Kelso
Saying goodbye to a family companion.
Kelso
Our family is saddened this week. Our beloved Kelso has left us. He passed away in his sleep last week. He was a good family companion for 13 blessed years. Kelso was always there when you needed comfort because his favorite spot was sitting in your lap. If he wasn’t in your lap, he would love to climb up on tables, counters, or any high space he could reach, knocking over anything he could. Here it is a week later, and I’m still looking for him when I hear a thump coming from another room. We miss him, but he’s reunited with his brother, FB. They’ve probably already argued about who gets to sit by the window.
Register To Vote Online
On July 11, 2023, the Oklahoma Elections Board finally launched online voter registration. Way back in 2015, the Oklahoma Legislature approved SB 313 to authorize electronic voter registration. After many years of delay, you can now register to vote online. It would be interesting to read why it took eight years to roll out and how much it cost to develop. As a developer, I can sit here and grumble about it, but let’s focus on the fact that it’s available now. You can now easily register to vote online, visit the Oklahoma Voter Portal for details.
Are you registered to vote? If not, I’m interested to know why. Please leave a comment.
This Week
2024 Oklahoma Election Calendar
This week I'm adding the 2024 Oklahoma Elections to the Blog Oklahoma Calendar.
For each date, the polls are open 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
January 9, 2024: Special Elections, Propositions Only
February 13, 2024: Board of Education Primary Elections
March 5, 2024: Presidential Preferential Primary Elections
April 2, 2024: Board of Education General Elections
June 18, 2024: Primary Elections
August 27, 2024: Runoff Primary Elections
November 5, 2024: General Elections
Regular Business
Other than that, I'll be working on the usual. Be sure to look at our Trello board for project updates.
More later. Time to fill in our calendar.
In The News
In rural Oklahoma, homelessness remains a hidden problem | The Frontier
As federal funding grows, grant levels unclear for Oklahoma schools | The Oklahoman
Edibles Are Main Cause of Oklahoma Marijuana Overdoses, Accidental Consumption | Oklahoma Watch
988 mental health crisis line received nearly 40,000 calls from Oklahomans in first year | KOSU
In Tornado Alley, this app creator built a tool to connect users with storm shelters | The Oklahoman
Why Most Oklahoma Rural Hospitals Haven’t Accepted Congress’ Offer to Save Them | Oklahoma Watch
Potential AG lawsuit targets billions in ‘ill-gotten’ gains from 2021 storm | The Journal Record
Listening In
It was a playlist week on Spotify. I listened to some old favs with a good sprinkling of the new: This is Prince, All Out 80s, All New Metal, Rock Classics, and Alt Now
I finally finished Demon by John Varley, the third book in the Gaia trilogy. Now it's on to something new on Audible. Right now it's between Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett or I Will Find You by Joe Kenda. I’ll let you know next week which.
Something To Watch
"Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence [OTAMATONE COVER] | moshibass
Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated | Technology Connections
Film Theory: This is Her FINAL Act! (Grey House) | The Film Theorists
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu for Beginner Readers | Kelly Street Productions
The Oyster Craze of New York City | Tasting History with Max Miller
The Edwardians had Cosmetic Surgery & it Wasn't Dissimilar to Today | Bernadette Banner
Feedback Welcome
If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to leave a comment on Substrack, email me at blogoklahoma@blogoklahoma.net, or connect with me at Mastodon at @blogoklahoma@social.tulsa.ok.us.
Have a great week.
– K.
