Oklahoma

Livin’ on Tulsa Time

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The new museum opened its doors to the public on May 10th, 2022, located in Tulsa’s arts district near the city’s renowned Woody Guthrie Center. Originally a former paper warehouse, the 29,000 sq.ft center is a dynamic, multifaceted venue which houses permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions of Dylan’s work, his influences, and projects inspired by his legacy. The center will serve as a space to educate, motivate, and inspire visitors through exhibits, public programs, performances, lectures, and publications. While designing the space, the team took into account three visitor experiences: “swimmers, skimmers, and divers” defining the different user profiles visiting the center and how they will interact with the content of the museum.

Olson Kundig Transforms Abandoned Warehouse into a Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa — https://www.archdaily.com/982365/olson-kundig-transforms-abandoned-warehouse-into-a-bob-dylan-center-in-tulsa

Just another post in my sporadic series of posts on things to do in Oklahoma when friends and family finally decide they have to come visit me.

Cheap Houses and Awe Inspiring Tornadoes

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You can afford to buy a house in Oklahoma!

Salt Lake City, often popular with younger homebuyers, has the largest share of mortgages offered to Gen Zers. With 16.60% of mortgage offers in the metro going to Gen Zers, Salt Lake City retains its No. 1 spot from last year’s rankings.

After Salt Lake City, relatively inexpensive Louisville, Ky., and Oklahoma City are the next most popular metros among Gen Z buyers. Respectively, 15.86% and 15.34% of mortgage offers in these two metros go to Gen Zers. Oklahoma City fell one spot from last year, while Louisville rose from seventh.

Most Popular Metros for Gen Z Homebuyers – https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/the-most-popular-us-cities-for-gen-z-homebuyers-ranked

Four Oklahoma Health Systems Come Together To Provide a Situation Update on COVID-19 – 08.17.21

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Full transcript of the presser can be found here https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-hospital-officials-to-give-situation-update-as-covid-19-cases-rise/37327568

The actual video is below:

A LARGER PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WITH COVID-19 ARE ENDING UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
THE MAJORITY IN OKLAHOMA AS OF LAST WEEK’S WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT, 93% OF THE HOSPITALIZATIONS IN OKLAHOMA FOR COVID-19 ARE IN UN-VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS, AROUND 6% ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AT LEAST PARTIALLY VACCINATED.

Sorry for the caps but I cut and pasted from the transcript.

Travel Advisory for Oklahoma – Updated 07.20.21(this is personal and not the US State Department)

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The Delta VOC has arrived big time and I might be returning to crowd avoidance and curbside everything soon.

Northeast Oklahoma is likely the “tip of the spear” as the delta variant has taken hold in the state, Dr. Justin Mitchell of Integris Miami Hospital said last week. There, COVID-19 beds are full again — there are even more patients now than there were in January and February, when the pandemic was at its height in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma is facing another COVID-19 surge — https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/07/19/oklahoma-faces-another-covid-surge-leaving-unvaccinated-risk/8017015002/?utm_source=oklahoman-Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_term=hero&utm_content=OKLAHOMA-OKLAHOMACITY-NLETTER65

Travel Advisory for Oklahoma (this is not the US State Department)

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The Delta VOC has arrived and I might be returning to crowd avoidance and curbside pickup sooner than expected.

SARS-CoV-2 Variants – P.1 Arrives in Oklahoma

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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/variant-surveillance/variant-info.html

The map on the CDC website is interactive and will show different variants by state.

I don’t consider myself to be an alarmist. Truth be told I am pragmatic. And what I read and research about this nasty virus tells me this is no time to let our guard down. Get vaccinated as soon as you are eligible. In group settings or mingling amongst vaccination status unknowns wear a mask. Practice sensible hygiene. Don’t believe SARS-CoV-2/VOC’s is just an old person disease.

Meanwhile in Brazil…

By the way we have just one P.1 confirmed case in Oklahoma. Let’s together do what’s necessary to keep this number as low as possible.

Vaccination Lessons from Chick-fil-A

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What if we partnered with this restaurant chain and opened drive-thru vaccination sites on Sundays leasing locations and staff?

A Ph.D. microbiologist and immunologist, Bauman understands the best experiments don’t start from scratch. So, he decided to emulate the most efficient, customer-focused operation he knew. He went to the Chick-fil-A drive-through in Norman and recorded the entire process. Then, he did his best to duplicate it (minus the waffle fries and dipping sauce).

“Once you come in, you should never stop in line — just like Chick-fil-A,” Bauman said. IMMY staff walked alongside each person who entered, checking them in with iPads as they guided them toward the ballroom where nurses gave shots. “The only time you should stop is when you put your butt in the seat to get the vaccine.”

Vaccination lessons from Chick-fil-A (hold the fries) – https://oklahoman.com/article/5682352/vaccination-lessons-from-chick-fil-a-hold-the-fries