To briefly explain, Okie without Borders is all about Okies growing up outside the borders of Oklahoma.  A story beginning with hopeful Okies car pooling with all earthly possessions out to the west coast to escape the harsh memories of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and 1940s.  Many of our parents along with our older siblings migrated out west, leaving the parched Red Dirt behind.  Therefore, This journal is dedicated to those Oklahomans who chose to remain behind.  My intent here is to only explain what had finally happened after we all settled down out on the west coast.  Stories of jobs, school, and transplanted Okie culture.  All postings are from a California Okie boy's perspective and with a little pinch of tongue in cheek.