days. <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa\'s library locations are chock full of books, of course</a>, but there are also shelves full of music, movies, magazines, newspapers from across the country, maps and, yes, more to peruse, and plenty of cozy nooks good for sorting your plunder. Know what could be extra fun? Hit the movie section on your way out, have the kids pick a few (our latest library movie rentals have been Bolt and Cars - there\'s not much at Redbox that you can\'t get at our libraries) and go home for a movie and popcorn party. Or, if you\'re teaching your kids how to find books in the library, start a scavenger hunt while you plop down next to a window with the latest copy of People. It all works.</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>Kaleidoscope Children\'s Museum</strong>, 6202 S. Sheridan Road. <a href=\"http://www.kaleidoscopecm.com/\">If you couldn\'t get your kids not to touch delicate pieces of art to save your life, Kaleidoscope just might be the place for you</a>. It\'s a hands-on kind of museum, with plenty of encouragement for your kids to do some learning about art and science. Who said a day off from school has to mean a day off from learning? Hours are 10am-3pm. Admission is $5, and kids under 2 get in free.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4088726372/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/4088726372_f92e64370d.jpg\" alt=\"Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n</div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;\"><strong>Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum</strong>, 9 E. Broadway Street in Sand Springs. Peas and carrots, peanut butter and jelly, cheese and fries, kids and toys - they all go together. Rather than take the kids to the mall while they\'re out of school for yet more action figures, <a href=\"http://sandspringsok.org/category.php?cat=1004\">why not head to Sand Springs Museum for its latest exhibit, Classic Toys</a>? It features a variety of original and reproduction toys popular with children born between 1945 and 1980. It\'s high time your kids knew about the fixtures of your childhood. Hours are 10am-5pm. Admission is free.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Philbrook Museum Gardens by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4109884404/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4109884404_291e7acc9c.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook Museum Gardens\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong>Philbrook Museum</strong>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave. The museum is open, but you might want to stay out of the famous Philbrook gardens. Even so, there\'s tons to see at this Italiante villa-cum-art museum. And guess what? Kids under 18 get in free. <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/exhibitions/current/\">Here\'s what to see while you\'re there</a>. Hours Thursday are 10am-8pm and on Friday 10am-5pm. Admission is $7.50 for adults.\n\n<strong>Gilcrease Museum</strong>, 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road. One free-of-charge, world-class museum experience not enough for the kids this week? <a href=\"http://www.gilcrease.org/\">Head for the (Osage) hills and hit up Gilcrease Museum, a treasure trove of American art and history</a> - in fact, it\'s the largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West anywhere. Hours are 10am-5pm. Admission is $8 for adults.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Gardner\'s Used Books and Comics by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3319910577/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3319910577_e97c07b4af.jpg\" alt=\"Gardner\'s Used Books and Comics\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong>Gardner\'s Used Books</strong>, 4221 S. Mingo Road. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-gardners-used.html\">Have I mentioned that I love this place? Yes?</a> Well, I\'m going to say it again. This is one of our favorite spots when the weather doesn\'t permit our craziness outdoors. There\'s plenty of space for young kids to toddle, tons of books, music, comics and toys to keep older kids busy, and no one really cares if your brood gets a little rambunctious. Plus, there are two great restaurants right next door, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/study-in-burgers.html\">including Gatsby\'s Grill</a>. Yum.\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Dilly Deli, 2nd and Elgin by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3374032945/\"><img src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3374032945_ff38d9f5e7.jpg\" alt=\"Dilly Deli, 2nd and Elgin\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<strong>Lunch</strong>. If while you\'re out and about when those little tummies start to growl, feel free to use my short list of indie lunch spots that are welcoming to young kids and their families (several of these even offer toys to keep the kids happy while the food\'s a cookin\'): <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Mommas downtown</a> (complete with old-school video games); <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe on Brookside</a>; <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</a>; <a href=\"http://brewburgertulsa.com/\">Brewburger</a>; <a href=\"http://www.crustycroissant.com/\">Crusty Croissant</a>; <a href=\"http://www.dillydelitulsa.com/\">Dilly Deli</a>; <a href=\"http://www.kupcakz.com/\">Kupcakz</a> (maybe for dessert - or, if you\'re like me, maybe for lunch); <a href=\"http://www.brookrestaurant.com/\">The Brook</a> (both Midtown and South); and <a href=\"http://www.hideawaypizza.com/\">Hideaway Pizza</a>.\n\nWhat are you and the kids planning to do together tomorrow?\n\n</div>','It Snowed. The Kids Are Home. Now What?','If your kids are home tomorrow, or even for the rest of the week, that doesn\'t mean you have to stare at each other from across the room for the next two days. Instead, bundle up - meaning, thermal underwear, layered outer clothing, heavy coats, hats, gloves, scarves and, if you\'re cool like my kid, a hatscarfmuff - and head out on the town and spend some quality time together.','inherit','open','open','','421-autosave','','','2010-11-17 14:25:19','2010-11-17 19:25:19','',421,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/421-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3766,1,'2010-11-17 14:34:14','2010-11-17 19:34:14','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"TDT on 2HD Midday by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4167178728/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4167178728_a9794e1499.jpg\" alt=\"TDT on 2HD Midday\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nI was on <a href=\"http://kjrh.com/\">the Midday Show with Channel 2</a> and <a href=\"http://Ttownmoms.com/\">Ttownmoms.com</a> this morning talking about last-minute holiday gifts that, rather than fling your hard-earned dollars into the economic ether or into the pockets of some corporate hot shot 1,000 miles away, are friendly to the local economy.\n\nIn case you missed the segment, here\'s what we covered.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong>For the Kiddos:</strong>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4145938970_ba07532a96.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-philbrook-gift.html\">Anything from the Philbrook Museum Store</a> (any price range)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-best-tulsa.html\">Yearly memberships to local museums</a> (roughly the price of a nice dinner out)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-abc-in-tulsa.html\">ABC in Tulsa, by Robin Segal</a> ($12.95, Steve\'s Sundry)</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>For Moms:</strong>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Tulsa Snow Globe by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4151193705/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4151193705_5ebfd59350.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Snow Globe\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-tulsa-snow-globe.html\">Tulsa Snow Globe</a> ($45, Tulsa Metro Chamber)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-tulsa-t-shirt.html\">I Heart Tulsa Shirt</a> ($20, Dwelling Spaces)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Tulsa Deco Wine</a> ($18-20, various area liquor stores)</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>For Dads:</strong>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/4189340838_0ff993fce8.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></div>\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-original-man.html\">The Original Man Candle</a> ($10.95, The Gadget Company)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-cigar-box_16.html\">Cigar gift sets</a> ($35-89, The Cigar Box)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/\">Marshall Beer</a> (now available in 12-oz. bottles; various area liquor stores)</li>\n</ul>\nRemember, folks: For every $100 spent in locally owned, indie stores, $68 returns to the community via taxes, payroll and other expenditures.  If that same $100 is spend with a national chain, just $43 returns. If the money is spent online, we\'ll never see any of it again (<a href=\"http://www.the350project.net/home.html\">per the Civic Economics 2008 study, via The 3/50 Project</a>).\n\nPlease keep this in mind as you make your final selections for Christmas this year. Tulsa will thank you by being an even better place to shop for gifts next holiday season.','Last-Minute Local Holiday Gift Ideas','I was on the Midday Show with Channel 2 and Ttownmoms.com this morning talking about last-minute holiday gifts that, rather than fling your hard-earned dollars into the economic ether or into the pockets of some corporate hot shot 1,000 miles away, are friendly to the local economy. In case you missed the segment, here\'s what we covered.','inherit','open','open','','402-autosave','','','2010-11-17 14:34:14','2010-11-17 19:34:14','',402,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/402-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3765,1,'2010-01-07 04:54:00','2010-01-07 04:54:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4222866719/\" title=\"White Christmas 2009 by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"White Christmas 2009\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4222866719_93414353c1.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />When your mom has to leave for work at 7:30 and the bus doesn\'t come until 8, and she doesn\'t trust you in the house for fear you\'ll burn the house down or tie the cat to the ceiling fan or worse, you have no choice but to wait outside for the school bus.<br /><br />Thanks to just about every school in the Tulsa area, no child will have to wait outside in <a href=\"http://www.kjrh.com/content/weather/local/forecast/story/2NEWS-HD-Certified-Forecast-tulsa-weather/PbV9uyGLmESA0hLpr15-kA.cspx\">temperatures cold enough to, literally, freeze his fingers and toes</a>. <br /><br />If your kids are home tomorrow, or even for the rest of the week, that doesn\'t mean you have to stare at each other from across the room for the next two days. Instead, bundle up - meaning, thermal underwear, layered outer clothing, heavy coats, hats, gloves, scarves and, if you\'re cool like my kid, <a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191774896/\">a hatscarfmuff</a> - and head out on the town and spend some quality time together.<br /><br />I know what you\'re thinking. What exactly is there to do in Tulsa on a weekday, anyway?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"550\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=117565210651590258383.00047c8b1ab2dcecd958d&amp;ll=36.093499,-95.988922&amp;spn=0.305167,0.411987&amp;z=11&amp;output=embed\" width=\"600\"></iframe><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>View <a href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?client=firefox-a&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=117565210651590258383.00047c8b1ab2dcecd958d&amp;ll=36.093499,-95.988922&amp;spn=0.305167,0.411987&amp;z=11&amp;source=embed\" style=\"color: blue; text-align: left;\">The Kids Are Home. Now What?</a> in a larger map</small><br /></div><br />I\'m glad you asked. I have a few ideas.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3320756674/\" title=\"Purple Glaze Studio by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><br /><img alt=\"Purple Glaze Studio\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3320756674_097c11b8e1.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /><b>Purple Glaze</b>, 3303 S. Peoria Ave. and 6528 E. 91st Street. What\'s more fun than making a mess with your kids? <a href=\"http://www.purpleglazestudio.com/\">Making a mess with your kids that you don\'t have to clean up, duh</a>. Head to Purple Glaze to pick out your favorite ceramic. Spend the afternoon painting or tiling it, just the way you like. Leave it behind until after the weekend and, voila, a one-of-a-kind commemoration of the day it was too cool for school. Hours are 11am-9pm Thursday and Friday, with the Brookside location staying open until 10pm Friday night. Studio fee is $6; pottery prices include the ceramic, paints, glaze and firing.<br /><br /><b>Bounce U</b>, 8922 S. Memorial Drive. I\'m a former kid these days, but even I can\'t get enough of a good, old-fashioned Jupiter Jump. <a href=\"http://www.bounceu.com/party-places-for-kids/oklahoma/tulsa/\">Help the kids work out their snow day wiggles by setting them loose on a variety of inflatable structures</a>. Just don\'t forget to bring extra socks. Admission is $6.95 per child. There\'s not much in terms of hours tomorrow - open bounce is 1:30-3pm - but with more schools canceling Friday classes, there\'s likely to be another bounce then, too.<br /><br /><b>Oklahoma Aquarium</b>, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks. <a href=\"http://www.okaquarium.org/index.php\">Come on in, kids, the water\'s fine</a>. With nearly 200 exhibits and thousands of fresh and salt water species (don\'t forget about the mammals), all completely and totally indoors, there\'s an entire day\'s worth of fun at the aquarium down by the river. Hours are 10am-6pm. Admission is $13.95 for adults, $9.95 for kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and under.<br /><br /><div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><b>Tulsa Children\'s Museum</b>, Tulsa Historical Society, 2445 S. Peoria Ave. If the kids are still home on Friday, load \'em up and head to Midtown to check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.tulsachildrensmuseum.org/\">TCM\'s first semi-permanent exhibit, Your House, My House</a>. Tulsa children will have an opportunity to fish from a house in Malaysia, prepare dinner from a house in Fiji and become mini architects as they design their own house with a drafting table, computer programs and examples of houses throughout Tulsa’s history. Hours are 10am-4pm on Friday. And guess what - it\'s free.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3827285653/\" title=\"Hardesty Regional Library by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Hardesty Regional Library\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3827285653_2ff003a0c1.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /></div><div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><b>Any Tulsa Library</b>. There\'s no bad time for a trip to the library (except for maybe on the way to the delivery room), but there\'s just something especially magical about the library on cold, blustery days.&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/\">Tulsa\'s library locations are chock full of books, of course</a>, but there are also shelves full of music, movies, magazines, newspapers from across the country, maps and, yes, more to peruse, and plenty of cozy nooks good for sorting your plunder. Know what could be extra fun? Hit the movie section on your way out, have the kids pick a few (our latest library movie rentals have been Bolt and Cars - there\'s not much at Redbox that you can\'t get at our libraries) and go home for a movie and popcorn party. Or, if you\'re teaching your kids how to find books in the library, start a scavenger hunt while you plop down next to a window with the latest copy of People. It all works.<br /></div><div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><br /></div><div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><b>Kaleidoscope Children\'s Museum</b>, 6202 S. Sheridan Road.&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.kaleidoscopecm.com/\">If you couldn\'t get your kids not to touch delicate pieces of art to save your life, Kaleidoscope just might be the place for you</a>. It\'s a hands-on kind of museum, with plenty of encouragement for your kids to do some learning about art and science. Who said a day off from school has to mean a day off from learning? Hours are 10am-3pm. Admission is $5, and kids under 2 get in free.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4088726372/\" title=\"Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/4088726372_f92e64370d.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /></div><div style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;\"><b>Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum</b>, 9 E. Broadway Street in Sand Springs. Peas and carrots, peanut butter and jelly, cheese and fries, kids and toys - they all go together. Rather than take the kids to the mall while they\'re out of school for yet more action figures,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://sandspringsok.org/category.php?cat=1004\">why not head to Sand Springs Museum for its latest exhibit, Classic Toys</a>? It features a variety of original and reproduction toys popular with children born between 1945 and 1980. It\'s high time your kids knew about the fixtures of your childhood. Hours are 10am-5pm. Admission is free.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4109884404/\" title=\"Philbrook Museum Gardens by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Philbrook Museum Gardens\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4109884404_291e7acc9c.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /><b>Philbrook Museum</b>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave. The museum is open, but you might want to stay out of the famous Philbrook gardens. Even so, there\'s tons to see at this Italiante villa-cum-art museum. And guess what? Kids under 18 get in free. <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/exhibitions/current/\">Here\'s what to see while you\'re there</a>. Hours Thursday are 10am-8pm and on Friday 10am-5pm. Admission is $7.50 for adults.<br /><br /><b>Gilcrease Museum</b>, 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road. One free-of-charge, world-class museum experience not enough for the kids this week? <a href=\"http://www.gilcrease.org/\">Head for the (Osage) hills and hit up Gilcrease Museum, a treasure trove of American art and history</a> - in fact, it\'s the largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West anywhere. Hours are 10am-5pm. Admission is $8 for adults.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3319910577/\" title=\"Gardner\'s Used Books and Comics by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Gardner\'s Used Books and Comics\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3319910577_e97c07b4af.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /><b>Gardner\'s Used Books</b>, 4221 S. Mingo Road. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-gardners-used.html\">Have I mentioned that I love this place? Yes?</a> Well, I\'m going to say it again. This is one of our favorite spots when the weather doesn\'t permit our craziness outdoors. There\'s plenty of space for young kids to toddle, tons of books, music, comics and toys to keep older kids busy, and no one really cares if your brood gets a little rambunctious. Plus, there are two great restaurants right next door, <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/study-in-burgers.html\">including Gatsby\'s Grill</a>. Yum.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/3374032945/\" title=\"Dilly Deli, 2nd and Elgin by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dilly Deli, 2nd and Elgin\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3374032945_ff38d9f5e7.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /><b>Lunch</b>. If while you\'re out and about when those little tummies start to growl, feel free to use my short list of indie lunch spots that are welcoming to young kids and their families (several of these even offer toys to keep the kids happy while the food\'s a cookin\'): <a href=\"http://www.joemommas.com/\">Joe Mommas downtown</a>&nbsp;(complete with old-school video games); <a href=\"http://cosmo-cafe.com/\">Cosmo Cafe on Brookside</a>; <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">Elote Cafe &amp; Catering</a>; <a href=\"http://brewburgertulsa.com/\">Brewburger</a>; <a href=\"http://www.crustycroissant.com/\">Crusty Croissant</a>; <a href=\"http://www.dillydelitulsa.com/\">Dilly Deli</a>; <a href=\"http://www.kupcakz.com/\">Kupcakz</a> (maybe for dessert - or, if you\'re like me, maybe for lunch); <a href=\"http://www.brookrestaurant.com/\">The Brook</a> (both Midtown and South); and&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.hideawaypizza.com/\">Hideaway Pizza</a>.<br /><br />What are you and the kids planning to do together tomorrow?<br /></div>','The Kids Are Home. Now What?','','inherit','open','open','','421-revision','','','2010-01-07 04:54:00','2010-01-07 04:54:00','',421,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/01/421-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3767,1,'2009-12-21 19:16:00','2009-12-21 19:16:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4167178728/\" title=\"TDT on 2HD Midday by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"TDT on 2HD Midday\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4167178728_a9794e1499.