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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:28:09 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>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:02:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>1990 revisited through my journal</title><category>personal</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:35:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/7/1990-revisited-through-my-journal.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6941833</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6941833.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>is this what it's supposed to feel like?</title><category>personal</category><category>spirituality</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:11:39 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/5/is-this-what-its-supposed-to-feel-like.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6922405</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6922405.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>my first days of my first fast</title><category>spirituality</category><category>the seasons</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:08:15 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/3/3/my-first-days-of-my-first-fast.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6901121</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, I'm doing it.&nbsp; I don't believe it, but I'm doing it.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6901121.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>the dj set from the other night...and a defense of hip-hop</title><category>Dj'ing</category><category>madison</category><category>music</category><category>politics and culture</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:44:28 +0000</pubDate><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</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6768410</guid><description><![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;]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6768410.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>finally on the fast track</title><category>spirituality</category><dc:creator>the different drummer soundtrack</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:07:36 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/2010/2/17/finally-on-the-fast-track.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45693:392399:6733437</guid><description><![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. ]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.thedifferentdrummer.net/the-different-drummer-journal/rss-comments-entry-6733437.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><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></channel></rss>