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While watching our teen-aged son play four years of high school basketball games years ago, we both noticed an absolute truth; Our son could not seem to grasp that he wasn’t able to block every shot that was put up by the opposing team.

The infection broke out while we were on family vacation.I’m not sure of the source but the fact we were all sleeping in one large room spread the contagion quickly. It first appeared around midnight and before we knew it we were all affected. It started small enough.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org.The infection broke out while we were on family vacation. I’m not sure of the source but the fact we were all sleeping in one large room spread the contagion quickly.

You are a caregiver.

A man was sitting at a table in a bar and was about as drunk as it’s possible to get.A group of men noticed his condition and decided to be good Samaritans and take him home. First they stand him up to get to his wallet so they can find out where he lives, but he keeps falling down.

Young Black attorney John Edwin Green only wanted fairness in 1961 when he stood before the Oklahoma City public school board with his client, optometrist A.L. Dowell.

Taking The Shot One big question floating around our area is this: “Did you get your Covid/Flu shots yet?” Well, it's a serious question and not easily answered in times like these. I grew up in a time when we had quite a bit of faith and confidence in our leadership.

Idiots dwell among usCredit for these little goodies goes to my No. 1 correspondent, Al Wilburn. But I detected a huge number of instances that are probably common to us all. Enjoy! Number One Idiot: I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center.

Roosevelt CoffeeIt wasn’t until the middle of 1942 that we Centrahoma folk realized we faced yet another wartime hardship. The great coffee shortage. Seemed like it affected our fellow Americans too. We were each buying and consuming 20 pounds of coffee per year in 1942. But no worry.

Some moms resist changeOne of the more popular expressions knocked around by people in my age group (OLD!!) is “used to be.”That is certainly true of our mothers, past and present.