By bonnie on 7/23/2008 2:04 PM

OK. What everybody is talking about is the new general manager of the city's basketball team, the Lawton Fort Sill Cavalry -- Stacy Johnson-Klein. If you read the sports pages, you're up on the PR of it all. But, even ladies who are non-sports followers have taken notice, and recall SJK's first go 'round in our fair city, when she was the coach of the women round-ballers at Cameron University, and a general manager of sorts.

 

Now I'm not one to chatter on the mound with the Junior League, but could SJK have had a press conference wearing a bigger diamond ring, or arrived in a longer white stretch limo, or found an attorney to herald her arrival with more celebrity than Gloria Allred, or had anymore bleach in her hair?!

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By bonnie on 7/10/2008 2:18 PM

OK, I have a soft spot for The Humane Society of the United States. What can I say? Obviously I have a stake in this. Some of the residents around Elmer Thomas Park don't particularly care for us furry neighbors. But, some folks, biologists, a few professors, and those who are in to more "natural" yards, welcome critters.

 

Here's an interesting piece from Rodi Rosensweig, a backyard wildlife expert from The Humane Society (with some of my own color commentary. - BB)

 

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By bonnie on 6/5/2008 12:42 PM

Now, you know I'm not one to complain, but...

Yeah, there's always a big ol'  "but" coming in.



There seems to be a shortage in Lawton of dependable help in that all-important industry that helps keep America fat and happy. I'm talking about the fast food joints.

You know -- those places we hit hauling a van load of little squeakers between soccer games and dance lessons; or to grab a bag to leave on the counter before heading to a PTA meeting, just to show our hubby...

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By bonnie on 4/9/2008 5:45 PM

To all my loyal and snickering readers, I thank you for your patience. Raising all thing young uns', even in as nice a place as Lawton, is a full time job.

But, every so often I just have to speak my mind. And apparently that's done some good, 'cause I noticed that the City Council is re-thinking the trash pickup rules, and those permanent arches make for a clear entrance to the park and should help get folks tuned in to where they are supposed to go by the time the next Holiday in the Park...

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By bonnie on 2/11/2008 12:03 PM

OK. You know you need to talk about it. You can’t get your two cents worth in the paper, on TV or the radio. Come sit down, have some tea and roots and let’s just get this out.

Does anyone know what the rules are about trash pick up in Lawton?

Lord knows I’ve tried to understand.

The other day, my cans got stood up on their date with the sanitation engineers. I thought it was because the cans were filled slightly over the top. But, no. I later discovered stickers on the handles...

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By bonnie on 12/12/2007 6:51 PM

Well, mercy me, sorry it’s been so long but I had no idea that I was going to have so much company before Christmas! In case you’ve been living in a hole (pun intended) and didn’t know, there is a lights display in Elmer Thomas Park. It’s called Holiday in the Park, and I suppose it is for some, but for those of us that live out here, it’s quite a distraction. Now I’m all for getting into the holiday spirit, but I think this is one Hallmark card that needs to go back to the drawing board. ...

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By bonnie on 10/31/2007 11:16 AM

 

Well, today is Halloween. As if life on the mound doesn't make you jumpy enough, tonight all the little beggars come around wanting some of what you've spent all summer storing away. If you don't give them a treat, you have to hope they don't fill up your hole with gravel or worse yet, run a water hose down it.

But, we were kids once. We didn't have much when we were growing up and some years we couldn't afford a costume, so Mom would tell us "Don't look so cute and go as a gopher!"...

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By bonnie on 9/7/2007 12:38 PM

The adjective "awesome" is totally overused and inappropriately in most connotations. Requisite 15 minutes of fame painfully prolonged. Announce contest for new word to replace "awesome" in vernacular English! Plz k thx

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By bonnie on 8/22/2007 11:44 AM

Lawton’s Birthday Parade was held Aug. 4, 2007 – 106 years in the making. Final results: Six blocks of horse flesh, 19 minutes duration, and no live music, though I think I heard a mule fart.

About the B-Day celebration…not to be critical, but a horse or two and some sweaty folks looking like survivors of Donner’s Pass does not a parade make.



But, it’s hard to get enthused about outdoor activities in southwest Oklahoma under the August sun. How about next year, we have the parade...

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