In 2006, a romantic British helicopter pilot in training used his multi-million dollar Lynx aircraft to deliver a pizza to his girlfriend. The pilot was openly disciplined by the Ministry of Defense. However, his fellow pilots re-designed their special unit badge to include a Domino’s Pizza logo.

Ponce de Leon (1474-1521) is most noted for his futile attempts to locate the Fountain of Youth. Perhaps unknown to many readers is that the man led a varied, interesting life. Said to be of noble Basque lineage, “Poncy” learned battle tactics fighting against the Moors in Spain, accompanied Columbus on Christopher’s second famous voyage, became wealthy dealing in gold and slaves, was appointed governor of Puerto Rico, established Spain’s claim to Florida, named Florida (flowers) and provided King Ferdinand ownership rights to  several regional islands. Ponce was knighted and awarded a personal coat of arms. The intrepid explorer led a foray into southwestern Florida in July of 1521 and was killed by a Calusa warrior (arrow wound).

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Tulsa Today was offline for almost 24 hours and we thank so many of our readers for texting and calling to check on our wellbeing.  Nice to know you missed us.

The host we use has server farms in both Atlanta, Georgia and Falkenstein, Germany and in an issue not related to Tulsa Today, their entire network went down Thursday around 11:00 am and returned at 8:00 am Central Daylight Time.  Unfortunately, these things happen sometimes.  It does suggest that we should mirror the site on other servers and we are looking into the details to see if that would prevent a similar interruption.

Regardless, thank you for your support.

Research indicates that the vocabulary of the average American adult consists of approximately 5,500 words. An unofficial study has revealed that a few teenagers possess speaking vocabularies that contain the terms “like,” “you know,” “whatever” and roughly 20 additional words.

Bubble Wrap was invented by two engineers named Fielding and Chavannes in 1957. Initially, the material was made by sealing plastic shower curtains together. The product was offered as wallpaper, but few consumers seemed interested.

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On Wednesday Vice President Joe Biden stated that the Obama Administration could use Executive orders to implement gun control measures. Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) disagrees.

“The president is going to act. Executive orders, executive action, can be taken,” Biden told reporters before meetings conducted on the gun control subject.

Mullin issued the following statement in reaction to the Administration’s aggressive measures.

“What the President and the Executive branch are trying to do on gun control is absurd. The President’s use of executive orders to limit Second Amendment rights is only a tactic to bypass Congress and force untested laws onto the American people.  Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress is required to be the primary source of federal legislation, and I will fight to ensure that Congress does not abandon our responsibility to the American people by delegating our role in government to the executive branch, particularly regarding such an important issue as the Second Amendment.  I will continue to fight against the President’s agenda on gun control. As American citizens we have the Constitutional right to bear arms.”

Prager University: Is there a left tilt to the media’s coverage of the news?  If there is, can it be proven?

And if it can be proven, can the consequences be quantified in a meaningful way? Acclaimed UCLA Professor of Political Science and Economics, Tim Groseclose, has the startling answers in this new Prager University course. Whatever you do, don’t miss his final conclusion.

Click here to see the video posted on Beitbard.com.