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The Blog Oklahoma Podcast is an open topic podcast, so I'm likely to talk about anything. Mostly though, I'll share writing, blogging, podcasting, and other tech information; attempt to keep everyone up on Oklahoma current events, especially when it's time to go vote; highlight some of Oklahoma's fascinating history; and I'll also let everyone in on my day to day life here in the Great State of Oklahoma. And as always, thank you for listening to the Blog Oklahoma Podcast.
Spooky season is here! That time of year when the Blog Oklahoma Halloween Special makes its ghostly appearance once more. This special musical episode presents highlights from episodes Blog Oklahoma Podcast 83: Special Halloween Music Spooktacular and Blog Oklahoma Podcast 45: The Halloween Special. I really enjoy listening to this encore presentation every year. I hope you do too. Happy Halloween, everyone! Playlist: Halloween Is Awesome by GeminiDragon Ghoul Au Go Go by THE TEXREYS Happy Halloween by Ben Twisted Haunted House by Ben Cooper Halloween by Steve Goodie Halloween by Fishing For Comets Halloween Girl by Ghosts On The Radio The Witching Hour by Robin Brock Halloween by The Coffinshakers Lame Monster Party by Paul and Storm The Haunted House told by Mary Murphy (^ Spooky Piano by Jeff Rosiana) The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe by Radio Theatre Group NPR Versus the Zombies by Smart Bomb Radio Re Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton Undead Happy Trees by Tom Smith I'm not very good at being scary by Gilly Slinn PC Halloween by Devo Spice (The FuMP) Also listen on YouTube: Thumbnail Image: Halloween Jack-O-Lantern, Photo by on
Let me introduce you to Oklahoma's other famous route, the Jefferson Highway. ## Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode/id/576
In this episode: State Question 820 > On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Oklahomans are asked vote on State Question 820: Recreational Marijuana Legalization Initiative. So let’s talk about it here in this special edition of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode/id/574 Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File
In this episode: Podcast Update, Mastodon, Newsletter, Great Backyard Bird Count, LastPass Update, Oklahoma Legislature, and February Voting Show Notes:
Encore Presentation. This is the October 31, 2015, Halloween Special. It's a remix from the Blog Oklahoma Podcast archives: Blog Oklahoma Podcast 83: Special Halloween Music Spooktacular and Blog Oklahoma Podcast 45: The Halloween Special. Playlist: Halloween Is Awesome by GeminiDragon Ghoul Au Go Go by THE TEXREYS Happy Halloween by Ben Twisted Haunted House by Ben Cooper Halloween by Steve Goodie Halloween by Fishing For Comets Halloween Girl by Ghosts On The Radio The Witching Hour by Robin Brock Halloween by The Coffinshakers Lame Monster Party by Paul and Storm The Haunted House told by Mary Murphy (^ Spooky Piano by Jeff Rosiana) The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe by Radio Theatre Group NPR Versus the Zombies by Smart Bomb Radio Re Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton Undead Happy Trees by Tom Smith I'm not very good at being scary by Gilly Slinn PC Halloween by Devo Spice (The FuMP) Also listen on YouTube:
I recently had to create a list of all the software I've been using at the ol' day job office. So, I thought I'd share them with you in hopes you'll find them as useful as I do. I won't be dumping the whole list on you. Instead, I'll break it up into types. Since I mentioned "office", let's start there. ## Show Notes:
With everything that’s going on in the world today, I thought it would be a good time to review your online security. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode/id/526
Back after a year long hiatus. We catch up on things and I update you about the Oklahoma 2022 Election. Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=517
[Special Episode] Was going to record a new episode today, but my laptop had other plans. The Blog Oklahoma Backchannel is a supplemental podcast to the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. Subscribe to the backchannel at https://anchor.fm/blogoklahoma.
Original Post: Back when the podcast first began every tenth episode or so I would put out a pod-safe music compilation called the Music Spectacular. I really enjoyed putting together these episodes, and I must admit they are some of my favorites. I still listen to many of these songs today. Someday I would love to do episodes like these again. I would just need to find new sources of pod-safe music. Mevio, the place I use to get these tunes, closed its doors years ago. Feeling a bit nostalgic and just for fun I put together a playlist of some of these favorite episodes. There are 10 Music Spectacular episodes plus 3 bonus holiday episodes. Download Playlist: or Show notes for each episode: I hope you enjoy this music as much as I do. And thank you for listening to the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. PS: If you would like to listen to some of this music on Spotify, check out . Also you might find many of these tracks on . NEW EPISODES OF THE BLOG OKLAHOMA PODCAST OUT SOON
I started writing the script for this episode on Monday, January 4th, 2021. It was going to be a lighthearted episode with a few jokes, and I was going to share this year’s goals for the podcast. You know I was going to start the podcasting year off right. That all changed on Wednesday, January 6th. ... ## Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=483
This is an encore presentation of Blog Oklahoma Podcast 92: Another Christmas Special from December 20, 2013. Merry Christmas Everyone. ## Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=112
This is an encore presentation of Blog Oklahoma Podcast 87: A Christmas Special from December 21, 2011. ## Show Notes:
Encore Presentation. This is the October 31, 2015, Halloween Special. It's a remix from the Blog Oklahoma Podcast archives: Blog Oklahoma Podcast 83: Special Halloween Music Spooktacular and Blog Oklahoma Podcast 45: The Halloween Special. Playlist: Halloween Is Awesome by GeminiDragon Ghoul Au Go Go by THE TEXREYS Happy Halloween by Ben Twisted Haunted House by Ben Cooper Halloween by Steve Goodie Halloween by Fishing For Comets Halloween Girl by Ghosts On The Radio The Witching Hour by Robin Brock Halloween by The Coffinshakers Lame Monster Party by Paul and Storm The Haunted House told by Mary Murphy (^ Spooky Piano by Jeff Rosiana) The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe by Radio Theatre Group NPR Versus the Zombies by Smart Bomb Radio Re Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton Undead Happy Trees by Tom Smith I'm not very good at being scary by Gilly Slinn PC Halloween by Devo Spice (The FuMP)
This episode is going to be a very quick. I’m really not feeling well today. With all the high winds kicking up dust and pollen, I have one serious allergy induced sinus headache going on. ... Show Notes:
In this week's episode we go over Oklahoma State Question 814: Decrease Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund Deposits and Fund Medicaid Program Amendment. ## Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=470
In this week’s episode I go over State Question 805. Show Notes: https://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=469
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Sorry I'm a bit late from posting this. It's time for a nice long winter's nap. I'm taking a break from the podcast during the holiday season. I'll be back in January 2020 with all new episodes. Please follow @blogoklahoma on all the social spaces for updates. So I wish to you: Merry Christmas, Hanukkah Sameach, Solstice Blessings, Happy Festivus, and a Joyous New Year. - K.
Last year I did an episode all about impeachment. I told of the time Oklahoma impeached and removed two sitting Governors. I briefly went over what it took to impeach a President on a federal level. My how the news catches up with you at times. Let's talk about it. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
Hello everyone. Kevin here. Just wanted to pop up quickly to let you know the Blog Oklahoma Podcast will return next week with an all new episode. I am attempting to get back into a weekly schedule again. Last week was a little different, Donna had a rare weekend off so we took advantage of it. I was working on two new Oklahoma history episodes, until the big news dropped that the House of Representatives has officially begun against President Trump. So I've dropped everything and began reading up on this for a new impeachment episode. Last year I did an episode on , but I mostly focused on the Oklahoma history side of things when our state removed two sitting Governors. I thought I would be done for an episode this week, but new things about all of this just keep rolling out. So I'm going to delay one more week to see what happens next and present what we've learned so far in an episode next week. This is an interesting time we are living in. To say the least. We'll I've got to get busy, I've got some reading to do. Until Next Time.
In this week's episode we take another look back into Oklahoma history as we explore the tragedy at Babbs Switch. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
The Blog Oklahoma Podcast will return next week with an all new episode. ## Show Notes:
In this long overdue episode we take another look back into Oklahoma History.with the fascinating tale of Greer County … Texas. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
Just when you thought football season was over a new league pops up. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes: http://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=435
In this episode we say goodbye to Google+, we find out where I've been for the last couple of months, and introduce you to our brand new website. ## Show Notes:
New episodes of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast will return this January 2019. Watch our social spaces for updates.
