About Me then and now

Robert M

1975 - A long, long time ago in a far, far away galaxy

Where I came from: I was born and raised in the flat, dry, sandy land cotton patch of what is called the south plains of the Texas panhandle a few miles East of Lubbock, Texas. I went to school at Idalou, Texas and spent most of my adult life as a steel worker designing, building and repairing agriculture equipment mostly used in cotton farming operations.

Where I am today: I live on a Tiny Farm in a Tiny House with a Tiny Garden, about 15 miles south of Lawton, Oklahoma, which is located in the dry, windy, hot summers and cold, dry, windy winter part of Southwest Oklahoma. You did notice the dry / windy part, didn’t you?

I have been ‘on line’ since the early days. Long before the Internet became popular and accessible to the masses. I started out on a Radio Shack TRS80 and a 300 baud modem and have evolved as technology has advanced.

I’m an Amateur radio operator FCC assigned call sign K5SET. I spend most of my radio time now days using KB5LLI repeater link network. I use mostly 147.255 MHZ – VHF which is linked to 147.045 MHZ – VHF located near Cyril, Oklahoma.

Fast forward – 2012

Why is common sense So Uncommon?
Don’t be shy. Leave me your comments

40 Responses to About Me then and now

  1. Glittermoon | May 6, 2013 at 12:06 pm |

    Thanks for visiting my Garden Reverie blog! Best to you out there in the dry West!

  2. Mel | May 1, 2013 at 6:29 pm |

    Thank you for visiting my blog! I’m really glad it led me here!

  3. sknicholls | April 20, 2013 at 9:36 pm |

    You have an informative and interesting blog. Thanks for wandering by my blog and appreciating my post. You seem to stay busy, but Lawton seems a lonely place. I was raised on a farm in the countryside of Georgia and live in Orlando now, but maybe I have been in the city too long!

    • pobept | April 20, 2013 at 10:10 pm |

      Re: sknicholls -Thanks for taking time to visit my tiny blog.
      It may be my age or that I have spent most of my life living mostly down a long dusty dirt road in the country. But I stay busy and …. big grin … I like my dogs and livestock better than ‘some’ people that I know.
      Happy gardening

  4. kackymuse | March 11, 2013 at 11:15 am |

    Thanks for the great info about gardening and rabbits and also how and where you grew up.. I also appreciated the first session of Ham Radio class although I didn’t finish this time around. Take care.

  5. bdsbrown1 | February 16, 2013 at 3:49 pm |

    Thank you for stopping by simplydaisies!

  6. pennystewartgarden | October 19, 2012 at 7:12 pm |

    Hi, just letting you know I’ve notimated you for the “kreativ blogger award”. Congrats & well deserved!
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  7. The Earth Beneath My Feet | September 20, 2012 at 8:26 am |

    Thank you for stopping by my blog. I’m going to have to try that relish recipe! Regards, Karen

  8. shadeydaze | September 6, 2012 at 3:58 pm |

    Hi pobept..Thanks for liking my post re the new paddock.
    Had a quick look round your blog..lots of interesting stuff to read (like your other blog as well)….you can be sure I will be back :)
    Manda (Rangiora, New Zealand)

    • pobept | September 6, 2012 at 10:51 pm |

      Thanks for finding time to visit mu tiny blog.
      It’s not that I don’t know better, but I often fail to properly address gardening South of the Tropic of Capricorn.
      Happy Spring time gardening

  9. seniledenial | September 6, 2012 at 12:18 pm |

    Thanks for the like on my blog. Yours looks very interesting, I will be back. :-)

  10. greenfieldnotes.com | August 26, 2012 at 4:17 pm |

    There are some really exciting looking recipes here! Can’t wait to try them out! :)

  11. inkthistle | August 22, 2012 at 12:26 pm |

    Hi pobept. Thanks for liking my post on the new allotment.
    Good to read your chilli recipes. Having recently moved from Scotland to England, I’m growing chillies outdoors for the first time in the milder climate. Looking forward to cooking with them later this year.

  12. Marcella Rousseau | July 25, 2012 at 4:41 pm |

    How are you? – I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Award. Check out my post at marcellarousseau.wordpress.com Congratulations!

  13. babso2you | July 18, 2012 at 7:54 pm |

    Thank you for the like on my blog!

  14. Paula B | July 9, 2012 at 10:50 am |

    Thanks for stopping by and liking my posts. I’ll look forward to reading your blog. I spent the first 5 years of my life (a LONG time ago) in Lubbock, TX. My Dad was a fighter pilot and instructor on the Airforce base there. :)

  15. Kat Russ Vanderlinden | June 19, 2012 at 7:11 am |

    Hello! I found your blog from a Google search on squash bugs. LOVE the info you share, and appreciate and thank you for your service to our country!! I retired to the Ft. Worth area last summer after 25 years in the AF…went to high school in Altus, OK and Texas Tech for college. I have friends who lived in Idalou! :) I’m now following your blog; thanks again!

