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Dudefest Every year I manage to take one mancation. Yes, that’s right, just a trip away with the guys. For this year’s dudefest we’re off to Colorado for a week. Four guys, four very capable motorcycles, five days of riding and 1,200 miles of scenery. The past several years, our annual tradition has taken

us out to North Carolina to ride “The Dragon” at Deal’s Gap—318 curves in 11 miles. This year we’re taking more of a scenic (and chillier) Fall adventure in nearby Colorado, where riding temps will range from the 40s to the 70s. I’ve done multiple Colorado trips with my wife, Sandy, (yes, she rides), but this is the first time through the Rockies with just the guys. This John, Tim, Brian and Dave trip is very different than a typical Sandy and Dave excursion… Let me count the ways:

1. Restaurant choices are less complex. Organic salmon drizzled with some type of cream sauce served on a rectangular dish will probably not be on the menu.

2. John doesn’t take 40 minutes to get ready for breakfast.

3. Brian doesn’t ask me if his riding gear makes his butt look fat.

4. I doubt we will go to one gift shop.

5. Less frequent bathroom stops - or let’s say they aren’t as complicated. They have to meet less requirements for usage.

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8. I get zero back rubs.

9. None of us takes a relaxing bath.

10. King beds are not an option. We ride on for the double queen option.

11. Less chatting through our bike-to-bike intercoms. Not once do I randomly check in with Tim, Brian or John on how they are feeling.

12. Sandy never makes rhymes about Estes Park - or if she does, she never shares them.

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Recently, I had a devastating experience. I punched the button on my answering machine, expecting to delete an unwanted message when an announcement suddenly blared, “All old messages deleted.” I grabbed the phone and screamed, “No! No!” This couldn’t be happening! I had saved one last message from my husband on that machine and now it was gone forever. I spent the day grieving the loss of hearing Carl’s voice at the touch of a button. A voice that was strong and healthy before his illness that said, “I’m on my way home….” Only the wife of another heavenly husband could truly comprehend the gravity of my loss, so I sat down at my computer and wrote a note to one of my WWHH friends. “Wives With Heavenly Husbands” (WWHH) is a support group for widows. Last October, I invited any woman who had lost her husband through death to join me at our first meeting. That meeting brought 45 women. One for every year I was married before losing my husband. That night I heard 45 beautiful stories of life and love and knew we had to continue this group. Today, WWHH averages 25-30 women at our regular meetings and seldom does a month go by that I don’t receive a couple of calls or messages from new widows. They come to our group, not knowing what to expect, and find a sisterhood of strong, sensitive women who literally wrap loving arms around them. Women who understand their pain, loneliness and needs. Women of all ages and stages of widowhood and from every walk of life. Women with babies, teenagers, grown children, grandchildren or no children. We share our ups and downs, difficulties and victories. Some months we bring in speakers such as Bob Willis, a well-known sculptor and longtime hospice Chaplin who sculpted the “Healing Heart” while relating tips on grief. Another month we had a young

woman who had been widowed in her early thirties give her personal testimony of faith before showing us her lovely line of handcrafted jewelry. That night, all 35 women present made their own special pair of angel earrings to take home. Stand In The Gap Ministries, an organization that strives to implement a ministry to widows in every church, no matter the denomination or size, joined us at a recent meeting, but most months we simply share our hearts and try to support each other. We have developed a Membership Directory to help us keep

in touch with each other and a Service Directory of recommended professionals. Several of the women gather for social activities outside the meetings. But the best part of our group is finding friends who understand the pain that still lingers in our hearts, no matter how long our husbands have been in heaven. One of the reasons I started this group was to keep a promise to my husband. When Carl was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he asked that everything be done for the glory of God. He died just seventeen days later. I admit that promise was difficult at times, but I’m certain Carl would agree

that “Wives With Heavenly Husbands” definitely brings glory to God. I am blessed to be leading this precious group of ladies who share their hurts, heartaches, love and laughter, and I invite any wife with a heavenly husband to join us at our next meeting.

