Monthly Archives: May 2009

Karma Radio, Round 3

Posted on May 31, 2009 by madinpursuit

“What Is Karma”>>> Do you believe in Karma? What goes around, comes around? Cosmic justice? Listen to this short piece for another perspective. The video for this final revision is from YouTube, so I hope it’s easier to view for … Continue reading →

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One of Those Days

Posted on May 30, 2009 by madinpursuit

The creative juices are flowing, but they seem to be caught in one of those backwaters, circling, circling, circling. Tweak my Karma audio? Draw a picture, play with my colored markers? Write a 10-sentence story for a new group I … Continue reading →

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Karma Radio, Round 2

Posted on May 29, 2009 by madinpursuit

Days of frustrating battles with audio, visual, and my own aptitude, patience, and craft. So this little video is all I have to show for it. Look>>>

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Sound Madness

Posted on May 28, 2009 by madinpursuit

I seem to be traveling down some crazy detour in my pursuit to produce radio or video that is entertaining to anyone but myself. I find myself studying radio that no one listens to — at least no one I … Continue reading →

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Easygoing Holiday

Posted on May 25, 2009 by madinpursuit

Memorial Day = picnic. Made tomato and cucumber sandwiches. Headed off for the park at Braddock’s Bay on Lake Ontario. Nice thought, but — even though the weather is gorgeous — it’s still too cool for comfortably sitting by the … Continue reading →

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Enough Winter Soup Already

Posted on May 23, 2009 by madinpursuit

Jim and I live on soup. Ok we refer to it as “stew-p” because it always winds up being more veggies than broth. But it’s finally warm(ish) in Rochester and I can’t bear to look at another turnip. If Jim … Continue reading →

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How David Beats Goliath

Posted on May 21, 2009 by madinpursuit

Malcolm Gladwell writes in 5/11/09 New Yorker “How David Beats Goliath.” Against all the odds of the big institutional players — the Goliaths — sometimes the little guy — the underdog David — wins. I think about this in conversations … Continue reading →

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Family History Rabbit Hole

Posted on May 20, 2009 by madinpursuit

Did you ever wake up with plans to do one thing and find yourself doing something completely different? I woke up with plans to organize another radio production around some family history. Last night on the Transom forum I made … Continue reading →

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Comment… Then Subscribe

Posted on May 19, 2009 by madinpursuit

As of this morning, my blog has a new feature: If you Comment (which I love), you can Subscribe to any future comments on that particular post. That way, you can be notified if someone replies to you. I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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Postscript on Obama & Notre Dame

Posted on May 18, 2009 by madinpursuit

I’m so glad that Obama took the issues head-on at Notre Dame’s commencement. We have to talk about these issues and find some common ground. But one CNN commentator sneered and said the speech was a fine example of “elegant … Continue reading →

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