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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:58:36 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>2010-03-11T03:58:36Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/7/1990-revisited-through-my-journal.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/5/is-this-what-its-supposed-to-feel-like.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/3/my-first-days-of-my-first-fast.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/20/the-dj-set-from-the-other-nightand-a-defense-of-hip-hop.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/17/finally-on-the-fast-track.html"/><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:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/7/1990-revisited-through-my-journal.html"><rss:title>1990 revisited through my journal</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/7/1990-revisited-through-my-journal.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-08T03:35:03Z</dc:date><dc:subject>personal</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I've reread my 1990 journals several times, and each time, another detail jumps up and surprises me.&nbsp; One thing that actually surprised me this time about my first journal entry was how much I wrote about some spiritual experiences I had in November and December 1989, and my feelings about the Baha'i Faith right after I decided not to join the Faith.&nbsp; Indeed, seeing what I wrote about those experiences has given me a lot of insight as to what actually happened during those months--and it has even more significance now that I actually am a Baha'i.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/5/is-this-what-its-supposed-to-feel-like.html"><rss:title>is this what it's supposed to feel like?</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/5/is-this-what-its-supposed-to-feel-like.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-06T02:11:39Z</dc:date><dc:subject>personal spirituality</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[After Day Four of the Nineteen-Day fast, it seems that I'm coming down with a bit of a cold.&nbsp; Either it's a March cold or the fast is causing toxins to release themselves from my body.&nbsp; In any case, I'm lying a bit low at this point.&nbsp; But I have had some interesting experiences that I think are helping me understand the purpose of the fast more.&nbsp;]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/3/my-first-days-of-my-first-fast.html"><rss:title>my first days of my first fast</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/3/my-first-days-of-my-first-fast.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-04T02:08:15Z</dc:date><dc:subject>spirituality the seasons</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, I'm doing it.&nbsp; I don't believe it, but I'm doing it.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/20/the-dj-set-from-the-other-nightand-a-defense-of-hip-hop.html"><rss:title>the dj set from the other night...and a defense of hip-hop</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/20/the-dj-set-from-the-other-nightand-a-defense-of-hip-hop.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-20T17:44:28Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Dj'ing madison music politics and culture</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[But it's also true that a lot of people have a visceral reaction to hip-hop, particularly here in Madison, and I feel like I need to say something about that.&nbsp; As for the people who left the comments at the Barefoot Boogie, I don't know what the basis of their objection is.&nbsp; But a lot of people view hip-hop as a negative force in our society--as if all of it celebrated misogyny, violence, gang life, and the like.&nbsp;]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/17/finally-on-the-fast-track.html"><rss:title>finally on the fast track</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/17/finally-on-the-fast-track.html</rss:link><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-18T02:07:36Z</dc:date><dc:subject>spirituality</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Baha'i Fast is approaching.  It encompasses the entire Baha'i month of 'Ala', which lasts from 2 March to 20 March.  And for the first time ever, I will be able to participate in the Fast. ]]></content:encoded></rss:item><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></rdf:RDF>