This is an encore presentation of the October 31, 2015, Halloween Special. It's a remix from the Blog Oklahoma Podcast archives: Blog Oklahoma Podcast 83: Special Halloween Music Spooktacular and Blog Oklahoma Podcast 45: The Halloween Special. Listen to more episodes of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast at http://blogoklahoma.net Music Playlist: Halloween Is Awesome by GeminiDragon Ghoul Au Go Go by THE TEXREYS Happy Halloween by Ben Twisted Haunted House by Ben Cooper Halloween by Steve Goodie Halloween by Fishing For Comets Halloween Girl by Ghosts On The Radio The Witching Hour by Robin Brock Halloween by The Coffinshakers Lame Monster Party by Paul and Storm The Haunted House told by Mary Murphy (^ Spooky Piano by Jeff Rosiana) The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe by Radio Theatre Group NPR Versus the Zombies by Smart Bomb Radio Re Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton Undead Happy Trees by Tom Smith I'm not very good at being scary by Gilly Slinn PC Halloween by Devo Spice (The FuMP)
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for September 30, 2018. Clockify is free time tracking software. It's a simple time tracker and timesheet app that lets you and your team track work hours on projects. # Show Notes: http://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=422
There are going to be 5 state questions on the 2018 Oklahoma General Election ballot on Tuesday November 6th. ## Show Notes: http://blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=420
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for September 9, 2018. Teamup Calendar, the shared calendar for groups. Simplify organizing, scheduling, and communication. ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for July 8, 2018. I've been watching a lot of YouTube lately. So I thought in this Bonus episode I share with you another five more YouTube channels I think you might find really interesting. You'll find links to these YouTube channels and more in the show notes. ## Show Notes:
We have an Primary Election coming up in a few days and there is a State Question on the ballot. Also I have some social network updates to tell you about. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for May 27, 2018. Simplenote is a light, clean, and free multi platform cloud based notepad. ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for March 31, 2018. Joplin is an open source note taking and to-do application with synchronization capabilities. ## Show Notes:
In this episode I talk about the impeachment of Oklahoma Governors Jack C. Walton and Henry S. Johnson. As well as give a civics lesson on what it takes to impeach and remove someone from office. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for February 25, 2018. In this week's Bonus episode I thought I share with you five more YouTube channels I think you might find really interesting. ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for February 14, 2018. The Elementor WordPress page builder plugin ## Show Notes:
So let's start off 2018 here at the Blog Oklahoma Podcast with a bold mission. I'm going convince you to go vote. ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for November 29, 2017 Hey we're heading into a new month so let's take a look at what's coming up in December 2017 according to the calendar hanging on my office wall ... ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for October 22, 2017. We just got in a brand new Google Home Mini last week and we already love it. We've had the original Google Home for some time now and use it in some fashion almost ever day. ... ## Show Notes:
If you're already subscriber to the Blog Oklahoma Podcast, you can just ignore this message. Thanks for subscribing and listening to the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. New episodes will be out soon. This is a message to those of you subscribed to the Exploring Oklahoma History Podcast on iTunes. Hi! It's been a while. How've you been? We rolled the Oklahoma history episodes into the Blog Oklahoma Podcast a long time ago. Good News! You should start seeing new episodes in your feed very soon. We're busy going though the Blog Oklahoma Podcast and flagging those Oklahoma history episodes to show up in this feed. You can get more information about the Blog Oklahoma Podcast at .
In the wee hours of July 5th, 1943, it was like most nights in the sleepy little panhandle town of Boise City, Oklahoma. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Bonus for September 4, 2017 # WordPress App # September 2017 # Show Notes: h
In this episode I tell about moving away from a favorite app, I share some information about the upcoming solar eclipse, and I let you know what I've been up to and on why I put the podcast on hiatus. It's been a while, but I'm happy to say once again. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma ## Show Notes:
Not exactly taking it easy while the Blog Oklahoma Podcast is on hiatus. Here's a short vlog from Sunday, July 9, 2017. I spent the afternoon working on the kitchen. Our pantry was a disorganized mess, so I took some time to organize it. Music: "Hustle" Kevin MacLeod () Blog: This is the first of I hope many new vlogs on my personal YouTube channel https://youtu.be/qmZ70m4EGyo
May 14, 2017 - No new episode of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast this week. I haven't exactly been taking it easy during this time away. Here's a time lapse of me mowing our lawn. Listen, subscribe, and read show notes of past episodes:
In this week's episode it's springtime in Oklahoma, I share my favorite social networks, and I let you know what happened to me last week. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode we talk about writer's block. As well as birds, french fries, and happiness. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. Show Notes:
It this week's episode I talk about one of the greatest seasons of them all, I share some quick thoughts on a new social network, and I share a comedy classic. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode we talk about what I've been doing all month, I list my top 5 dusty things, and ask one more time for some input. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
A short video of the sunrise on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 7:30 AM in Elk City, Oklahoma. Good morning, Oklahoma.
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In this week's episode we conclude February food month with a bowl of cereal, I share some suggestions for Mac and Cheese, and we find out what foods Donna likes. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode we continue February food month and I talk about my diabetic diet, I share a good sugar-free cake recipe, and we find out which foods Donna doesn't like. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode we continue February food month with some of oklahoma's official foods, my top 5 favorite foods, and I share a nice cheesy chicken and broccoli casserole recipe. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode we kick off February Food Month here on the podcast by talking about what's in your freezer, I share a simple chili recipe, and the top 5 foods I really don't like. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode we explore more Oklahoma history and why the markers says what they say what the say, and I share 5 great YouTube channels for you to checkout. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this the first episode of year we talk about passwords, an update to blogoklahoma.com, and the top 5 things I will probably do in 2017. Oh and if you hear a slight rumbling in the background that's because it's raining and nice freezing rain right now. Yay! Let's hope the power stays up. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
This is an encore presentation from December 20, 2009, of Blog Oklahoma Podcast 48: A Christmas Special Original Show Notes:
This is an encore presentation from December 19, 2010, of Blog Oklahoma Podcast 75: A Christmas Special Original Show Notes:
This is an encore presentation from December 20, 2013, Blog Oklahoma Podcast Episode 92: Another Christmas Special Original Show Notes: Blog Oklahoma Podcast Archives : Blog Oklahoma Podcast 92: Another Christmas Special: Also available on YouTube:
In this week's episode we start a conversation on personal blogging and social media, a couple of important dates are coming up, and find out where I've been over the last few weeks. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Note:
In this week's episode we take a look at the 2016 Oklahoma State Questions. This part 2 of a 2 part episode. (SQ 780, 781, 790, 792) ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode we take a look at the 2016 Oklahoma State Questions. (SQ776, SQ777, SQ779) This part 1 of a 2 part episode. ## Show Notes:
In this week's episode I introduce you to Canva, share a list of storytellers for you to follow on Snapchat, and let you know what I got in the mail this weekend. ## Show Notes:
In this week’s episode I talk a little bit about comment systems, take a look back at our old Music Spectacular episodes, and share some of my favorite movies you may have never seen before. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
I missed last week’s episode, and you won’t believe the reason why. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
It’s election season, and did you know you only have two more months left to register to vote for the general election. Let's talk about that. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
It’s election season, and did you know you only have two more months left to register to vote for the general election. Let's talk about that. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this episode we take another trip through Oklahoma history in what we like to call our two fold trip around southern Oklahoma. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
This week we’re going to take a little trip to one of my favorite Oklahoma historical markers. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
One of the many ways to get your post noticed is to use a picture. Let's talk about that, right after this. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
I’m back to the podcast, refreshed, reenergized, and ready to go. So hopefully no more interruptions for a while and I’ll be able to get back to our regular schedule again. I’m very happy to say once again … Welcome to Blog Oklahoma ## Show Notes:
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When was the last time you went off on a rant? On long impassioned comment on some topic that really motivated you to just vent. I’ve done that more than a few times, I’m sure you have too. ...
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You know what? I think it’s time once again to take on the blog month challenge. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. ## Show Notes:
In this episode a poem about the Oklahoma Wind, a fitness update, and the return of a feature I've accidentally been leaving out of the podcast. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
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In this episode I talk about Google+ Collections, give an update on last weeks episode, and share the top five interesting places I've been to in Oklahoma. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
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Today is the first day of Spring and with Spring comes change and change comes for us all including me. It's time for me to start exercising and going on a diet. Oh won't that be fun. Let's talk about it.
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As promised here are some of my favorite Android Apps. I use my Nexus 7 tablet, almost as much as I use my iPhone. And there are some great apps that I use practically everyday, So I thought I'd share a few with you.
