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December in Altus, America

Posted on November 29, 2012December 2, 2012 by Southwest Sara

Snow is falling on this chilly fall night, causing me to shift gears from Thanksgiving clean-up to Christmas preparations. Amy Grant will sing about a “Tender Tennessee Christmas”. Those boys from Alabama serenade us with “Christmas in Dixie.” Becky Hobbs will sing the song she penned, “Oklahoma Christmas”.  The rest of us enjoy singing our favorite…

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My Addiction – Pride

Posted on May 5, 2012July 12, 2021 by dcaldwell23

Don’t run with scissors. Play nice. Don’t throw rocks. Eat your vegetables.  Don’t talk back! Sin was simple back in kindergarten, and so was expiation of that sin. Break a rule, you get a whoopin’. Very simple. By my teenage years we added Don’t Do Drugs. Of course back then, in the Sixties, only the…

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Tis the Season -TORNADO

Posted on April 14, 2012February 28, 2023 by dcaldwell23

LIKE A TORNADO One of my mom’s favorite hyperboles was in reference to my bedroom. My little brother and I were roommates growing up, and yes, we could get a bit disheveled. Mom would declare, “Boys, you need to get in there and straighten up your room, it looks like a tornado has been through…

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The Hunger Games meets Screwtape

Posted on April 7, 2012April 9, 2012 by dcaldwell23

“Gratitude looks to the Past and love to the Present; fear… looks ahead.”  Screwtape The Hunger Games and Screwtape Recently I saw an amazing performance of the classic C.S. Lewis novel, The Screwtape Letters. The play, brilliantly performed by award winning actor Max McLean, follows the schemes and thinking of a demon named Screwtape. The…

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Thanking Our Elders for Spunk and Courage

Posted on January 25, 2012January 26, 2012 by Red Dirt Kelly

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death. ~ Erik H. Erikson I may be on an “elder” kick.  In yesterday’s post I was pondering amazement at a beautiful Chickasaw elder in Oklahoma who was described by my father as a “National Treasure.”  I agree. This morning,…

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Know Your Directions

Posted on December 3, 2011December 8, 2011 by dcaldwell23

Directions Are you good at giving directions? A lot depends on the orientation of the person you’re giving directions to. That’s my experience. Are you good at receiving direction? I have given perfectly good travel instructions and clear directions to family members and I knew at the time that they weren’t getting it. My wife…

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Princes, Paupers, and Black Friday

Posted on November 26, 2011November 26, 2011 by dcaldwell23

Thanksgiving is about perspective and proportion. I sat before a Thanksgiving meal this week and surveyed the sumptuous spread. I couldn’t really get my brain around it all. The easy drive down the four-lane interstate to my in-laws’, the warmth of their home, the antacids at my fingertips for post-meal relief—the ease of my life…

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Helping Young People Understand the Myths, Risks and Realities of Relationships

Posted on September 8, 2011September 11, 2011 by kendycox

As director of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, I sometimes fancy myself a caped crusader saving families one marriage at a time. In reality, I’m no superhero with all the answers. In fact, when I look back at my approach to relationships during the first 2/3 of my life, I laugh about how me ending up…

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RDC Tall Tales Contest Announcement!

Posted on August 18, 2011August 18, 2011 by Red Dirt Kelly

Howdy! We were sitting around the other day wondering about this question: What would be a fun contest for our community? So, not really being able to mind-read or anything, we polled our Facebook audience.  Little did we know they would pick “TALL, TALL TALES CONTEST” as their choice for a little good, clean fun. …

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Meanwhile Back at The Ranch: I’m Braking For Spring

Posted on March 14, 2011March 14, 2011 by Guests and Former Contributors

What a day! It was the barn with the Daffodils that caught my eye first, and after that I just kept noticing glimpses of color and new life all around. If you haven’t already, stop and notice…

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Real Men Are Fighters

Posted on November 17, 2010November 20, 2010 by Guests and Former Contributors

He fights fires. He fights apathy. He fights for his life.

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Okie at the Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Posted on November 15, 2010November 20, 2010 by quentinhereandthere

In a world where cable networks have joined sides, run to the fringe and focused on sound bites or hyperbole, The Daily Show is a small breath of fresh air; it tackles serious topics, allows for details and nuance, and wraps it all up in highly entertaining edgy irreverence.

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Handmade Jewelry on Antique Table

Posted on November 6, 2010November 20, 2010 by Red Dirt Kelly

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Macabre Encounters: The Truth About Children’s Literature and Farm Life, Chapter 3

Posted on October 30, 2010November 20, 2010 by Red Dirt Kelly

I slammed the lid down and ran as fast as I could to tell Grandpa. I don’t know how I expected him to react, but he immediately headed to the hen house and grabbed a hoe on the way.

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Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch: Back In The Saddle

Posted on October 25, 2010November 20, 2010 by Guests and Former Contributors

When Judy Hart Nelson was nine years old, she convinced her dad that riding a horse was not just a passing fancy. She wanted a real saddle.

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RDC Friday Morning Shout-Out? Bob Waldrop!

Posted on September 24, 2010November 21, 2010 by Red Dirt Kelly

Bob has a dedicated and passionate mission to connect the citizens of our great state with each other in order to build a community network of wholesome, organic and locally grown or produced food: Producers and consumers working together to build sustainable and satisfying, relational food systems not easily interrupted by more national events or various wrinkles in the larger systems.

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