    • pobept | June 19, 2012 at 11:17 am |

      Re; Kat Russ Vanderlinden – Thanks for visiting my tiny blog and taking time to post your comment(s). If you not from SW Oklahoma or West Texas you don’t/can’t understand that being only 180-200 miles apart makes us almost next door neighbors :-) I hope you found some useful bug information on my tiny blog.
      Happy Summer Gardening and don’t forget, July is planting time for many Fall and Early Winter harvested crops. ~Pobept

  16. fairybasslet | June 18, 2012 at 3:14 pm |

    Thanks for visiting!

  17. goodoldgirl | June 4, 2012 at 7:54 pm |

    Sending you the Reader Appreciation Award … thank you for all the great gardening tips!

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  19. olemike | May 25, 2012 at 7:55 am |

    Thanks for checking out my blog. I like yours and I’m adding to my reader.

  20. Jewels | March 23, 2012 at 9:02 am |

    Thank you for stopping by and liking my post. :) In just the little bit of browsing I’ve done here, your blog seems very thorough and informative. “I’ll be back” as I may need to refer to it as I continue in my adventures in gardening. Have a great day!

  21. planthoarder | March 1, 2012 at 9:17 pm |

    Thanks for stopping by and liking my post. I enjoyed your post on Brussels sprouts, you’re very thorough and informative. Keep up the excellent blogging!

  22. pictureperfectcooking | March 1, 2012 at 7:59 am |

    Thanks for “liking” my post! I always love to hear from new people.

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  24. Jennifer | February 26, 2012 at 8:17 am |

    Thanks for liking one of my posts and thus introducing me to your site. I’ve much back reading to do. Thanks for being here!

  25. Sarah M. Lawton | February 6, 2012 at 11:57 am |

    Congratulations! I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award, check it out here:
    http://adventure-mum.com/2012/02/06/my-second-vers…-blogger-award/
    Enjoy and have fun
    You deserved it!
    Sarah

  26. stlhousehusband | February 2, 2012 at 7:47 am |

    Wow! Amazing blog, I am shocked by how much info is on here and how user friendly it is!

    I am going to have to come back here everyday for weeks to read all of the goodies you have posted!

    Keep up the good work!

    -Paul
    Great post!
    http://stlhousehusband.wordpress.com/

  27. jpratt | January 21, 2012 at 11:31 am |

    Thanks for visiting our blog as we launch into our homesteading experiment! Hope you’ll follow us as we continue on this journey. On a side note, my hubs grew up in Bartlesville so we “get” the weather conditions. :)
    JulieAnn @ http://thehomesteadexperiment.wordpress.com/

  28. SmallHouseBigGarden | January 17, 2012 at 11:19 am |

    So glad you somehow found my blog, because it led me to yours!! I see you are a radio hobbyists and survivalist to a certain degree. Do you listen to Coast to Coast AM Radio show, by chance? Anyway, great content here, I will surely be back regularly!!!

    • pobept | January 17, 2012 at 11:39 am |

      Grin..I really don’t remember how I found your blog, maybe it was something about cactus or maybe Greece, but I enjoyed your blog.. Thanks got visiting my little blog.
      PS many years ago, I lived in Drams, Greece for a bit over a year as a U.S. soldier attached to the Greek 8 inch/155mm medium artillery regiment.

  29. xavierdreyman | May 19, 2011 at 8:25 pm |

    I am new to WordPress so I am sure there is a better way but I live north of you in the OKC area and I am interested in raising rabbits for meat. Do you know anyone up in my area that is willing to train a newbie on the fine art of rabbits?

    Thanks,
    -X

    • pobept | May 20, 2011 at 12:15 am |

      Thanks for visiting my humble blob.
      On raising rabbits: Here is a link to a place that will answer almost any question you may have on raising rabbits. One think you should know is that when a rabbit is exposed to temperatures above about 92%F it is difficult or impossible to get them to breed. Keep this in mind when your select a place to place your cages or hutches.
      DebMark Rabbit Education Resource – http://www.debmark.com/rabbits/basics.htm

      This company has most rabbit supplies you will ever need.
      Bass Equipment Company – http://www.bassequipment.com/default.aspx

      If you plan to keep your rabbits in a non-heated area (outside) water bottles don’t work very well. They freeze in winter, making them hard to empty and refill and sometimes the bottles will crack when they freeze. I think it is well worth the cost of paying a little bit more and get the wire bottom feeders. Be sure to get tops for your feeders if they are to be used outdoors as well.

      Good luck

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