While My Guitar Gently Weeps

This haunting tune by George Harrison strikes me as particularly poignant this week in the Oklahoma City metro, as the city of Moore and other metro communities experienced yet again the horrors that Mother Nature can bring. Some (Westoro Baptist Church, Kansas)...

Father’s Day 2012

Who says that Father’s Day (tomorrow) is just a day to celebrate older guys like me (69 in 2 weeks) — it’s also a date for dads to celebrate their offspring, as well. So, I, Doug Dawg, am celebrating the privilege and honor of being the father of two...

On Being Excited About OKC’s LGBT Citizens 2012

According the sponsoring organization’s press release, 2012’s OKC Gay Pride events kick off on Thursday, May 17, and last for ten days until May 27. A rather lengthy discussion and review of LGBT issues and the history of the Gay Rights Movement was done...

Christmas 2011

Originally posted 12/20/2011; updated 12/24 to include the closing video portion of It’s A Wonderful Life, Frank Capra’s 1946 best Christmas movie ever. Has Doug Dawg become a religious person in his aging years? Maybe … I once was, and maybe still...

My 50th Lawton High School Class Reunion

Originally posted September 1, 2011; updated on September 6 & 8 to show reunion photos. the Wichitas previously. As high school kids, that’s where we often hung out, doing various and sundry things in the process … some things are better left unsaid...