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In a little over a week Oklahomans will head to the polls to make their pick for their party’s presidential nominee. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
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Do you remember growing up here in Oklahoma and thinking earthquakes were only something that happened on the west coast of our country. My how times have changed. There was another round of earthquakes yesterday. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
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It’s been a bit of a hectic week, and I’m sorry to say didn’t get a chance to write up a full episode. But I do have a few little things we can talk about. So this is Miscellany 2. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
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The time is finally here. You’ve been bombarded by the media about it for almost for an entire year now. Well the wait is over. It’s the beginning of the presidential election season. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.
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Milestone day, we’ve reached episode 20 of the new era. Yay! So today’s writing exercise, if you chose to accept it, is what would you advise your 20 year old self.
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Hello everyone. I hope you are all having a great 2016 so far. This is our first episode of the year. So why don’t we catch up a bit. Also State of the Blog Oklahoma Network, regsiter to vote, and we're now on TuneIn.
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The Blog Oklahoma family and I wish you the best in this holiday season. Merry Christmas everyone!! This is an encore presentation from December 20, 2009 -- Tis' the weekend before Christmas and all through the house everyone is doing their own thing, giving me time to click this mouse. Mixing some music I've come across in the course of the year, all in the hopes of giving you some holiday cheer. Some of the music is traditional and others quite not. But I hope you enjoy this music that I have brought.
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What do you do when you don't like what you’ve written? Well you rewrite it.
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In this episode I talk about my Instagram #blogmonth challenge and share a tale of us being frozen over Thanksgiving.
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You dribble up to the hoop. You shoot. You miss. There are times when you just don’t win. That doesn’t mean you’re an abject failure, it just means you didn’t succeed this time.
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I this week’s episode I introduce you to another tool for your writing toolbox, Markdown.
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You know what? I don’t want to write today. I’m in no mood whatsoever to put together a podcast. You’d think I’d be eager to put out an episode after being sick and missing last week, but I’m not. In fact I haven’t felt like writing all week. ...
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The modern web browser is a great thing, especially now that you can install an add-on or a plug-in that lets you view the web the way you want to. Unfortunately though, we've come to a decision point for the modern web, between content creators and you the viewer. In this episode I'm going to talk a little bit about ad blocking.
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Have you ever had the desire to just stay home to just relax, be with the family, watch a lot of TV, and generally do nothing? I was lucky enough to have a few of those days during the Labor Day holiday. Those kind of weekends are rare. ... Show Notes:
It was another busy week for me, but I didn’t want to miss another episode. Unfortunately I still didn’t have time over the week to write up a topic like I normally would, but I did have a few short topics in my idea pile, and I thought why not just combine them into one episode.
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Too many people are looking down at their phones. You can't walk along the street, stand in line at the grocery store, or even drive down the highway without seeing someone looking at their phone. Its gotten so bad you can't even have a conversation with some people, because they always playing with their phone.
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Ever since I started the Blog Oklahoma Podcast there have been a few people ask me on how they could start their own podcast, and I’m always happy to share what I’ve learned. In fact I was just asked this again a few days ago. So I thought this would be a great topic to cover in this episode. So I’m going to share with you how I podcast. Show Notes:
My yellow Jeep has reliably gotten us where we needed to go for well over a decade, well that was up until it blew up last Tuesday. Show Notes:
The one thing you should never do is read Facebook comments on politically charged news articles. Think of it as the same rule as not feeding your mogwai after midnight … for the exact same reasons! Show Notes:
This episode I'm going use the Blog Oklahoma writing topic generator and write an episode using each of the colors of the rainbow, but no more than once, and not in a list. ROYGBIV challenge accepted. Show Notes:
With the podcast reboot we thought it would be a good idea to refresh our YouTube channel while we're at it. The latest episodes of the podcast have been uploaded and we've launched some new playlists. Subscribe Today.
When you work in front of a computer keyboard for a living, it can be difficult to keep fit. Long sedentary hours of sitting takes it’s toll on your body. One way to help this is to stand up. Show Notes:
In May 2015 something really surprising happened here in our small western Oklahoma town. It rained. That in itself would be amazing after the long drought we’ve had, but when I say it rained, I mean it raaaaained. ... Show Notes:
It was bound to happen sooner or later. I think it's time for a reboot. June 2015. Blog Oklahoma Podcast www.blogoklahoma.net
In this episode the Great Backyard Bird Count, a short Blog Oklahoma update, and Kevin takes a look at Snapchat for the first time. Show Notes:
In this episode In The News is back, another Blog Oklahoma update, and Kevin discusses what happened to him over the past year. The wind was really sweeping down the plains, so there is a little bit more that usual background noise in this episode. The wind was a howl'n. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma.p Music Rise And Shine by Summerlyn Powers, Go The Distance by Danny The Multitracker Show Notes:
In this episode Kevin welcomes in 2015 with an update about blogoklahoma.com, on why he's dropping Facebook, and what he learned from doing the #blogmonth challenge. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. Show Notes:
A Blog Oklahoma Podcast Special. The Lab episode 3. Instagram 2014. @programwitch #yearinreview. Generated with Flipagram Show Notes: http://www.blogoklahoma.net/episode.aspx?id=150
This is the Blog Oklahoma Podcast Episode 100 for November 9, 2014: Music Spectacular 10. Happy 100th episode. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. [] Music:
A quick update on what's been happening since the last podcast; announcing the new podcast home www.blogoklahoma.net; letting everyone know about our new Roku channel; and reminding everyone to go vote on Tuesday, November 4th. Music:
Oklahoma General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Deadline to request absentee ballot: 5 p.m. October 29, 2014 Early voting: Thursday, October 30, 8 AM - 6 PM; Friday, October 31, 8 AM - 6 PM; Saturday, November 1, 9 AM - 2 PM Get more information at http://www.ok.gov/elections Go Vote. It's Important. Take a friend. Go Vote. Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Blog Oklahoma Podcast http://www.blogoklahoma.net On YouTube:
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The Blog Oklahoma Podcast Lab episode #2 I was playing around with Instagram's new Hyperlapse and iMovie on my iPhone. This is what resulted. Instagram video: More Info:
Go Vote - Oklahoma Runoff Election - Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Deadline to request absentee ballot: 5 p.m. August 20, 2014 Early voting: Thursday, August 21, 8 AM - 6 PM; Friday, August 22, 8 AM - 6 PM; Saturday, August 23, 9 AM - 2 PM Get more information at http://www.ok.gov/elections Go Vote. Really. It's Important. Take a friend. Go Vote. Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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The Blog Oklahoma Podcast Roku channel is now available as a private channel. Just visit http://blogoklahoma.com/Roku to add our channel. It was a lot of fun learning how to create a Roku channel. I still have some work to do on the back end, but I wanted to let everyone play with this latest version. Hope you like it. Feedback, comments, and questions are always welcome. @blogoklahoma / +blogoklahoma @}-;-- Music: Ouroboro by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Video background loop provided by CMD http://churchmediadesign.tv/free-bokeh-loop-2/ Show Notes: http://blogoklahoma.com/blog.aspx?id=2238 Also watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/EVbJhqeHyDg
Welcome to The Lab. This is the Blog Oklahoma Podcast experimental channel. Might be some live stuff. Maybe some short odd videos. Possibly a little audio casting. We just don't know. Enjoy. To The Lab: Music: Jaunty Gumption Video Background Loop:
GO VOTE!!!! Oklahoma Primary Election - Tuesday June 24. Oklahoma statewide primary election. Polls are open 7am to 7pm. Get more information at http://www.ok.gov/elections Music: Take a Chance from http://incompetech.com/music This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
A #randomcatvideo staring Baby, Kelso, and a special guest appearance by FB. These are all the instagram and vine cat videos I had on my iPhone and stiched together using YouTube Capture. One of the special LOST EPISODES! You can also watch on YouTube: Show Notes:
A #randomcatvideo staring Baby, Kelso, and a special guest appearance by FB. These are all the instagram and vine cat videos I had on my iPhone and stiched together using YouTube Capture. One of the special LOST EPISODES! You can also watch on YouTube:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Podcast Episode 98 for March 18, 2014: Refrigerator Buffet In this episode Kevin and Donna come to you from their kitchen and update you with Donna's PT, share their experience with a week of leftovers, and recommend a great trivia game and series of books. Read Show Notes:
This is the Blog Oklahoma Podcast Episode 97 for March 9, 2014: One more time, with feeling. In this episode Kevin and Donna update you with what's been happening, share their plans to build a keyhole garden, spotlight a way to improve your writing, and recommend a movie and a couple books to you.