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Jeff Jones is a dapper man dressed in pressed blue jeans, a paisley vest and a dark blazer. His light hair is brushed back, and he has an easy, wide and white smile as he speaks about death, trauma and, ultimately, compassion. Jeff, who owns Bio-Sheen Bio-Forensic Restoration Services with his wife Lori, has seen the aftermath of countless traumatic scenes. He and his wife don their protective “moon suits” to enter a home where a life was lost, but before using their unique talents to remove the blood or remains, they pause to pray. They pray for the victims, the families and themselves. Since both are Native American, they believing in burning a bit of sage to help cleanse the negative energy. And then they get to work. Jeff and Lori are certified Bio-Forensic Restoration Specialists, or as the public would say, crime scene cleaners. Not every scene is a traumatic death. They also clean hoarder houses, unsanitary dwellings, as well as medical events—like an accidental fall that results in blood loss or deaths by infectious disease. When a person dies in a dwelling, the police or EMTs are not the ones who remove the blood or evidence of death. Oftentimes, families in the grip of grief are faced with that heartbreaking task, and that’s where Bio-Sheen Services of Oklahoma City steps in. “We’ve had people who can’t afford a clean-up company, but we have never turned anyone away,” said Jones. “Families shouldn’t have to suffer more than they have because they can’t pay. Our job helps people. We are the calm after the storm. We help them move forward.” Although many may view bio-forensic restoration as a morbid career, the Joneses see it as a noble one—one that gives peace of mind to grieving families by removing the physical reminders of loss.

CLEANING IS A FAMILY TRADITION Jeff’s parents, Jovie and Jay, began a carpet-cleaning business in Oklahoma City in 1966, and in 1969, started Sani-Sheen. Jeff’s father specialized in carpet restoration and water and fire damage restoration, but in 1979, one call changed the business forever. “A guy in my dad’s Sunday School class had a son who died in a suicide, and he called my dad to see if he could help,” said Jeff. “All my dad knew was that someone needed help, and that it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” No one in the city offered a cleaning service for traumatic events, and word soon spread that Sani-Sheen was available. Although Jeff’s father never advertised or talked about that aspect of

his business, bio-forensic restoration became a high-demand service. Jeff was 13 years old when he first accompanied his father on a job. “It was a self-cessation—we don’t use the term ‘suicide,’” Jeff said. “My dad walked me through what I could expect, and he was a very calm, soothing and relaxed man when he did these jobs.” After serving in the Army in counter-terrorism and attending the FBI Academy, Jeff returned to Oklahoma City and joined his father in the cleaning business. He met his wife, Lori, through an India Shrine dance, and the two bonded over their fascination with forensics. They married in 2010, and together they became Certified Bio-Forensic Restoration Specialists. That same year, Bio-Sheen was born.

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“You don’t look at what remains as human. This is something that has been left behind that needs to be cleaned up. The spirit has moved on,” Lori said. “After every job, we are able to talk to each other about it and debrief.” Spirituality

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find a career he was passionate about. On her advice, he began studying music at Florida’s Career Institutes of America in 1989. Quickly, he found that video was more to his liking, and he earned a music video business management degree. In 1991 he decided to return to his hometown. Ruhman always prided himself on working harder and better than the other guy —that work ethic paid off. While shooting basketball games for Cox Cable, he was asked to film a Bruce Springsteen concert in Chicago in 1992. More than 40,000 fans packed into the amphitheater for one of the greatest rock shows ever witnessed. “It was amazing,” he said. “Bruce Springsteen was all over the stage, grabbing my camera and kissing the girls in the crowd. I was hooked. This is what I wanted to do.” Or so he thought. After shooting video at concerts, Ruhman noticed what he called “the rock stars of crews”—the riggers.

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slouched and talking in a whisper, become confident, vocal and stand taller,” Crump said. “Sometimes they aren’t even recognizable. They feel something they’ve never felt before.” The reasons someone might choose to be painted are varied. Some are models needing a new look for their modeling portfolios, others are going to a club or an event and want to stand out. Crump’s early work was with a jewelry company that hired him to paint their jewelry models in Las Vegas. He later worked with movie costume crews in the Los Angeles entertainment industry. His portfolio includes actress Sasha Williams, the Oklahoma City Ballet Company, and models featured in Swimsuit Illustrated Magazine. Regardless of why customers choose to be painted, watching people’s look and behavior change is highly motivating to Crump. “Many of them just want to try a new experience. I spend time talking to my clients to find out where they are coming from and what story they are trying to tell.” Because his artwork causes people to embrace alternate personalities, he’s cautious about transforming customers into evil characters, such as demons or zombies. According to Crump, “If people have a dark side and I turn them to into a monster—they can become monstrous. It’s not comfortable for me to nurture someone’s dark side.” Crump had practiced art from childhood. Growing up on an acreage, he ventured into the forest and used his imagination to build a fairytale world. He drew dragons and learned Japanese animation so well that, in high school, his work was published by B. Dalton Bookseller, and he was a guest on the local Ranger Roger television show. Body painting started as a hobby for his friends back in 1997. While doing some photography work for the Oklahoma City Ballet in 2012, he was invited to paint one of the highly-costumed ballet performers for the show Firebird. He decorated the dancer’s unitard with elaborate flowers and flames, and before performances, he painted her face to match. The character was photographed and quickly became an icon for the show’s posters and promotional materials. “That was a dream come true for me,” Crump said. “At the time, my mother was very sick—but she got to see that before she passed away. She saw my art promoted by such a respected venue as the ballet.”

