Maureen and I are making plans for our Oct. trip to my high school reunion in Lawton Oklahoma so I stopped at the book store to get a map so she can acquaint herself with the state.
Apparently Barnes & Noble doesn't consider Oklahoma, or a lot of other states, part of the USA.
> Apparently Barnes & Noble doesn't consider Oklahoma, or a lot of other states, part of the USA.
I see that as more aspirational. I mean why shouldn't Oklahoma be another country like, say, Mexico or Mongolia? But you knew better and that's what counts, right? Obviously, NEW Mexico would be tougher.
> Apparently Barnes & Noble doesn't consider Oklahoma, or a lot of other states, part of the USA.
Some of us here don't consider Lawton a part of this galaxy.
Lawton has long been the center of disruptive emanations in the Force.
For instance:
In the early 20th. century a young man named Henry Cassin ran a movie theater in Lawton. Although he really didn't get to make his mark in history....his step-daughter, Joan Crawford, made her mark in films. And being the childhood home of "Mommy Dearest" is just the tip of the iceberg...;-)
Seriously, I wish you all a good trip. If you make it to Meers for a burger, take your Prilosec with you!
Hey, my old Drill Seargent used to refer Lawton as the culture center of the universe. I don't think he was too serious though....:whistle:
Another location was once labeled as: If God wanted to give the world an enema he would insert the tip here.
Now that wasn't Lawton. But your comment reminded me of the above comment made by a priest referring to the small town where he spent his time in the monastery.
> Hey, my old Drill Seargent used to refer Lawton as the culture center of the universe. I don't think he was too serious though.
Speaking of cultural centers, I was out in West Texas a few days ago where I met a retired couple in their late sixties (my guess) staying at the same deluxe motel ($42/night) as I was. They turned out to be tourists from Germany who were Americanophiles. They told me that back in Germany they had a 1999 Suburban and a his and hers pair of Harley Davidsons (Sportster for her and Shovelhead for him) upon which they roared around Kaiserslautern.
The organizing principle of their itinerary had been to see American cars from the 1960's. They'd driven from Houston to Lubbock, down to Big Bend, and were working their way over to Austin (where I assured them they would be in luck).
There they were sitting on the porch drinking Budweiser without any complaint, so I told them that my idea of an interesting car from the 1960's was a VW Bug, K-series BMW for motorcycle, and that if they could stand to drink Budweiser they were both more American in taste than I was. With a laugh, of course. They were fun.
Several other exotic locales have maps represented in that display. At what floor level does Upper Manhattan begin. 10th? 20th?
I'm sure the intended use of these maps would be for the formulation of an exit plan. You know we all are headed to Texas. :pinch:
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> Some of us here don't consider Lawton a part of this galaxy.
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> Lawton has long been the center of disruptive emanations in the Force.
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Indeed Paden. I was just an interloper there (Army brat) and loped away as fast as I could the morning after high school graduation. However, I'm excited about revisiting the Wichita Mountains where I was able to maintain my so called sainity during those years. Planning on staying at Medicine Park to do a couple days of hiking. Besides, if we were to make "vacation" HQ a motel on Gore Blvd. right in the belly of Lawton, Maureen would probably shotgun me in my sleep and there's not a jury on earth that would find any fault with her actions.
you got that right about Budweiser....that's a headache-in-a-can.
i'd rather drink old Milwaukee. but i'm more a Guinness guy...Paulaner wheat beer is good2