Yet Another Trip To Walmart For no reason what so ever I've been using Instagram to snap a picture of our shopping cart while waiting in line at our local Walmart. It's been a some what, but not really, interesting look at what I've been purchasing over the last couple of years.
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A special encore presentation of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. Merry Christmas Everyone From Blog Oklahoma Music:
Happy Birthday Blog Oklahoma. Blog Oklahoma was founded on July 25, 2003, as a web ring for Oklahoma bloggers, and has grown into a diverse and interesting community of people who blog in and about Oklahoma.
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It's be a while and boy am I out of practice. Ha! So while I'm relearning how to do this, why don't you sit back and enjoy this special music episode. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. Music:
Home By The Ditchflowers The Most Generic Thing by Kara Square Inclement Weather for Eustice and Isadore by Admiral Twin I Believe In You by Marion LoGuidice Shadowlands by Maria Daines Terrified by The Audible Dark Never Satisfied by 3Kisses ...go by Sunshine and Bullets Save Me by Autopilot Club The Chosen by Modern Echo
Refreshing the cover art today. Also getting it ready for the new iTunes Store 1400 x 1400 pixel cover art requirement. I realize the text on the microphone might be unreadable at smaller sizes, but I'm okay with that, it adds a "little" something.
Watching it snow in my backyard on Monday February 25, 2013. Elk City, Oklahoma. Also watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/rCDTXG5_7FI
A special encore presentation of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. Merry Christmas Everyone From Blog Oklahoma Music:
It's time for a special Halloween music spooktacular. Happy Halloween everyone. (REPEAT) A special encore presentation. Show Notes:
No really I'll be coming back to the Blog Oklahoma Podcast soon. When? Uhmm... For details watch the Blog Oklahoma Blog at , , , and
Greatings everyone, Kevin here and I'm back behind the microphone once more for another episode of the Blog Oklahoma Podcasts. I'm happy to announce the brand new design of the web site is now online at blogoklahoma.com. I'd like to thank everyone who help out with the new site and of course thank you the listener for your patients while I was getting some much needed work done behind the scenes. To celebrate the launch of the new design, I'd thought a special edition of the podcast was in order. And it's been a while since I've done one of these. So it's time again for a music spectacular. Please sit back and enjoy some of the best music played on the Blog Oklahoma Podcast over the last few episodes. And as always. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. Music: Somebody To Love by Jefferson Airplane, Party Hardy by Neo Cartoon Lover, Change The World by Tiffany Parker, Someday by Modern Science, Walk Along - Junction Road by Jim Armstrong, The Antagonist by LaZae, Nothing To Lose by Reism, Say Something by Circus Envy, Wrong Notes by The Counselors, It Can Be by The Jefferson, The Real You by Black Lab, Isabella Vina by Poppermost, Piece of me by Jeremy Schonfeld Show Notes: (This is a Remix and Repost of Episode 88)
Instagram has to be my favorite photo app. I find it very easy to use, it has a great community, and it makes taking everyday picture fun and interesting. So for your enjoyment here are all my Instagrams from October 15, 2010 to January 2, 2012 in a video generated by Pummelvision. Pictures taken with Instagram: Video made with Pummelvision: Music by Friendly Ghost: Please feel free to follow me on Instagram @progamwitch
It's good to be back after the break. Hope you had a great thanksgiving. I know I enjoyed my time away from the keyboard. So let's get this podcast out the door, the big bedlam game is on tonight. In this week's episode "In The News" is back, I spotlight a useful iPhone app, and I updated you on a new Blog Oklahoma project. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma In The News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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In this week's episode "In the news" is back, I update you on something I'm thinking about, and we check in. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. In The News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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In this week's episode, "In The News" is back, we take a very quick look at jQuery Mobile, we spotlight a new music service, and are you ready for political season. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma In The News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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It's time for a special Halloween music spooktacular. Happy Halloween everyone. Welcome To Blog Oklahoma. Music:
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It's been one of those week. This is going to be a somewhat short episode. I have a unique reason, my cloud went away at the most in opportune time. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about. The cloud it the term used for using Internet (or online) services. Like Google Doc, Spotify, Dropbox and countless other services. When you do quite a bit of work in the cloud. Well, when its not there, you get nothing done. So I encourage everyone who works in the cloud. Always have a local backup. In this week's episode, "In The News", I take a look at the Kindle, and there's a Blog Oklahoma update. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma In The News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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Wohoo! Four podcasts in a row. Drat! I probalby just jinks myself. Oh well. This week "In The News", we spotlight a new social network, and I look for Gopher Mole solutions. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. In The News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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Listening to it rain, "In the news", Amazon Kindle library books, Remembering Steve Jobs, and Mixlr Live. Welcome to Blog Oklahoma. In The News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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This week In the news is back, we take a look at a way to share how faboulous you are, and we find out how well my garden went this summer. In The News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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Sorry for such a delay, but very soon the Blog Oklahoma Podcast will be back. Watch our blog, twitter, and facebook for news. @blogoklahoma
In this episode: A second episode of 2011, Twenty Eleven, Two Thousand Eleven, So you want to blog, Tumblr, and Join.me. Show Notes:
The Blog Oklahoma Podcast Episode 76 for March 6, 2011: The Return. Topics: So here's the deal, Facebook Comment Box, Wunderlist & Remember The Milk, Special comment: It get's better. Music: Everything I Am by NEELY, Scene 544 by The Jackass-Penguin Show, How The World Ends by Modern Science. Show Notes at:
A new season of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast is coming very soon, and with it comes a brand new logo. Please feel free to catch up with the podcast at
Merry Christmas Everyone. Music:
Christmas Time Around The World by Geoff Smith The Night Before Christmas by David Cahalan Santa Clause Is Coming To Town by Dokken Ill Be Home For Christmas by Twisted Sister Christmas Time Is Here by Admiral Twin God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Chances End We Three Kings by Clumsy Bell Carol Blue by Jimmie Bratcher Chevy Bells by Juan Oskar Ordinary Christmas by Darrell Smith If Everyday Were Christmas by Slau Upon This Manger by George Fletchers Bourbon Renewal Silent Night (German/English) by Karmyn Tyler
This is going to be a special episode to talk about the state of Blog Oklahoma, future plans for the web site, the web ring, the Blog Oklahoma Podcast, and several other projects in the works. Music:
Sorry. I'm afraid another week is going to go by without a Blog Oklahoma Podcast. I'll definitely be putting out an episode next week. Explanations then. - K.
