November 27, 2008 at 3:11 am (Baha'i)
We finished building and mounting the soundproofing in my den today.
Now, when you walk from the large, echo-y living room into my den while talking, you can totally hear the difference. It feels a bit like you’re walking into a vacuum where the echoes are being sucked up by the panels.
I think it’s going to be perfect!
November 19, 2008 at 2:51 pm (Baha'i, Verdanta, audiobooks)
Tags: Baha'i audiobooks, Regional Conferences, UHJ letter
I recorded the UHJ letter dated 10 October 2008, regarding the regional conferences. I would like to make this available to whomever wants it, but I must first figure out what approvals or permissions I need to receive. I’ve submitted it to my LSA as a first step, so we’ll see where it leads.
I’m very excited! Although the room isn’t 100%, it’s definitely 90-95% of the way there. I can still discern a slight echo here and there, but I don’t feel it’s annoying in the least, and I wanted to start putting something out there.
I don’t have a website up and running yet, so I will probably be emailing the mp3 file when I have permission to do so. Are you interested in this? If so, please let me know by emailing me at:
Please put “UHJ letter” in the subject header, so I know what it’s about, and I will send it as soon as it’s available!
November 13, 2008 at 5:19 am (Baha'i)
Tags: leadership
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? The other day, I learned that sometimes leadership is about taking on the job that no one else wants, and finding a reason to love it.
My girlfriend and I took our kids mountain biking this week. I knew from experience that my kids were going to fight over who went first so I tried to pre-empt the argument. I subtly rewarded my son for letting my daughter go first by calling him “my little [riding] buddy” and making up a little song for him. He not only got the point, he bragged to my daughter about being “mommy’s little buddy,” until she decided that she wanted to be my little buddy. Suddenly, they were fighting over who got to go last.
Whoops!
in the midst of one such bicker spell, I said loudly and rather pointedly, “I can’t wait to see who is going to be the leader here.” This always gets them to step up to be the one to give in, but all too often it results in another fight over who is going to be the one who gives in, thus being “the leader.” It’s a pheonenom that never fails to amuse me… to a point. Eventually I got frustrated and said “would someone please just GO!”
My son let my daughter choose, then took up the position she didn’t want and we finally got back underway.
As we rode on, I realized that my son had a choice at that point – he could take the unwanted position and feel sorry for himself for being stuck in the place no one else wanted to be, or he could do what he did, which is to take that position and find a reason to love it; a reason to try just as hard as if he’d gotten his first choice.
It was a humbling moment for me as I pondered how often I’ve done the “poor me” bit, but perhaps, with my wise children leading the way, I can learn this new way of being – I can take the manure, turn it into compost and grow a beautiful garden.
Thanks, kids!
November 7, 2008 at 11:34 pm (Baha'i)
Tags: Baha'i podcast, Baha'i poll
Sometimes it’s fun to play around. Unfortunately, my kids have decided that I have forgotten how. Except that the other day, my son figured out that what looks like work to them, is actually sometimes what we grown ups call fun, like working on the computer. For example, I just noticed a new orange button on my WordPress editor, and of course I had to press it! Apparently, it lets you create and add polls to your posts!
How cool is that?
But what should I poll you about? Hmmmmm… Well, since I’m thinking about including a podcast, why don’t I ask you about that?
Oh – remember, the fun part of a poll is the interaction it generates, so please do more than admire my handiwork! Please answer it, and then tell me what you think!
All right, here goes!
There now, wasn’t that fun? Or maybe not, let me know!
