Blog Oklahoma Newsletter - Project Seventy-Seven
Monday, August 22, 2022
Blog Oklahoma Newsletter
Podcast Update
This week I’m diving into research for a 77-episode series of podcast episodes. I’m rather excited to have a direction for the podcast again. If you can’t tell by the number, this is going to be a series about each county in Oklahoma. The goal is to do a full regular podcast episode and a 1-minute video short about each county. They will be part geographical, part historical, and hopefully will teach you a little more about our state. I thought about going alphabetically, but I’m toying with the idea about doing it regionally by “country”. I’ll know more later. So watch for news about #project77 over at Mastodon.
Discord Discontinued
I dropped the Blog Oklahoma Discord channel last week. There just wasn't enough interest in it to keep it going. You have to try new things to see what works and what doesn't. Discord, though useful for some communities, not so much for our small corner of the webs. On to try the next thing.
Go Vote
Just a reminder. Go vote on Tuesday, August 23rd. It's the Oklahoma Primary Runoff. The polls are open between 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. State wide offices and local bond issues are on the ballot. Please go vote.
Roll for Movie
Have you had a Roll for Movie night yet? After all that hype last week, Donna and I still haven’t. We’ve been watching The Sandman on Netflix. We’re almost done with it, I think we’re about to episode 8. It’s been really good so far. If you’re watching it, let us know.
More later. Time to hit the books.
News
The news has been rather depressing lately. So how about this week I make an attempt to bring you some good or inspirational news.
How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement | KOSU — www.kosu.org One of the first lunch counter sit-ins of the civil rights movement took place in Oklahoma City in 1958. This weekend, the city remembers the protest and its organizer, Clara Luper.
Enid to be site of wind turbine remanufacturing facility – Oklahoma Energy Today — www.okenergytoday.com South Dakota-based RENEW Energy announced the construction of a new remanufacturing facility in Enid, Oklahoma. The facility will remanufacture wind turbine drive trains, and it will hold th…
The Brooklyn Public Library Gives Every Teenager in the U.S. Free Access to Books Getting Censored by American Schools | Open Culture — www.openculture.com We have covered it before: school districts across the United States are increasingly censoring books that don't align with white-washed conservative visions of the world. Open Culture, openculture.com
Mount Kilimanjaro climbers can share slope selfies in real-time thanks to new Wi-Fi — www.publicradiotulsa.org Tanzanian authorities installed the high-speed broadband network on the slopes of Africa's tallest mountain last week and say it should reach the summit by the end of this year.
Gas Prices Fall to Under $4 a Gallon Nationwide. How Much Lower Will They Go? - CNET — www.cnet.com The nationwide average for a gallon of unleaded was $3.99 on Aug. 11.
Shared Links
Oklahoma City Thunder 2022-2023 Schedule — www.nba.com Check the Oklahoma City Thunder schedule for game times and opponents for the season, as well as where to watch or radio broadcast the games on NBA.com
Oklahoma High School Sports Forum — okpreps.boards.net Visit our forum at: okpreps.boards.net
YouTube Videos
This was an interesting take on why politics are so divided.
Imagine living where half there year there's no sunset and the other half there's no sunrise. This is what's life is like above the arctic circle.
Time to start thinking about those Halloween props. This is a good one, but for Oklahoma I would suggest a cowboy drinking a beer instead of a pirate.
This one is for all you roughnecks who need something to help them sleep. I actually left this running in a tab for over an hour and my brain just filtered it out. When I shut it off my office got eerily quite.
Spotify Music
Patient Number 9 (feat. Jeff Beck) - song and lyrics by Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Beck | Spotify — open.spotify.com Listen to Patient Number 9 (feat. Jeff Beck) on Spotify. Ozzy Osbourne · Song · 2022.
Paranoid - 2012 - Remaster - song and lyrics by Black Sabbath | Spotify — open.spotify.com Listen to Paranoid - 2012 - Remaster on Spotify. Black Sabbath · Song · 1970.
Close My Eyes Forever - song and lyrics by Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne | Spotify — open.spotify.com Listen to Close My Eyes Forever on Spotify. Lita Ford · Song · 1988.
This Is Ozzy Osbourne | Spotify Playlist Listen now only on Spotify: This is Ozzy Osbourne. The essential tracks, all in one playlist.
Connect With Us
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Have a great week everyone. Until next time. - K.
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