It's project time for me again. Between my day job and working on the Blog Oklahoma network, I've run out of time. But that's no excuse for missing a podcast more than one week in a row. So I think its time for another music spectacular, where we listen back to some of the best music played over the last few episodes of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. So sit back, enjoy, and have a great week. Playlist:
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Did everyone catch the forecast for this week? It's seven days of temperatures above the century mark. So please everyone if you have to be outside, stay safe, some people can develop symptoms of heat stroke suddenly and without warning, if you feel even slightly dizzy, fatigued, or queasy, stop what you are doing and get cooled off. And also please remember to bring your pets inside, they don't need to be out in 100 degree any more than you do. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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Hey everyone. Sorry I couldn't get a podcast out last week. I just got tangled up in other projects to properly work on one. To make up for it, I'm starting to roll out few new segments to the podcast that I hope you'll enjoy. But before we begin I'd like to congratulate Jari Askins and Mary Fallin on winning their respective primaries. I'm really looking forward to this year's governors race. I'd also like to remind everyone the run off election is coming up in a few short weeks on August 24th. Check with your local county elections board for details. To all the other politicians, parties, and pundits: you can stop calling my house now. Stupid robocalls. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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It's just too hot, too dusty, and too cat infested at the home office right now to do a podcast. So I brought my podcasting equipment down to the small cold dark north facing windowless office, all in the hopes I can do at least an adequate job in a cool cat free environment. For those of you unfamiliar with the small cold dark north facing windowless office, it's my day job office. It's a small office located on the north side of the building and I have no windows. In the winter time the Oklahoma wind howls, and it makes this office ever so cold. Plus I have a light that's going out, so it's dark. Thus it's a small cold dark north facing windowless office. I don't think I'll make it a habit to record here, but at least for the time being it will have to do. I would like to remind everyone to go vote on Tuesday July 27th for the Oklahoma Primary Election. Polls are open from 7 AM to 7 PM. Even if you are not registered Republican or Democrat, I would encourage you to stop by your polling place, you may have a local election you can participate in. If you are unsure where your polling place is, contact your local county elections board. You can find its number in the phone book or by visiting OK.gov/elections. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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I'm back from vacation, I'm recording on a new day, and I've got a couple of new side project in the works that I'm excited to tell you about soon. Needless to say I'm relaxed, reenergized, and raring to go. Oh and you'll probably hear the air conditioner running in the background during this weeks podcast. It was like 95 degrees here in my home office. Too hot, too humid, and so July. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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So I was reviewing my family’s schedule for the rest of the summer and discovered my weekends are just full. If it’s not family trips, its time needed to work on the house and yard. I also found over my vacation last week that it was nice to be away from the keyboard, even for just a couple of days. So I’ve made the decision to reschedule when I record the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. Upon review, the best time to record is Wednesday night. There are several benefits to this time shift for me, and I don’t believe this move will interfere with anyone’s listening habits. I looked over the stats the other day, and most of the listens happen much later in the week. If you have any thoughts on my schedule change, please feel free to . Your feedback is always welcome. df0df851ac27444091fe8bb452a2e895
I've been watch several World Cup matches over the last week or so and I've discovered something. They're 90 minutes long. So I've had to do something to keep my American short attention span in check. I've found on a few broadcasts I can switch language feeds. The other day I watched an entire match in German. Very entertaining. Oh wait a moment, something missing. I'm talking about World Cup and it's not sounding right. Luckily there is an app for that. I don't know how I've ever enjoyed listening to sports with out the constant drone of angry bees. Now with this handy iPhone app I can enjoy the vuvuzela anytime I want to liven up a sporting event like oh say the U.S. Open. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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Did you know it now only takes 2 minutes to make popcorn. I don't know why I brought that up. It's probably because I've only had a grilled cheese sandwich today and I guess I'm hungry. It's amazing though in roughly 2 minutes I can enjoy some hot buttery popcorn. I'm just old enough to remember it use to take 3 1/2 minutes, and you use to have to stand by the microwave and listen for it to stop popping or it would burn. I can remember many a day at the office when the smell of burnt popcorn wafted down the hallways. Luckily those days are gone now that popcorn technology gotten us to 2 minutes. I'm gonna go get some popcorn. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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It's memorial day weekend. The traditional start of summer. I'm planning to enjoy this three day weekend, by get away from the daily grid of the day job, and just plain and simply, go outside. But before I go, I'm going to load up my iPod with some really good music. And that me a thinking. I think its time for another music spectacular, where we listen back to some of the best music played over the last few episodes of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. So sit back, enjoy, and have a great weekend. Playlist:
It's graduation season. A time when family gets together and sees off one of the family as he starts the next phase of his life, whether it be college or moving into the professional world. Hi I am Jack Hosley from Wander Radio and since your regular host Kevin Latham is off celebrating with his family I thought I would take this opportunity to graduate up to an award winning podcast. In the News:Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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As many of you already know its storm season here in Oklahoma. I hope everyone is safe and sound, and my prayers go to all to stay safe, and to everyone already effected by the recent storms. If you haven't yet, I'd advise you get a storm kit together. A storm kit consists basic first aid supplies among other important items you'll need just in case the worse happens. Now we keep a bag near the door so we can quickly grab it if we have to leave for the shelter. In it well keep a flashlight, a small first aid kit, our checkbooks, a weeks worth of medication, a phone charger, a weather radio, and a change of socks. That's just little an example. I suggest you visit ready.gov and read up on what you should have in a storm kit. I'll have a link in the show notes. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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The recent spring time rains and high winds brought with them our old friends dust, mold, and pollen. That's right allergy season has finally hit the Latham household. Have you ever seen a family of three sneezing at the same time, it's kind of cool in a miserable kind of way. So its been a weekend of sticky red eyes, running noses, sneezing, coughing and a general lack of energy to do anything besides watch TV in a Benadryl haze. Fun times to say the lest. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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I'm back. Miss me. I had some things popup over the last few weeks so I wasn't able to get a podcast out, oh by the way, the family says Hi. This episode was going to be the state of the Blog Oklahoma community, but that will just have to wait until I get reorganized. Please be sure to check the Blog Oklahoma blog and join blogoklahoma on Twitter and Facebook for more information. So with out further a do, let's get back into things In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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It's been one of those weeks. I am mentally tired right now. Besides working on the Blog Oklahoma clean up, it's been 'Get It Done' time at the day job, not to mention all the household chores, dealing with life in general, and hey getting a podcast out this week. The only moment of peace I've had all week were the few hours it took to mow the lawn. The first mow of the season. It's just me, the lawn, the mower, and what ever playing on my iPod at that time. It was bliss. Even though I was physically exhausted when I got done; mentally I was relaxed. Well, up until the time my son lost his key that he in his possession just mere moments before. Sigh. Hurry up lawn and grow. I need to mow. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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It is really such a nice day outside I don't know why I'm in here recording a podcast. Let's go outside. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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You would think that getting a new house would be a fairly straight forward process; you determine what you want, get a list of homes that fit that criteria and then you select one. In practice, it is a chaotic and confusing fall down a rabbit hole of increasingly complex legal and financial requirements spinning around your head like angry bees, waiting to swoop in and sting you if you make a single mistake; while at the same time trying to arrange to visit with increasingly annoyed sellers who don't want to have to stop watching jeopardy so you can see the home that they claim they want to sell. Hello this is your guest host Chad Henderson, and as you can tell, I am trying to find a home. A very big thank you to Chad for filling in for me this week. Please feel free to check out his podcast, . I'll be back next week with an all new episode. - Kevin In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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When I started doing some preliminary work last night for this week's podcast there was a few inches of snow on the ground. Now as I'm recording this, I look out the home office window, and I hardly see any snow except for a few shady spots. It's amazing how Oklahoma's weather works. Really nice day Friday, blizzard Saturday, nice day Sunday. But that is the old running gag here in the state, isn't it. If you don't like the weather wait a minute. That was very much true this weekend wasn't it. In The News: Some of the latest from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media
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Now that my body's internal sense of time is all messed up due to daylight saving time, I can honestly say I have no idea what time it is. At least my sense of the seasons is still working. The weather is getting warm, the birds are singing, the weeds in my lawn are starting to turn green, oh yes I know exactly what this means. It means Baseball season is just around the corner. The Grapefruit and Cactus leagues are training right now, getting ready for that all important opening day that's less than a month away. I've already installed the new MLB AtBat iPhone app, I have my new Cubs baseball cap on order and it should arrive soon, and I've double check that I'm signed up for DirecTV's MLB Extra Innings. Oh I so am ready for Baseball. In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere.
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I'm happy to announce the Blog Oklahoma Podcast has won for best podcast in the 2009 Okie Blog Awards. Thank you very much for this honor. The podcast was up against some stiff competition, but in the end I'm guessing my forty listeners rallied to put the podcast over the top. Now this has gotten me thinking, there has to be more than 10 active podcasts here in the state. So over the next few weeks I'm going to explore the Oklahoma pod-o-sphere, and whatever I find I'll let you know know about it. Again thank you to everyone for voting for the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media.
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As I record this podcast it's 32 degrees outside. How many of you are so ready for spring? There are many things you can do to get ready for spring, one of which is to start planning your garden. Here at the home office we've gotten a start our vegetable garden by planting some seeds in a starter tray. In fact that tray is about six feet away from me right now. We put it here in the office so we can keep an eye on it better, to make sure it gets plenty of water, and to make sure the cat stays out of it. In a few short weeks we'll see them sprout, and in a few weeks more after that we will be able to transfer them outside. Growing your own vegetables is a very worthwhile thing to do. And not to mention home grown tomatoes are the absolute best. Not only will it save you a little grocery money around harvest time; you'll get plenty of exercise working in your garden. In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media.
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I'm happy to announce Blog Oklahoma was nominated twice in the 2009 Okie Blog Awards. One for Best Podcast and the other for Best Representation of Oklahoma. And our sister blog BlogOklahoma.us was nominated for Best Rural Blog. A very big thank you to everyone who nominated us for an Okie Award. It's an honor to be nominated with all the other wonderful Oklahoma blogs and podcasts. In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media.
