June 3, 2008
Photo of the Day: June 3, 2008

The Skipping Hippy took advantage of one of the beautifully blue and cloud filled sky days that we have been having lately to snap this image of the recently re-opened Fort Reno park. EXIF
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bravo!
Malcolm X referred to the word "hippy" as a term that African Americans used to describe a specific type of white man who "acted more Negro than Negroes."
No kidding? Thanks Wikipedia!
Tallyho!
the terms hip, hep and hepcat (e.g., jazz musicians' now cliched "hip cat") derive from the west African Wolof language word hepicat, which means "one who has his eyes open"