Okie(s) in Florida

Only in Florida…..

FORT LAUDERDALE - The wife of Police Chief Frank Adderley roused him from bed with a gunshot and then chased him from their Plantation house to a neighbor’s, squeezing off more rounds as he ran away, authorities said.

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But I found it riot funny that this drunk lost his arm to a gator while swimming near NUBBIN Slough.
And while you’re at it, check out this database of alligator attacks we built.

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Or that’s what Allison said.
And she’s right. I’ve fallen down on the job.
We’ve been pretty busy lately, both at work and at home. We spent most of yesterday writing the much-belated thank you notes for the wedding gifts. That took several hours. But I think it will be obvious to most of you whether the […]

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My good friend Steve Lackmeyer brings up an interesting topic on his blog over at the NewsOK, the Web site of my former employer, The Oklahoman. The Lackman covers downtown Oklahoma City there, and I can’t think of another person who knows that town better than him.
Don’t believe me? Check out a book he co-wrote […]

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One thing I never thought about when I moved to Florida was the amount of time it seems to take to get anything delivered.
When I was in Oklahoma, we were basically in the middle part of the country for any company shipping anything. No matter which coast it was shipped from, east or west, goods […]

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And I’m not talking about with Ryan.
The other day, I went to working lunch with my boss.  We were meeting a young gentleman regarding some partnership opportunties.  I had never met this man before.
We meet, everyone shakes hands, and we head to our table.  We had a nice meeting and a good lunch, and then […]

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As late as this afternoon, I wasn’t sure what to write about next. Thank God I’m not a columnist.
My lunch with John and the Meganator provided decent fodder, considering it took some hour or so to bring us our sushi.
“It’s not like they have to cook it,” Meganator noted.
That’s what we get for going to […]

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I always love it when my home state ends up in the news. Question — why is it always for things getting destroyed, either man- or weather-caused, or stupid shit?
Like this.
When I saw the AP version on Drudge, I decided to make a pre-emptive strike with co-workers and e-mailed the story. Also pointed out the […]

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I like women. That’s why I married one.
But sometimes the habits of women amuse me. Today, while waiting on the elevator for the parking garage, a woman about my age was also standing in the small foyer. She was wearing this flowery dress thing, a little low-cut (no, I am not being a pervert you […]

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Blogging had always been a wonderful hobby of mine years ago at www.xanga.com/katybeth27. I even enjoyed writing a very successful anonymous dating blog prior to my relationship with Ryan.
So to say that I love blogging is an understatement.
Glad to be back, ya’ll.
And thank God for a job. I took a month-long hiatus from […]

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