A few weeks ago, I finished the Chris Whipple book called “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff…
“FM” by Steely Dan | Cover Song of the Week
When I decided to do a cover version of Steely Dan’s “FM,” also known as “No Static At All,” I…
Judge a book by its cover: Why I loved Brian Doyle’s “Chicago”
Have you heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Of course you have. But I do it…
Movie Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ Miranda a delight
As a 48-year-old man about to marry into a family with a 10-year-old girl, I have realized quickly just how…
My Shazam! 10 songs I’m digging in January 2019
We hear great music everywhere these days. We hear it on TV, in movies, at the grocery store, restaurant and…
2018 Year in review: Just how close is Oklahoma to a national title?
For most folks across the country, the thought of another Clemson vs. Alabama College Football Playoff game – a fourth…
Look back at 2018 & channeling my inner Don Draper
The period between Christmas and New Year’s is one of my favorite each year. It’s a time filled with anticipation…
Hallelujah & Hollywood: Marquise Brown practiced today for Sooners
We’re three days from college football’s playoffs, a pair of semifinal matches stuffed in between relatively meaningless bowl games. Oklahoma…
Marquise Brown injury: ‘Hollywood’ ending still possible for Sooners, with or without star WR
The question on everybody’s mind is: Will Oklahoma make the College Football Playoff with Alabama beating Georgia Saturday hours after…
Horns Down? The NFL has figured out what college hasn’t
A few years ago, you wouldn’t have ever heard me say that the NFL was more fun to watch than…