A confession… I am a philatelist
Feb 21Few of my regular readers know this, but one of my hobbies/obsessions is philately (aka stamp collecting). I’ve collected off and on since childhood (mostly thanks to my paternal grandpa, who got me hooked by giving me duplicate stamps from his collection). My collecting interests are pretty varied, but I do focus on used stamps. I collect used partly because they are free/cheap to obtain,...
Revived once again
Feb 13I’ve decided to revive this blog yet again. More details coming soon, but I will likely be focusing on longer-length op-ed style pieces.
A retrospective — Looking at my 9-11 posts at JMBzine.com from 10 years ago (Part 1)
Sep 12The 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks happened yesterday. It was a day with a lot of sad thoughts and memories. I decided to go back and look at what I said on my blog from that era. It was rather interesting to say the least. I decided to link to some of the more interesting posts from that day and the days that followed… September 11, 2001, 10:10 a.m. — Initial thoughts, posted...
In Memory of Bob Sperry
Aug 12I posted this on another blog which is going to be shut down soon, so I’m reposting it here. From GIRightslawyer.com Blog (June 8, 2009): On Sunday, my favorite high school teacher died, Bob Sperry. I’m still pretty upset about it. A few weeks ago, I was thinking about him and his classes and wanted to get in touch with him. I did a Google search and checked to see if he was...
Third Annual OCC Summer Fundraiser/Birthday BBQ for James & Sadie
Jun 01You’re invited! What: A BBQ Who: Friends of James & Sadie, and supporters of the Oklahoma Center for Conscience When: Saturday, June 4th, 6 p.m.-Dark Where: the grounds of Joy Mennonite Church, 504 NE 16th St, Oklahoma City, OK (at the corner of NE 16th & Lincoln, just south of the state capitol) Why: To celebrate James Branum’s 35th Birthday and Sadie Mast’s 81st...
Wow… a hipster cliche t-shirt company named a racist t-shirt after me
May 19This is an update to earlier blog posts… #1, #2, and #3. Well isn’t this special? The folks at War Paint Clothing Co. of Oklahoma City think it is cute to name a racist anti-American Indian t-shirt after me (actually two shirts, here’s the other one) Pathetic. I’m assuming this is their silly way of saying they don’t like be called out for selling racist t-shirts...
JMBzine is back on twitter
Mar 30You can find my newly revived twitter feed at: www.twitter.com/jmbzine or at www.jmb.co.cc
Why I support Ed Shadid for OKC City Council
Mar 28I live in Northeast Oklahoma City (outside of Ward 2), but I wanted to write a short blog post to encourage all voters in Ward 2 to vote for Ed Shadid in Tuesday’s run-off election. I truly believe that this is one of the most important elections in recent history in OKC. Here are the reasons I support Ed: 1. Ed Shadid is committed to full transparency and accountability in government,...