Check out my new website: SandLotGolf.JMB.mx Here’s a bit of explanation about what the project is about: Excerpt: This website is dedicated to the game of “Sandlot Golf,” a version of the game of golf that is played with minimal equipment and not on actual maintained golf courses, such as vacant fields, parks (where one is […]
Voting 2016 -Part 2 – Oklahoma State Questions, Judicial Retention
DISCLAIMER FOR ELECTORAL POLITICS BLOG POST: This post (along with everything on this blog, unless otherwise stated) represents my views as an individual and not as a spokesperson for any organization I work for and/or am affiliated with. For Judicial retention… I’m voting yes on all of them. I have concerns about some of them […]
2016 – Thoughts on voting – Part 1
DISCLAIMER FOR ELECTORAL POLITICS BLOG POST: This post (along with everything on this blog, unless otherwise stated) represents my views as an individual and not as a spokesperson for any organization I work for and/or am affiliated with. It is another US election… I lack the words today to give any big thoughts on the […]
A few new verses to Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is your land”
Given this crazy point in history, I thought I would write up a few new verses to Woody Guthrie’s classic song, “The Land is Your Land” I’ve also put in ukulele chords, which I’m assuming will work ok for guitar too. First though, a note about copyright from Woody himself: “This song is Copyrighted in […]
A letter to the editor I sent to The Mennonite Magazine
In case they don’t print my letter to the editor, I decided to post it on my blog as well. Dear editor, I am writing in response to the letter by Kathie Kurtz in the August 2016 issue of The Mennonite magazine. While I appreciate the intention behind Kathie’s letter (that we should seek […]
KG5JST Ham and SWL DX Log – July 1-3
(all times and dates are UTC, reception location is in Far Northwest Oklahoma City, grid square: EM15ep) 2016 July 1 22:30-24:00, July 1 – Multiple attempts to make contacts via my QRP rig for Radio Amateurs of Canada, Canada Day contest but no luck with either QSL calls (on 6, 10 & 20 meters) or by […]
ARRL NPOTA Activation of OKC National Memorial Park
For any local amateur radio operators, you have a chance to get chaser credit in the ARRL’s National Parks on the Air Contest. Best of all you can get credit by only using 2 meter simplex, so even technician class operators with limited voice HF privileges can participate… Here are all of the details: ARRL […]
Beer Review: Schmaltz Brewing Company – Slingshot American Craft Lager
Cross-posted from my review of this beer at BeerAdvocate.com 4.54/5 rDev +24.4% look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75 Finally Schmaltz is available for sale in Oklahoma! Baruch Hashem! Very attractive golden liquid with nice white head (and lots of Belgian lace). Lots of piney and citrusy hop […]
A response to OU Professor David Deming
The Oklahoman: OU professor— Youths’ attraction to Sanders shows education failure After writing a comment to this story on The Oklahoman’s website, I decided that I really need to flesh this out more and write a paragraph-by-paragraph response to professor Deming. What follows is my response (with Professor Demings remarks in blockquotes and marked with […]
My Radio Hobby Report Statistics – December 2015
I’m working hard to keep better logs (and then to work with the data to come up with better reports), so here is what I have to report on my radio hobby activities in December 2015. Amateur (Ham) Radio 9 US contacts (with my handheld Baofeng UV-5Ra radio), with a mix of FM simplex and […]