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Did ya ever have one of those days that started off great but then just fell apart? I was hoping to get an early start with the podcast today, but that just didn't work out. My home router has started to act up, and I've spent most the day trying to get it reconfigured so I can be online. I'm afraid it's time to buy a new one, but that's just going to have to wait for another time because I'm on a deadline today. It's Super Bowl Sunday, and I'm planning to spend the evening eating hot wings and watching some football. So what to do? I think it's about time for another Music Spectacular. Where we look back to some of the best music played here on the Blog Oklahoma Podcast over the last few episodes. So sit back and enjoy. And I'll be back next time with an all new episode, as soon as I get this stupid router fixed. Links mentioned in this episode:
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I hope everyone is safe and warm on this most monochromatic of weekends. I'm sure most of you have looked out a window this morning and saw nothing but white. Here in the west OK we had some defrosting on Saturday, but that's been stopped dead in its tracks. Now everything is frozen again. Hard. I know this for certain because when I took our dog Widget out for a walk this morning, and I promptly slipped on the curb and fell on my ass. Now pride aside I'm fine, but at least I gave Widget a good laugh. In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and the main street media.
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Just get back into the swing of things and what happens? Tax season. The entire family is impatiently waiting for all our W-forms and other tax information to come in so we can file our taxes. This year it's doubly important we get ahead of things, because we get to fill out, for the first time, financial aid forms necessary for our son's high educational needs coming this fall. And I have come to the conclusion that former military bureaucrats are running financial aid offices. It's all hurry up and wait. They all want you to file early, but you can't file early until you get all your tax information in. And many organizations are in no hurry to send it to you. It's enough to make you pull your hair out. Luckily I've taken the philosophy of it'll get done when it’s done. You can't do anything about it until you get everything in. So there’s no point worrying about it. Now if I could just convince my wife and son of this, I think we'll have a more relaxed household. So how's your week been?
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It's 2010, and here's the first real podcast of the year. I hope everyone had a great holiday season, I know we did. But it's time to get back into the swing of things. Alright.. Now how do you do this podcast thing again? #teamconan
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The goal of my 2009 A Picture A Day project was to take one picture for every day in 2009 and post it to Flickr.
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Had a slight rendering issue with Windows Movie Maker so the slide show wasn't smooth in some places. What did I learn from this year's project? The iPhone camera shouldn't be used for a project like this. The iPhone is good for quick candid pictures, but for quality photography not so much. Even though my Kodak digital camera is now a few generations old, it took way better pictures.
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Tis' the weekend before Christmas and all through the house everyone is doing their own thing, giving me time to click this mouse. Mixing some music I've come across in the course of the year, all in the hopes of giving you some holiday cheer. Some of the music is traditional and others quite not. But I hope you enjoy this music that I have brought. The Blog Oklahoma Family and I wish you the best in this holiday season. Merry Christmas everyone. Music:
Back during the summer of 2006, my wife, son, and I decided to take a short excursion through western Oklahoma. Our goal besides having a fun family afternoon drive was to find a few historic places north of Cheyenne, Oklahoma Podcast Correction: I transposed the highway numbers when I recorded the podcast. Highway US 283 is correct. I say 238 by mistake.
Hot off the heels of a busy Thanksgiving week comes an entire month of holidays, office work, and family happenings. All this tends to make this one of the busiest times of the year. So before we get too far in the busy season I would like to wish all of you a happy Hanukkah, a merry Christmas, a festive New Year, and a most heart felt, "Welcome to Blog Oklahoma"
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Our poor little dog Widget threw another fit this morning. Why? Dogs don't know about daylight savings time. They don't realize you've changed the schedule. So this morning and every morning since November 1st around 5 AM Widget has to go outside, now! So it's either wake up, drag myself out of bed, and let the dog out, and attempt to start the day; or let Widget throw a fit for just one more hour. It's a no win situation either way. Yawn!
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The 31th of October is very special to me. Not only is it home to one of the cooler holidays, it's also the day I became wedded to my lovely Donna. Thank you for 5 wonderful years.
Did you know your fifth wedding anniversary is the wood anniversary?. I'm not sure what I'm suppose to get Donna. Considering the season, I'm thinking of a wooden stake. So she'll have something to protect her from all those Twilight fans. Ooo Creepy! In tribute to this special day stay tuned for a special edition of the podcast.
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I was driving home from the office yesterday, and what did I see? Christmas decorations. That's right. Christmas decorations. The City of Elk City has already decorated the street lights down Main street with Christmas decorations. The holiday isn't for another two months and It's already Yule time downtown. What happened to Halloween? What happened to celebrating autumn? I haven't even picked up candy for next Saturday night yet, and now you're telling me is time to go shopping for Christmas?
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It's been cold and dreary out there this week. Autumn has definitely fallen on us. Hopefully everyone got there container plants inside or at least in a protected area. I know we did. I was hoping to get in one last lawn mowing for the season, but that's looking like it's going to have to wait, if it happens at all. I guess I'll just have to suffer a winter with a shaggy brown lawn. Welcome to Autumn.
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Due to problems over the weekend. I'm actually recording this on a Tuesday. This might be the fastest podcast I put together. I'm going to test myself on my recording and editing skills, and attempt to get this podcast posted in the shortest amount of time I can. I already have my script written and edited for time, and my music selections are queued up.
So on your mark... Get set...
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Getting a late start on the podcast today. This weekend just happen to fall on the time I do some end of the month processing for the ol' day job. And that purty much eats up most of the day. I almost just called this one, but I thought I'm sure I can get a podcast out, and if you're listening to this, hey, I did.
I don't know what about the last quarter of the year seems to just fill up with things that need to be done. I think I have more schedule conflicts this fall than I did all summer long, and I thought the summer was busy.
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I'm happy to announce another milestone has been reached, the Blog Oklahoma Podcast has reached 40. And of the few traditions we do have here on the podcast every 10th episode look back on some of the best music played on here on the podcast.
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It's football season, but that won't stop me from recording a new podcast. Also listen for my special commentary about health insurance reform.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
Oklahoma Constitution
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Every week when I visit many of the member blogs for the podcast I notice some people posted daily, some weekly, some monthly, and others well I think they might have forgotten they have a blog. In this era of Twitter, Facebook, and other like services, many of us forget to post in the long form.
So this got me asking myself if I can do something to get you to blog. The answer I got back was probably not, but I'm going to try anyway. So I'm suggesting to the Oklahoma blogging community to declare Wednesday, September 9, 2009 as "Oklahoma, Go Blog Something Day!”
There are no suggested topics. No events to promote. No propaganda to spread. In fact there is no reason what so ever for this day other than the fact to get you to post something to your blog.
Okay I will suggest one thing, post something longer than 140 characters. This is your opportunity to reestablish yourself in paragraph form.
Tell your friends, post to Twitter, Facebook, or where ever you've been hanging out. Encourage your fellow Oklahomans to go blog something on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
September 1, 1893, the Battle of Ingalls
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It's that time of year once again that is both joyous and frustrating for young and old alike. It's back to school time for Oklahoma. It's joyous to see all your school friends again, and frustrating to have to get up before noon now. It's joyous to see your children off to school for another year of education and growth. It's frustrating because one you'll miss them, and two its so damn hard to get them out of bed, dressed, and out to meet the bus some mornings.
Please keep in mind on your daily commute to work that all the school zones are now active once again. So please keep an eye out for those kids walking to school or getting on or off the school bus. Let's had a safe and wonderful school year.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
The Sequoyah Constitutional Convention
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I finally have my office back, and it is great. I really missed the old home workstation. And those last few weeks were a thought one. But constructionconstrution is done for now, and I'm back online. After all Portal is not going to play itself.
In the News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
Katz drugstore sit-in
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- Wander Radio - 109.9 Almost on your Radio Dial…
Hello, I am Jack Hosley from filling in for Kevin Latham while his office gets remodeled. Personally I think he is still on vacation in his backyard.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
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- Wander Radio - 109.9 Almost on your Radio Dial…
A very big thank you to Jack Hosley of Wander Radio for filling in for me this week. Be sure to subscribe to his nominated podcast at - Kevin.
I'm in the middle of remodeling our home office / guest bedroom. This is the reason why I haven't put a podcast together in a while. I know excuses, excuses. For details check out, , over at my personal blog. This project will take some time to do. I'm attempting make other arrangements, and to find a temporary home for my computer and podcasting equipment somewhere around the house. I hope to be up and running again soon, but I can't give a time frame. Please keep your fingers crossed this remodeling project doesn't end up like a . Thanks for your understanding, and I hope to have a podcast again soon.
