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	<title>Andrew Ledwith</title>
	
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		<title>The Sequel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Navigators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On Staff with The Navigators]]></category>

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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I'm teaching a two-part message series for the FSU Navigators. I've given the first message. Now I have the challenge of creating a compelling sequel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/23/the-sequel/"&gt;The Sequel&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a great day for podcasting! In this week&#8217;s episode I talk about the two-part message series I&#8217;m teaching for the students of the <a title="The Navigators at Florida State University" href="http://fsunavigators.org/" target="_blank">FSU Navigators</a>. I gave the first message last Thursday. Now I have the challenge of creating a compelling sequel, which I&#8217;ll teach this coming Thursday.</p>
<p><strong>Links from this episode:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Part one of the message series will be online soon. I&#8217;ll update this post with the link once it is.</li>
<li>The <a title="FSU Navigators Podcast" href="http://podcast.fsunavigators.org/" target="_blank">FSU Navigators Podcast</a> is pretty sweet. Messages and testimonies from staff, students, and guest speakers. It has a <a title="FSU Navigators Podcast on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/fsunavspodcast" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> too.</li>
<li>Recordings of several of <a title="My Nav Night Messages" href="http://jaledwith.com/series/nav-night-messages/">my Nav Night messages</a> are available online if you&#8217;re interested.</li>
<li><a title="Shaun Davis on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=scdvs">Shaun</a> and <a title="Sara Davis on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=saradeleonpop">Sara</a> are the reason so many people missed my first talk. Congratulations to the happy couple, who got married this past Saturday!</li>
</ul>

<p><p><i><a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/23/the-sequel/">The Sequel</a> was originally published on <a href="http://jaledwith.com">Andrew Ledwith</a>'s blog.<br />&#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.</i></p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jaledwith/~4/nqrefyEug8k" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Non-Negotiables</title>
		<link>http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/16/non-negotiables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>

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		<description>&lt;p&gt;We all have personal non-negotiables, things we choose to hang on to no matter what the cost. I've found I often choose mine without careful consideration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/16/non-negotiables/"&gt;Non-Negotiables&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy MLK Day! In today&#8217;s episode I talk about how we all have personal non-negotiables, things we choose to hang on to no matter what the cost. I&#8217;ve found that I often choose my non-negotiables without careful consideration. That lack of intentional decision-making can lead to trouble.</p>
<p><strong>Links from this episode:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>You should eat at the <a title="Crepevine" href="http://www.thecrepevine.com/" target="_blank">Crepevine</a> too.</li>
<li>I&#8217;m teaching this week and next for the <a title="The Navigators at Florida State University" href="http://fsunavigators.org/" target="_blank">FSU Navigators</a> campus ministry.</li>
<li>In a podcast episode last summer I detailed <a title="Six Weeks of Busyness" href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/07/18/six-weeks-of-busyness/">all I had to do</a> for my property management gig.</li>
<li>Here&#8217;s <a title="Psalm 15" href="http://esv.to/Ps15" target="_blank">Psalm 15</a>. Also, here&#8217;s <a title="Matthew 5:33-37" href="http://esv.to/Mt5.33-37" target="_blank">the passage my pastor taught on</a> this past Sunday which brought up that verse in Psalm 15.</li>
</ul>

