All Entries in the "Columns" Category
Isn’t it a choice to be gay?
Robert C. Grupe, PhD Contributing Writer That is one of the first questions I am asked often when I participate in university forums dealing with sexual orientation. It is a good, reasonable and well placed question. Actually it opens the door for an answer which can be life changing as well as instructional. The answer [...]
Politically Correct
By Paula Sophia Gayly Columnist Years ago, I joined the Masonic Lodge. I was drawn to the idea of apprenticeship, of subjecting myself to the tutelage of men who’d mastered the art of manhood. Over the course of two years I was instructed how to shape a cornerstone of character, about the need for proportion [...]
Well, bite me!
By Ashley Manning, Esq. Contributing Writer In the unfortunate case your dog bites someone; we prepared this “bit” of information for you to better understand the law regarding this matter: Under Oklahoma Law, “the owner or owners of any dog shall be liable for damages to the full amount of any damages sustained when his [...]
Singled Out
I was at my favorite watering hole over the weekend. Seems like you always run in to one of your friends with benefits, especially when drinking and feeling a little frisky. Over the past few months I have had a casual on and off fling. When I acted as if I wasn’t interested, I was [...]
Post St. Patrick’s Day Brunch: Individual Shepherd’s Pie
By Scotty Irani Gayly Columnist Another St. Patrick’s Day is upon on us, and we all know how America loves to celebrate St. Patty’s Day. This year’s fun and festive day o’green is going to be on a Saturday, so I am pretty certain there will be many post St. Patrick’s Day brunches on Sunday. [...]
Frozen in Fear
By Steven Michael Hall Welcome to winter. I guess it’s the right season to discuss being frozen in fear. By that I mean when a mind is not flexible or moving, a mind where fear dominates the point of view. That’s when one can’t think around the fear or see beyond it. It’s a standoff, [...]
Out of the Attic
Matt, We picked this up at Buchanan’s Flea Market last year. We paid $200.00 for it. I’d never seen anything like it. I saw this listed in an antiques price guide for $350.00. I don’t know about my piece, though. It runs well enough when you wind it up, but the horn doesn’t work. Did [...]
Happy Spring Returns
By Susan Penney Gayly Financial Columnist Part one of a two part series. Happy Spring Everybody! Historically, March has been a busy month with the invention of Silly Putty in 1950, Monopoly in 1933, U.S. Government-issued paper money in 1862, Rubber Band invented in 1845, Coca Cola 1886, anybody notice a trend? To me it [...]
The Habana Inn: more than just a one-night stand
By Jason Dilts Gayly “Homo on the Range” Columnist Readers of The Gayly know what it means to be “homo on the range.” Wide-open spaces are unparalleled opportunities to make our lives as large as we desire; yet within that expansiveness is the uncomfortable intersection of loneliness and isolation. There’s a place in Oklahoma City [...]
Being gay: What does creativity have to do with it?
Robert C. Grupe, PhD Contributing Writer As a young boy in the small West Texas town where I grew up, I felt uncomfortable with the social blinders that I was encouraged to wear. I was amazed that other folks did not realize they were wearing those blinders. How was it that I perceived it when [...]