First they came for remote work. Then they changed everyone’s job roles. Now Paycom is taking its war on employees to a place where it really hurts – the bedroom closet! Thanks to a tip via the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that Paycom is reinstituting a “business casual” dress code for all employees effective April 29th. The post Paycom forces employees to go business casual… appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

Let’s give a big darn tootin’ TLO attaboy to Ryan Watson!  The Oklahoma good ole boy has made national headlines after he used a few bullets and one big legal loophole to indefinitely extend a recent vacation to the Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean.  The post Oklahoma Man Discovers Four-Bullet Life Hack to Indefinitely Extend Caribbean Vacation… appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

The grifts are still going strong in the Oklahoma government! Yesterday afternoon, State Auditor Cindy Byrd released her now-annual scathing audit of Oklahoma’s blatant misuse of federal tax dollars.  The post Grifters Gone Wild: Audit report slams Shelley Zumwalt for giving cushy state contract to hubby’s IT firm… appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

It had been many years since I last visited Patty Wagon – a small and fabled burger spot housed in an old Whataburger on N. May. During that last trip, I was writing a review for the long-lost Red Dirt Report and was impressed with what I had, so while in the N. May neighborhood last week, my girlfriend and I stopped by for a revisited review on a different publication's dime. The post TLO Restaurant Review: Patty Wagon Burgers appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

Kelly Ogle has finally achieved some revenge on News 9, and it didn’t involve sacking the station’s cursed downtown studio! Thanks to a tip via The Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that Kelly Ogle – the Former Lord Commanding Anchor of KWTV News 9 who was unceremoniously vanquished from his throne in January 2022 – has reached arbitration terms with Griffin Media stemming from a recent legal dispute. The post Exclusive: Kelly Ogle reaches arbitration deal with News 9… appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

Last week, The Oklahoma House successfully passed HB 4156. Dubbed the “Oklahoma GOP Is Grandstanding on Immigration Act,” it will create a new crime called “impermissible occupation,” and give our state’s anti-immigration law enforcement complex the power and opportunity to fulfill their most carnal authoritarian desires and freely arrest “undocumented” workers for simply being here “illegally.” The post OK Lawmaker admits he wants to “lock hands and stand” with racists and profilers… appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

In an effort to show that there’s literally no low where he won’t go, Ryan Walters is now exploiting the tragic death of an Oklahoma teenager in his never-ending culture war battle against the wokes.  He did so in an editorial yesterday in Fox News. Check out this classy stuff: The post Ryan Walters exploits Nex Benedict’s death for political gain… appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

This weekend, record stores across America will host their annual Record Store Day, featuring exclusive albums and other aural gear, along with special promotions, live bands, (maybe) free beer, and the utmost bargains for the music fan. As always, I will definitely be there. The post Green Acres: Exploring Grady’s Green Room Music Shop in Yukon appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

Score a point for the “Save Fake Womens Sports” crowd! In response to a recent match between a trans female and their biological counterpart, KOKH Fox 25 has reported that the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission os now cracking down on woke professional wrestling matches. The post Oklahoma Cracking Down on ‘Woke’ Pro Wrestling Matches… appeared first on The Lost Ogle ..read more

Back in the 1990s, when I was a spry teenage Louis, I became a regular at Classen Grill near the Donnay Building – frequently finding myself skipping homeroom for a greasy, home-cooked, beatnick breakfast, usually an omelet with some fresh orange juice and coffee. It always hit the spot, giving me the errant energy for second period and, of course, lunch. As time went on and a new millennium and adulthood emerged, I found myself stopping by Classen Grill less and less often as both it and the area fell into neglect. The food and service had gone way downhill, and by the time the restaurant clo ..read more