This is a quick podcast update recorded live from my backyard with the iPhone application.Feedback requested:
Greetings Everyone. I hope all of you had an wonderful and safe independence day holiday weekend.
I originally intended to start off this podcast by read to you the Star Spangled Banner, the poem written by Francis Scott Key on September 3, 1814. Many of you will find it familiar as our national anthem, but remember before it was a song it was a poem. I thought it would make a good patriotic way to end the Independence Day weekend. But I just couldn't do it. It became very challenging to read out loud. I just couldn't do the poem justice. Every time I would start off, I would hear in the back of my head, (tune), the song and you want to sing. And you just can't read it that way. ...
In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
The Failure of Penn Square Bank, July 5, 1982
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The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Oh! say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming; Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze o'er the towering steep As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam; Its full glory reflected now shines on the stream; 'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh! long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is the band who so vauntingly swore, 'Mid the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country they'd leave us no more? Their blood hath washed out their foul footsteps' pollution; No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation; Blessed with victory and peace, may the Heaven-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just, And this be our motto, "In God is our trust": And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
I was sitting in the shade with a cool beverage, but the vacation is over. Time for a podcast.
In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
On June 30, 1834, Congress defined "Indian Country"
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This is it, the big 3 oh. You know that time where candy just doesn't taste the same any more, and the knees start to go. Oh wait that was me. No we're here to celebrate the 30th episode of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. And to keep up what traditions we do have we're going to revisit some best music played over the last 10 episodes.
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It's been a busy weekend for me, and I almost ran out of time to do this podcast. But I said I'd do another one. So here it is.
In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
The First Shopping Cart
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Memorial Day is a time to take stock of the present, reflect on the past, and renew our commitment to the future of America.
Today, as in the past, there are problems that must be solved and challenges that must be met. We can tackle them with our full strength and creativity only because we are free to work them out in our own way. We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its interests in time of need. In particular, we are forever indebted to those who have given their lives that we might be free.
I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we are reminded that liberty is a rare commodity in this world.
This Memorial Day (of 1983), we honor those brave Americans who died in the service of their country. I think an ancient scholar put it well when he wrote: ``Let us now praise famous men . . . All these were honored in their generation, and were the glory of their times. Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore.'' As a tribute to their sacrifice, let us renew our resolve to remain strong enough to deter aggression, wise enough to preserve and protect our freedom, and thoughtful enough to promote lasting peace throughout the world.
, May 26, 1983, President Ronald Reagan
In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
Jim Thorpe Born
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And we're back. Did ya miss me? Well I missed you. Things are starting to get back to somewhat normal here at the home office, and hopefully these podcasts will get back to a regular schedule. I know it's been a while...
In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This week in Oklahoma History:
Oklahoma Territory's first governor
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Spring has shown me something unique in our yard, an almost perfect circle. The cause of this near perfect circle, a dog named Widget. Widget resides in our backyard on a twenty foot leash. And just like a famous cartoon dog chasing after an equally famous cartoon rooster, Widget is always discovering the end of his leash. He has manged to dig a trench in our backyard in a near perfect circle. At his parameter Widget is ever vigilant, barking at anyone walking down the alley or even a block away. And God forbid a cat should wander to with in visual range.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Bombing
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Welcome to the first episode of Exploring Oklahoma History. This is a new podcast I'm developing as part of BlogOklahoma.us, a blog and historic places database dedicated to exploring Oklahoma's History. With this podcast we are going to share our experiences in searching out Oklahoma's historic monuments and places. On Saturday, April 11th, 2009, We were on the trail to Blaine County, Oklahoma, in hopes to find the Abert Expedition historic marker.
The Blog Oklahoma Podcast will be back next week with an all new episode.This week I hope you enjoy the inaugural episode of Exploring Oklahoma History. This is a new podcast I'm developing, to share our experiences in searching out Oklahoma's historic monuments and places. This will be part of BlogOklahoma.us, a blog and historic places database dedicated to Exploring Oklahoma's History.This new podcast will be hosted at Libysn along with the Blog Oklahoma Podcast, and will share the same feed. I will be setting up separate feeds for all the podcasts a little later.So I hope you enjoy this first episode of Exploring Oklahoma History. Look for it to drop into the feed late Sunday, April 12th, 2009.
It's another windy day in Oklahoma, and this isn't just another windy day. It's the 4th day in a row of high winds here in the West OK. It's been 4 days of howling wind, rattling my windows, shaking my trees, and blowing new trash in to my yard. Annoying as it is, the wind does have its benefits. Just over the horizon from my home is a brand new wind power farm. Generating much needed electricity to our state and beyond. Wind is the past, present, and future of Oklahoma. So everyone please remember this the next time your screen door gets blown off its hinges.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
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Oklahoma just had one of the worst snowstorms in recent history this past Friday. Many of our friends in the northwestern part of the state are still digging out. For us here in Elk City America the snow got about ankle high. But here it is Sunday and the snow has already melted away. I can see my lawn again. I am however particularly worried about all the plants around the state. It is spring after all, and every thing was starting to turn green. I took a tour of my yard this morning and everything that was green and blooming has wilted. So let's hope all those plants bounce back soon. Hopefully everyone around the state survived the storms well and happy, everyone safe at home nice and warm.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
Oklahoma! premieres on Broadway
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I started preparing this week's podcast with something funny, but ended up a on a short rant about social networking data overload, which you'll find in the second half of the program. Every once in a while just have to rant. You read something in news, that just sets off that part of your brain forces you to comment on it. And I did. I think ranting is good every once in while. In fact I'm going to encourage you to rant on something this week. If you don't have your own podcast or radio talk show, get an Utterli account. It's free. You call a phone number and rant away. Other people will hear your rant and they'll comment or rant about themselves. Start a chain reaction rant. So your goal this week dear Blog Oklahoma Podcast listener, go rant about something. Get it off your chest. But be nice about it.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History: Nation's First Shelterbelt, March 18, 1935
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Daylight Saving Time is once again upon us. This annual time shift really has my body clock all out of whack. I don't know about you, but I'm looking down at the clock on my computer and just can't imaging its as late as it's telling me. Who would have thought shifting one hour would make such a difference. Now I'll be appreciative of the daylight later this spring when I can go play out in my yard after work, but for right now... I'm tired.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
Cimarron Territory
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I caught a cold virus last week and its perty much taken my voice out. But I just couldn't go the week with out noting we've managed to pass our 20th episode mark. Since I noted our 10th episode with a music spectacular, I thought why not do it again. So here's some of the best music played on the Blog Oklahoma podcast over the last 10 episodes.
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Does it feel like a February to you? It feels more like late March to me. I know thunderstorms and tornadoes aren't unheard of, they are just so unexpected. Take today, I could go outside, and get some yard work done without a jacket. Now I'm not complaining, I needed to get yard work done, but uh are you sure it's February?
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
I needed a new PDA. I had originally set out to get a Blackberry Bold, but when I found out could get an iPhone for $200 cheaper. Well I'm now a member of the cult of iPhone. As much as I love this information device, I think I'm seriously developing a problem. I don't think I can go an hour without checking my e-mail. Somebody Help Me.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
The Battle of Middle Boggy Depot
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A very short video using 12seconds.tv. At 12seconds.tv you can post very short 12 second videos. Last night I downloaded their iPhone app and created this of my cat, Baby(the cat). Currently you cannot record video with your iPhone, thus the slide show. Here's some information from 12seconds.tv's FAQ:What is 12seconds? 12seconds is the best place online for video status updates. It's a super easy way to share what you're doing with your friends and family using short video clips. You can use your web cam or mobile phone. Show your friends where you are, share your thoughts, or tell them how you're doing. We are building a video status platform that will help you keep up to date with your friends 12 seconds at a time.
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The semi annual Blog Oklahoma members clean up is now complete. And believe it or not, but I'm over joyed it took me more than a week to get it done. That meant two things: one I was incredibly busy, and two our membership is gowning. Follow up in the second half of the program.
Welcome to Blog Oklahoma
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
February 3, 1964: The Oklahoma City sonic boom tests
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Voting is now open for the . You have until February 7th to get your vote in. I'm happy to say The Blog Oklahoma Podcast was nominated for Best Audio Blog. It is an absolute honor to be nominated. Thank you so much.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This is a special presentation of in the news, This week we'll look at the latest headlines from the nominees for best over all blog from the .
