Oz And Springtime!

Hey friends it's Oz again for a springtime edition of The Oz Files. It is now springtime and Leah has posed the question what is my favorite part of the spring? There are several things I like about the spring but I have to choose one and that is what I am going to do. People who know me best know that I am a huge sports fan. So some people may like the leaves turning different colors or maybe even they like spring cleaning. That definitely won't be for me no sirree bob. My favorite part about spring definitely has to be can you smell the green grass the hot dogs the smell of dirt oh yes that means one thing it's time for some Major League Baseball! When spring rolls around baseball season is starting up and I catch a case of the baseball fever. If your around me at this time of the year it's quite contagious so if you like baseball I highly recommend you catch the fever. Have you ever seen Fever Pitch? Oh boy the guy in that movie reminds me of myself wow so so similar! I won't knock anybody's favorite time of spring because between you and I when springtime rolls around that means that winter is long gone. Once spring passes us by that means that summer is just around the bend and that is my favorite time of the year. Maybe I'll talk about the summer when it is summer time oh the scorching heat! Anyways what is your favorite time of the spring? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Parks And Recreation!

Hey friends it's Oz back again for a nature version of The Oz Files. Tonight's blog has been determined to be about Spokane area parks. What is my favorite Spokane park and why do I love it so much? Leah once again great topic and a story to be told that will knock your socks off. There are several parks around the city of Spokane and depending on what you like to do at a park your opinion may vary from mine. If you like quiet picnics and a lovely afternoon watching your kids play on the playground then maybe Manito Park is for you. If you like to play baseball or softball then maybe you will like a lot of the parks like Shadle Park, Comstock Park and Franklin Park. However those are great parks in there own right but I do have a park and a story to share and I hope you enjoy it. The park that I love most is Riverfront Park. First off there are a lot of things to do at Riverfront Park. You can feed the ducks and geese which I do on occasion and we will go back to that in a minute when I talk about a childhood experience. The Imax Theatre is in the park and you have rides and mini golf and ice skating rink. Also big events come to the park pig out at the park which brings in mega bank for the city and a lot of good food and entertainment. The entertainment isn't that great but people enjoy it none the less. Other events include July 4Th fireworks display with entertainment which is a huge family event good times had by all for sure. Bloomsday and Hoopfest always end up in the park those are two huge events. Way back in 1974 Riverfront Park was host to the Expo which to this day is the smallest city to ever host an expo. Also Riverfront Park is downtown by a lot of restaurants and by Riverpark Square Mall. As I say it's all about location, location, location. When I was younger my mom and my aunt took me to the park to feed the ducks and the geese and most times the seagulls like to steal the food they are such brats. I feed them bread and throw it in the blue stuff that is better known as water! Well my mom told me when I was younger we went down there and I fed the ducks and I somehow found a way to fall in the blue stuff! I guess someone was able to get me out because I sit here before you today. One of my great specialities is falling down and that sort of thing so that may not shock Leah would it? What is your favorite park in Spokane? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

The Rock!

Hey friends it's Oz back again for a rocky edition of The Oz Files. Today is Friday which means yes it's that time again it's free write Friday for The Oz Files fan club. Wow, I rumbled through a few topics and I have decided that I will be talking about the great American landmark known as Alcatraz AKA the ROCK! No, that is not the ROCK from WWE Do you smell what the rock is cooking? Alcatraz is located in San Fransisco Californian USA. It's located way out on the water past the golden gate bridge. Alcatraz was primarily used to house the prisoners that were being problematic in the other jails around the world. These were not your common criminals. The men who came to Alcatraz were men who were in mafias and gangs and known for murdering a lot of people and a lot of high level cases. Alcatraz is a giant structure it spans 22.6 acres which equals to 4,700 square feet. I have been to Alcatraz and let me tell you it's quite a sight to see. You can sit inside a jail cell and go to the D block and it's all quite inspiring. I will let you know your feet get tired after awhile walking around there is a lot of ground to cover. You take a ferry from the pier to get to Alcatraz then you have to swim back ahhahahaahaa NAH you take a ferry back too. This leads me to the escape attempts that were made. If your going to escape Alcatraz you have to be sneaky and smart and the bay area is filled with sharks so you gotta have some luck too. There were several attempts but one that stood out in my mind was the last attempt before they closed down Alcatraz. There were three guys who found a way to dig themselves out of there jail cells. They made dummies with faces and clothes to put in there beds so the guards would believe that they were there. They made a raft out of material from which one of the fellas worked. They knew what to do and when to do it. They were able to escape and nobody found them but they did find a piece of clothing on Angel Island which is an island not far from Alcatraz. The warden at the time at Alcatraz said they drowned but many people including myself believe and know that those guys escaped and I was mighty impressed. There have been many movies made about Alcatraz such as Escape From Alcatraz, The Birdman Of Alcatraz and The Rock and so many more. I urge you to go out and watch these films for they are a good cleansing of the soul. If your ever in the bay area you need to go to Alcatraz it's so worth the 7.00 and you will remember it for a lifetime! Well what do you think of Alcatraz? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

