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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:41:24 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/"><rss:title>The Different Drummer Soundtrack</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-02-09T10:41:24Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/1/and-then-we-started-walking.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/30/a-study-on-time-and-the-bahai-calendar-ive-been-out-geeked.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/24/mixing-in-a-bahai-soundtrack.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/20/journeying-through-twenty-years-and-seventy-eight-journal-bo.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/17/a-new-toy-to-play-with-and-something-to-get-serious-about.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/15/it-was-twenty-years-ago-today-an-anniversary-of-global-propo.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/12/an-anniversary-and-a-new-initiative.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/9/resolutions-for-a-new-different-drummer-decade-gregorian.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/30/2010-and-the-decade-with-no-name.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/26/seven-years-of-co-op-living.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/1/and-then-we-started-walking.html"><rss:title>...and then we started walking</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/1/and-then-we-started-walking.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-02T00:22:20Z</dc:date><dc:subject>personal travel</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Twenty years ago today, the <a href="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/global-walk/">Global Walk for a Livable World</a> began its trek across the country to raise awareness for the environment.&nbsp; For the previous two weeks, we had been gathered in a field in Simi Valley, CA engaging in long meetings, doing some construction with the support vehicles, and getting to know each other.&nbsp; Now it was time for the rubber soles to hit the road.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/30/a-study-on-time-and-the-bahai-calendar-ive-been-out-geeked.html"><rss:title>a study on time and the baha'i calendar (i've been out-geeked!)</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/30/a-study-on-time-and-the-bahai-calendar-ive-been-out-geeked.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-31T04:17:25Z</dc:date><dc:subject>spirituality</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Almost two years ago, I wrote a blog posted entitled <a href="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2008/3/25/i-am-a-total-calendar-geek.html">"I am a total calendar geek,"</a> which talked about my fascination with the Badi (Baha'i) calendar.&nbsp; Now I just read "Time and the Baha'i Era--A Study of the Badi Calendar" by Gerald Keil.&nbsp; It's a book I've been wanting to read for some time and it was at the top of my Christmas list.&nbsp; Now that I have finished reading it, I realize I have been "out-geeked" by a factor of nineteen.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/24/mixing-in-a-bahai-soundtrack.html"><rss:title>mixing in a baha'i soundtrack</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/24/mixing-in-a-bahai-soundtrack.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-24T21:05:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>music spirituality</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since I've been a Baha'i for only two years, I have limited knowledge of Baha'i musical artists at this point.&nbsp; But two have grabbed my attention recently.&nbsp; They are probably already well-known to Baha'is, but I wanted to share these with my non-Baha'i friends, as well as Baha'is who may not be familiar with them.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/20/journeying-through-twenty-years-and-seventy-eight-journal-bo.html"><rss:title>journeying through twenty years and seventy-eight journal books</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/20/journeying-through-twenty-years-and-seventy-eight-journal-bo.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-21T00:30:14Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The field behind a church in Simi Valley, California spawned not one, but two significant milestones in my life.&nbsp; The first was <a href="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/global-walk/">The Global Walk for a Livable World</a>.&nbsp; The second occurred twenty years ago today--my first-ever journal book entry, in a spiral notebook bought from a convenience store near the Global Walk encampment.&nbsp;]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/17/a-new-toy-to-play-with-and-something-to-get-serious-about.html"><rss:title>a new toy to play with, and something to get serious about</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/17/a-new-toy-to-play-with-and-something-to-get-serious-about.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-17T20:00:43Z</dc:date><dc:subject>music personal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I finally broke down and bought a CD mixer for DJ'ing.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/15/it-was-twenty-years-ago-today-an-anniversary-of-global-propo.html"><rss:title>it was twenty years ago today--an anniversary of 'global' proportions</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/15/it-was-twenty-years-ago-today-an-anniversary-of-global-propo.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-16T03:15:34Z</dc:date><dc:subject>personal politics and culture travel</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was twenty years ago today that over a hundred people from all over the country travelled to L.A. via bus and airplane (and perhaps even thumb) and gathered together in a large field behind a church in Simi Valley, CA.&nbsp;&nbsp; The purpose was to convene and prepare themselves for the Global Walk for A Livable World.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/12/an-anniversary-and-a-new-initiative.html"><rss:title>an anniversary and a new initiative</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/12/an-anniversary-and-a-new-initiative.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-13T00:30:29Z</dc:date><dc:subject>personal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<br />Since my mother's death, I've thought quite a bit of my own mortality. I'm arguably the one in the family most physiologically similar to her.&nbsp; And like her, I've had significant weight issues.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/9/resolutions-for-a-new-different-drummer-decade-gregorian.html"><rss:title>resolutions for a new "different drummer decade" (gregorian)</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/9/resolutions-for-a-new-different-drummer-decade-gregorian.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-09T17:57:08Z</dc:date><dc:subject>personal the seasons</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm not normally one for new year's resolutions, but somehow, I feel that this year is different.&nbsp; Maybe it's because it's a start of a new decade. I find myself imagining that resolutions at the start of a new decade might somehow have more power and resonance.&nbsp;]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/30/2010-and-the-decade-with-no-name.html"><rss:title>2010 and the decade with no name</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/30/2010-and-the-decade-with-no-name.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-12-31T04:43:03Z</dc:date><dc:subject>the seasons</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[A couple years ago, I saw a sign outside a carpet place that said &ldquo;No interest until 2010.&rdquo;&nbsp; It was the first time I'd seen the year 2010 on a sign and it creeped me out some.&nbsp; It seemed alien to me, like some scary science fiction movie.&nbsp; &ldquo;In space, no one can hear you scream.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/26/seven-years-of-co-op-living.html"><rss:title>seven years of co-op living</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/26/seven-years-of-co-op-living.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-12-27T01:53:31Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Moving from Chicago to Madison was a major change in my life.&nbsp; Practically everything changes when you change cities.&nbsp; Looking back, I can also now see that 26 December 2002 marked a significant correction in the course of my life.&nbsp;]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>