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An Oklahoma Treasure!
NSUBA Library —
Authority: 99
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s great humorist, Will Rogers. Rogers was born on November 4, 1879, at Oologah, Oklahoma. Some quick facts: he traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 with sound), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns, ...1 week ago -
Stars of Vaudeville #73: Will Rogers
Travalanche —
Authority: 124
Will Rogers’ place in the hearts and minds of Americans transcended the limits of mere show business. He was regarded as a kind of American Saint, a sort of cross between Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln and George Bernard Shaw. A “cowboy philosopher” who expressed harsh and amusing truths in a bluntly honest way ...1 week ago -
BREEDERS’ CUP OR BUST: HORSING AROUND IN OKLAHOMA
Paulick Report —
Authority: 516
By Ray Paulick Please click here to donate to Breeders’ Cup Charities benefiting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and V Foundation for Cancer Research. Give a minimum of one penny per mile and you will be eligible for a drawing to win one of 10 Breeders’ Cup caps to be signed by the winning jockeys of ...1 week ago -
Masterpiece: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
dk presents... —
Authority: 126
[Today: Jello Biafra pokes the fat cats...]“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts,” was how social satirist Will Rogers summed up his line of work. Rogers was a master of one-line barbs that often called out the buffoons and clowns running America. In spite of his pointed ...2 weeks ago -
All That Glisters Is Not Gold
American Conservative Daily —
Authority: 502
Having barbarized the English language, we now prefer to say that, “All that glitters isn’t gold,” instead of using Shakespeare’s “glisters.” The meaning is about the same: Gold and the pursuit thereof, whether for investment, speculation, jewelry, or its sheer gut attraction has its pitfalls and the ...2 weeks ago -
All That Glisters Is Not Gold
Gene's Blog —
Authority: 476
Having barbarized the English language, we now prefer to say that, “All that glitters isn’t gold,” instead of using Shakespeare’s “glisters.” The meaning is about the same: Gold and the pursuit thereof, whether for investment, speculation, jewelry, or its sheer gut attraction has its pitfalls and the ...2 weeks ago -
“Agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.” ~ George Eliot on Dogs
Lola's Curmudgeonly Musings on Life, Love & Other Trifles —
Authority: 122
Wegman’s World Poster featuring Fey Rey, by William Wegman “They (dogs) offer, if we are wise enough or simple enough to take it, a model for what it means to give your heart with little thought of return.”~ Marjorie Garber“Both powerfully imaginary and comfortingly real, dogs act as mirrors for our own ...3 weeks ago -
Rich Runyon Canyon
Simply Magic —
Authority: 115
Runyon Canyon has a haunting past and a rich & glamorous history. American Indians once hunted here. In 1919, Carmen Runyon bought the land and sold it to famed Irish tenor John McCormack, who built a mansion called San Patrizio. Friends like Will Rogers & John Barrymore came to visit. It looks very different ...3 weeks ago -
"Im not a member of any organized party, Im a Democrat"
Cold Fusion Guy —
Authority: 139
Discord among Dems par for the course, experts say Excerpt: [After] nearly a year after the election, Democrats have little to show for this legislative session, despite holding a majority in both chambers of Congress. The Democratic leadership, most recently, has butted heads over health care, and, throughout ...4 weeks ago
