Comments for OKC.NET- Oklahoma City Now and Forever http://okc.net Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:39:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Thirty Minutes in Winnemucca, OR I Visit Café Gratitude and Start Thanking People Like I Won an Oscar by Spencer http://okc.net/2012/02/22/thirty-minutes-in-winnemucca-or-i-visit-cafe-gratitude-and-start-thanking-people-like-i-won-an-oscar/#comment-9410 Spencer Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:39:42 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=3043#comment-9410 I meant "line" instead of "life" in the first quote I attributed to you. But in all seriousness, I'm proud of you. You have a unique voice and perspective, which is something that will serve you well, and separate you from the rest of the comics in LA. Although I miss you terribly, I still laugh at the memory of the first time I met you and you drunkenly told me you thought I was funny. It meant a lot to me then and it means a lot to me now. I'm not a deeply religious person, but I think thing happen for a reason (not just the random cause and effect reason you can attribute to anything). Give it some time, focus on the positive and everything will work out. I'm not sure I ever told you about the time I quit my job at ExxonMobil to go to school at OU, which I then hated and started working part-time at Abercrombie&Fitch. It was easily the worst part of my life to date, I hated the shallow people I worked with, I hated that I had to drive to Norman to make minimum wage, I hated that I wasn't doing comedy. One day, a particularly douchey manager at A&F told me to refold a wall of women's jeans, I walked out. Just quit on the spot. TWO HOURS LATER, as I drove around Norman wondering what I was going to do with my life, I got a call from a friend I hadn't talked to in over year, asking me to submit a resume to the Governor's office. So, when shit gets bad, just know that you just have to hang in there and that something great is right around the corner. I believe in you Leah. Don't tell the other guys, but you are the most talented comic to come out of OKC. And I love you. I meant “line” instead of “life” in the first quote I attributed to you. But in all seriousness, I’m proud of you. You have a unique voice and perspective, which is something that will serve you well, and separate you from the rest of the comics in LA. Although I miss you terribly, I still laugh at the memory of the first time I met you and you drunkenly told me you thought I was funny. It meant a lot to me then and it means a lot to me now.

I’m not a deeply religious person, but I think thing happen for a reason (not just the random cause and effect reason you can attribute to anything). Give it some time, focus on the positive and everything will work out. I’m not sure I ever told you about the time I quit my job at ExxonMobil to go to school at OU, which I then hated and started working part-time at Abercrombie&Fitch. It was easily the worst part of my life to date, I hated the shallow people I worked with, I hated that I had to drive to Norman to make minimum wage, I hated that I wasn’t doing comedy. One day, a particularly douchey manager at A&F told me to refold a wall of women’s jeans, I walked out. Just quit on the spot. TWO HOURS LATER, as I drove around Norman wondering what I was going to do with my life, I got a call from a friend I hadn’t talked to in over year, asking me to submit a resume to the Governor’s office.

So, when shit gets bad, just know that you just have to hang in there and that something great is right around the corner. I believe in you Leah. Don’t tell the other guys, but you are the most talented comic to come out of OKC. And I love you.

]]> Comment on Thirty Minutes in Winnemucca, OR I Visit Café Gratitude and Start Thanking People Like I Won an Oscar by Spencer http://okc.net/2012/02/22/thirty-minutes-in-winnemucca-or-i-visit-cafe-gratitude-and-start-thanking-people-like-i-won-an-oscar/#comment-9409 Spencer Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:27:55 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=3043#comment-9409 One day I will be in line at a trendy, overly-priced vegan cafe, you will have long forgotten me, but I will recognize you and say, "Thank you - Leah Kayajanian." And you will say, "I was in life in front of you, dick. No cut-sies." You will then turn to Rocky, and in an aside that is loud enough for me to hear will say, "Fuckin' red-headed people." I will run out of Cafe Optimism crying, and between sobs say to myself, "More like Cafe Stupid-ism." One day I will be in line at a trendy, overly-priced vegan cafe, you will have long forgotten me, but I will recognize you and say, “Thank you – Leah Kayajanian.” And you will say, “I was in life in front of you, dick. No cut-sies.” You will then turn to Rocky, and in an aside that is loud enough for me to hear will say, “Fuckin’ red-headed people.”
I will run out of Cafe Optimism crying, and between sobs say to myself, “More like Cafe Stupid-ism.”