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />I was on <a href=\"http://kjrh.com/\">the Midday Show with Channel 2</a> and <a href=\"http://Ttownmoms.com/\">Ttownmoms.com</a> this morning talking about last-minute gifts that, rather than fling your hard-earned dollars into the economic ether or into the pockets of some corporate hot shot 1,000 miles away, are friendly to the local economy. <br /><br />In case you missed the segment, here\'s what we covered.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><br /><b>For the Kiddos:</b><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2635/4145938970_ba07532a96.jpg\" /><br /></div><br /><br /><ul><li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-philbrook-gift.html\">Anything from the Philbrook Museum Store</a> (any price range)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-best-tulsa.html\">Yearly memberships to local museums</a> (roughly the price of a nice dinner out)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-abc-in-tulsa.html\">ABC in Tulsa, by Robin Segal</a> ($12.95, Steve\'s Sundry)</li></ul><br /><br /><b>For Moms:</b> <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4151193705/\" title=\"Tulsa Snow Globe by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Tulsa Snow Globe\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4151193705_5ebfd59350.jpg\" width=\"333\" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><ul><li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-tulsa-snow-globe.html\">Tulsa Snow Globe</a> ($45, Tulsa Metro Chamber)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-tulsa-t-shirt.html\">I Heart Tulsa Shirt</a> ($20, Dwelling Spaces)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.tulsawine.com/\">Tulsa Deco Wine</a> ($18-20, various area liquor stores)</li></ul><br /><br /><b>For Dads:</b> <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/4189340838_0ff993fce8.jpg\" /><br /></div><br /><br /><ul><li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-original-man.html\">The Original Man Candle</a> ($10.95, The Gadget Company)</li><li><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-cigar-box_16.html\">Cigar gift sets</a> ($35-89, The Cigar Box)</li><li><a href=\"http://marshallbrewing.com/\">Marshall Beer</a> (now available in 12-oz. bottles; various area liquor stores)</li></ul><br /><br />Remember, folks: For every $100 spent in locally owned, indie stores, $68 returns to the community via taxes, payroll and other expenditures.  If that same $100 is spend with a national chain, just $43 returns. If the money is spent online, we\'ll never see any of it again (<a href=\"http://www.the350project.net/home.html\">per the Civic Economics 2008 study, via The 3/50 Project</a>).<br /><br />Please keep this in mind as you make your final selections for Christmas this year. Tulsa will thank you by being an even better place to shop for gifts next holiday season.','Last-Minute Local Gift Ideas','','inherit','open','open','','402-revision','','','2009-12-21 19:16:00','2009-12-21 19:16:00','',402,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/402-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3768,1,'2010-11-17 14:46:11','2010-11-17 19:46:11','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191734804/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/4191734804_3a79019a8a.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\nAh - there\'s nothing quite like a cigar on a crisp winter evening.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->\n[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4190974141/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4190974141_edd444bccf.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nGood thing there\'s now three locations of my favorite Tulsa-area cigar shop and bar, <a href=\"http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/\">The Cigar Box</a>, for all your smoking and scotch-drinking needs.\n\nThe original location at <a href=\"http://www.riverwalkcrossing.com/\">RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks</a> grew to the point that last year, the two local families that own the store branched out to Stonewood in Broken Arrow - you know, the shopping complex where <a href=\"http://basspro.com/\">Bass Pro</a> is located. Then this year, the families moved in on Cherry Street in midtown.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191734664/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/4191734664_eaaaf276b1.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n\nSo basically, it\'s cigars for everyone, everywhere. \n\nWhile smoking a cigar by oneself on the back porch with a glass of something stiff is about the most peaceful thing one could do in this life, stogies are best enjoyed with others.\n\nIf you don\'t know anyone who smokes cigars, where\'s what you do: Buy \'em a gift set. Invite \'em outside and offer a light. Before long, you\'ll have your very own a cigar smoking buddy for those special occasions - a holiday party, New Years Eve or in the event of good news.\n\nNot sure for what gift set to spring? Here are a few ideas:\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191734988/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4191734988_ce4db5a265.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nMmm...Macanudo.\n\nSay it out loud. MACANUDO! Feels nice, doesn\'t it? This cigars are nice, too - mild and smooth, great for the occasional smoker.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4190974481/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/4190974481_25e3312a1e.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4190974367/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2572/4190974367_f93bf62018.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n\nMONTECRISTO! I just love how the cigar world is full of fun names.\n\nSee how mature blogging has made me?\n\nFor you higher-rollers are these little numbers from Padron.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191735184/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4191735184_081f2b6d80.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nLovely. PADRON!\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191735526/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/4191735526_b02da33bdd.jpg\" alt=\"The Cigar Box\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n\nThere\'s no harm in giving the ultimate gift of manliness (or, in the case of us girls who enjoy a cigar from time to time, smokin\' hot ladyness) this Christmas. That is, as long as the person for whom the cigars are intended doesn\'t take to them like <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigar\">Ulysses S. Grant or Sigmund Freud</a>. \"For special occasions\" doesn\'t exactly mean 12-20 of these babies per day.\n\nThat is, after all, what Christmas cookies are for - consumption in mass quantities, all inhibitions barred.\n\n<strong>The Cigar Box</strong>\nRiverWalk Crossing in Jenks\n(918) 299-7110\nThe Village at Stonewood Hills in Broken Arrow\n(918) 355-0008\nCherry Street\n(918) \n<a href=\"mailto:info@cigarboxtulsa.com\">info@cigarboxtulsa.com</a>\n<a href=\"http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/\">http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/</a>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>','TDT Holiday Gift Guide: The Cigar Box','Ah - there\'s nothing quite like a cigar on a crisp winter evening.','inherit','open','open','','396-autosave','','','2010-11-17 14:46:11','2010-11-17 19:46:11','',396,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/396-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3769,1,'2009-12-17 03:50:00','2009-12-17 03:50:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191734804/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/4191734804_3a79019a8a.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Ah - there\'s nothing quite like a cigar on a crisp winter evening.<br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4190974141/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4190974141_edd444bccf.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Good thing there\'s now two locations of my favorite Tulsa-area cigar shop and bar, <a href=\"http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/\">The Cigar Box</a>, for all your smoking and scotch-drinking needs.<br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">The original location at <a href=\"http://www.riverwalkcrossing.com/\">RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks</a> grew to the point that earlier this year, the two local families that own the store branched out to Stonewood in Broken Arrow - you know, the shopping complex where <a href=\"http://basspro.com/\">Bass Pro</a> is located.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191734664/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/4191734664_eaaaf276b1.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">While smoking a cigar by oneself on the back porch with a glass of something stiff is about the most peaceful thing one could do in this life, stogies are best enjoyed with others.<br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">If you don\'t know anyone who smokes cigars, where\'s what you do: Buy \'em a gift set. Invite \'em outside and offer a light. Before long, you\'ll have your very own a cigar smoking buddy for those special occasions - a holiday party, New Years Eve or in the event of good news.<br /><br />Not sure for what gift set to spring? Here are a few ideas: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191734988/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4191734988_ce4db5a265.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />Mmm...Macanudo.<br /><br />Say it out loud. MACANUDO! Feels nice, doesn\'t it? This cigars are nice, too - mild and smooth, great for the occasional smoker. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4190974481/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/4190974481_25e3312a1e.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4190974367/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2572/4190974367_f93bf62018.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: left;\">MONTECRISTO! I just love how the cigar world is full of fun names.<br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">See how mature blogging has made me?<br /><br />For you higher-rollers are these little numbers from Padron. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191735184/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4191735184_081f2b6d80.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />Lovely. PADRON!<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191735526/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/4191735526_b02da33bdd.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />By the way, anyone who buys $25 worth of goodies at either location of The Cigar Box right now gets something cool for free. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191734528/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4191734528_8dd72678d1.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />What this means exactly is, at you check out you\'re handed a sealed envelope, the announcement of your prize concealed inside. If you can manage not to open that envelope <i>and</i> remember to bring it back before Jan. 5, you get the prize hidden in your envelope. <br /><br />Still, the possible free stuff is all good, ranging from a Cigar Box t-shirt to a large CAO Lx2 Humidor. <br /><br />A free party at The Cigar Box wouldn\'t be so bar, either. Behold the swank: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4191735618/\" title=\"The Cigar Box by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Cigar Box\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4191735618_30ccd3e27f.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />There\'s no harm in giving the ultimate gift of manliness (or, in the case of us girls who enjoy a cigar from time to time, smokin\' hot ladyness) this Christmas. That is, as long as the person for whom the cigars are intended doesn\'t take to them like <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigar\">Ulysses S. Grant or Sigmund Freud</a>. \"For special occasions\" doesn\'t exactly mean 12-20 of these babies per day.<br /><br />That is, after all, what Christmas cookies are for - consumption in mass quantities.<br /><br /><b>The Cigar Box</b><br />RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks<br />(918) 299-7110<br />The Village at Stonewood Hills in Broken Arrow<br />(918) 355-0008<br /><a href=\"mailto:info@cigarboxtulsa.com\">info@cigarboxtulsa.com</a><br /><a href=\"http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/\">http://www.cigarboxtulsa.com/</a><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" href=\"http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/802d1159-e815-4ace-b728-523978dab3de/\" title=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\"><img alt=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=802d1159-e815-4ace-b728-523978dab3de\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" /></a><script defer=\"defer\" src=\"http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js\" type=\"text/javascript\"></script><br /></div>','TDT Holiday Gift Guide: The Cigar Box','','inherit','open','open','','396-revision','','','2009-12-17 03:50:00','2009-12-17 03:50:00','',396,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/396-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3771,1,'2010-11-17 15:04:32','2010-11-17 20:04:32','<a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189340838/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/4189340838_0ff993fce8.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nIn the world of thoughtless Christmas gifts, second only to a smelly bottle of lotion from a certain store in the mall that rhymes with rath rand rody rooks is the ho-hum smelly candle.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\nI love candles as much as the next girl. But, to me, they\'re like shoes - one buys candles and footwear for oneself, not for others, unless a very specific and detailed request has been made. I don\'t want anyone else deciding how my home or my office or my armpits will smell but me, just like I wouldn\'t want anyone else deciding what\'s going to pinch and blister my feet. I prefer to inflict my foot pain and artificial smellyness all on my own, thank you very much.\n\nEvery now and then, though, comes an exception to this cardinal rule of gift giving.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579345/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4188579345_4b99577674.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nThese, my friends, are candles by <a href=\"http://www.originalmancandle.com/\"><strong>Original Man Candle</strong>, a Broken Arrow-based candle company that specializes in the quintessential manly scents of our time</a>. \n\nI found them at <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">The Gadget Company</a>, a Tulsa retailer specializing in all things manly, from custom knives to optics to outdoor cooking supplies, for more than 20 years.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579233/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4188579233_2fd99fd6ae.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nThe Original Man Candle comes in 12 scents: Pot Roast, Cup O\' Joe, French Fry, Draft Beer, Golf Course, Garage, Fishing Dock, Football, Freedom (Apple Pie), Sawdust, Bacon and Fart.\n\nYes, Fart. A fart-scented candle. It exists. It\'s out there. You can stop wondering about it now.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579561/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4188579561_6b61a57ae9.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\n\"Ever had three egg burritos and then hit the treadmill?\" I couldn\'t have described the smell of the Fart candle any more perfectly than that, a blurb I found on <a href=\"http://originalmancandle.com/\">the Original Man Candle Web site</a>.\n\nThis candle, it has The Power, folks. The odor of that expertly blended fart hung in my nose for a good half-hour after I shoved it back onto the shelf. Even my two-year-old was revolted: \"Shoo-wee!\"\n\nExcellent work, OMC. I can\'t imagine what your dedication to the perfection of this candle must have cost you, both in terms of olfactory functionality and emotional well-being. \n\nTulsans, if you\'re looking for a gift that packs some serious punch (as in, a serious punch right to the schnoz), this most definitely is it.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579233/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4188579233_2fd99fd6ae.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nThe Pot Roast scent is what put OMC on the map according to its Web site. After all, \"what other candle can you think of that melts its own gravy?\"\n\nWhile several of these candles are clearly meant as novelty items, some of them smelled good enough to please both males and us females. The Freedom (Apple Pie) candle smells like my grandma\'s kitchen when she\'s got a Granny Smith pie in the oven. The Draft Beer candle smells rich and sweet, almost like vanilla. The Sawdust candle caused me to consider breaking out the pencil sharpener at home and getting my husband\'s pencils ready for next semester to, you know, help him out, do him a favor. \n\nThe Fishing Dock OMC smells like the fall morning my husband drove me and my six-month-pregnant belly to Keystone Lake for my first shot at fishing. The Garage candle smells like the garage in the house where I grew up, when my dad was working to restore a 1948 GMC pickup. I don\'t know if the Golf Course candle actually smells like a golf course - please don\'t hurt me, I\'m not a golfer - but it does smell rich and sweet like mowed grass.\n\nAt $10.95 these smelly suckers not only support two local businesses with one purchase, but they\'re also sure to be the talk of the party come this Christmas. Everyone will oooh and aaaah about what a thoughtful and clever shopper you are, how funny you are, how pretty and/or handsome you are, how everyone should strive to be more like you.\n\nThat\'s a far cry from what everyone will think when they open yet another jelly-of-the-month membership card from you this year. Or, worse, another smelly lotion gift set. \n\nHere\'s some other cool stuff available for your gifting pleasure at The Gadget Company:\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341938/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/4189341938_d134a7468a_o.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" /></a></div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341738/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/4189341738_e8dc02e28c.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341400/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/4189341400_e5d6aeefa9.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n\nThose babies can keep ice from melting FOR FIVE DAYS. For reals.\n\nHere\'s yet another affordable gift idea:\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341150/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/4189341150_35607f7be6.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579697/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/4188579697_371fbbf9d7.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nThese even come with an extra strip of Duct tape in case you get too Xtreme and open a gnarly gash in your billfold. Dude.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188578891/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/4188578891_8f2b8e9585.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189340394/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4189340394_caae17d113.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n\nShield the eyes of the young for this one:\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341596/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4189341596_2d47d4ea02.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a></div>\n\nThe Gadget Company is, needless to say, my husband\'s favorite place to go to buy rugged, manly, guy stuff, including extracurricular reading material. It\'s a fun place to stop in and chat, too - the sales staff is always friendly.\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188578775/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/4188578775_55693a4b75.jpg\" alt=\"The Gadget Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\n\nLadies, it\'s okay if you sneak off to The Gadget Company without a dude to accompany you, or even without one in mind. I won\'t tell anyone. \n\nBecause If I did, I\'d be outing myself, too.\n\n<strong>The Gadget Company</strong>\n104 E. 15th Street\n(918) 749-9963\nMonday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm; Saturday, 10am-3pm\n<a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/</a>','TDT Holiday Gift Guide: The Original Man Candle','','inherit','open','open','','394-autosave','','','2010-11-17 15:04:32','2010-11-17 20:04:32','',394,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/394-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3772,1,'2009-12-16 04:00:00','2009-12-16 04:00:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189340838/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/4189340838_0ff993fce8.