Then the town will go on spreading indefinitely? I said. That's right, said the Intelligent Man. Unless someone can do something about it. -CS Lewis - TGD
Oklahoma walk-on Kenny Wermy (Comanche/Arapaho/Cheyenne), a 6-4 312 lbs offensive lineman, was informed today by Sooners head coach Brent Venables that he has been put on scholarship! 👏
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I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
Passed Planning Commission tonight. Up next: City Council and TIF approval.
It's a 34-unit pocket neighborhood of rental townhomes, live/works, and flats, a 5-minute walk to the center of a growing walkable district in the OKC metro.
Designing and developing this project with our excellent partners @CanvasArch.
Very excited about this one!
My theory is not that labor is too expensive to work on nice details like this for modern middle class homes, it’s that builders have realized people want to maximize interior square footage at the expense of basically anything else, aesthetics very much included
We’re planning another USA trip this fall!🇺🇸
It’s going to be a road trip with college football as the main focus, but we’re also planning to check out plenty of other sports and unique American events.
The idea for this trip actually came from our visits to a few colleges on the last trip. Everyone told us how crazy it gets on gamedays, so now we want to experience it ourselves.
Now we need your expertise: Which colleges should we visit? What games are interesting? And what other events or activities (also non sporting related) are worth checking out in September/October?
So far we have these on our list:
- Oktoberfest in Helen, GA
- Texas State Fair
- Breeders' Cup in Kentucky
Oklahoma City has grown A LOT in 45 years! This aerial photo from 1981 shows Memorial Road (looking east) with Quail Springs Mall on the left.
(20246.1962.38.5, John Melton Collection, OHS)
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