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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:41:50 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Different Drummer Soundtrack</title><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:23:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>...and then we started walking</title><category>personal</category><category>travel</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:22:20 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/1/and-then-we-started-walking.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6512741</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6512741.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>a study on time and the baha'i calendar (i've been out-geeked!)</title><category>spirituality</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:17:25 +0000</pubDate><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</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6490601</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6490601.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>mixing in a baha'i soundtrack</title><category>music</category><category>spirituality</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/24/mixing-in-a-bahai-soundtrack.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6414878</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6414878.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>journeying through twenty years and seventy-eight journal books</title><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:30:14 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/20/journeying-through-twenty-years-and-seventy-eight-journal-bo.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6354467</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6354467.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>a new toy to play with, and something to get serious about</title><category>music</category><category>personal</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:00:43 +0000</pubDate><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</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6348844</guid><description><![CDATA[I finally broke down and bought a CD mixer for DJ'ing.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6348844.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>it was twenty years ago today--an anniversary of 'global' proportions</title><category>personal</category><category>politics and culture</category><category>travel</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:15:34 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/15/it-was-twenty-years-ago-today-an-anniversary-of-global-propo.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6341056</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6341056.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>an anniversary and a new initiative</title><category>personal</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:30:29 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/12/an-anniversary-and-a-new-initiative.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6278855</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6278855.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>resolutions for a new "different drummer decade" (gregorian)</title><category>personal</category><category>the seasons</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:57:08 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/1/9/resolutions-for-a-new-different-drummer-decade-gregorian.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6278591</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6278591.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>2010 and the decade with no name</title><category>the seasons</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:43:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/30/2010-and-the-decade-with-no-name.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6177270</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6177270.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>seven years of co-op living</title><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:53:31 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2009/12/26/seven-years-of-co-op-living.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6147500</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6147500.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>