Bradley “Brad” William Popejoy, Sr. passed away at age 72 on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Brad was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 6, 1950. As a young boy, Brad and his brother grew up loving baseball including their mother, Gwen’s, favorite team the New York Yankees. In the years of the M & M…
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Welcome to My America
Welcome to My America music and lyrics by Sarah Popejoy (c) 2022 Welcome to my America 10 shot down in Buffalo Welcome to my America Another headline Another violent crime Manifesto written in blood Peacemakers say it will all be okay While politicians are chewing the cud In my America Welcome to my America Kids…
From a Nurse in a CoVID hit Nursing Home
Closed to all visitors, quarantine, and social distancing are all words and phrases that have become sorely familiar during this pandemic called CoVID. From the inside as a nurse who cares for elderly patients in a nursing home the details leave pained realities. Imagine not being able to be hugged for a year. The usual…
Black Wall Street Documentary Through Song
“The Victims Have Names” is a song and video about The Tulsa Race Massacre that occurred on May 31st through June 1st 1921 at the Greenwood area of Tulsa. Being a Tulsa County native and growing up in the area I was really upset that I had never heard of the events until I moved…
COVID-19 Update: Oklahoma Nursing Home Transparency?
Is the Oklahoma Health Department being transparent when it comes to the amount of COVID-19 patients in Oklahoma Nursing Facilities? This article explores that question with a group of articles and announcements. A release from the Oklahoma Health Department on April 2nd by spokeswoman Shelley Zumwalt over a week ago announced on OKC Fox News…
Living in History during COVID 19
In the matter of a few months. Our world has been changed forever. All the worries that we thought we had, gone and exchanges for a new set that involve keeping jobs and businesses afloat, having enough food in the pantry, and just staying alive from a virus and not infecting our loved ones. Tomorrow…
7 Helpful Videos During COVID-19 Isolation
1. Washing Your Hands, Important Information 2. Steps to Prevent Covid 19 from the CDC 3. Preparing a Food Pantry 4. Great Depression Cooking 5. Beautiful Symphony (Life in the age of COVID – 19 6. Help out by Making Surgical Masks 7. Create a Junk Journal and Tell Your Story
Plight of the Stolen Guitar
Plight of the stolen guitar…. Years ago I had a guitar that had the signatures of my favorite songwriters. Four I had already, one I had left to get. The four were Nicole Nordeman, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, and Kim Richey. I also wanted to get Mary Chapin Carpenter. These songwriters helped shape me as…