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />In the world of thoughtless Christmas gifts, second only to a smelly bottle of lotion (unless, of course, it\'s your favorite smelly lotion) is the ho-hum candle. <br /><br /><br /><a name=\'more\'></a>I love candles as much as the next girl. But, to me, they\'re like shoes - one buys candles and footwear for oneself, not for others, unless a very specific and detailed request has been made. I don\'t want anyone else deciding how my home or my office will smell but me, just like I wouldn\'t want anyone else deciding what\'s going to pinch and blister my feet. I prefer to inflict my foot pain and my artificial smells on myself on my own, thank you very much. <br /><br />Every now and then, though, comes an exception to this cardinal rule of gift giving. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579345/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4188579345_4b99577674.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />These, my friends, are candles by <a href=\"http://www.originalmancandle.com/\"><b>Original Man Candle</b>, a Broken Arrow-based candle company that specializes in the quintessential manly scents of our time</a>. I found them at <a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">The Gadget Company</a>, a Tulsa retailer specializing in all things manly, from custom knives to optics to outdoor cooking supplies, for more than 20 years. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579233/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4188579233_2fd99fd6ae.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />The Original Man Candle comes in 12 scents: Pot Roast, Cup O\' Joe, French Fry, Draft Beer, Golf Course, Garage, Fishing Dock, Football, Freedom (Apple Pie), Sawdust, Bacon and Fart.<br /><br />Yes, Fart. A fart-scented candle. It exists. It\'s out there. You can stop wondering.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579561/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4188579561_6b61a57ae9.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />\"Ever had three egg burritos and then hit the treadmill?\" I couldn\'t have described the smell of the Fart candle any more perfectly than that, a blurb I found on <a href=\"http://originalmancandle.com/\">the Original Man Candle Web site</a>.<br /><br />This candle, it has The Power, folks. The odor of that expertly blended fart hung in my nose for a good half-hour after I shoved it back onto the shelf. Even my two-year-old was revolted: \"Shoo-wee!\"<br /><br />Excellent work, OMC. I can\'t imagine what your dedication to the perfection of this candle must have cost you, both in terms of olfactory functionality and emotional well-being. Tulsans, if you\'re looking for a gift that packs some serious punch (as in, a serious punch right to the schnoz), well, this is it.<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579233/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4188579233_2fd99fd6ae.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />The Pot Roast scent is what put OMC on the map, according to its Web site. After all, \"what other candle can you think of that melts its own gravy?\" Indeed, indeed.<br /><br />While several of these candles are clearly meant as novelty items, some of them smelled good enough to please both the males and the females among us. The Freedom (Apple Pie) candle smells like my grandma\'s kitchen when she\'s got a Granny Smith pie in the oven. The Draft Beer candle smells rich and sweet, almost like vanilla. The Sawdust candle caused me to consider breaking out the pencil sharpener at home and getting my husband\'s pencils ready for next semester to, you know, help him out, do him a favor.<br /><br />You know how chocolate candles never, ever actually smell like chocolate? Well, the Fishing Dock OMC actually smells like the fall morning my husband drove me and my six-month-pregnant belly to Keystone Lake for my first shot at fishing. The Garage candle smells like the garage at the house where I grew up, when my dad was working to restore a 1948 GMC pickup. I don\'t know if the Golf Course candle actually smells like a golf course, but it does smell rich and sweet like mowed grass.<br /><br />At $10.95, these smelly suckers not only support two local businesses, they\'re also sure to be the talk of the party come this Christmas. Everyone will oooh and aaaah about what a thoughtful and clever shopper you are, how funny you are, how everyone should strive to be more like you.<br /><br />That\'s a far cry from what everyone will think when they open yet another ice scraper/windshield de-icer kit from you this year.<br /><br />Actually, I think that wouldn\'t be a bad gift in the minds of some of you more practical folk out there. Forget I said that.<br /><br />Here\'s some other cool stuff available for your gifting pleasure at The Gadget Company:<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341938/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"300\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/4189341938_d134a7468a_o.jpg\" width=\"400\" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341738/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/4189341738_e8dc02e28c.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341400/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/4189341400_e5d6aeefa9.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />Those babies can keep ice from melting FOR FIVE DAYS. Incredible. <br /><br />Here\'s yet another affordable gift idea: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341150/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/4189341150_35607f7be6.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188579697/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/4188579697_371fbbf9d7.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />These even come with an extra strip of Duct tape in case you get too Xtreme and open a gnarly gash in your billfold. Or something. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188578891/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/4188578891_8f2b8e9585.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189340394/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4189340394_caae17d113.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />Shield the eyes of the young for this one: <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4189341596/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4189341596_2d47d4ea02.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a><br /></div><br />The Gadget Company is, needless to say, my husband\'s favorite place to go to buy rugged, manly guy stuff, including extracurricular reading material. It\'s a fun place to stop in and chat, too - the sales staff is always friendly. <br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4188578775/\" title=\"The Gadget Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"The Gadget Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/4188578775_55693a4b75.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a><br /></div><br />Ladies, it\'s okay if you sneak off to The Gadget Company without a dude to accompany you, or even with one in mind. I won\'t tell anyone. If I did, I\'d be outing myself, too.<br /><br /><b>The Gadget Company</b><br />104 E. 15th Street<br />(918) 749-9963<br />Monday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm; Saturday, 10am-3pm<br /><a href=\"http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/\">http://www.thegadgetcompany.com/</a>','TDT Holiday Gift Guide: The Original Man Candle','','inherit','open','open','','394-revision','','','2009-12-16 04:00:00','2009-12-16 04:00:00','',394,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/394-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3773,1,'2010-11-17 17:36:27','2010-11-17 22:36:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me - just use the plain yellow ones in your father\'s desk, she\'d say - but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who are veteran online shoppers and just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered straight to your door in pretty boxes. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','publish','open','open','','this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa','','','2010-11-17 18:00:24','2010-11-17 23:00:24','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=3773',0,'post','',3),(3774,1,'2010-11-17 16:35:42','2010-11-17 21:35:42','','Auto Draft','','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision','','','2010-11-17 16:35:42','2010-11-17 21:35:42','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3775,1,'2010-11-17 17:34:09','2010-11-17 22:34:09','','Dwelling Spaces','','inherit','open','open','','dsc08083','','','2010-11-17 17:34:09','2010-11-17 22:34:09','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3776,1,'2010-11-17 17:36:16','2010-11-17 22:36:16','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3775\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\n\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\n\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\n\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\n\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\n\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\n\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\n\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\n\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\n\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\n\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\n\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\n\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\n\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-2','','','2010-11-17 17:36:16','2010-11-17 22:36:16','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3777,1,'2010-11-17 17:36:27','2010-11-17 22:36:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3775\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-3','','','2010-11-17 17:36:27','2010-11-17 22:36:27','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(3778,1,'2010-11-17 17:36:27','2010-11-17 22:36:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-4','','','2010-11-17 17:36:27','2010-11-17 22:36:27','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(3779,1,'2010-11-17 17:37:02','2010-11-17 22:37:02','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-5','','','2010-11-17 17:37:02','2010-11-17 22:37:02','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(3780,1,'2010-11-17 17:37:02','2010-11-17 22:37:02','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-6','','','2010-11-17 17:37:02','2010-11-17 22:37:02','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(3781,1,'2010-11-17 17:37:43','2010-11-17 22:37:43','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-7','','','2010-11-17 17:37:43','2010-11-17 22:37:43','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(3782,1,'2010-11-17 17:38:46','2010-11-17 22:38:46','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\n\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\n\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\n\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\n\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\n\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\n\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\n\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\n\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\n\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\n\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\n\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\n\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\n\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\n\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-autosave','','','2010-11-17 17:38:46','2010-11-17 22:38:46','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3783,1,'2010-11-17 17:37:43','2010-11-17 22:37:43','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-8','','','2010-11-17 17:37:43','2010-11-17 22:37:43','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (3784,1,'2010-11-17 17:38:53','2010-11-17 22:38:53','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-9','','','2010-11-17 17:38:53','2010-11-17 22:38:53','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(3785,1,'2010-11-17 17:38:53','2010-11-17 22:38:53','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limit counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-10','','','2010-11-17 17:38:53','2010-11-17 22:38:53','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(3786,1,'2010-11-17 17:39:29','2010-11-17 22:39:29','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-11','','','2010-11-17 17:39:29','2010-11-17 22:39:29','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(3787,1,'2010-11-17 17:39:29','2010-11-17 22:39:29','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-12','','','2010-11-17 17:39:29','2010-11-17 22:39:29','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(3788,1,'2010-11-17 17:40:09','2010-11-17 22:40:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-13','','','2010-11-17 17:40:09','2010-11-17 22:40:09','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(3789,1,'2010-11-17 17:40:09','2010-11-17 22:40:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid lost in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I want but I don\'t know where to go to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entite that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-14','','','2010-11-17 17:40:09','2010-11-17 22:40:09','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(3790,1,'2010-11-17 17:43:00','2010-11-17 22:43:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-15','','','2010-11-17 17:43:00','2010-11-17 22:43:00','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(3791,1,'2010-11-17 17:43:00','2010-11-17 22:43:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-16','','','2010-11-17 17:43:00','2010-11-17 22:43:00','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(3792,1,'2010-11-17 17:49:44','2010-11-17 22:49:44','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-17','','','2010-11-17 17:49:44','2010-11-17 22:49:44','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(3793,1,'2010-11-17 17:49:44','2010-11-17 22:49:44','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find little Tulsa-centric somethings for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-18','','','2010-11-17 17:49:44','2010-11-17 22:49:44','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(3794,1,'2010-11-17 17:51:17','2010-11-17 22:51:17','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-19','','','2010-11-17 17:51:17','2010-11-17 22:51:17','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(3795,1,'2010-11-17 17:51:17','2010-11-17 22:51:17','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac on Tuesdays at lunch to the neighbors dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-20','','','2010-11-17 17:51:17','2010-11-17 22:51:17','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(3796,1,'2010-11-17 17:52:04','2010-11-17 22:52:04','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-21','','','2010-11-17 17:52:04','2010-11-17 22:52:04','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(3797,1,'2010-11-17 17:52:04','2010-11-17 22:52:04','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-22','','','2010-11-17 17:52:04','2010-11-17 22:52:04','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(3798,1,'2010-11-17 17:54:13','2010-11-17 22:54:13','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, - just use the plain yellow in your father\'s desk, she\'d say - but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-23','','','2010-11-17 17:54:13','2010-11-17 22:54:13','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(3799,1,'2010-11-17 17:54:14','2010-11-17 22:54:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, - just use the plain yellow in your father\'s desk, she\'d say - but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-24','','','2010-11-17 17:54:14','2010-11-17 22:54:14','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(3802,1,'2010-11-17 18:00:24','2010-11-17 23:00:24','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me - just use the plain yellow ones in your father\'s desk, she\'d say - but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who are veteran online shoppers and just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered straight to your door in pretty boxes. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-27','','','2010-11-17 18:00:24','2010-11-17 23:00:24','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(3800,1,'2010-11-17 17:54:26','2010-11-17 22:54:26','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, - just use the plain yellow ones in your father\'s desk, she\'d say - but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-25','','','2010-11-17 17:54:26','2010-11-17 22:54:26','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(3801,1,'2010-11-17 17:54:26','2010-11-17 22:54:26','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/this-holiday-season-shop-tulsa/dsc08083/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" title=\"Dwelling Spaces\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC08083.jpg\" alt=\"Dwelling Spaces\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFor the second time ever here at TashaDoesTulsa.com, coverage of things to do in this city during November and December will be peppered with un-sucky, hyper-local ways to spend your holiday gift money. It\'s a part of a little thing called the TDT Holiday Gift Guide.\r\n\r\nI\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why the whole shop local thing is so important</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you like lights on your highways and police on your streets, you should probably watch it now.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"496\" height=\"304\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/8IVqdk2sPOQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object></p>\r\n\r\nSo when you give a gift that\'s purchased in Tulsa - and yes, any gift that\'s purchased within the city limits counts, even if it\'s a pink Snuggie for Grandma that you found on sale at the Wal-Mart at 71st and Memorial - you\'re also giving the gift of better public services and safety to the people of Tulsa.\r\n\r\nAnd as much as we\'ve been complaining about them lately, Lord knows we Tulsans could use a shot in the arm in the public services and safety departments.\r\n\r\nI\'ll be the first to admit that when you\'re not in the habit of shopping local, the transition can leave you feeling like a little kid who has lost his mom in the middle of a crowded mall. It\'s that \"I know what I\'m looking for but I don\'t know where to get it and I\'m cold and alone and I kinda have to pee\" sort of feeling. It\'s not an enjoyable sensation, to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhile there\'s no Amazon.com-like entity that puts all the gift shopping that\'s available to you within the city limits in one spot and at one time and accessible from that cushy new mousepad of yours, you have a pretty good chance of getting a good lay of the land if you start hanging around here at TDT and at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nShopTulsa looks to help you connect with stores and products that can be found within the Tulsa city limits - we\'re talking everything from Black Optical on Brookside to Walgreens at 31st and Garnett. If buying a gift there will help to light our highways at night, you\'ll find it at ShopTulsa.org.\r\n\r\nHere at TDT you\'re going to find the showcase of must-have gifts available at Tulsa\'s locally owned shops and boutiques that you\'ve come to expect out of this crazy little corner of the web. Expect to find  Tulsa-centric stuff  for everyone, from that cousin of yours with the t-shirt addiction to the boss who drinks $2,500 Cognac for lunch on Tuesdays to the neighbors\' dog that once ate an entire bag of dryer lint out of your garbage can.\r\n\r\nMy advice? You\'ll definitely want to get something nice for the dog.\r\n\r\nYou\'ll also find hyper-local gift lists curated by local celebrities here at TDT. And that\'s a little something you\'re not gonna be able to find anywhere else, mostly because I made the celebrity curators sign on lots of dotted lines that I drew on a series of Post-It notes.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored kind. In the swirl shape. Those are so cool. Of course, my mother would never buy them for me, - just use the plain yellow ones in your father\'s desk, she\'d say - but that\'s another story for another day.\r\n\r\nWanna know something else you\'re gonna find here at TDT during the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide season? A special deal for those of you who just can\'t get excited about driving anywhere or shopping in an actual store. A special deal for those of you who like things delivered in pretty boxes straight to your door. A special deal for those of you who have always had kind of a thing for the delivery guy/gal.\r\n\r\nYou know who you are. And let me just tell you, this is a special deal to get excited about.