Monthly Archives: October 2005

Oct 31

Halloween, Who-Dey, and Podcasting

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Mood: alert
Listening to: yesterday’s sermon at church via podcast
Eating: chinese food

Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! Please check out the BooCast, which I posted last Friday morning. It’s got some Halloween stuff in it – some treats and maybe some tricks (you’ll have to listen), too!

Who-Dey!

Congratulations to the Cincinnati Bengals on their win over the Green Bay Packers yesterday (sorry Jon! I’m not sure whether there was a 300-pound man in a Packers uniform or not.). The game was interesting not only in their 21-14 win but also a visit to the field by a fan, who yanked the ball from Bret Favre’s clutches before being tackled by security guards. In related news, this fan has been signed to the Cleveland Browns. (just kidding)

Podcasting Update

The next podcast will have jazz music. I’ve already selected the music; I just need to queue up the tracks and get the recording done. If you’d like to comment on the Journey Inside My Mind podcast, please head over to http://jimmpodcast.blogspot.com and leave a comment, or you can call the Listener Hotline: (206) 666-JIMM (5466).

Oct 31

JIMM 16 – The Cheryl Dawson Memorial Walk-a-thon

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This post will remain at the top for the duration of October, for Domestic Violence Awareness month – DAJ (originally posted 200510040312)

Mood: contemplative

JIMM 16 (36:01, 32.9 MB) is a soundscape soundseeing podcast taken from audio recorded on Sunday, September 25, 2005. On that day members of the Cincinnati church of Christ, as well as others in the community, participated in the One Voice Cheryl Dawson Memorial Walk-a-thon One Voice Walk to help victims of domestic abuse and raise awareness of domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, so this event was aptly timed:

Cheryl Dawson was stabbed to death outside her workplace in March of 2002 by her estranged husband. She was a member of the Cincinnati church of Christ. (related post from March 2002: “One More Angel in Heaven“)

In my research for this podcast, I browsed over to the YWCA Greater Cincinnati website and discovered that they have an Art Gallery, where this month they have a special exhibit going on this month entitled “Empty Chairs, Painful Windows”. I mention more about it in the podcast.

Please, if you live in or close to the Cincinnati area, make time to visit this exhibit. The Y is located at the corner of Walnut and 9th Streets, across from the public library, in downtown Cincinnati. This past Saturday my wife, my daughter, and I visited the gallery ourselves. It was truly a moving experience.

Thanks go out to everyone who lent their voices to this podcast, including but not limited to, Brad, Mike, Jay, Tom, Betsy, my Mom, and many others.

Songs played:

  1. “Meant to Be” – Rob Costlow
    RobCostlow.com
  2. “I Do” – Rob Costlow
    RobCostlow.com
  3. “Glory, Glory” – Cincinnati church of Christ congregation
  4. “Family” – Rob Costlow
    RobCostlow.com
  5. “How I Got Over” – Cincinnati church of Christ choir
  6. “Not Alone” – Rob Costlow
    RobCostlow.com
  7. “Did You Think” – Adrina Thorpe
    Read the lyrics to “Did You Think”!

As I’ve listened to this podcast several times myself over the past few days, I’m struck by how well the music goes with everything you hear from the individual audio clips.

October 7, 2005 update: Thanks to Jon from the Tanfastic podcast for playing the promo for this show!

August 14, 2007 update: Updated the link to the YWCA gallery exhibit “Empty Chairs, Painful Windows”

As always thanks go out to the folks who help make this possible:

  • Audacity, a bit unstable at times, but it gets the job done. Just remember to save early and often!
  • podsafe music network
  • OurMedia.org and their partnership with the Internet Archive
  • Anyone else I may have left out

Please call the Listener Hotline (206-666-JIMM), leave me a comment (guidepost), or send me an e-mail to let me know what you think!

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Now playing: Aloft Group, Inc. – #58 Podtini for Monday, August 13, 2007
via FoxyTunes

Oct 28

The Next Supreme Court Justice Nominee

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Mood:very tired
Listening to: the sound of silence

Mom and I just finished chatting via Windows Messenger. Our conversation drifted into politics for some reason. Here is an excerpt:

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
I don’t envy politicians – I dislike them, but I don’t envy them

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
I’m afraid i am developing apathy

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
It’s hard not to get a bit cynical

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
I know

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
especially given all the promise we felt when GWB took office in 2001

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
BTW- I was gonna send GW your name for supreme court justice

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
power corrupts

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
thanks – I was counting on your vote of confidence

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
I can recommend you as a great person

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
he is not only my son but a good friend mr prez

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
that almost seems to be one of the easiest jobs out of all three branches

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
I think you could do it

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
I would take a stand on Roe v Wade

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
 :D

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
sometimes I’d dissent just for the heck of it

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
i know wouldn’t it be a lot of fun

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
and its a lifetime job they can’t kick you out

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
and not only that, but I’d get to live in the beltway, too!

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
I know and go to the Kennedy Center for the performing arts!

