Boxer's Power trip!

During a recent hearing of the senate's Environment and Public Works Committee; where General Walsh US Army was testifying. General Walsh began answering a question with "ma'am". Senator Boxer immediately interrupted him before he could finish. "You know, do me a favor," a clearly agitated Boxer said, "Could you say 'Senator' instead of 'ma'am?"

"Yes, ma'am," Walsh replied.

"It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it, yes, thank you," she said.

"Yes, Senator," he answered.

The great and mighty Senator Boxer is not a ma'am, she has worked hard for her title? Really I thought the people of the Great State of California gave her that title, it seems that Senator Boxer has forgotten just how she came to have that title and just who she is accountable to. Lets take a look here, does she practice what she preaches? Check out this youtube video that clearly shows Senator Boxer often fails to call other Senators, Governors, and even the President by their proper professional titles. So what gives her the right to interupt a General that was just being respectful to her. A General who by the way truly did earn his title. Talk about a power trip!!!

Tidal School Vineyards

If your in Oklahoma and traveling between Oklahoma City and Tulsa and have some free time for a small excursion theres a wonderful wine vineyard a short drive off of Route 66 in Drumright Oklahoma. We had the pleasure of stopping there on our way back from our trip to The Christmas Train at Dry Gulch, USA. http://www.christmastrain.com/ As you pull into the small dirt parking lot, before you is a beautiful old red brick school, with a bell tower on the roof and lush green vineyards covering the field in back. It is a screen right off a postcard. Upon entering the foray,the first thing you will noticed is the gorgeous hardwood floors, then you walk up a couple of stairs and down a large hallway. Lovely art work and old fashion pictures line the walls creating and then and now feeling. Then you arrived to the tasting room, it has a very California winery feeling with an Oklahoma flavor. On the wall behind the tasting bar are a collection of clocks all having wine themes, but set to different times, each one representing winery's around the world. Your greeted by a very sweet and knowledgeable hostess, at any given time they have between 18 and 24 selections for your sampling pleasure, even the most harden wine enthusiast will find something pleasing to their pallet. Here are my favorites:

Dry Whites: Oklahoma Chardonnay

Dry Reds: Impressao

Semi-Sweet & Sweet: 1. Oklahoma Sunset 2. Tidal Estate White Cab Franc '06 Blush

The Reserve: Oklahoma Shiraz

Cordial: Cherry Chocolate Cordial

Desert Wine: Cherry Gusher

So for a tasting advanture, and a peace ful getaway this is the place to go! you can visit their website at http://www.tidalschool.com/

Until next time may your glasses always be full!!

Transport Back In Time

Sitting on the edge of the dam, the year is 1996, our bare feet splashing in the cool water; Collective Soul blasting from the car stereo, parked on the dirt road next to the lake as the summer sun baked our skin.

Every time I hear the song "December" I'm transported back to a time gone bye but not forgotten. A moment in time when I had no cares or worries, just enjoying hanging with friends, the summer sun, and of course the music.

Music the only true time machine. Is it not awesome, how a song can bring back a memory or a feeling lost in time. Well it is time to make new memories to new songs by Collective Soul. They are on tour now, check out their tour dates and venues at http://www.collectivesoul.com/live/

Collective Soul is awesome, great music, a wonderful group of guys. They even follow all their fans back on twitter, you can follow them at http://www.twitter.com/collective_soul They even debuted their new single"Staring Down" I totally love it,via Twitter. I cant wait to catch them Live when they get to Oklahoma.These guys are the best and they truly like connecting with their Fans, and that is not something that you will get from most bands. Collective Soul is a pearl in the sea of bands.

Do not forget to check out the band's site at http://www.collectivesoul.com/blog/

*bands pic gotten from the web*

To Refollow Or Not To Refollow?

Twitter Etiquette.

To refollow or not to refollow that is the question? Do you refollow everyone that follows you?

For me when I get new followers I go to each one of theirs' Twitter page, read their bio, check out their sites, and read their recent tweets. if I find that I have something in common with them then I refollow them. Regardless of whether or not I refollow my followers I send a direct message to all thankingthem for following me. I'm in no way saying anything bad about those I do not refollow just that I do not see a connection with them. Most of my followers I do refollow. Mind you I do not have tons of followers I only have a few. So My question to the twitters that have hugh followings iswhat is your rule of thumb when it comes to refollowing your followers?