Reeder’s is a service station located at 21st and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, just a few blocks from my home. Reeders full-service pumps equals their self-service pumps and they have chefs and a kitchen th...

Oklahoma state parks are offering free guided hikes at many sites on Sunday to promote healthy lifestyles in the new year. These events are part of America’s state parks’ “First Day Hikes” program and...

Do our New Year’s Celebration have a tie to pagan rituals once observed, then lost? Perhaps. A desire to make the short, dark days between the end of fall and the onset of spring as palatable as possi...

The morning conference began innocently enough, with Steve and Doc arguing over which of the little packaged jellies went better on sourdough toast, and no one caring which one was right. Dud and Bert...

Now before you can sneak away, here comes that pharaoh of the feed-store, that baron of the bunkhouse, that titan of the tack room …Windy Wilson. Well, t’other day I meandurated around town until I cr...

We have had a mild December so far, but winter will come. With it, families will search for outdoor activities. Roughly 10 years ago, my family and I took a road trip to Branson, Mo., during which we ...

I yawned and wondered how much of my life had been consumed watching commercials on television. Wasted was the first verb that came to mind but given thought consumed was the more accurate. Television...

It began the way most miracles do: by accident or the hand of God, take your pick. It might have been the weather, at least partly. For December, the day had been almost balmy and warm. You know, swea...

One of the rewards I get from writing the outdoor column are the youngsters I come across who take an interest in hunting, fishing or anything that involves spending time afield. When 13-year-old Aust...

In my mind there is no such thing as just barbeque. Each barbeque has a unique, distinctive flavor that characterizes it. Can I label it? No. But I know it when I taste it. Why think of barbeque here ...

Mabel Adams was sitting in the day room at the Rest of Your Life retirement home when the children came in. She smiled and so did all the others in the room except for two who didn’t know what was goi...

If quail hunting is your bag of oats, there’s no better time than the present to pick up your shotgun, grab a box or two of shells and, by all means, if you have a good bird dog, bring him or her alon...

Every now and then, thought Doc, that opportunity comes back to haunt me. Like it is right now on this crisp morning walk. It came early in his medical life, an invitation to join with a famous big ho...

It’s not just Black Friday anymore. Now, the selling holidays have been added in Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday as well. Shopping time for my wife and I begins this weekend. If you need some...

It seems that I have worn glasses most of my life. It was the summer before my 8th grade year and my parents had taken my brother and me to a minor league baseball game in Fort Smith. At some point, I...

Happy Thanksgiving, world! One of my favorite days, but I couldn’t tell you why … exactly. Oh, it’s time to get the clan together around the table and compliment Grandma on how yummy the world’s dumbe...

I just took a walk around my neighborhood. I could tell the seasons were changing. The tell-tail sign was not that the leaves on the maples were a brilliant red and not because of the yellows and oran...

Alphonse Wilson here, you know … yore pal Windy? And I’m here to set the record straight, once and forever more, on turkeys. Now for those folks out there who think a turkey is something hot and brown...

Lately, I have been thinking about the role of anticipation plays in life. I suppose my thoughts have been one dimensional because I was only considering the anticipation of joy I have no doubt pleasu...

There’s just something about falling in love in November, thought Steve. Something … timely. Something … special. Steve’s incredible shaving-brush-like moustache is gray now. It’s lasted a long time, ...