<p><p><i><a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/16/non-negotiables/">Non-Negotiables</a> was originally published on <a href="http://jaledwith.com">Andrew Ledwith</a>'s blog.<br />&#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.</i></p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jaledwith/~4/4yRqHblSaeU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>You’ve Got Mailbox</title>
		<link>http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/11/youve-got-mailbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Back in November my former roommate texted me two photos of the mailbox of one of the properties I manage. The shots were surprising to say the least. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/11/youve-got-mailbox/"&gt;You&amp;#8217;ve Got Mailbox&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you <a title="Follow me on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=jaledwith">follow me on Twitter</a> or if you&#8217;re my <a title="Befriend me or Subscribe to me on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/jaledwith" target="_blank">friend on Facebook</a> you likely know I&#8217;m a property manager for a few rentals in Tallahassee. You probably know that because I&#8217;m often complaining about how the job seems to interrupt my life at seemingly the most inoppertune times. Back in November the job tried to interrupt me again, except I wasn&#8217;t in the state.</p>
<p><span id="more-5274"></span>On the night of Novemeber 12 I received the following two pictures from my old roommate <a title="Tyler Sununu on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=tylersununu">Tyler</a>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5287" title="Flat mailbox" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20120110-183940-223x300.jpg" alt="Flat mailbox" width="223" height="300" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5289" title="Taped mailbox" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20120110-184130-223x300.jpg" alt="Taped mailbox" width="223" height="300" /></p>
<p>Apparently someone thought it would be fun to take batting practice using their mailbox. I meant to share these photos right when I got home from Kentucky but it slipped my mind.</p>
<p>When I came home the tenants—<a title="Sara deLeon on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=saradeleonpop">Sara</a>, Whitney, and Joy—told me they didn&#8217;t really need a replacement, that even though the thing looked terrible it still worked. But last week they asked for a replacement. So that&#8217;s how I spent my Saturday morning.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/20120110-185656.jpg" alt="New mailbox" /></p>
<p>Not too shabby looking in my humble opinion. Thus ends my latest monotonous adventure as a property manager.</p>
<p><p><i><a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/11/youve-got-mailbox/">You&#8217;ve Got Mailbox</a> was originally published on <a href="http://jaledwith.com">Andrew Ledwith</a>'s blog.<br />&#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.</i></p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jaledwith/~4/q3N5vFDmTEw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Ebb and Flow of Faith</title>
		<link>http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/09/the-ebb-and-flow-of-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Elliot]]></category>

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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Traumatic life circumstances can affect our beliefs. I illustrate the point with an old Chris Rice song and an excerpt from a book by Elizabeth Elliot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/09/the-ebb-and-flow-of-faith/"&gt;The Ebb and Flow of Faith&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well it&#8217;s about time. In this episode I talk about how circumstances, especially traumatic one, affect our beliefs. I illustrate the point with an old Chris Rice song and an excerpt from a book by Elizabeth Elliot.</p>
<p>Ironically enough Chris Rice&#8217;s record label is Eb+Flo Records.</p>
<p><strong>Links from this episode:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Listen to <a title="Chris Rice - One of Those Days" href="http://grooveshark.com/s/One+Of+Those+Days/3BFIzU?src=5" target="_blank">One of Those Days</a> on Grooveshark.</li>
<li>Here&#8217;s <a title="Suffering Does Not Rob You Of Joy—Idolatry Does" href="http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tullian/2010/11/11/suffering-does-not-rob-you-of-joy%E2%80%94idolatry-does/" target="_blank">the article</a> I was reading with the Elizabeth Elliot quote.</li>
</ul>

<p><p><i><a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/09/the-ebb-and-flow-of-faith/">The Ebb and Flow of Faith</a> was originally published on <a href="http://jaledwith.com">Andrew Ledwith</a>'s blog.<br />&#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.</i></p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jaledwith/~4/4P6VWqj4KkA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Blogging Goals for 2012</title>
		<link>http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/09/blogging-goals-for-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geek]]></category>