\r\n\r\nBut I can\'t give you the details now. You\'ll just have to get your shopping money ready and stay tuned for more.','This Holiday Season, Shop Tulsa','I\'m often asked why I harp on this shop local thing all the time. I have lots of reasons, but I haven\'t yet been able to package them like they are in this video released today by <a href=\"http://www.shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa, a movement that is taking hold in this city in an effort to highlight why this shop local thing is so important</a>.','inherit','open','open','','3773-revision-26','','','2010-11-17 17:54:26','2010-11-17 22:54:26','',3773,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3773-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(4726,1,'2010-12-22 16:17:22','2010-12-22 21:17:22','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1314\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/wolfgang-puck-bistro-concept-lured-to-brookside-tulsa/dsc_0817/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1314\" title=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0817-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanks to the restaurateur whose projects include <a href=\"http://www.eatfullmoon.com/\">Full Moon Cafe</a>, Jewel Lounge and <a href=\"http://www.intherawsushi.com/\">In the Raw On the Hill</a> in Tulsa and <a href=\"http://www.skkybar.com/\">SkkyBar Ultra Lounge</a> and <a href=\"http://www.buddhatao.com/\">Buddha Tao Asian Bistro</a> in Oklahoma City, the Brookside corner that formerly housed a Delta Cafe is now home to the newest concept out of Wolfgang Puck Worldwide Inc.: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tulsa-OK/Wolfgang-Puck-Bistro-Tulsa/134072373272601\">Wolfgang Puck Bistro</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/industry_article.asp?cID=i&amp;aID=92679756.7382907.669929.8509659.1295786.881&amp;aID2=51524\">Get the full scoop from the in the latest edition of the Food Page in this week\'s Tulsa Business Journal</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wolfgang Puck Bistro</strong>\r\n3330 S. Peoria Ave.\r\n(918) 292-8585\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1537336/restaurant/Brookside/Wolfgang-Puck-Bistro-Tulsa-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1537336/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro - Tulsa on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Celebrity chef\'s prototype concept lured to Brookside','Wolfgang Puck Bistro quietly opened for its first dinner service at 3330 S. Peoria Ave. on July 16, 2010.','inherit','open','open','','1313-revision-4','','','2010-12-22 16:17:22','2010-12-22 21:17:22','',1313,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/1313-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4727,1,'2010-12-22 16:16:09','2010-12-22 21:16:09','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3039\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/wolfgang-puck-bistro-brookside/dsc_0813/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3039\" title=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_0813.jpg\" alt=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have a confession to make: Last Wednesday night, I went to dinner with another man.\r\n\r\nAnd that man was Wolfgang Puck.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://okmag.com/index.cfm?id=13&amp;homepageID=118\">Here\'s the Web exclusive I put together for Oklahoma Magazine</a> from our conversation at the new Wolfgang Puck Bistro, right here in Tulsa on Brookside. And don\'t miss the killer photos of Puck by <a href=\"http://www.jeremycharles.com/\">Tulsa photographer Jeremy Charles</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wolfgang Puck Bistro</strong>\r\n3330 S. Peoria Ave.\r\n(918) 292-8585\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1537336/restaurant/Brookside/Wolfgang-Puck-Bistro-Tulsa-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1537336/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro - Tulsa on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','Dinner with Puck','I have a confession to make: Last Wednesday night, I went to dinner with another man. And that man was Wolfgang Puck. ','inherit','open','open','','3038-revision-9','','','2010-12-22 16:16:09','2010-12-22 21:16:09','',3038,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/3038-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(4728,1,'2010-12-22 16:17:56','2010-12-22 21:17:56','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3039\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/wolfgang-puck-bistro-brookside/dsc_0813/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3039\" title=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_0813.jpg\" alt=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have a confession to make: Last Wednesday night, I went to dinner with another man.\r\n\r\nAnd that man was Wolfgang Puck.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://okmag.com/index.cfm?id=13&amp;homepageID=118\">Here\'s the Web exclusive I put together for Oklahoma Magazine</a> from our conversation at the new Wolfgang Puck Bistro, right here in Tulsa on Brookside. And don\'t miss the killer photos of Puck by <a href=\"http://www.jeremycharles.com/\">Tulsa photographer Jeremy Charles</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Wolfgang Puck Bistro</strong>\r\n3330 S. Peoria Ave.\r\n(918) 292-8585\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1537336/restaurant/Brookside/Wolfgang-Puck-Bistro-Tulsa-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 130px; height: 36px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1537336/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Wolfgang Puck Bistro - Tulsa on Urbanspoon\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Dinner with Puck','I have a confession to make: Last Wednesday night, I went to dinner with another man. And that man was Wolfgang Puck. ','inherit','open','open','','3038-revision-10','','','2010-12-22 16:17:56','2010-12-22 21:17:56','',3038,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/3038-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(3807,1,'2010-11-18 11:59:47','2010-11-18 17:59:47','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3808\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/tulsa-kids-day-out-garden-glow/gardenglow/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3808\" title=\"Garden Glow\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GardenGlow-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Glow\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYes, I know I\'ve posted two weeks in a row about <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum</a> events here in the Tulsa Kids Day Out segment, but darn it, those Philbrook people just really know how to throw a party. They\'ve really earned their ups, my friends.\r\n\r\nReady to know what all the fuss is about with this week\'s pick for what to do with your kids in Tulsa? Great! <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-garden-glow\">Now get on over to my blog at TulsaKids.com and get the scoop</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Garden Glow','Philbrook Museum\'s Garden Glow is one of the most beautiful, exciting holiday events in Tulsa. Get the details on when and where to be here. ','private','open','open','','tulsa-kids-day-out-garden-glow','','','2011-07-10 11:46:23','2011-07-10 17:46:23','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=3807',0,'post','',0),(3808,1,'2010-11-18 11:56:16','2010-11-18 16:56:16','','Garden Glow','','inherit','open','open','','gardenglow','','','2010-11-18 11:56:16','2010-11-18 16:56:16','',3807,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GardenGlow.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3809,1,'2010-11-18 11:58:04','2010-11-18 16:58:04','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3808\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3808\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GardenGlow-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Glow\" title=\"Garden Glow\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3808\" /></a>\n\nYes, I know I\'ve posted two weeks in a row about <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum</a> events here in the Tulsa Kids Day Out segment, but darn it, those Philbrook people just really know how to throw a party. They\'ve really earned their ups, my friends.\n\nReady to know what all the fuss is about with this week\'s pick for what to do with your kids in Tulsa? Great! <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-garden-glow\">Now get on over to my blog at TulsaKids.com and get the scoop</a>.','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Garden Glow','','inherit','open','open','','3807-revision','','','2010-11-18 11:58:04','2010-11-18 16:58:04','',3807,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3807-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(3810,1,'2010-11-18 11:59:47','2010-11-18 16:59:47','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3808\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=3808\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3808\" title=\"Garden Glow\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GardenGlow-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Glow\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYes, I know I\'ve posted two weeks in a row about <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum</a> events here in the Tulsa Kids Day Out segment, but darn it, those Philbrook people just really know how to throw a party. They\'ve really earned their ups, my friends.\r\n\r\nReady to know what all the fuss is about with this week\'s pick for what to do with your kids in Tulsa? Great! <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-garden-glow\">Now get on over to my blog at TulsaKids.com and get the scoop</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Garden Glow','Philbrook Museum\'s Garden Glow is one of the most beautiful, exciting holiday events in Tulsa. Get the details on when and where to be here. ','inherit','open','open','','3807-revision-2','','','2010-11-18 11:59:47','2010-11-18 16:59:47','',3807,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3807-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(3811,1,'2010-11-18 12:00:57','2010-11-18 17:00:57','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3808\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/tulsa-kids-day-out-garden-glow/gardenglow/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3808\" title=\"Garden Glow\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/GardenGlow-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Glow\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\n\nYes, I know I\'ve posted two weeks in a row about <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum</a> events here in the Tulsa Kids Day Out segment, but darn it, those Philbrook people just really know how to throw a party. They\'ve really earned their ups, my friends.\n\nReady to know what all the fuss is about with this week\'s pick for what to do with your kids in Tulsa? Great! <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-garden-glow\">Now get on over to my blog at TulsaKids.com and get the scoop</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Garden Glow','Philbrook Museum\'s Garden Glow is one of the most beautiful, exciting holiday events in Tulsa. Get the details on when and where to be here. ','inherit','open','open','','3807-autosave','','','2010-11-18 12:00:57','2010-11-18 17:00:57','',3807,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/3807-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(3812,1,'2010-11-20 10:00:00','2010-11-20 15:00:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3895\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/christmas-lights-on-events-in-tulsa/lg_img_9758/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3895\" title=\"Utica Square Christmas Lights\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/lg_IMG_9758-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"Utica Square Christmas Lights\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanksgiving is upon us, Tulsa, and that can only mean one thing.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nActually, it means lots of things. It means frantic trips to grocery stores-turned-mine fields. It means the gathering of Black Friday ads in anticipation of putting some smack down in the name of low prices and hot deals. It means an afternoon on the couch after this biggest dinner you\'ll eat all year.\r\n\r\nSo, yeah, that Thanksgiving is coming right up means all of those things. But it also means that several of our city\'s lights-on events are ready and raring to go. Here\'s where to find \'em.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On at Rhema</strong>\r\nWhen: Wednesday, Nov. 24, 6pm\r\nWhere: Rhema Bible College, 1025 West Kenosha Street\r\nWant to see the biggest display of Christmas lights in our part of the state come on all at once? Head out to Broken Arrow for the lights on event at Rhema Bible College. My bet is that the earth shudders when enough electricity to fire up millions of lights across an entire college campus is used at once, but I don\'t know - you\'ll just have to find out for yourself. Definitely bring the kids for this one. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On! at Utica Square</strong>\r\nWhen: Thursday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Day), 6:30pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://uticasquare.com/now_showing/now_showing_lights.asp\">Utica Square</a>, east of 21st Street between Utica and Yorktown\r\nPut away the turkey, bundle up the kids, and head over to Utica Square this Thanksgiving for Tulsa\'s 43rd annual lights-on tradition. Sip on some hot chocolate as you sing your favorite holiday carols with the Founders Chorus, and don\'t forget to stop by and see Santa Claus after he lights the more than 700,000 lights adorning 175 trees at Utica Square each season. If you\'re looking to start a new family tradition this year, consider this event your top pick. Admission is free and open to the public, but you might want to get around early because parking can be, on a scale of un-crazy to absolutely insane, downright institutional.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On at The Blue Whale</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/bluewhalek2c66\">The Blue Whale in Catoosa</a>, just off old Route 66\r\nEver wonder what our beloved, historic Blue Whale would look like decked out in lights? Good news - you get to find out this year! When you stop in for this lights-on event, be on the look-out for Christmas music, too, as well as a lighted snack shack and ark. \r\n\r\n<strong>Lights On in the Blue Dome District</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 7pm\r\nWhere: Downtown Tulsa\'s Blue Dome District, centered on 2nd and Elgin Ave. \r\nI\'ll give you three tries to guess what color the Christmas lights are going to be in the Blue Dome District for this lights-on event, but my bet is that you\'re only gonna need one. Don\'t miss this first-ever event in downtown\'s hip, happening BDD. \r\n\r\n<strong>Holiday on the Hill</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 5pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.rsu.edu/\">Rogers State University in Claremore</a>, in front of Preparatory Hall, the gold-domed building at the campus main entrance\r\nDon\'t miss Claremore\'s RSU campus go up in more than 24,000 lights while Dr. David Blakely performs a reading of the holiday classic, \"T\'was the Night Before Christmas.\" Look also for performances by the RSU Choir and preschoolers from the RSU Child Development Center. All are encouraged to bring cameras and be ready for photo ops with Santa and Hunter the Hillcat. Free hot chocolate and hot apple cider will be served. It\'s all free and open to the public. \r\n\r\n<strong>River Lights at River Parks</strong>\r\nWhen: Dec. 4, 4-6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.riverparks.org/\">41st Street Plaza</a>, 41st Street and Riverside Drive\r\nMark your calendars now for the second-annual River Parks River Lights, a holiday lights-on celebration that lines the banks of our Arkansas River. Featured performers at the event include the Spotlight Children’s Theater Group and Team Galaxy. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\n<h3>Other places to see Christmas lights in Tulsa</h3>\r\n\r\n<strong>Garden Glow @ Philbrook</strong>\r\nWhen: Started Saturday, Nov. 20, 5pm; Continues each evening until Dec. 31\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/\">Philbrook Museum or Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\r\nThis third-annual, free event at one of Tulsa’s cherished landmarks is not to be missed. Spend some time perusing the exhibits at Philbrook and then head outside at dusk to see thousands of lights come to life in the garden.\r\n\r\n<strong>Garden of Lights</strong>\r\nStarting date: Thursday, Nov. 25, at dusk\r\nWhere: Honor Heights Park in Muskogee\r\nCount ‘em – one million lights, baby. It takes 120 acres to contain all that Christmas cheer at Muskogee’s Honor Heights Park. The fun continues through Dec. 31.\r\n\r\n<strong>Christmas Kingdom </strong>\r\nStarting date: Thursday, Nov. 25, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okcastle.com/ChristmasKingdom.html\">The Castle of Muskogee</a>, 3400 Fern Mountain Road\r\nThere’s nothing like a 20-foot inflatable to get a person into the holiday spirit. Get that and 999 other Christmas Inflatables, along with thousands of lights, in this fourth annual, free event. Check out the horse carriage rides starting at 6pm, and don’t miss Christmas in the Garden Room, cookies and hot chocolate (nightly from 6-10pm), tractor-drawn hay rides and a visit with Father Christmas (Fridays and Saturdays, 6-9pm). Check out the full calendar of events at OKCastle.com.\r\n\r\n<strong>Woolaroc Wonderland of Lights</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, dusk\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.woolaroc.org/\">Woolaroc Museum &amp; Wildlife Preserve</a>, southwest of Bartlesville\r\nEver seen a buffalo with a red, glowing nose? You just might if you head to Woolaroc for its Wonderland of Lights. See 650,000 lights, sing carols, sit back for a wagon ride and a cup of cider, see Santa and sneak a peek at the Holiday Horseman, all on Oklahoma’s own 3,700-acre wildlife preserve. Just, whatever you do, don’t tip Rudolph. Admission is $8 for guests aged 12-64 and $6 for seniors. Children 11 and under get in free.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lights on the Hill</strong>\r\nWhen: Friday, Nov. 26, 6pm\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144648058916499&amp;index=1\">Chandler Park</a>, 6500 W. 21st Street\r\nChandler Park will be ablaze with the sights and sounds of the holiday spirit during November and December with their annual Lights on the Hill display. The best part? You don\'t even have to get out of your car. Take a take a drive through three miles of bright lights and whimsical displays in celebration of Christmas. If in the event you do feel like braving winter temperatures and climbing out of your car, the folks at Chandler Park will offer horse-drawn carriage rides and hot chocolate. Admission is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nStay tuned, y\'all - the annual map of where to find Christmas lights in Tulsa is coming. Too bad there\'s no Santa Tracker-like system for this thing. That\'d be pretty cool.\r\n\r\nWhere do you go to find lights-on events in Tulsa? Enlighten us (sorry, I couldn’t help myself) in the comments.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://uticasquare.com/\">Image from UticaSquare.com</a>.</em>','Lights On Events in Tulsa','Thanksgiving is upon us, Tulsa, and that can only mean one thing.','publish','open','open','','christmas-lights-on-events-in-tulsa','','','2010-12-16 00:21:06','2010-12-16 05:21:06','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=3812',0,'post','',6),(4731,1,'2010-11-26 10:03:22','2010-11-26 15:03:22','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1759/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m not usually a fan of dinner in a styrofoam box.\r\n\r\nBut when I\'m busy watching a fast-paced sporting event at <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">the BOK Center in downtown Tulsa</a>, I\'m always willing to make an exception.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4005\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1682/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4005\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1682-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband and son and I were treated to our first <a href=\"http://www.tulsaoilers.com/\">Tulsa Oilers</a> game of the season earlier this week (more about this soon), and it wasn\'t until we made it downtown that we realized we hadn\'t had dinner. We\'d spent the afternoon at <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/HaikeyCreek.aspx\">Haikey Creek Park in Broken Arrow</a> foraging for what ended up being a three-pound haul of native pecans (it\'s a good crop this year, y\'all - go getcha some!) and you\'d better believe that when the hunger hit, it was fierce.\r\n\r\nThe best thing about realizing you\'re hungry at the BOK Center is that you know you have options beyond the standard nachos with the weird rubbery melty cheese and the stale hot dogs that are grayer than your grandpa that constitute the limited menu available at most event venues. In fact, <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=228&amp;urlkeyword=Arena\">several of Tulsa\'s hoomegrown eateries have counters in the newest jewel of the downtown skyline</a>. There\'s pizza from Mazzio\'s, sushi from In the Raw and gourmet hot dogs from The Dog House.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4007\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1738-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4007\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17381-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.billysonthesquare.com/\">Billy\'s at the BOK</a>, the only outgrowth of one of my all-time favorite Tulsa restaurants, Billy\'s On the Square.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1759/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen I worked downtown I practically lived on the mushroom burger at Billy\'s. With a side of onion rings - which are famously delish, by the way - and a cup of ranch dressing (or Oklahoma ketchup, as I like to call it), it was a meal fit for a king.