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"Time Out has added such value to my life, and I love having the opportunity to share my travels, passions and thoughts with my loyal readers."
-Dr. Robert Allan Breedlove
Welcome to 'Time Out' a unique collection of articles written weekly for the Stillwater, Oklahoma NewsPress.
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"Life's Most Important Things" - Time Out #155
Life is precious as we all know each day moving forward. Important things to one individual, however, might not be important to someone...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Aug 11, 20183 min read
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"Unusual Exercise in Sister Love" - Time Out #143
Reaching out to gently touch another human's life is such a meaningful experience. This is overwhelming true when that person you touch...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Apr 14, 20183 min read
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"Relaxing as a Carefree Local Youth" - Time Out #134
A different time, a different pace. Our Town in the 2 decades of 1950's/60's was certainly a simpler/gentler time to experience this...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Mar 15, 20183 min read
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"Snips, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails Long Ago" - Time Out #130
Growing up in Our Town in the gentler and simpler 1950's was a wonderful experience for yours truly and all my buddies. Outdoor...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Feb 7, 20184 min read
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" Early Spring Hoops Crazy Almost Here!" - Time Out #129
What's in a name, pray tell? In this case, everything. MARCH MADNESS. Yes, dear folks of Our Town and far beyond, in 2 shakes of a puppy...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Feb 5, 20183 min read
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"Trick or Treat Time Almost Here!" - Time Out #112
2 days and counting. Halloween, truly one of our most popular days on the American calendar, in my humble opinion. It has been one of my...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Oct 15, 20173 min read
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The Air is A'Changing!" - Time Out #110
As talked about before, and for certain it will be discussed again and again, our classic Oklahoma weather is an easy conversational...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Sep 25, 20172 min read
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"A Cardboard Hobby: Code for Much Enjoyment" - Time Out #106
Life is full of choices. A few of those choices begin very early in our childhood. Some of these early years decisions stay with us all...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Sep 5, 20174 min read
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"An Easy Hot Topic for All to Ponder" - Time Out #99
Need an ice breaker during the next silent moment between you and a total stranger? How about talking about the weather? Remember the...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Jul 17, 20174 min read
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"Transitioning Backward into the Future" -Time Out #95
Boom! The year is 1981, and I am returning to Our Town after an 11-year absence of a permanent address here, but truly a place in my...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Jun 5, 20173 min read
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"Real Work During a Youthful Summer" -Time Out #86
Back in the day, this one being long, long ago, I was in need of a good summer job. I also wanted to gain bulk via extra muscle strength,...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Mar 15, 20174 min read
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"Paying It Forward, Stillwater Style" - Time Out #80.5
Simply put, the butterfly net caught us. The us is my bride, Debbie, and me. Those of us who inhabit the most wonderful place on planet...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Feb 15, 20173 min read
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"The Gathering Spot of Long Ago" - Time Out #75
Every generation everywhere has at least one of these places in their town. It has many names; the gathering spot, the 'in" spot, the...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Jan 19, 20173 min read
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"Youth Recreation Long Ago in Our Town" - Time Out #72
Here's the setting---it is the 1950's, and you are a youth in Our Town. When you are not in school, what do you do? No, personal...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Jan 7, 20173 min read
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"Retracing Steps Along the Famous Strip, Part 1" - Time Out #65
I'm not really sure when Our Town's famous South Washington Street " The Strip" was named, but it was a pretty neat place to frequently...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Nov 10, 20164 min read
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"Up, Up and Away, Stillwater Style" - Time Out #63
Well, folks, Our Town has definitely arrived in the big league of modern day America. No, I'm not talking about another fast food...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Oct 30, 20163 min read
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"Collecting Sports Cards, a Youngster's Delight" - Time Out #58
Ahhh...to be a youngster in the middle of America's Heartland in the mid-1950's, when life was simpler, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Oct 2, 20164 min read
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"To Be or Not To Be An OSU Athletic Fan" - Time Out #56
There are so many thrills in life, far more ups than downs, and certainly, for me, the glass has always been more than half full. Hard...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Sep 18, 20163 min read
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"Our Family's Greatest Master Gardener" - Time Out #53
The ol' saying states you have a green thumb if you are able to grow anything well. Having said that, Col. Breedlove, my late father, had...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Jul 17, 20164 min read
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"Nostalgia Education in Stillwater" - Time Out #52
Recently, Mr. Matt, one of our weekly Friday afternoon poobah lunch participants e-mailed me a short, but simple statement after reading...
Dr. Robert A. Breedlove
Jul 17, 20164 min read
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