The One And Only Oz!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a family edition of The Oz Files. Today's blog topic is going to be I'm an only child and what are some advantages and disadvantages and did I enjoy being an only child? Wow what a great question from Leah and I think I can answer these questions for your viewing pleasure. Well this may be short and sweet but we will see how things progress. It is true I am an only child and when I was younger I thought it was called a lonely child so I kept telling people I'm a lonely child over and over again and people were quite taken back. So I guess it's called an only child which I guess makes some sense. Now with all that being said I will first talk about some advantages about being an only child has been like. The way I look at it is this when your an only child with no brothers or sisters you get all the attention. It's quite possible that you may have been spoiled from all your relatives especially your grandparents and of course mother dearest. Being the only child meant that you could do a lot of things and get away with it like you know coloring my bedroom floor with markers and crayon and labeling my walls with permanent black markers! A huge advantage is that I have nobody to compete with for TV viewing it's all mine and I'll take it all please with an order of fries on the side thanks so much! Those are just some advantages I am sure there could be more but I'll leave it at those couple right there. I shall now talk about the disadvantages of being an only child. First off I think that being an only child you yearn for that brother or sister that you wish you had. I always wished I could get a sister to tease and boss around. That did not happen but I'm okay with that and another thing that I do not like about being an only child is you tend to talk to yourself quite a bit because you have nobody to talk or play with. I can recall many times playing catch with a football or baseball or frisbee by myself wow I could sure blaze those parks with my Nike's! Another bummer deal about being an only child was that when you were in team sports like I was with YMCA soccer and basketball I sucked by the way just in case you were interested. There would be parents with multiple kids on a team and they would be saying those are my boys or girls! When I was playing my mom would be like that's my boy and I had to bring multiple family members to cheer me on just to make up for the fact that I only would have had one supporter. I don't know I just made that up but it sounded good at the time about the support at youth events! I'd like to say that I did play and I did suck and that is no lie! I now will answer the question of did I enjoy being an only child? With all the information I have provided I'd have to say that it's been a great experience. I did follow my shadow a few times thinking it was a guy trying to get me but all in all I'd say I turned out alright but maybe some don't agree ha ha ha! Anyways what are your thoughts on the only child discussion? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Happy April Fools!