\r\n\r\nOr a fledgling, hungry reporter, as it were.\r\n\r\nMy beloved mushroom burger isn\'t on the menu at Billy\'s at the BOK, but the landmark Theta and Hickory burgers ($6 each) are. And then there\'s the kid-approved standard Billy\'s burger, complete with cheese and all of your classic burger fixin\'s, also $6.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4008\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4008\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMmm - om, nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4005\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1682/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4005\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1682-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMmm - om, nom, nom.\r\n\r\nOops - Did I just say that out loud?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4009\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1761/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4009\" title=\"BOK Center Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1761-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"BOK Center Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe good news? The burgers at Billy\'s at the BOK are just as juicy and flavorful as the ones at the Billy\'s at 5th and Main. And at $6, they\'re a bargain both in terms of venue food and of the world of burgers in general.\r\n\r\nPair a Billy\'s burger with a drink and an order of fries or onion rings for each member of the entire family and you\'re not really in value meal land anymore (even on Tuesday night Oilers games when beer and soda are $2), but who wants to eat that stuff anyway?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4010\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1814/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4010\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1814-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially if you want to be an Oilers Ice Girl someday.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1759/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou definitely don\'t want to be the guy without a Billy\'s burger sitting next to the guy who has a Billy\'s burger at the BOK. So be sure you get one, OK? Because those burgers have tractor beams, man. And the last time I checked, burger theft and assault in the name of burgers are both still prosecutable crimes in the state of Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<strong>Billy\'s at the BOK</strong>\r\nWhere: BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave.\r\nWhen: During BOK Center events\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://BillysOnTheSquare.com/\">BillysOnTheSquare.com</a>','Billy\'s at the BOK','You definitely don\'t want to be the guy without a Billy\'s burger sitting next to the guy who has a Billy\'s burger at the BOK. So be sure you get one, OK? Because those burgers have tractor beams, man.','inherit','open','open','','4004-revision-3','','','2010-11-26 10:03:22','2010-11-26 15:03:22','',4004,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/4004-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4732,1,'2010-12-22 16:22:15','2010-12-22 21:22:15','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1759/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI\'m not usually a fan of dinner in a styrofoam box.\r\n\r\nBut when I\'m busy watching a fast-paced sporting event at <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">the BOK Center in downtown Tulsa</a>, I\'m always willing to make an exception.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4005\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1682/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4005\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1682-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy husband and son and I were treated to our first <a href=\"http://www.tulsaoilers.com/\">Tulsa Oilers</a> game of the season earlier this week (more about this soon), and it wasn\'t until we made it downtown that we realized we hadn\'t had dinner. We\'d spent the afternoon at <a href=\"http://www.parks.tulsacounty.org/HaikeyCreek.aspx\">Haikey Creek Park in Broken Arrow</a> foraging for what ended up being a three-pound haul of native pecans (it\'s a good crop this year, y\'all - go getcha some!) and you\'d better believe that when the hunger hit, it was fierce.\r\n\r\nThe best thing about realizing you\'re hungry at the BOK Center is that you know you have options beyond the standard nachos with the weird rubbery melty cheese and the stale hot dogs that are grayer than your grandpa that constitute the limited menu available at most event venues. In fact, <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/default.asp?bok=228&amp;urlkeyword=Arena\">several of Tulsa\'s hoomegrown eateries have counters in the newest jewel of the downtown skyline</a>. There\'s pizza from Mazzio\'s, sushi from In the Raw and gourmet hot dogs from The Dog House.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4007\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1738-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4007\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_17381-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd then there\'s <a href=\"http://www.billysonthesquare.com/\">Billy\'s at the BOK</a>, the only outgrowth of one of my all-time favorite Tulsa restaurants, Billy\'s On the Square.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1759/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhen I worked downtown I practically lived on the mushroom burger at Billy\'s. With a side of onion rings - which are famously delish, by the way - and a cup of ranch dressing (or Oklahoma ketchup, as I like to call it), it was a meal fit for a king.\r\n\r\nOr a fledgling, hungry reporter, as it were.\r\n\r\nMy beloved mushroom burger isn\'t on the menu at Billy\'s at the BOK, but the landmark Theta and Hickory burgers ($6 each) are. And then there\'s the kid-approved standard Billy\'s burger, complete with cheese and all of your classic burger fixin\'s, also $6.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4008\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1752/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4008\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1752-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMmm - om, nom, nom.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4005\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1682/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4005\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1682-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMmm - om, nom, nom.\r\n\r\nOops - Did I just say that out loud?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4009\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1761/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4009\" title=\"BOK Center Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1761-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"BOK Center Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe good news? The burgers at Billy\'s at the BOK are just as juicy and flavorful as the ones at the Billy\'s at 5th and Main. And at $6, they\'re a bargain both in terms of venue food and of the world of burgers in general.\r\n\r\nPair a Billy\'s burger with a drink and an order of fries or onion rings for each member of the entire family and you\'re not really in value meal land anymore (even on Tuesday night Oilers games when beer and soda are $2), but who wants to eat that stuff anyway?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4010\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1814/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4010\" title=\"Tulsa Oilers\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1814-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Oilers\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially if you want to be an Oilers Ice Girl someday.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4006\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/billys-at-the-bok/dsc_1759/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4006\" title=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1759-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Billy\'s at the BOK\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou definitely don\'t want to be the guy without a Billy\'s burger sitting next to the guy who has a Billy\'s burger at the BOK. So be sure you get one, OK? Because those burgers have tractor beams, man. And the last time I checked, burger theft and assault in the name of burgers are both still prosecutable crimes in the state of Oklahoma.\r\n\r\n<strong>Billy\'s at the BOK</strong>\r\nWhere: BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave.\r\nWhen: During BOK Center events\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://BillysOnTheSquare.com/\">BillysOnTheSquare.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630132/restaurant/Downtown/Billys-on-the-Square-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"Billy\'s on the Square on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630132/minilink.gif\" style=\"border:none;width:130px;height:36px\" /></a>','Billy\'s at the BOK','You definitely don\'t want to be the guy without a Billy\'s burger sitting next to the guy who has a Billy\'s burger at the BOK. So be sure you get one, OK? Because those burgers have tractor beams, man.','inherit','open','open','','4004-revision-4','','','2010-12-22 16:22:15','2010-12-22 21:22:15','',4004,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4004-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4733,1,'2010-10-09 13:17:46','2010-10-09 18:17:46','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBirthday parties in my family have always been a big deal.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nAs a kid my birthday parties were <em>events</em>. More often than not, they were held at home. The dining room was covered in balloons and streamers, and the table was loaded with snacks, party favors and gifts. In the living room were party games, including one where kids would send a clothesline on the end of a fishing pole and line over a blue sheet covered in construction paper fish to catch a prize (the same game that I recently learned doubled as fishing game with naughty gag gifts as the catch once the kids went upstairs for naptime, but I digress).\r\n\r\nAt the center of these parties was always the cake. I\'ve had my fair share of amazing cakes over the years - Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Sesame Street - basically, all the \'80s classics a little girl could ask for. But the cake I remember most was the cake at my fourth birthday party - the one that looked like a Barbie doll dressed in a purple ball gown.\r\n\r\nYou know the ones. The dress is made of a few layers of cake and frosting, and a Barbie stands in the middle, her torso covered in frosting styled to look like a bodice. The Barbie dress cake is the most exciting birthday cake ever, especially for prissy little girls, and I most certainly was one.\r\n\r\nI celebrated my 27th birthday this week. Maybe it\'s because I\'m regretful that I\'ve officially entered into my late twenties, maybe it\'s because I still feel as young as ever (with a few minor, saggier exceptions), but when my mom and my Meme asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I told them that I wanted another Barbie dress cake, just like the one I had for my fourth birthday.\r\n\r\nTo keep things extra-consistent, I requested that the cake be ordered from the bakery that made the last cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2776\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1665/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2776\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1665-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">Ann\'s Bakery</a>, just north of I-244 at 7 N. Harvard Avenue, has been in business here in Tulsa since 1938. The business has lasted through four generations of the family of founder Ann Bay who, with her husband, operated the bakery out of the ground floor of her home.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/goodies.html\">There\'s more available at Ann\'s than just Barbie dress cakes</a>, of course. There\'s a variety of pastry, cookies and breakfast goodies at the shop, and Ann\'s is also a top choice amongst Tulsa\'s discriminating brides for wedding cakes. There\'s <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/cupping/\">Topeca coffee</a> , too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2777\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1654/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2777\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1654-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1662/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2778\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1662-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAre you seeing how beautiful those fall leaf cookies are? Wow. The color is incredible. They\'re almost too pretty to eat, really.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2779\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1606/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2779\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1606-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son and I met my mom at Ann\'s yesterday to help her pick up the cake and to have breakfast together.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2780\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1607/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2780\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1607-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy mom chose a cream horn, I had a cheese danish. My son preferred the chocolate donut topped with Halloween sprinkles.\r\n\r\nBut of course.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2781\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1603/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2781\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1603-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to his style, though, he saw my breakfast...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2782\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1601-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2782\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16011-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKnew I was busy taking photos...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2783\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1605/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2783\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1605-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd, well, I think we know what happened there.\r\n\r\nBut who could blame him when something like this is staring him in the face?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2784\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1631-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2784\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16311-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2785\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1624/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2785\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1624.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis lovely lady is Shannon Harris, and she represents the third generation at Ann\'s. I met Shannon at the <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/oklahoma-blogging-week-tulsa-meetup/\">Oklahoma Blogging Week Meetup</a> here in Tulsa Thursday night, and on Friday morning I met her mom, Sharon, and her daughter, Jordan.\r\n\r\nMy son is a sixth-generation Tulsan on both sides of my family, so it\'s rare that I meet someone else who has roots in Tulsa that are as deep as my family\'s. But I love it when I do.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2786\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1646/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2786\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1646-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2787\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1666/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2787\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1666-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2788\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1698/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2788\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1698-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo, about that Barbie dress cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2789\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1718/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2789\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1718.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEvery time I look at this picture, the little girl in me jumps up and down and makes a sound that\'s a bit like...\r\n\r\nSQUEEEE!!!!!!\r\n\r\nI mean, just look at the level of detail:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2790\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1694/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2790\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1694-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2791\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2791\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1702.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nUnbelievable.\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s the best part: The cake looks exactly like the one I had at my fourth birthday party. I mean, to a T.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2792\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2792\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd yes, I\'m wearing a princess crown. Don\'t knock it \'til you\'ve tried it at your own birthday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2793\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2793\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_17221-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanks goes to everyone at Ann\'s Bakery for continuing to be part of a family tradition that I hold so dear, even when it means taking a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake that was ordered to be made according to a photo from 1987, and on a weekend when you have more than 20 wedding cakes to make and deliver.\r\n\r\nReally. From the bottom of my heart.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ann\'s Bakery</strong>\r\nWhere: 7 N. Harvard Avenue\r\nCall: (918) 834-2345\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">AnnsBakery.com</a>','Ann\'s Bakery: The 23-Year Tale of the Barbie Dress Cake','It\'s not every day that a hometown bakery has to take a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake, to be made according to a photo from 1987. ','inherit','open','open','','2605-revision-19','','','2010-10-09 13:17:46','2010-10-09 18:17:46','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/2605-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(4734,1,'2010-12-22 16:24:43','2010-12-22 21:24:43','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nBirthday parties in my family have always been a big deal.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nAs a kid my birthday parties were <em>events</em>. More often than not, they were held at home. The dining room was covered in balloons and streamers, and the table was loaded with snacks, party favors and gifts. In the living room were party games, including one where kids would send a clothesline on the end of a fishing pole and line over a blue sheet covered in construction paper fish to catch a prize (the same game that I recently learned doubled as fishing game with naughty gag gifts as the catch once the kids went upstairs for naptime, but I digress).\r\n\r\nAt the center of these parties was always the cake. I\'ve had my fair share of amazing cakes over the years - Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Sesame Street - basically, all the \'80s classics a little girl could ask for. But the cake I remember most was the cake at my fourth birthday party - the one that looked like a Barbie doll dressed in a purple ball gown.\r\n\r\nYou know the ones. The dress is made of a few layers of cake and frosting, and a Barbie stands in the middle, her torso covered in frosting styled to look like a bodice. The Barbie dress cake is the most exciting birthday cake ever, especially for prissy little girls, and I most certainly was one.\r\n\r\nI celebrated my 27th birthday this week. Maybe it\'s because I\'m regretful that I\'ve officially entered into my late twenties, maybe it\'s because I still feel as young as ever (with a few minor, saggier exceptions), but when my mom and my Meme asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I told them that I wanted another Barbie dress cake, just like the one I had for my fourth birthday.\r\n\r\nTo keep things extra-consistent, I requested that the cake be ordered from the bakery that made the last cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2776\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1665/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2776\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1665-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">Ann\'s Bakery</a>, just north of I-244 at 7 N. Harvard Avenue, has been in business here in Tulsa since 1938. The business has lasted through four generations of the family of founder Ann Bay who, with her husband, operated the bakery out of the ground floor of her home.