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Author: Red Dirt Kelly

Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma

Posted on April 10, 2014July 31, 2023 by Red Dirt Kelly

Please make sure that you are well informed if you decide to go wildcrafting for fruit in Oklahoma. There are many “look-alikes” across our landscapes and I want you to stay healthy!

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EPOTM: Preview of Dibble, Criner and Payne, OK

Posted on April 8, 2014April 28, 2015 by Red Dirt Kelly

Our brains had been filling up with the stories of the Oklahomans with whom we were interacting. They were filling up with the histories, and mysteries, of those we had just begun to know.

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EPOTM: Next Steps for the Team

Posted on March 31, 2014April 8, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

Okay, so we completed our pilot run.  I mentioned we had a few hiccups. That was probably an understatement. Going into a project as a novice, I knew there would be corrections.  In order to be completely open about our learning curve, here’s the list: Problem #1: I ordered an HD camera I thought was…

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EPOTM: Carney, Oklahoma

Posted on March 26, 2014June 12, 2015 by Red Dirt Kelly

Our final cut isn’t where I’d like it to be. But, our first documentation piece for Every Point on the Map has reached the “good enough” standard. Now, we’re ready to share it with you.

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Every Point OK Food: Ya-Ya’s in Carney, Oklahoma

Posted on March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

If you like a place that knows how to cook an egg to order appropriately, that’ll get you in and out if you’re in a hurry, and that does all that while providing a friendly wait staff…Ya-Ya’s is worth checking out.

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EPOTM: Pilot Day

Posted on March 17, 2014March 20, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly were all part of our pilot run to Carney, Oklahoma this past Saturday. Rachel has some beautiful photos, we have some very special video footage, and we’re working diligently to honor the essence of our first “point” on the Oklahoma map.  While those pieces are being polished, however,…

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EPOTM: Doorbells Ringing; Mailboxes Bursting

Posted on March 8, 2014March 8, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

I had flashbacks to those classroom sessions when I opened our camera case this morning. In the case was everything I had ordered and paid for. One camera; some wires to connect to a computer; one battery. Wait. ONE battery? Oh, this can’t be good…

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EPTOM: Varuca Salt We’re Not, But Maybe We Are…

Posted on February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

The cyclothymic process of rolling out our “Every Point on the Map” project is wearing me down. To begin, we followed the Kickstarter suggestions to the letter.  They suggested we run our campaign for no longer than 30 days so as not to wear down those who might support the project. Okay, well…we probably DID…

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EPTOM: What is a Sonic ID? Why do we care?

Posted on February 12, 2014February 12, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

Rachel Apple, my daughter and partner in the “Every Point on the Map” (EPOTM) project, excels at listening. Her large brown eyes fixate on the source of information, and there is no breaking that “listening-beam.”

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EPOTM: Good News, Bad News, Medium News, and Newsy-News

Posted on February 10, 2014February 9, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

Happy news: we’re 78% of our goal. Scary news: we have 4.5 days left in our campaign! (CLICK HERE TO PLEDGE yo dollahs!) Medium news: our meeting with KOSU was cancelled by the weather.  Good news: it was rescheduled for this week! Cool news: we were sent a suggestion to use a new software available…

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EPTOM: Not-So-Slow and Steady Gets the Job Done

Posted on February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

  I just checked our Kickstarter crowd funding site for “Every Point on the Map” (EPOM).  When I look at the Dashboard information I feel mixtures of fear, hope, anticipation, motivation…and then a wave of calm washes over me.  I let those feelings go and my tense spine relaxes. “It’s fine,” I tell myself.  “We…

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EPOTM: The Escapades of Amateurs Managing a PR Campaign

Posted on January 25, 2014February 1, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

Using my lunch hour efficiently, this Thursday I managed to get to the KSBI-52 studio, complete a short interview, and get back to the precepting room at work with a little time to spare.  But not without sweating a few bullets. I’ve only been on TV three times in my life.  The first was when…

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Every Point on the Map: Do We Have Personal Buy-In?

Posted on January 15, 2014January 15, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

Two days ago we launched our “Every Point on the Map” crowd funding site. It was a big step, more than a little scary, and now the hard work begins.  We need to raise $3100 in 30 days or we get nothing.  It’s that simple. Or, maybe…it’s that hard. Since the first year of my…

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“Every Point on the Map” – Fair Questions and the Nitty Gritty Details

Posted on January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

how do we be fair about our selection? Random and unprovoked by outside suggestions? How do we let the project reveal who it reveals, as opposed to let emotionally or financially invested individuals sway our decisions? And, how do we up our chances of influences those we request to speak with to say “yes” even though they may be very unfamiliar with publicity, telling their stories, or wishing to have any attention?

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“Every Point on the Map” or Why My Heart Has the Flutters

Posted on January 6, 2014January 8, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

“Every Point on the Map” will be a ten year journey to visit each one of Oklahoma’s 593 townships or cities and have a meaningful conversation with one person in each place.

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My Little Victory Garden: Pesto Party

Posted on September 12, 2013May 17, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

Our kitchen smells like buttery toasty garlic-y basil. Tonight at 8:15 p.m. I was so tired I had contemplated going to bed when I recalled a phone call from my younger daughter a few days earlier. “I’m going to get a few groceries, mom.  What do I need to make pesto?” And so the discussion…

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My Little Victory Garden: The Sauce Tomato Crucible

Posted on September 8, 2013May 17, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

There are always the less-than-lovelies.  And, they have a purpose. My sauce tomatoes are not sliced nor diced.  They are not stuffed with glorious salads, nor wedged and placed on top of beautiful pizzas. My sauce tomatoes have a mission.  They are ridded of spots, bruises, overripe sections and holes bored by grasshoppers.  They are…

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My Little Victory Garden: Salsa Like Wine

Posted on September 7, 2013May 17, 2014 by Red Dirt Kelly

Who needs chips?  A spoonful into my mouth, oh my…I close my eyes. Green coolness, fragrantly salted hits the tip of my tongue and Garden onion aroma goes up my nose; Black pepper accompanies the bite  And as it slides toward my throat I taste Fire grilled chilis, and a garlic finish. I exhale to…

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When Rejection Feels Like a Warm Blanket: How Pixar Let Me Down Oh-So Gently

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Red Dirt Kelly

I decided Katherine Sarafian was the bees knees after watching a film clip of how she guided the historical and topographical research for her Pixar project, “Brave.” “If anyone would understand my book, Georgie the Giant,” I thought, “it would be her.” Go big or go home, right? So I reviewed the Pixar website prior…

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My Kitchen Utensils Deserve a Service Award

Posted on September 5, 2013June 27, 2022 by Red Dirt Kelly

This past weekend I was preparing pan fried okra.  I gently lifted one of my range fed eggs from its nest in the carton. My left hand opened the refrigerator, grabbed the milk, and closed the door in one fluid sequence. My fingers slid over the smooth chrome edge as I choose the proper sized…

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