]]> Comment on ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE #1: The Big Bang by Chris Lyman Waldron http://okc.net/2012/02/02/oom1/#comment-9273 Chris Lyman Waldron Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:45:17 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2737#comment-9273 That's great, thanks! That’s great, thanks!

]]> Comment on ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE #1: The Big Bang by Helen Grant http://okc.net/2012/02/02/oom1/#comment-9250 Helen Grant Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:18:18 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2737#comment-9250 There is! http://feeds.feedburner.com/ordermagnitude. I hope that helps. There is! http://feeds.feedburner.com/ordermagnitude. I hope that helps.

]]> Comment on A Modest 21st Century Proposal by Kevin Dodd http://okc.net/2012/02/13/a-modest-21st-century-proposal/#comment-9241 Kevin Dodd Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:30:48 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2927#comment-9241 This article was meant to be an over-the-top satire. The omelet part was supposed to not make sense, in order to show how ridiculous the right wing views are. Think Stephen Colbert. Thanks for reading! This article was meant to be an over-the-top satire. The omelet part was supposed to not make sense, in order to show how ridiculous the right wing views are. Think Stephen Colbert.
Thanks for reading!

]]> Comment on A Modest 21st Century Proposal by John Divelbiss http://okc.net/2012/02/13/a-modest-21st-century-proposal/#comment-9239 John Divelbiss Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:09:29 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2927#comment-9239 Huh??? "when an egg has been cracked open, an omelet has been made"?? After reading this, I went into my kitchen and cracked open several eggs. I still don't have an omelet. I really can't say whether I agree with your article or not. After reading this ludicrous statement, I couldn't read any further. If you are going to attempt to write an argumentative article, you need to at least use arguments that are based in some type of foundation and reality. Huh??? “when an egg has been cracked open, an omelet has been made”?? After reading this, I went into my kitchen and cracked open several eggs. I still don’t have an omelet.
I really can’t say whether I agree with your article or not. After reading this ludicrous statement, I couldn’t read any further.
If you are going to attempt to write an argumentative article, you need to at least use arguments that are based in some type of foundation and reality.

]]> Comment on ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE #1: The Big Bang by Chris Lyman Waldron http://okc.net/2012/02/02/oom1/#comment-9237 Chris Lyman Waldron Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:49:38 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2737#comment-9237 Hey Patricia and Mandy. I really enjoyed listening to your podcast. Is there an RSS feed so that I can add it to my podcast client? Hey Patricia and Mandy. I really enjoyed listening to your podcast. Is there an RSS feed so that I can add it to my podcast client?

]]> Comment on ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE #1: The Big Bang by Mandy Qualls http://okc.net/2012/02/02/oom1/#comment-9229 Mandy Qualls Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:53:37 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2737#comment-9229 Tiffany: You are exactly right in that the evidence is extremely compelling, and Victor Stenger also brings up very good points. In the podcast I should have expressed my appreciation for the fact that the scientists who made this discovery have put all their data online for other scientists to peruse, and have made a wonderful example for non-scientists in how the scientific method is supposed to work! As far as these findings, I was never a fan of the "Einstein Was Wrong" headlines, but you're right in that it makes a better headline. In my experience, scientists almost always object to headlines because they are misleading, but alas, it always happens. I guess I'm taking more of a "wait and see" approach to this story. I find it extremely compelling, and I definitely appreciate the link to the story! Thanks for listening to the podcast! Tiffany: You are exactly right in that the evidence is extremely compelling, and Victor Stenger also brings up very good points. In the podcast I should have expressed my appreciation for the fact that the scientists who made this discovery have put all their data online for other scientists to peruse, and have made a wonderful example for non-scientists in how the scientific method is supposed to work!

