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Thursday, September 11, 2003

Regrets...
I've had a few.
But then again,
Too few to mention!
--"My Way",
written by Paul Anka
When I hear that song, I think of Frank Sinatra, and sometimes Elvis or Sid Vicious -- all of whom have been known to perform, in their own unique manner, that wonderful song. Wonderful because -- though I don't always enjoy hearing it, I've heard it so much -- the song is a wonderful personal anthem. That's something we all need: a personal anthem. A song that praises our individuality; a mark of devotion to oneself. After all, they say you're going to have a helluva time loving anyone else unless you've first learned to love yourself, right?

This is not to replace your love for your God, or your spouse, or your family. I'm simply saying that we all need to give ourselves a bit more self-love at this time of year. (No, not that type of self-love !) Too many of us beat up on ourselves throughout the year, and then nearly destroy ourselves at year's end. No wonder there are so many suicides during the Holidays; the messages bombarding us are to Buy Buy Buy and to Give Give Give -- but what if you have nothing to give but love? If you have a dearth of that good stuff, then you'll have a bitch of a time spreading it around to your neighbors.

So be good to yourself, whether you're Christian, Pagan, Wiccan, Athiest, Hindu, Islamic, Mormon, Podcastin, or otherwise. Don't take the pills, they won't do you or anyone else any good; you'll simply miss out on the Next Big Thing (which may turn out to be Your Next Big Thing). Just do things your own way, singing that little hymn as you do so:
For what is a man,
What has he got?
If not himself,
Then he has naught.
To say the things,
He truly feels,
And not the words,
Of one who kneels.
The record shows,
I took the blows
And did it my way!

Monday, August 30, 2004

"Dream Job" (teaser)
[Audio file; CD-quality WMA stream]



Since I don't want to keep you waiting too long on that project I just mentioned, I've made you a short teaser to listen to so that you can get a taste of what I'm working on. This is only a sample of the work, but it'll give you some idea about what I'm doing. Enjoy!

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posted by Harold  8/30/2004 04:24:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post
The audio project I spoke of in a recent audio post has not been completed, as I've been concentrating on VoyagerRadio and other projects, so I wasn't able to post it by weekend's end. Stay tuned--the post should be turning up here soon.

In the meantime I'll continue to post these short audio posts via Audioblogger*, in which I'm currently telling the story of my series of panic attacks or whatever else comes to mind.

*Update: Audioblogger is no longer in existence, so the link will have a different meaning than it did when this post was originally, uh, posted.
posted by Harold  8/30/2004 03:22:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post

Sunday, August 29, 2004

(This was once an audio post, but the service that hosted the audio went out of business. You may try the link, but it probably won't go anywhere:

http://www.audblog.com/media/2100/90552.mp3

It's possible I archived this audio post elsewhere, but it's going to take some time for me to locate it...)

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posted by Harold  8/29/2004 04:17:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post

Friday, August 27, 2004

(CONTINUING FROM PREVIOUS AUDIO POST)



On the way to the check-cashing place...wait a minute, did I already tell this story before? The one about the panic attack on the bus? The one where I found myself lying on a car seat in an auto dealership, surrounded by paramedics? I have a feeling I already told this one before, but since I haven't been able to locate the entry, I'm not certain. I'd hate to bore you with a re-telling. Of course, my perspective of the event is bound to be different now, so you may still find it interesting...

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posted by Harold  8/27/2004 07:48:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post
(This was once an audio post, but the service that hosted the audio went out of business. You may try the link, but it probably won't go anywhere:

http://www.audblog.com/media/2100/89879.mp3

It's possible I archived this audio post elsewhere, but it's going to take some time for me to locate it! Sorry for the delay...)

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posted by Harold  8/27/2004 05:12:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post
I love this archived post of mine which I came across today while reviewing Something That Happened's Site Meter stats. Don't bother reading the post, though--it's not worth your while. I just came across it and had a satisfying moment of recognition and remembrance, something you'll never experience with that post--unless you've previously read it, too, which isn't likely since this blog doesn't exist within the world of known things.

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posted by Harold  8/27/2004 12:15:00 AM | 0 Comments | Links to this post

Thursday, August 26, 2004

this was once an audio post that you would have clicked to play


(July 2008 update: The service which used to host this audio is no longer in business, so this link will not work the way it was originally intended.)
posted by Harold  8/26/2004 11:55:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post
this is an audio post - click to play


(July 2008 update: The service which used to host this audio is no longer in business, so this link will not work the way it was originally intended.)
posted by Harold  8/26/2004 10:59:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post
this is an audio post - click to play


(July 2008 update: The service which used to host this audio is no longer in business, so this link will not work the way it was originally intended.)
posted by Harold  8/26/2004 04:00:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post
this is an audio post - click to play


(July 2008 update: The service which used to host this audio is no longer in business, so this link will not work the way it was originally intended.)
posted by Harold  8/26/2004 01:38:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

"Too Early"
[Audio file; available in WMA (CD-quality) or MP3 (AM-quality)]
posted by Harold  8/24/2004 06:30:00 PM | 0 Comments | Links to this post

Businesses in Huntsville, Alabama

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I once posted, in this space (this right column), the following:

If I had friends they would be listed here

That particular bit o' text, that silly and idiotic phrase, was repeated a dozen or two dozen or so times and was intended to be temporary. I had been working on a project -- a new layout for this blog -- and had intended for that text to be placeholder content. That is, the text was supposed to temporarily replace the content that had previously occupied this column (which was a list of links to friends -- that is, other blogs and web sites I linked to). I didn't know what content I was going to place into that (this) space, so I placed a bunch of duplicate phrases here as a placeholder so that I would remember to fill in this space again later.

At the same time, I thought I was being cute with the heading:

NEW & IMPROVED FRIENDS!

The fact remains: I still don't know what content to put here, in this column. Links again? Pictures? Video? Audio? Ads? Oh, hell no! It hasn't come to me yet, but I'm sure it will eventually, and when it does it'll come quick and (as usual) with consequences.