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
I might find myself living at the Smithsonian, though

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
you might have to buy a tuxedo though

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
oh, well, I don’t know about that

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
I wouldn’t mind wearing a robe, though

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
yeah you would be at the Smithsonian

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
On hot summer days, I could just wear my underwear underneath

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
i know you could just be in your undies like Tom Cruise

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
maybe not even that

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
I could wear gym shoes

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
ooohhh

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
or thongs

Dan Johnson, Jr. || Live and in FULL Effect! says:
and I’d sit on the bench and discuss the true meaning of freedom!

crazymaggiemay is now taking calls says:
haha

Oct 28

JIMM 20 – BooCast

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Mood: tired
Listening to: JIMM 20 – Boocast

JIMM 20 – BooCast (13.2 MB, 19:22) is designed to get us in the spirit of Halloween, with music and listener feedback.

After hearing myself speak on this podcast a couple of times, I think I need to state that I hadn’t been drinking while recording this; I just stayed up all night to do it. Talk about crazy!

Here’s a reminder to update your podcatcher software with the new RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/JIMMPodcast. Actually, if you click on that link, the Browser-Friendly page will tell you more.

Podcasts mentioned

Songs played:

from the Internet Archive in the Public Domain:
Opening music taken from bgyoshi – “ElectricHalloween” (2:25)

Outro:psarahmason – “crosstracks appearance 2″

from the Podsafe Music Network:
Josh Woodward – “Shower Scene”

Vincent van Go-Go – “Girlfight (instrumental)”

Oct 27

Keisha’s Club

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Mood: upbeat
Listening to: Coverville 140: The Cheap Trick Cover Story
Eating: Leftover Long John Silver’s – still good the day after!

My wife Jennie just brought out a sign that our 8-year old daughter Keisha had put in her window. We’d seen it earlier as we walked past her bedroom. Here’s what is says, exactly as it appears:

Keisha’s Club

Keisha for a Girls & family, & Boys, & Johnsons & parents club at my house. pleasee welcome here it’s lovely home welcome

Oct 27

Cleaning Up and Other Stuff

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Mood: charged
Listening to: Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code DSC 267
Eating: hey! I’m hungry!

I’ve been doing some maintenance on the blogroll and the RSS feeds I’ve subscribed to in Bloglines. There have been so many on this list that I don’t read or haven’t read in such a long time.

Gotta get the next podcast done, hopefully tonight. I’ll have some Halloween music in it, among other things.

Oct 26

Stars Hollow Podcast

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Jon, the Official Cheesehead, who you may know from the Tanfastic podcast, sent me some news today:

Podcasting is so much fun.

My wife and I started a new podcast as well. It’s a fan podcast for the show the Gilmore Girls. It’s not just for girls you know. It is a great show. We put the first episode up last week and I am going to post another today. Check it out if you get bored: starshollowpodcast.blogspot.com

Thanks man.

Official Cheesehead Jon

Oct 26

Dayton Area Salon Donating Haircuts for Breast Cancer Research

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Mood: chillin’
Listening to: No Idle Frets jazz guitar podcast, episode 22
Reading: this great e-mail I’m about to share with you
Eating: Long John Silver’s family treasure chest meal

ATTENTION DAYTON, OHIO AREA RESIDENTS!

I got this e-mail from a co-worker this afternoon:

Good Afternoon Everyone:

I have some exciting news for you. This Friday from 10-5 Bella’s Day Spa will be having a cut-a-thon for breast cancer. All haircuts are free with a donation to Breast cancer research. Please tell all your family and friends about this and please help with a donation fight this disease.

Friday, October 28, 2005 from 10am-5pm @

Bella’s Day Spa

6226 Chambersburg Road

Huber Heights, Ohio 45424

(937) 233-5156

Tasha White
Community Relations Coordinator

Update: I just found out that participation in the cut-a-thon in on a walk-in basis only; first come, first serve.

Oct 26

U-Turn Cafe Plays Requests

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Mood: great
Listening to: U-Turn Cafe podcast, show # 3, with C.C. Chapman

Thank God that the sun came out! After nearly an entire week of gray, overcast, cold, and rainy weather, the sky is mostly sunny and blue! Awesome! I much rather the sky to be blue than I.

I’m listening to C.C. Chapman’s U-Turn Cafe, a podcast of mellow, chilled, podsafe acoustic music. I sent him an e-mail last week, requesting him to play Aaron Wilkinson‘s song “Last to Know”, after hearing it on the Tanfastic Podcast. Guess what? He’s playing it! Thanks, C.C.!

Oct 26

Driving Podsafely

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Mood: not quite as down as earlier today; pretty positive, actually
Listening to: podcasts and music from the Podsafe Music Network
Reading: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Eating: pork steak, sauerkraut with potatoes, water

Tonight after dinner Keisha and I drove up to the hhgregg store to look at some personal audio and electronic items. Earlier today, I was browsing their website, along with some others, for a better media player. I’ve also been in the market for a car stereo cassette adapter, so that I wouldn’t have to wear headphones while listening to podcasts and podsafe music driving to and from work.

I priced some of their portable media players and bought one of those adapters. When we got home, I read another chapter of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to Keisha before tucking her in bed.

Jennie had woken up to go to work, and I decided to fill up my 64 MB Novad media player with some podsafe tunes, some podcast promos, a short podcast from a local FM station, some JIMM sweepers used in making the JIMM podcast, and JIMM 10 – ‘Getting Real’ (Jennie), which she and I did together at the beginning of September. It wound up being about an hour and a half’s worth of music, that she could listen to on the way to work and as she works tonight.

As Jennie finished getting ready, I went to our car to test out the adapter with the media player. It sounded pretty good. I almost regret that I’ll be working from home tomorrow and Thursday and not have the opportunity to listen during my hour-long commute.