As far as these findings, I was never a fan of the “Einstein Was Wrong” headlines, but you’re right in that it makes a better headline. In my experience, scientists almost always object to headlines because they are misleading, but alas, it always happens.

I guess I’m taking more of a “wait and see” approach to this story. I find it extremely compelling, and I definitely appreciate the link to the story! Thanks for listening to the podcast!

]]> Comment on ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE #1: The Big Bang by Tiffany Levine http://okc.net/2012/02/02/oom1/#comment-8999 Tiffany Levine Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:25:12 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2737#comment-8999 I must complement you ladies on your performance! I thoroughly enjoyed your first podcast, and I look forward to more. However, I did want to give some input to your report of the faster-than-light neutrinos. I attended a lecture by the physicist Victor Stenger in October, just as this news broke. He had been slated to give another lecture, but wrote a new one to discuss this news. According to him, "despite what has been reported in the media, superluminal motion in no way contradicts Einstein's theory of special relativity published in 1905. Einstein's equations fully allow for particles to travel faster than light -- provided they never travel slower. Physicists have speculated about such objects for years. They are called tachyons. Many searches have been conducted, with no significant signals until now." This specific quote is from a piece he published in HuffPost (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-stenger/no-cause-to-dispute-einst_b_982429.html), but it is more or less what he said in his lecture. He had some neat graphs too! Physics is definitely not my area of expertise, but from what I have read from reputable science news sources, this seems to be the consensus. "Einstein Was Wrong" just makes a better headline in mainstream news :P Sorry to nitpick, but I thought you would appreciate this aspect to the story. I was also under the impression that faster-than-light speed was impossible before I heard Stenger. But anyway, I wanted to say again how much I enjoyed the podcast. Keep up the good work! I must complement you ladies on your performance! I thoroughly enjoyed your first podcast, and I look forward to more. However, I did want to give some input to your report of the faster-than-light neutrinos. I attended a lecture by the physicist Victor Stenger in October, just as this news broke. He had been slated to give another lecture, but wrote a new one to discuss this news. According to him, “despite what has been reported in the media, superluminal motion in no way contradicts Einstein’s theory of special relativity published in 1905. Einstein’s equations fully allow for particles to travel faster than light — provided they never travel slower. Physicists have speculated about such objects for years. They are called tachyons. Many searches have been conducted, with no significant signals until now.”

This specific quote is from a piece he published in HuffPost (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victor-stenger/no-cause-to-dispute-einst_b_982429.html), but it is more or less what he said in his lecture. He had some neat graphs too! Physics is definitely not my area of expertise, but from what I have read from reputable science news sources, this seems to be the consensus. “Einstein Was Wrong” just makes a better headline in mainstream news :P

Sorry to nitpick, but I thought you would appreciate this aspect to the story. I was also under the impression that faster-than-light speed was impossible before I heard Stenger. But anyway, I wanted to say again how much I enjoyed the podcast. Keep up the good work!

]]> Comment on Person of Interest: Jon Burris by Reconsidering the Family Of Man – An Exhibition. - OKC.NET- Oklahoma City Now and Forever | OKC.NET- Oklahoma City Now and Forever http://okc.net/2012/01/20/person-of-interest-jon-burris/#comment-8937 Reconsidering the Family Of Man – An Exhibition. - OKC.NET- Oklahoma City Now and Forever | OKC.NET- Oklahoma City Now and Forever Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:17:07 +0000 http://okc.net/?p=2335#comment-8937 [...] at Untitled executive director Jon Burris said “Reconsidering the Family of Man” is an echo of that original show. The prints [...] [...] at Untitled executive director Jon Burris said “Reconsidering the Family of Man” is an echo of that original show. The prints [...]

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