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.

• Back Next Time

Links mentioned in this episode:

• 2009 Okie Blog Awards
• SomaFM

Music:

• You Can Never Hold Back Spring by Tom Waits
• The Hanna Barbera Polka by The Great Luke Ski
• Let It Ride by Country Bones

Pictures:

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.

• The Lost Ogle ate a lot of peaches in the 90s
• SewChic explains why she hasn't been sewing
• UCO Small Business Development Center shares a startagy where a little bit here and there adds up to big money
• Oklahoma Rock is “Thinkin’ Bout You”
• Kellyology has a potty mouth
• Zack Nash shows some Oklahoma snow
• Daily Thunder sits down with Tulsa 66er's all star Mustafa Shakur
• Okay City is just waiting out February
• what's going "On" shares Valentine’s Day with OK Sweetheart
• Dustbury wants an "Oh, hell no" button in Facebook

Links mentioned in this episode:

• 2009 Okie Blog Awards
• BlogOklahoma.org
• Pandora Radio
• Radio Paradise
• The Spy FM (105.3)

Music:

• Mine Again by Black Lab
• The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill (Husker Du Cover) by The Black Heart Blisters

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:

• 2009 Okie Blog Awards

Music:

• Send Me an Angel by Ghosts On The Radio
• Shambala (Authorized Cover) by Joe Colledge
• 6:05am by Roy Rieck & The Medley Band
• Close My Eyes Forever by Lita
• Look At Me (2009) by The Raygun Girls
• In A Long Time by 46bliss
• Should Have Known Better by Rob Blackledge
• Impossible Dream by Adrina Thorpe
• The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson
• Cowboys and Aliens by Jeff Ronay