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2775\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1678/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2775\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1678-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/goodies.html\">There\'s more available at Ann\'s than just Barbie dress cakes</a>, of course. There\'s a variety of pastry, cookies and breakfast goodies at the shop, and Ann\'s is also a top choice amongst Tulsa\'s discriminating brides for wedding cakes. There\'s <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/cupping/\">Topeca coffee</a> , too.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2777\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1654/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2777\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1654-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2778\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1662/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2778\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1662-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAre you seeing how beautiful those fall leaf cookies are? Wow. The color is incredible. They\'re almost too pretty to eat, really.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2779\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1606/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2779\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1606-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy son and I met my mom at Ann\'s yesterday to help her pick up the cake and to have breakfast together.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2780\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1607/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2780\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1607-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy mom chose a cream horn, I had a cheese danish. My son preferred the chocolate donut topped with Halloween sprinkles.\r\n\r\nBut of course.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2781\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1603/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2781\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1603-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTrue to his style, though, he saw my breakfast...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2782\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1601-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2782\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16011-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nKnew I was busy taking photos...\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2783\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1605/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2783\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1605-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd, well, I think we know what happened there.\r\n\r\nBut who could blame him when something like this is staring him in the face?\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2784\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1631-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2784\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16311-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2785\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1624/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2785\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1624.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis lovely lady is Shannon Harris, and she represents the third generation at Ann\'s. I met Shannon at the <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/oklahoma-blogging-week-tulsa-meetup/\">Oklahoma Blogging Week Meetup</a> here in Tulsa Thursday night, and on Friday morning I met her mom, Sharon, and her daughter, Jordan.\r\n\r\nMy son is a sixth-generation Tulsan on both sides of my family, so it\'s rare that I meet someone else who has roots in Tulsa that are as deep as my family\'s. But I love it when I do.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2786\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1646/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2786\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1646-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2787\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1666/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2787\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1666-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2788\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1698/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2788\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1698-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo, about that Barbie dress cake.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2789\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1718/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2789\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1718.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEvery time I look at this picture, the little girl in me jumps up and down and makes a sound that\'s a bit like...\r\n\r\nSQUEEEE!!!!!!\r\n\r\nI mean, just look at the level of detail:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2790\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1694/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2790\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1694-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2791\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1702/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2791\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1702.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nUnbelievable.\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s the best part: The cake looks exactly like the one I had at my fourth birthday party. I mean, to a T.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2792\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2792\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_1722-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd yes, I\'m wearing a princess crown. Don\'t knock it \'til you\'ve tried it at your own birthday party.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2793\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/anns-bakery-barbie-dress-cake/dsc_1722-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2793\" title=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_17221-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThanks goes to everyone at Ann\'s Bakery for continuing to be part of a family tradition that I hold so dear, even when it means taking a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake that was ordered to be made according to a photo from 1987, and on a weekend when you have more than 20 wedding cakes to make and deliver.\r\n\r\nReally. From the bottom of my heart.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ann\'s Bakery</strong>\r\nWhere: 7 N. Harvard Avenue\r\nCall: (918) 834-2345\r\nWeb: <a href=\"http://www.annsbakery.com/\">AnnsBakery.com</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/630033/restaurant/TU-Kendall-Whittier/Anns-Bakery-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"Ann\'s Bakery on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/630033/minilink.gif\" style=\"border:none;width:130px;height:36px\" /></a>','Ann\'s Bakery: The 23-Year Tale of the Barbie Dress Cake','It\'s not every day that a hometown bakery has to take a special order for a 27-year-old woman\'s Barbie dress cake, to be made according to a photo from 1987. ','inherit','open','open','','2605-revision-20','','','2010-12-22 16:24:43','2010-12-22 21:24:43','',2605,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/2605-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(4735,1,'2010-10-19 16:18:42','2010-10-19 21:18:42','<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270833/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4799270833_b6aaa6720e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDid you know that, at Tulsa\'s <a href=\"http://www.pieholepizzeria.com/\">Pie Hole Pizzeria on Cherry Street</a>, any pizza lover can purchase dough enough for a large pizza for just $3?\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate group=\"2\" banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nAnd that just up the street at 6th Street and Peoria Avenue at Centennial Park on Thursday afternoons there\'s a wealth of pizza toppings available at <a href=\"http://pearlfarmersmarket.org/\">The Pearl Farmers\' Market</a>?\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271249/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4799271249_b65dab0f87.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s true.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271339/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4799271339_63eccffec7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"512\" height=\"340\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhat I like to do: Have people over, crank up my oven to 525 degrees and pop in a pizza made with Pie Hole Pizzeria crust. When people ask me how I can produce something so delicious, I put on my Sarah Palin accent and say, \"That\'s my little secret - you betcha!\"\r\n\r\nAnd I smile inside. And then I make a note to e-mail my dinner guests after they\'ve all returned home to let them know they can get the same delicious pizza crust at Pie Hole. For three freaking bones.\r\n\r\nAnd that I\'m sorry I\'m a liar.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270127/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4799270127_081a25d582_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhile it\'s hard to fail with one of these pizza crusts and a sack full of goodies from the Pearl Farmers\' Market on a Thursday night, I hope you won\'t mind my offering my own recipe for success. And I won\'t even leave out steps or important ingredients in an effort to thwart your success and prove my supreme pizza prowess.\r\n\r\nBecause that would be wrong. And naughty. And I am never, ever either of those things.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903538/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4799903538_721d25775c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nFirst, pre-heat your pizza stone as you pre-heat your oven or you\'ll have a cracked, useless pizza stone on your hands. Which is useless even in a garage sale, by the way. \r\n\r\nNot that I\'d know anything about this. \r\n\r\nNext, ask a baby to toss your pizza dough.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903470/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799903470_4541131cee_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt adds flavor. Or, at least, cuteness.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903394/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4799903394_4f81900da2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere\'s an instructional video on pizza tossing technique to help you:\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1LRDXbOypis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/1LRDXbOypis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903686/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4799903686_854eaca6a3_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen, slap that tossed pizza dough on a baking stone.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270635/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4799270635_09f7de3fcc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLord knows it doesn\'t have to be pretty. It just has to be delicious.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799903604/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799903604_e939f725fc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271185/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799271185_f5ca5a7b09_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nNext, grab your favorite tomatoes.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799904266/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4799904266_9f96218f72_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThese are fun. Their flavor is strong and plus, they\'re freaking gorgeous. Slice \'em up and sneak one for yourself.\r\n\r\nPlayfully slap your husband\'s hand when he tries to do the same. Then wink at him so he won\'t complain as much about having to take out the trash later.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pearl Farmers Market by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799271339/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4799271339_63eccffec7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Farmers Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nRoll up some basil leaves and slice them into ribbons. Look at you! You just pulled out a mean chiffonade. Fancy.\r\n\r\nBrush the crust with a good-quality olive oil. Add mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil, and top it all with, surprise, a little more mozzarella cheese.\r\n\r\nThen, pop it all into a 525-degree (or hotter, if you\'ve got it) oven. Wait for 8 minutes or so.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799904132/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4799904132_827dcf3a57_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen, slice and enjoy.\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4799270833/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4799270833_b6aaa6720e_b.jpg\" alt=\"Pie Hole Pizzeria\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd be thankful for a fresh, easy supper that couldn\'t get more local, more Tulsa, if it tried.','Pie Hole Pizzeria + The Pearl Farmers Market: Oh, The Possibilities','Did you know that, at Tulsa\'s Pie Hole Pizzeria on Cherry Street, any pizza lover can purchase dough enough for a large pizza for just $3? And that just up the street at 6th Street and Peoria Avenue at Centennial Park on Thursday afternoons there\'s a wealth of pizza toppings available at The Pearl Farmers\' Market? It\'s true.','inherit','open','open','','683-revision-6','','','2010-10-19 16:18:42','2010-10-19 21:18:42','',683,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/683-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(4736,1,'2010-08-30 20:47:49','2010-08-31 01:47:49','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cafe Samana by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4772257377/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4772257377_b45a3ab383.jpg\" alt=\"Cafe Samana\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nWe waited with anticipation to see what would become of the space that now houses <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/cafesamana\">Cafe Samana</a> when its former tenant, <a href=\"http://bluemoonbakerycafe.com/\">Blue Moon Bakery</a>, moved north on Brookside to Center 1 late last year. When we stopped in for lunch, we found a restaurant, open since Feb. 5, that is more than worthy of the space.\r\n\r\nSnack on the rest of this restaurant review <a href=\"http://tulsabusiness.com/industry_article.asp?cID=i&amp;aID=28765461.54110302.667472.9111089.3246379.669&amp;aID2=51335\">on the Food page of this week\'s edition of Tulsa Business Journal</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/search/label/Tulsa%20Business%20Journal\">Get more food and entertainment coverage by Tasha in Tulsa Business Journal here</a>.','Power Lunch: Cafe Samana','We waited with anticipation to see what would become of the space that now houses Cafe Samana when its former tenant, Blue Moon Bakery, moved north on Brookside to Center 1 late last year.','inherit','open','open','','672-revision-3','','','2010-08-30 20:47:49','2010-08-31 01:47:49','',672,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/672-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4737,1,'2010-09-27 14:05:43','2010-09-27 19:05:43','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Weber\'d Old-Fashioned Root Beer by Erin Conrad\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4576535799/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4576535799_afbbf14c8c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Weber\'s\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<em>Joining us today is Tulsa photographer Erin Conrad. I fell in love with Erin\'s work in and around Tulsa and with <a href=\"http://www.erinconrad.com/\">her photoblog, ErinConrad.com</a>. Erin will be blogging at TDT each week as Erin Sees Tulsa.</em>\r\n\r\nAs the newest columnist here at TDT, you need to know something about me from the very begninning. I love polaroids. And I firmly believe there is nothing quite like the timeless, classic feel that a polaroid image can capture.\r\n\r\n<a name=\"more\"></a>With that said, my polaroid camera and I recently went on an adventure and found ourselves at the family owned and operated <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.webersoftulsa.com/index.asp\">Weber\'s</a> on Brookside.  You may know them because they have the BEST root beer this side of, well, anything.\r\n\r\nBut I know them because I drool over their sign every time I pass by.  However, there was no just passing by this time.  Nope.  This time I stopped, I sipped, I chatted and I snapped.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Weber\'d Old-Fashioned Root Beer by Erin Conrad\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4576535799/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4576535799_afbbf14c8c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Weber\'s\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\nWhile sipping and chatting, I was told that the Weber\'s sign (built in 1933) is the oldest operating neon sign in all of Tulsa.  And there is not much more perfect than that, my new friends.  A blue Tulsa sky, an old neon sign and a classic polaroid camera.\r\n\r\nIt is right here, in establishments like this, where Tulsa is timeless.\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"it\'s all about the root beer. by econ, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/econ/4577167232/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4577167232_87d73abccf_o.jpg\" alt=\"it\'s all about the root beer.\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a></div>\r\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.webersoftulsa.com/webers_story.asp\">Read more of the Weber\'s story that officially began in the 1800\'s.</a>','Weber\'s Superior Root Beer: Erin Sees Tulsa','my polaroid camera and I recently went on an adventure and found ourselves at the family owned and operated <a href=\"http://www.webersoftulsa.com/index.asp\">Weber\'s</a> on Brookside.','inherit','open','open','','602-revision-3','','','2010-09-27 14:05:43','2010-09-27 19:05:43','',602,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/602-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5320,1,'2011-01-23 15:48:47','2011-01-23 20:48:47','In the interest of letting The Glory of the Pie shine through, I leave you with only this:<div><br /><br /><object width=\"580\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EzsK-8Ha88s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EzsK-8Ha88s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"580\" height=\"360\"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div>Enjoy. </div>','More on Pie','','inherit','open','open','','258-autosave','','','2011-01-23 15:48:47','2011-01-23 20:48:47','',258,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/258-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5321,1,'2009-09-01 04:30:00','2009-09-01 04:30:00','In the interest of letting The Glory of the Pie shine through, I leave you with only this:<div><br /><br /><object width=\"580\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EzsK-8Ha88s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/EzsK-8Ha88s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"580\" height=\"360\"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div>Enjoy. </div>','More on Pie','','inherit','open','open','','258-revision','','','2009-09-01 04:30:00','2009-09-01 04:30:00','',258,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/09/258-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5406,1,'2011-01-27 12:24:01','2011-01-27 17:24:01','','Youth Services of Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','olympus-digital-camera','','','2011-01-27 12:24:01','2011-01-27 17:24:01','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/YST.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(7494,1,'2011-04-06 07:17:11','2011-04-06 13:17:11','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/tulsa-air-and-space-museum-planetarium/dsc_0974/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-998\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0974.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" title=\"Tulsa Air and Space Museum\" width=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-998\" /></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-15','','','2011-04-06 07:17:11','2011-04-06 13:17:11','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(6436,1,'2011-03-02 16:12:18','2011-03-02 22:12:18','March 17 – Third Thursday Special St. Patrick’s Day Concert with Kilkenny Road\nJoin the Price Tower Family for Celtic entertainment in the museum. Cash bar with festive drinks and appetizers will be available. Cost: Free to PTAC members, $5 for non-members. Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm.\n\n','St. Patrick\'s Day Stuff To Do In Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','6432-revision-2','','','2011-03-02 16:12:18','2011-03-02 22:12:18','',6432,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/6432-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(6434,1,'2011-03-04 14:24:52','2011-03-04 20:24:52','<strong>PSST.</strong> <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2012/02/mardi-gras-things-to-do-in-tulsa-2012/\" target=\"_blank\">Looking for the 2012 list of Mardi Gras things to do in Tulsa</a>? Check it out at DO WHAT? \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/mardi-gras-parade-blue-dome-district-food-wine-specials-2011/bluedomemardigrasparade/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6539\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BlueDomeMardiGrasParade-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Dome Mardi Gras Parade\" title=\"Blue Dome Mardi Gras Parade\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6539\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMardi Gras - did you know that\'s French for Fat Tuesday? - is here, Tulsa. Here\'s where to party (and collect copious amounts of beads, of course).\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>Mardi Gras at Chicory & Chives </strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8th, all day\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.chicoryandchives.com/\">Chicory & Chives</a>, 5800 S. Lewis Ave., Suite 129\r\nMardi Gras starts bright and early at Chicory & Chives, an authentic Cajun restaurant here in Tulsa. A band will strike up at 10:30 in the morning and play through lunch, then return at about 5pm and play the night away. Look for beer and drink specials on everything from Hurricanes to VooDoo-tinis and specials on food like Po\' Boys, étouffée, andouille sausage corndogs and shrimp and grits - plenty on which to eat yourself silly. Beads, masks and giveaways will also be in plentiful supply, and the customer with the best costume tomorrow evening gets a $50 gift certificate good at the restaurant. Yum! \r\n\r\n<strong>Mardi Gras Madness</strong>\r\nWhen: 4 p.m. \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide/\">Hardesty Regional Library</a>, 8316 E. 93rd St.\r\nLooking for something for the kids to do this Mardi Gras? Let them celebrate Fat Tuesday at the library with New Orleans style decorations, music and treats. Decorate a mask or make some Mardi Gras beads. This event is for ages 7-11.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mardi Gras Fun Run & Walk</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8th, 6 p.m. \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.fleetfeettulsa.com/\">Fleet Feet Blue Dome</a>, 2nd and Elgin\r\nJoin the folks of Fleet Feet Blue Dome for a quick fun run and walk before the big Mardi Gras parade gets started. Everyone is invited and participation is free. After, stay and enjoy the sights.\r\n\r\n<strong>Celebrate Fat Tuesday with Quota International</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8th, 6 p.m. \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.okjazz.org/\">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame</a>, 111 E. First Street\r\nThis Fat Tuesday celebration benefits local charities for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals and disadvantaged women and children. Get authentic Cajun fare and live, local entertainment while supporting important causes at the same time. Tickets are $40. \r\n\r\n<strong>Marshall Beer Dinner at SMOKE</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8, 6:30 p.m.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.smoketulsa.com/\">SMOKE</a>, 1542 E. 15th Street\r\nNo need for beads? Celebrate Fat Tuesday by stuffing yourself silly with fare pared with local craft beer at the new SMOKE on Cherry Street. Plus, diners will be eligible to win a private tour and tasting of Marshall Brewing Company, as well as Marshall merch. Make reservations by calling (918) 949-4440. \r\n\r\n<strong>Fat $2 Tuesday with Tulsa Oilers</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m. \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.bokcenter.com/\">BOK Center</a>, 200 S. Denver Ave. \r\nCelebrate Fat Tuesday with Bud Light and the Tulsa Oilers at the last $2 beer night of the regular season. Plus, the first 1,000 fans will receive free Mardi Gras beads. The Oilers take on arch rival, the Wichita Thunder. Doors open at 6 p.m. After the game, join your favorite players and Ice Girls at Woody\'s Corner Bar on 2nd and Elgin for the Blue Dome District Fat Tuesday Celebration. \r\n\r\n<strong>Mardi Gras with The Zuits</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m. \r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115916538482618&index=1\">Boulder Grill</a>, 17 W. Seventh Street\r\nJoin swing band The Zuits at Boulder Grill and, as we like to say on Mardi Gras, let the good times roll.\r\n\r\n<strong>Blue Dome District Mardi Gras Parade</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m.\r\nWhere: Starting at 1st and Elgin, ending at 2nd and Greenwood, a total of five blocks\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tulsamardigras.com/\">It was the parade to beat on Mardi Gras 2010</a>, and this year the members of the Blue Dome District Merchants\' Association are coming together to throw another huge party in downtown Tulsa to celebrate Fat Tuesday.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Party</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8, 9 p.m.\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsamardigras.com/\">Enso Bar and Electric Circus</a>, 1st and Detroit\r\nGoing to be downtown for the Blue Dome District Mardi Gras Parade? Keep your fancy pants on and head to this party after to revel in the costumes and masks and to dance into the wee hours of the night. DJ Moody will perform at Enso; find the Phoenix Brothers at Electric Circus. Look also for a commemorative photo booth, free beads and other Mardi Gras goodies. No cover. 21 plus. VIP suites and sections available - call (918) 902-6339 for details and to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\n<strong>Mardi Gras Party at Elephant Run</strong>\r\nWhen: Tuesday, March 8\r\nWhere: <a href=\"http://elephantrun.com/\">Elephant Run</a>, 3141 East Skelly Drive\r\nFind beads, mask giveaways, $4 Hurricanes and $2 Rattlesnakes at Elephant Run this Fat Tuesday. \r\n\r\nIs your favorite Mardi Gras event not on this list? No biggie - we can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Send me an e-mail</a> or leave details in the comments. \r\n\r\nLaissez les bon temps rouler!\r\n\r\n<em>Photo courtesy of the Blue Dome District Merchants\' Association</em>','Mardi Gras Things To Do In Tulsa 2011','Mardi Gras - did you know that\'s French for Fat Tuesday? - is here, Tulsa. 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Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\n\r\n\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 arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse & Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa! \r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\r\n\r\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\r\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\r\nSee All\r\nEvent Invitations\r\nChoral Evensong\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nCreate an Ad\r\nSponsored\r\n \r\nTulsa Bucket List\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\r\n \r\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\r\n \r\nZulily™\r\nzulily.com\r\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\r\n \r\nCustom wedding albums\r\nartisticalbums.com\r\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\r\nTime	\r\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\r\nLocation	Club 209\r\n209 North Boulder Avenue\r\nTulsa, OK\r\nCreated By	\r\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\r\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\r\n\r\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/ \r\n\r\nShowtimes:\r\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\r\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-5','','','2011-01-25 23:30:32','2011-01-26 04:30:32','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(4748,1,'2010-12-23 13:29:22','2010-12-23 18:29:22','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4769\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/if-they-fought/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4769\" title=\"If They Fought Blue Whale Golden Driller\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/if-they-fought.jpg\" alt=\"If They Fought Blue Whale Golden Driller\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI did something the other day that helped me to realize just how awesome <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsablog\">the TDT communities on Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">Twitter</a> really are.\r\n\r\nI put the Route 66 Blue Whale and Tulsa\'s Golden Driller in a ring. Then, I rang the bell.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nDozens of you weighed in on who would win, who would lose and why.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4749\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/picture-1-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4749\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"465\" height=\"204\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4750\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/picture-2-7/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4750\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-21.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"142\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4751\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/picture-4-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4751\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"464\" height=\"202\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4752\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/picture-5-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4752\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"170\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4753\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/picture-6-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4753\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"403\" height=\"163\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI decided that the winner of this both literal and figurative landmark smackdown should take on no other than the mammoth praying hands at Oral Roberts University:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4755\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/dsc09455/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4755\" title=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09455-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI think Brenda on Facebook said it best:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4754\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/picture-7-4/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"401\" height=\"60\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHa!\r\n\r\nUltimately, the Blue Whale was declared the winner and the one to take on the largest praying hands in the world.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3983\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc_1794/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3983\" title=\"The Blue Whale Christmas\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1794-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Blue Whale Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo who do you think takes the cake this time? The blue whale or the praying hands?\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4770\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller/recently-updated/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4770  aligncenter\" title=\"If They Fought Blue Whale Praying Hands\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Recently-Updated.jpg\" alt=\"If They Fought Blue Whale Praying Hands\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\nChoose well, my friends. Because the winner takes on <a href=\"http://www.hanson.net/site/sections/1\">Taylor Hanson</a> (who, with his two brothers, hosts <a href=\"http://www.hanson.net/site/sections/1\">a Christmas special at Hanson.net this Christmas Eve</a>) next week.\r\n\r\nLeave your pick in the comments below.','If They Fought: Route 66 Blue Whale vs. Tulsa Golden Driller','I did something the other day that helped me to realize just how awesome <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsablog\">the TDT communities on Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">Twitter</a> really are.','publish','open','open','','if-they-fought-blue-whale-versus-golden-driller','','','2010-12-23 13:40:05','2010-12-23 18:40:05','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4748',0,'post','',8),(4749,1,'2010-12-23 11:01:20','2010-12-23 16:01:20','','Blue Whale Fight','','inherit','open','open','','picture-1-11','','','2010-12-23 11:01:20','2010-12-23 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are.\n\nI put the Route 66 Blue Whale and Tulsa\'s Golden Driller in a ring and rang the bell.\n\nDozens of you weighed in on who would win, who would lose and why.\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4749\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4749\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4749\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"465\" height=\"204\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4750\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4750\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4750\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-21.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"142\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4751\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4751\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4751\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"464\" height=\"202\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4752\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4752\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4752\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"170\" /></a>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4753\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4753\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4753\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"403\" height=\"163\" /></a>\n\nI decided that the winner of this both literal and figurative landmark smackdown should take on no other than the mammoth praying hands at Oral Roberts University:\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4755\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4755\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4755\" title=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09455-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nI think Brenda on Facebook said it best:\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4754\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4754\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"401\" height=\"60\" /></a>\n\nHa! \n\nPHOTO\n\nUltimately, the Blue Whale ','If They Fought: Route 66 Blue Whale vs. Tulsa Golden Driller','','inherit','open','open','','4748-revision','','','2010-12-23 11:13:20','2010-12-23 16:13:20','',4748,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4748-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(4758,1,'2010-12-23 11:14:59','2010-12-23 16:14:59','I did something the other day that helped me to realize just how awesome the TDT communities on Facebook and Twitter really are.\r\n\r\nI put the Route 66 Blue Whale and Tulsa\'s Golden Driller in a ring and rang the bell.\r\n\r\nDozens of you weighed in on who would win, who would lose and why.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4749\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4749\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4749\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"465\" height=\"204\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4750\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4750\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4750\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-21.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"142\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4751\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4751\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4751\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"464\" height=\"202\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4752\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4752\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4752\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"170\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4753\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4753\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4753\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"403\" height=\"163\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI decided that the winner of this both literal and figurative landmark smackdown should take on no other than the mammoth praying hands at Oral Roberts University:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4755\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4755\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4755\" title=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09455-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI think Brenda on Facebook said it best:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4754\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4754\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"401\" height=\"60\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHa! \r\n\r\nPHOTO\r\n\r\nUltimately, the Blue Whale was declared the winner. \r\n\r\n<a 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rel=\"attachment wp-att-4749\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4749\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4749\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"465\" height=\"204\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4750\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4750\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4750\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-21.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"142\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4751\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4751\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4751\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"464\" height=\"202\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4752\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4752\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4752\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"170\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4753\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4753\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4753\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"403\" height=\"163\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI decided that the winner of this both literal and figurative landmark smackdown should take on no other than the mammoth praying hands at Oral Roberts University:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4755\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4755\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4755\" title=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09455-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI think Brenda on Facebook said it best:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4754\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4754\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"401\" height=\"60\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHa! \r\n\r\nPHOTO\r\n\r\nUltimately, the Blue Whale was declared the winner. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc_1794/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3983\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1794-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Blue Whale Christmas\" title=\"The Blue Whale Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3983\" /></a>','If They Fought: Route 66 Blue Whale vs. Tulsa Golden Driller','','inherit','open','open','','4748-revision-3','','','2010-12-23 11:15:03','2010-12-23 16:15:03','',4748,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4748-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(4760,1,'2010-12-23 11:37:40','2010-12-23 16:37:40','I did something the other day that helped me to realize just how awesome the TDT communities on Facebook and Twitter really are.\r\n\r\nI put the Route 66 Blue Whale and Tulsa\'s Golden Driller in a ring and rang the bell.\r\n\r\nDozens of you weighed in on who would win, who would lose and why.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4749\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4749\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4749\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-11.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"465\" height=\"204\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4750\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4750\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4750\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-21.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"142\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4751\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4751\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4751\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-4.