This Week in Oklahoma History:
January 27, 2001: Ten members of the Oklahoma State University basketball family lost their lives in a plane crash near Strasburg, Colorado.
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America will be witness to a historic event this Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, when Barack Obama will be sworn in as our next President. But before then I would like to thank President George W. Bush for his service and wish him the best in all his future endeavors. To President Obama, I also wish you all the best in your service to our country in the years to come. Oh and one more thing Mr. President...
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
Year of Change 2009 is chronicling her experience in being more healthy
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Governor Henry S. Johnson was impeached and suspended from office this week in 1929.
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So how many new years resolutions have you broken already? I can honestly say I've broken none. The reason? I didn't make any this year. There were times past when I make resolutions to lose weight, to exercise more, to even blog more, but most of these are something I should be doing anyway. So why make a new years resolution over it. No this year I'm doing something different. I'm not going to make any fleeting new years resolutions, I'm going to set some specific goals this year. And to prove this to myself mostly, I've added them to my "Remember The Milk" task list. So now I have to do them, their in my task list. And I'm happy to say, I've completed one, and you're listening to it.
In the News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History:
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was created this week in 1925.
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Holiday Greetings from Blog Oklahoma, Family & Podcast Update, Feedback RequestMusic:Voice Mail:Twitter:
Trying something different in this week's podcast. Joining me is Chad Henderson of and David Lodge of in our first group cast.
Review of presidential election. Election media coverage. Oklahoma Magazine's . Chad & David list some of their favorite blogs & podcasts.
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I really love fall. The color of the leaves in our neighborhood trees are really striking. Another thing I really like about fall, or October in particular, is Halloween. After Christmas and Thanksgiving its got to be my favorite holiday. And for more reasons than monster movies on TV and free candy, which isn't so free for me anymore. No, there's a really good reason for my fondness for Halloween.
In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History: USS Oklahoma: October 26, 1912
Oklahoma State Question 743
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We've reached a real milestone. I've managed to get through 10 whole episodes. So I thought I would celebrate by treating you and myself with this special extra edition. So just sit back and enjoy for the next 30 minutes or so as we replay some of the best music played Blog Oklahoma Podcast.
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Greetings everyone and welcome to the 10th episode of the Blog Oklahoma Podcast. Wow 10 episodes. I realize in the scope of the pod-o-sphere, my little podcast about life in Oklahoma is barely a drop in the bucket. But I'm happy about it. To me 10 episodes is quite an achievement for someone sitting in the corner of a guest bedroom using a USB Headset microphone, recording with Audacity, and constantly being interrupted by firetrucks, barking dogs, and a cat named Baby.
In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History: On October 23, 1923, Governor Walton Suspended
Oklahoma State Question 742
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I finally was able to work on part of that task I mentioned last episode, that has been eluding me for some time. I was able to craw up our new ladder, and start the much needed scrapping of the paint. I worked on the job for a few hours removing the old weathered pealing green paint. And just as I was finishing up the sky grew gray and dark, as if something ominous was happened. In The News: Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.
This Week in Oklahoma History: On October 14, 1968 an earthquake caused minor damage at Durant, Oklahoma. Walls cracked, glass was broken, can goods fell from shelves, and a 5 foot tall advertising stand was reported to have fallen over. Oklahoma State Question 741
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I don't know about you, but my Saturday ended up being a nice relaxing day of TV, web browsing, and shopping. I hadn't planed to do any of that. I actually planed to do something else entirely. Seems I'm on some sort of forced procrastination when it comes to one single outside chore I need to get done. ....Oklahoma Voter Registration Deadline For November 4th General Election is Friday, October 10th. In The News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.This week in Oklahoma History:The establishment of the Old Chouteau Trading Post at Salina was commemorated on October 10, 1938 and became a local annual celebration. Oklahoma State Question 735 Show Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter:
Oklahoma Voter Registration Deadline For November 4th General Election is Friday, October 10th. In The News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.This week in Oklahoma History:September 29, 1957, rock'n roll legends Buddy Holly and The Crickets recorded "An Empty Cup", "Rock Me My Baby", "You've Got Love", and "Maybe Baby" in the Tinker Air Force Base Officer's Club.Show Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter:
Blog Oklahoma Podcast 6: MidwayThis is the part of the podcast where I give you an opening topic, but today I can't think of what to say. I could go into the news and talk about current events like the government bail out of large companies, thoughts on the upcoming election, comment on the Oklahoma state fair, which is wrapping up as I record this. And all sorts of other news topics. But I just couldn't pick one to talk about. So what will my opening thoughts be?In The News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.This week in Oklahoma History:The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum officially opened on September 23, 1995, Blog Oklahoma News.Show Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter:
On these last few rainy days I got to thinking about my friends. Mostly the friends I've lost touch with. Its been time, distance, or both that has separated us from each other. Everyone gets busy with their lives. You loose track of time, and before you know it years have past since the last time you talked. Oh you might exchange e-mail with them from them from time to time, or not. You might find them again on Facebook, only neither of you really use Facebook all that much. So there you have it, a missed friend. Oh its not your fault, its not their's. You just took separate paths on life's journey. It happens. I myself am missing my best friend. I haven't seen her since my wedding. And that was some time ago. We just lost track of time and each other. Oh don't let me give you the impression I'm sitting here all depressed over it. It just sometimes I'll be reminded of my old friends from a picture on the wall. Or I'll hear a song on the radio, and I'll think, "Hey you know who would like this..." It happens, and I'll miss them. and I'll think, "I really wish it would quit raining." So I would like to put this challenge out to you, call up an old friend. Get caught up. Renew that friendship. And don't let a year past before you talk to them again.In The News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.This week in Oklahoma History:On September 16, 1893 nearly 7 million acres of the Cherokee Outlet were opened up for settlement in the great Cherokee Strip Land Run. The largest land run in American history.(Voice Mail)Show Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter:
Its time again for one of the greatest seasons of them all. No I'm not talking about autumn, I'm talking about Football Season. Teams across our nation are taking to the field in the hopes to punch through to the end zone just to hear one of the greatest of words, "Touchdown". This is the time of year when every Friday night is taken up with High School football, every Saturday is booked with College Football, and every Sunday is alive with the NFL. This is the time of year that brings families together and neighbors apart. Its a time where everyone shows off their colors, whether it be red & white, orange & black, or yellow & green. It's also the time of the year where I get to say, Go Big Elks! Go Rangers! Go Sooners! and Go Packers!In The News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.This week in Oklahoma History:On September 8, 1983, Tar Creek was added to the EPA's Superfund National Priority List.Life Tip: Quick shopping list tip. Show Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter: (9/7/08 11:50PM - I reuploaded the podcast just a while ago. Found away to improve sound quality.)
Here we sit in the midst of American history. At the time I record this we are between two major party political conventions. The Democratic Party has just finished theirs with a historic night of music and great speeches. Now we get to see what the Republican Party will bring. Unfortunately we are also in the midst of another gulf coast hurricane. Visions of Katrina are on the front of every ones mind at about three years to the day. The mistakes of the past haunt us. Oklahomans around the state are ready with a helping hand. Evacuation centers are being opened for anyone fleeing the coast. To everyone arriving I want you to know that Oklahoma is here for you in your time of need. In The News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.This week in Oklahoma History:On the morning of September 1, 1893, Ingalls, Oklahoma was the site of one of the fiercest gunfights in the history of the state.Tech Tip: / Show Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter:
Blog Oklahoma Podcast 2: Back To SchoolPlease keep in mind on your daily commute to work that all the school zones are now active once again. So please keep an eye out for those kids walking to school or getting on or off the school bus. Let's had a safe and wonderful school year. In The News:Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.This week in Oklahoma History:The Sequoyah Constitutional Convention met in Muskogee, on August 21, 1905.Tech Tip: JottShow Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter: Promo:
Blog Oklahoma Podcast 1: Start From HereTaking the podcast in a new direction. Blog-o-sphere Headlines. New Voice Mail Drop and Show Links. Show Links: Voice Mail Drop: Twitter: Promo: Promo:
Showing you how easy Tumblr is to setup and how to post the Blog Oklahoma web ring code to it.Show Notes:
A quick update on what's going on at Blog Oklahoma.Show Notes: Promo for the Elmocast -
This is the first of we hope many podcasts. This is a site update for May 29, 2008. Show Notes can be found at