One might think that the latest superhero movies are the inspiration behind Bryan Crump’s body painting—but he explains it as an art that has been around since the dawn of time. “Body painting is one of the earliest forms of expression,” Crump said. “It’s been used in tribal ceremonies, wars and weddings. Cave men painted their bodies to scare predators away. For the opposite reason, women paint their faces every day.” Crump uses his elaborate artistic skills to transform people into fantasy creatures. By using skin and clothing as his canvas, he creates a temporary art form that, he believes, has a much longer-lasting effect than a costume at a party. For this reason, he calls his work “transformational art.” “I’ve watched people with low self-esteem, who come in

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As with any art, Crump’s work is unique and personal. On average, he spends two to eight hours on a body painting project. Holidays and special events are peak season for him, during which he uses assistants to help with base layers so that he can focus on the detail work. For Crump, temporarily transforming people into heroes or fantasy creatures breaks down barriers and self-perceptions. It also can be a lot of fun. Crump recalls a visit to the state fair with some friends he had painted. In the exhibit hall, a vendor had a cartoon character prop by his booth. Suddenly, the vendor looked up and saw additional characters next to his. He thought someone had put up new props—until they moved! “My creations generate so much excitement and wonder—and the response is that viewers start to engage their own imaginations. For an artist, that’s an amazing process.”

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What exactly is falconry? it is the sport of hunting with falcons or other birds of prey; the keeping and training of such birds.

What type of bird do you use? i have peregrine falcons and a hybrid Gyr/peregrine. Hybrids are very common because they are bigger and faster.

How many falcons do you own? i own three, but i have two others with me right now for breeding purposes.

How long have you been involved in falconry? i’ve been in falconry for over 20 years. i’ve always had animals around since i was a kid growing up in northwestern oK. i had pigeons and other animals, heck i even lost some pigeons to some falcons back in the day.

How did you get started? i tried when i was younger, but didn’t know how to do it. now there is so much more information out there about falconry. in 1991, oK Falconry had a meet-up out in Woodward where i lived and i just happened to go and learn more out

about falconry. i knew then that this was something i really wanted to do.

What is your involvement with OK Falconry? i’m currently president-elect, which means i will be president next year. one of my goals is to get involvement back up. We used to get together more to work the birds or go hunt, but we

haven’t had much opportunity the past couple years. i want to change that.

What is your advice for someone wanting to get involved in falconry? Honestly we try to discourage people who don’t understand the work involved. it’s an everyday thing taking care of the birds. you have to check on them several times a day—checking their tether, giving them water. you have to start conditioning them once hunting season rolls around. if they are out of shape they won’t catch anything or could be hunted by wild falcons.

How do you take care of a falcon? For food, we buy frozen quail to feed them. you also need to shape the beaks and talons to keep them from getting too long. When a bird loses a feather, you have the splice an old feather

back in, so the bird can fly properly. Caring for a falcon takes a lot of husbandry—time and attention to detail. it isn’t easy and shouldn’t be done on a whim. To be a licensed

falconer, you have to actually fly and hunt the birds.

What is the most rewarding part about falconry? Watching them on their flights. When everything works out, it’s just beautiful. They can be flying over you and you can’t even see them, even with binoculars. Then you start to hear a whistle—the falcon is moving so fast the wind whistles off their wings, it’s amazing. They can dive upwards of 200mph.

What types of creatures do they catch? They hunt grouse, ducks and doves. They can catch mice and rats, but you don’t want them to do that, because they will just scarf them down and won’t hunt anymore.

Do you eat what the falcon catches? i have before but not usually. normally i use what they catch to feed all my other falcons. all my falcons like duck, so when one catches it, i feed the duck to the other birds.

How do you guarantee that the falcon will come back to you? you can’t totally. We put digital tracking systems on them, but we didn’t always have that technology. Back in the day, we would try to get them to come back with a lure.

But you work a bird and get their responses down before you try it in the field.

What’s your craziest story involving a falcon? once i was out hunting with a buddy, and we saw movement and made an action that there was prey. a falcon went in for a dive before we realized it was a small bobcat. The falcon swung down to attack and they both ended up in a ball. My buddy was near it and went and grabbed the bobcat so the falcon could escape.

To learn more about getting involved in falconry, visit okfalconry.com.

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