Hey friends it's Oz here for an April Fools edition of The Oz Files. This will be a shorter than usual blog because I have to get this done before I go to trivia and I don't got much to say on this subject because I don't have a lot of experience with it. However Leah said that today's topic is going to be what is the best prank I've pulled or a prank pulled on me on April Fools day. I have never pranked someone and I have never been pranked but just a little while ago it happened the Oz got pranked on. My good "friend" Lyndsey just sent me a text that says don't text or call me anymore! That's fucked up what you did! I'm done with you and stop looking like a retard while you read this cause it's April fools day! Wow at first I was totally shocked and dumb founded. I was like what did I do to you then I kept reading and I'm like oh that Lynz what a prankster! I will let you all know you have no idea how much a relief it really is when you let out a sigh of relief. Anyways that's all I got for ya today. I wish you all a great April Fools day and a happy new year. What kind of pranks have you been involved in? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Genie In A Bottle!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a magical edition of The Oz Files. Today's topic is if I came across a magic lamp with a genie that gives you three wishes what would they be? Well friends this is going to be one heck of thrill ride into the life and times of the amazing Ozzie Whitehead the 3rd and his three wishes! If I came across a magic lamp and a genie popped out that said I will grant you three wishes and what would they be? This definitely took some collaboration the first wish I thought up myself the last two Lyndsey and I came up with and they are going to be sooo epic! My first wish would definitely have to be winning the state lottery. I would love to have the security that I would not have to work again and I can relax and have a jolly good time mates. I could buy a house or maybe even hire a maid to do my dirty work. It's not that bad of a first wish you definitely want to be set and that is my first wish on the docket. That is one down and two to go and let me tell you folks these are going to make you pee a little bit in your pants if your not careful from laughing so hard. So my second wish definitely has to be we have to make a stand an abolishing all flannel and that's the bottom line. There are no ifs ands or buts. The reason for this is that flannel smells like vomit and it looks like vomit too. Furthermore I don't think you want your flannel smelling like AL BORLIN. I don't think so TIM! I think what he's trying to convey here is he hates his flannel and he wants to transition to sweaters. The most important reason why I am going to abolish flannel is that it's meant for old people who have bad comb overs hmmmm remind you of anyone? It is now time for my third and final wish and this one is going to shock and amaze the nation. You know what I really want more than winning the lottery or abolishing flannel would be you guessed it WORLD PEACE. I believe that world peace is what is holding this nation back to become a great kind gentle hearted nation. Instead of guns and war there would be roses and chocolate sent overseas and all across this great nation. Who really needs war I mean all we want is to be loved right? How about you just show me a little tender loving care that is all I ask of this great world of ours. World Peace is just what the doctor ordered and while were on the subjects of doctors could I get DR PEPPER man them are tasty! So world peace would make this world a better place for all humanity but flannel won't be a part of this whole equation obviously! So there ya have it my three wishes in a nutshell hope you enjoyed this great collaboration. What would your three wishes be? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Cattle VS Poultry!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a fresh edition of The Oz Files. Leah had to work later so I got a topic from Kali and Christian what a lovely couple! Today's topic will be the debate Cattle VS Poultry which one is better and why? Let's start off with the poultry side of the spectrum shall we. Poultry consists of different types of birds which include chickens, ducks, turkeys, gooses, mute swan and others that will be named nameless. The birds that are mentioned are a good source of laying eggs so we can all have those super duper omelette's at Denny's or wherever you prefer. Without eggs we couldn't make those delicious cakes or even have scrambled eggs or however you like your eggs Sam I am! I hate to see animals die but I don't mind eating them yummy! Chickens are good fried, barbecued or even crispy. I don't like chicken on ham burgers or on pizza that is just silliness I tell ya. Then you have the turkey which is especially present in the holiday seasons a lot of turkeys gave there lives to this great country to be a feast on Thanksgiving and Christmas day. I tip my hat to those poor turkeys I commend your efforts as you rest in peace! I like ducks because they are at riverfront park and I feed them loaves of bread and they are so cute! I will never eat a duck because that's now how I roll but I hear John Madden enjoys his turducken I turkey stuffed inside a duck or visa say weird COMBO! The last poultry item up for grabs is the mute goose so I guess that means it doesn't make any sounds like the ones at Riverfront Park. I find those geese annoying but they do love it when I feed them bread and they get reeeeeeeeeeeal close to me which I kinda get jumpy but you know it's all good boys and girls! I guess they use the geese for there feathers according to wikipedia. So now we move on to the cattle and the animals include cows,oxen,steers and bulls. Well when you think of cows all I gotta say is got milk? I love to hear cows say moooooooooooooo! Cows are a good source of the meat supply as I said before I hate to see animals get killed besides fish but I do enjoy the benefits of the slaughter! How about an oxen well I haven't heard of anybody eating an oxen so if you have eaten or have heard of it being eaten please let me know! A steer hmm I don't know what a steer is only the steer in restaurant so I guess it has something to do with milkshakes and hamburgers ha ha ha! Finally you got the bulls now I haven't heard of anyone eating bulls either but I'm sure it happens from time to time! My favorite thing about bulls are the bull riding at the rodeo YEEEEEEEEE HAW RIDEM COWBOY! You can't go wrong with either the poultry or the cattle but I think i can sum it up like this. The poultry swear and the cattle correct them on there "FOWL" language ha ha couldn't resist! So what are your thoughts on this topic? Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!