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"464\" height=\"202\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4752\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4752\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4752\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"462\" height=\"170\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4753\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4753\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4753\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-6.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"403\" height=\"163\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI decided that the winner of this both literal and figurative landmark smackdown should take on no other than the mammoth praying hands at Oral Roberts University:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4755\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4755\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4755\" title=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC09455-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"Oral Roberts Praying Hands\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI think Brenda on Facebook said it best:\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4754\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=4754\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754\" title=\"Blue Whale Fight\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Picture-7.png\" alt=\"Blue Whale Fight\" width=\"401\" height=\"60\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHa! \r\n\r\nPHOTO\r\n\r\nUltimately, the Blue Whale was declared the winner. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/11/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-26/dsc_1794/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3983\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/DSC_1794-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"The Blue Whale Christmas\" title=\"The Blue Whale Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3983\" /></a>','If They Fought: Route 66 Blue Whale vs. Tulsa Golden Driller','','inherit','open','open','','4748-revision-4','','','2010-12-23 11:37:40','2010-12-23 16:37:40','',4748,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/4748-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(4761,1,'2010-12-23 11:56:38','2010-12-23 16:56:38','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nToday and tomorrow, folks - that\'s all the time you have to grab those final gifts to stuff under the tree or into those Christmas stockings.\r\n\r\nTo help you come up with those last-minute gifts, here\'s a wrap-up of the 2010 TDT Holiday Gift Guide. Enjoy!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/okie-centric-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Oklahoma Gifts</strong></a>\r\nTulsa\'s pretty rad, and the rest of the state isn\'t too shabby, either. Wouldn\'t it be cool if you could give the essence of Oklahoma as a gift this Christmas?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shop Handmade with make:Tulsa\'s Christine Sharp-Crowe</strong></a>\r\nDon\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas? Yeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shop Books With Tulsa Author Jeff Martin</strong></a>\r\nWe all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/\"><strong>Jack Frank Films</strong></a>\r\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater</strong></a>\r\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Okie Foodie Gifts</strong></a>\r\nHere at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-downtown-elote-libby-auld-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe\'s Libby Auld</strong></a>\r\nYou have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/stocking-stuffers-for-the-kids-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Stocking Stuffers for the Kids</strong></a>\r\nEveryone could use another stocking stuffer idea or two for the kids. Here\'s where in Tulsa to find them.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"18\"]</p>\r\n<strong>For even more ideas for last-minute gifts, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">the 2009 TDT Holiday Gift Guide (scroll a bit to find the list)</a>.</strong>','TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010: A Wrap Up','To help you come up with those last-minute gifts, here\'s a wrap-up of the 2010 TDT Holiday Gift Guide. Enjoy! ','publish','open','open','','tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010-a-wrap-up','','http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/okie-centric-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-downtown-elote-libby-auld-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/','2010-12-23 11:56:38','2010-12-23 16:56:38','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4761',0,'post','',11),(4934,1,'2010-12-31 12:14:40','2010-12-31 17:14:40','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1861-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4948\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_18611-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4948\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGoing for a fancy dinner out is one thing - a very, very good thing, actually. \r\n\r\nBut cuddling up with your family in a carpet-lined booth at a small-town pizza parlor with a large pie, a two-liter of root beer and a stack of Dixie cups is the stuff memories that last a lifetime are made of. \r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1866-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4936\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1866-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4936\" /></a>\r\n\r\nTulsa is an incredible city. I think it\'s pretty safe to say that it\'s my favorite. But there are several smaller communities sprinkled along the outskirts of T-Town that are more than worth a visit. \r\n\r\nHistoric communities like Sand Springs, Sapulpa and Claremore come to mind. Downtown Jenks has a lot to offer, too, especially this time of year. That famous scene from It\'s a Wonderful Life in which Jimmy Stewart runs shouting through the streets could just as easily have been in Green Country\'s J-town as Bedford Falls. \r\n\r\nMerry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan! \r\n\r\nI\'m sorry. I couldn\'t help myself. My will is weak when it comes to Jimmy Stewart. And movies made in 1946. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1861/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4937\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1861-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4937\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDuck into a certain pizzeria just off Main Street in Jenks and you could find this: A large pizza, half pepperoni, half supreme. \r\n\r\nAnd an almost-three-year-old boy who really wishes his mother would stop snapping photos so he can have some food already. \r\n\r\nIt\'s all available inside the dining room - all three booths\' worth of it - of Primetime Pizza. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1876/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4938\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1876-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4938\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWord has been going around about Primetime Pizza for quite some time now. <a href=\"http://www.krmg.com/krmgmorningnews\">Host of the KRMG Morning News Joe Kelley</a>, for one, is a frequent and outspoken devotee of the carryout counter. So is radio dude <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/shelbytradio\">Shelby Travis</a>. And PR heavy hitter and <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Gridiron 2010</a> producer <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kerrymalone\">Kerry Malone</a>. And pretty much anyone I\'ve ever met from Jenks with tastebuds agree with them.  \r\n\r\nSo when my husband, son and I were driving aimlessly around town last week (as we often do - <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/know-your-town/\">it\'s one of the top ways to know what\'s going on around town</a>, after all) and noticed we were getting hungry, we decided to road trip it to Jenks to find out what all this Primetime Pizza fuss was all about.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1858/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4939\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1858-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4939\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe first thing you see when you pull up to Primetime is this beautiful, hand-painted, vintage-style outdoor menu board, taller than most of us who don\'t have NBA contracts and wider than I could spread my arms. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1866-3/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4940\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_18661-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4940\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI hadn\'t even walked into this place and already I was smiling. How\'s that for first impressions? \r\n\r\nThen we walked in to find a long counter, an open, busy pizza kitchen and the shy but friendly, smiling face of David Powers, owner of Primetime.\r\n\r\nThere\'s no soda fountain at Primetime - it\'s styled more for carryout than casual dining - so we bought a two-liter of root beer (the only proper thing to drink with pizza when beer isn\'t available) from the small fridge next to the counter. The staff behind the counter brought us these: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1837/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4941\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1837.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4941\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOversized Dixie cups. \r\n\r\nYou guys? Root beer + Dixie cups = my humbly bred, Oklahoma blood singing in its veins. I\'ve decided I\'ll no longer drink root beer from any other vessel. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1830/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4942\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1830-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4942\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThis boy, he loves The Root Beer, too. He comes by it honestly. \r\n\r\nWe felt like we\'d struck gold. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1853/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4943\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1853.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4943\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd that was before these came along: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1857/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4944\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1857.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4944\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHot wings. Not soaked and soggy with wing sauce - a pretty rare find \'round these parts. And a welcome one.\r\n\r\nOh, and they were only $6 for 10 pieces. I hear what you\'re saying - dang is right. \r\n\r\nIt wasn\'t but 10 minutes from the time we ordered that this arrived: \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1862/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4945\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1862-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4945\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe pizza - remember? The one I mentioned before? \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1858-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4946\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_18581-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4946\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe crust was fluffy on the inside and crispy-crunchy on the outside in the way only a light brushing of butter could accomplish. The sauce was sturdy, but not too bold of a platform for the mound of toppings that comes standard on a Primetime pizza. \r\n\r\nYou need a fork to eat this stuff, mostly because you won\'t want to miss out on the goodies that fall to the cardboard on which the pizza is served - yes, when you dine in at Primetime, your pizza comes to your table on a huge square of the corrugated cardboard you often find in the bottom of your pizza box - when you pick it up for a bite. \r\n\r\nWhich is much more than one would expect to get in exchange for $11 and a quarter for a one-topping large, or $15 for a supreme. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1862/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4945\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1862-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4945\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAh, my favorite thing about eating pizza - the crust bubble. \r\n\r\nI love the crust bubble. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1864/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4947\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1864-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4947\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou saw it here first, folks - the first photograph ever of the mysterious interior of a pizza crust bubble. \r\n\r\nOK, so maybe it\'s not the first. In fact, I\'m pretty sure it\'s not. But we\'re all still fascinated, right? And we\'re all still better people now because today we\'ve seen the inside of a pizza crust bubble, aren\'t we? \r\n\r\nJust say yes. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1874/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4935\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_1874-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4935\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhile the wings, pizza and root beer in Dixie cups were so good that a week later their deliciosity still invades our thoughts, I think the part we enjoyed most about dining in at Primetime was watching as the staff person at the counter - not even the guy who owned the place, mind you - knew every single customer who came through the door to pick up a pizza and greeted him/her by name. \r\n\r\nEavesdropping on the banter between business owners and regular customers has long been one of my favorite pasttimes. It\'s usually best at breakfast counters and diners, but it was pretty great at Primetime, too. Not only did this staff member ask his customers about their kids and whether or not they\'d won that big game earlier in the week, but he did it all with please, thank you, ma\'am and sir thrown in for good measure. \r\n\r\nThis is still Oklahoma, folks, but that\'s definitely not something you hear very often anymore, even around here. \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/primetime-pizza-jenks/dsc_1861-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4948\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DSC_18611-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Primetime Pizza\" title=\"Primetime Pizza\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4948\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt\'s New Year\'s Eve, one of the busiest nights of the year for the pizza biz. If you have time for a short drive, head to Jenks to pick up a pizza from Primetime for your party tonight. Not only will it taste better than the stuff you normally pick up from the chain location up the street, but you\'ll feel pretty awesome that you wrapped up this year and started on a new one on a pretty kick-ass note: By supporting a small, unique part of Main Street Oklahoma.\r\n\r\nWe all know that sausage and peppers with a stellar sauce and a chewy crust can feed the appetite. But pizza that\'s made by your neighbor, that\'s part of the fight to keep small town America from homogenizing into a No Place and that\'s not like any pizza anywhere else in the world? \r\n\r\nThat, my friends, feeds the soul. \r\n\r\n<strong>Primetime Pizza</strong>\r\n109 N. Elm Street\r\n(918) 299-0939\r\n<a href=\"http://www.primetimepizza.info/\">PrimeTimePizza.info</a>\r\nSeven days, 3-10pm\r\n<a href=\"http://www.primetimepizza.info/Current_Specials.html\">Primetime coupons</a> \r\n<a href=\"http://www.primetimepizza.info/Delivery_Area.html\">Primetime delivery area</a> \r\n<a href=\"http://www.primetimepizza.info/Our_Menu.html\">Primetime menu</a> \r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/631117/restaurant/Tulsa/Prime-Time-Pizza-Jenks\"><img alt=\"Prime Time Pizza on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/631117/minilink.gif\" style=\"border:none;width:130px;height:36px\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(A word about the negative reviews on Urbanspoon: Someone who left a comment preferred a $5 pizza from Cheezies over what they had from Primetime. And...anything I could write after that would be nothing more than extra work for my fingers. Not what I need on a holiday.)','Primetime Pizza: Root beer, crust bubbles and Main Street Jenks','The crust was fluffy on the inside and crispy-crunchy on the outside in the way only a light brushing of butter could accomplish. The sauce was sturdy, but not too bold of a platform for the mound of toppings that comes standard on a Primetime pizza. ','publish','open','open','','primetime-pizza-jenks','','\nhttp://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/09/know-your-town/','2010-12-31 12:22:21','2010-12-31 17:22:21','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=4934',0,'post','',9),(4763,1,'2010-12-23 11:54:14','2010-12-23 16:54:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/blu_grey_gradient_gallery/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3917\" title=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blu_grey_gradient_gallery-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"TDT Gift Guide 2010\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nToday and tomorrow, folks - that\'s all the time you have to grab those final gifts to stuff under the tree or into those Christmas stockings.\n\nTo help you come up with those last-minute gifts, here\'s a wrap-up of the 2010 TDT Holiday Gift Guide. Enjoy!\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/okie-centric-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Oklahoma Gifts</strong></a>\nTulsa\'s pretty rad, and the rest of the state isn\'t too shabby, either. Wouldn\'t it be cool if you could give the essence of Oklahoma as a gift this Christmas?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-handmade-gifts-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shop Handmade with make:Tulsa\'s Christine Sharp-Crowe</strong></a>\nDon\'t you just love that empty feeling you get when you\'re gifted an overpriced, mass-produced piece of plastic junk for Christmas? Yeah. I love it like I love an ugly Christmas sweater-induced heat rash.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-books-tulsa-author-jeff-martin-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shop Books With Tulsa Author Jeff Martin</strong></a>\nWe all have a bookworm on our shopping lists this holiday season. Renowned local author and co-founder of Booksmart Tulsa Jeff Martin joins TDT with a few of his top picks of books with an Oklahoma connection.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/jack-frank-films-giveaway/\"><strong>Jack Frank Films</strong></a>\nIt\'s my personal belief that everyone new to Tulsa should be handed a copy of the show by local filmmaker Jack Frank, Tulsa A to Z. It\'s show, it\'s sweet, it\'s chock-full of fun and entertaining facts about Tulsa, and it was one of the hot gifts last holiday season. This year, though, Jack Frank fans can get three of his shows for the price of one in a volume.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/ugly-christmas-sweater-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shopping for the Perfect Ugly Christmas Sweater</strong></a>\nIt\'s not Christmas until you spot someone, somewhere in a Christmas sweater.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/food-tdt-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Okie Foodie Gifts</strong></a>\nHere at TDT, we shoot for at least a happy dance. A long, high-pitched \"Squee!\" is even better. We\'ve also been known to accept hyperventilation.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/shop-downtown-elote-libby-auld-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Shopping Downtown With Elote Cafe\'s Libby Auld</strong></a>\nYou have four shopping days left. I\'m sure more than one of you is out there wondering where to find the highest concentration of local shopping that you can hit in the least amount of time. Do as the <a href=\"http://www.elotetulsa.com/\">uber-popular Elote Cafe chef and owner Libby Auld</a> does: Shop downtown.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/stocking-stuffers-for-the-kids-tdt-holiday-gift-guide-2010/\"><strong>Stocking Stuffers for the Kids</strong></a>\nEveryone could use another stocking stuffer idea or two for the kids. Here\'s where in Tulsa to find them.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"18\"]</p>\n<strong>For even more ideas for last-minute gifts, check out <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/12/tasha-does-tulsa-gift-guide-2010/\">the 2009 TDT Holiday Gift Guide (scroll a bit to find the list)</a>.</strong>','TDT Holiday Gift Guide 2010: A Wrap Up','To help you come up with those last-minute gifts, here\'s a wrap-up of the 2010 TDT Holiday Gift Guide. Enjoy! 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