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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I've established several blogging goals for 2012 in an effort to become both a better writer and more widely read by others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/09/blogging-goals-for-2012/"&gt;Blogging Goals for 2012&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been blogging for nearly eight years now. I first started because I wanted to share my experiences as I studied abroad. I wrote as often as I could while I was in Europe, wanting to capture every memory as vividly as possible. I started with a simple goal and saw it through. As a result I have <a title="Studying Abroad in Florence" href="http://jaledwith.com/tag/Europe-2004/">thirty-one posts from that summer</a> through which I can relive some fantastic adventures.</p>
<p>I love to blog because I love to write. Essay or tweet, notepad or napkin, hidden in a journal or for all the world to see; it doesn&#8217;t matter. And I want to do whatever I can to become a better writer. Consistency will go a long way but I don&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s enough simply to hammer out some words and hit publish. So to that end I&#8217;ve made a few blogging goals for the year ahead.</p>
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<h3>Divide and Conquer</h3>
<p>Up until now I&#8217;ve always had one website, one destination for all my creations. This year that will change.</p>
<ul>
<li>I will continue to blog at jaledwith.com. This is where I&#8217;ll publish anything of a personal nature, namely my life, ministry, opinions, and beliefs.</li>
<li>I plan to launch a web column that&#8217;s exclusively about technology and web development. This new website will go live sometime in February. I haven&#8217;t decided on a name for it yet but I have several finalists to choose from.</li>
<li>I might move my podcast to its own website. (If I do I&#8217;ll still publish a new post to jaledwith.com directing visitors to each new episode.)</li>
<li>I will create a one-page website at andrewledwith.net that will serve as a launching pad to all these different properties. (I don&#8217;t own andrewledwith.com but, frankly, that&#8217;s inconsequential.)</li>
</ul>
<p>These decisions are all attempts to gain a wider audience. The posts on my blog that garner the most traffic are the ones about technology, but I have very few subscribers because a relatively small number of my posts are about technology. By the same token, I doubt very many people who know me in the real world care that much about my tech posts. This new strategy will mean I&#8217;ll have to give more time to website maintenance, but I&#8217;m pretty good at that sort of thing.</p>
<h3>Content Galore</h3>
<ul>
<li>I&#8217;d like to post twice each week to my personal blog. I&#8217;m not including the podcast in this total. I&#8217;m off to a poor start as this is my first post of 2012. Getting more specific, I want to write more essays on my faith. I believe its these posts that will stretch me as a writer more than any other.</li>
<li>Ideally I&#8217;d like to share something on my tech web column five days each week. I wouldn&#8217;t write a full-on essay for each post. Many of these &#8220;posts&#8221; would be links I&#8217;ve found that I think are worth my readers&#8217; time, similar to a tumblelog ala Tumblr but more minimalistic. For examples of this format check out <a title="Shawn Blanc" href="http://shawnblanc.net" target="_blank">Shawn Blanc</a>, <a title="The Brooks Review" href="http://brooksreview.net" target="_blank">The Brooks Review</a>, <a title="Daring Fireball" href="http://daringfireball.net/" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a>, and <a title="Marco Arment" href="http://marco.org" target="_blank">Marco Arment</a>.</li>
<li>I&#8217;ll publish a new podcast episode each Monday. Well, each Monday I actually remember that I have a podcast that needs a new episode.</li>
<li>I&#8217;m going to try to find one guest blogger each month for my personal blog, more if I find myself out of town for an extended period again. I really liked the four guest posts published on my blog late last year and would like to continue that practice if at all possible. I don&#8217;t plan on adding any guest posts on my tech web column but I&#8217;d be open to interviewing someone should the opportunity present itself. I might even dialogue with someone on the Monday Monologue.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Dressed to Impress</h3>
<ul>
<li>I don&#8217;t plan to change the look of my personal blog. No doubt I&#8217;ll make subtle changes here and there but for the most part things will remain the same.</li>
<li>I have no idea what the tech web column will look like. I know it will be built on <a title="Standard Theme" href="http://standardtheme.com/" target="_blank">Standard Theme 3.0</a> which will be released later this month. I&#8217;m going to start writing while that theme still has its out-of-the-box look. I&#8217;ll give it a custom style as I have the time and inspiration to do so.</li>
<li>I have some ideas for the andrewledwith.net landing page but nothing concrete. I won&#8217;t launch it until I have something really slick. (At the moment that address simply forwards you to jaledwith.com.)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li>I want more <a title="Follow me on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=jaledwith">Twitter followers</a>. Hopefully creating more original content will reel them in.</li>
<li>Along those same lines, I want at least 100 <a title="Subscribe to my personal blog" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/jaledwith" target="_blank">RSS subscribers</a> to my personal blog.</li>
<li>Fewer typos. Ugh.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s what I can think of. I hope you enjoy the fruit of these aspirations. I know I will. This is going to be a good year.</p>
<p><p><i><a href="http://jaledwith.com/2012/01/09/blogging-goals-for-2012/">Blogging Goals for 2012</a> was originally published on <a href="http://jaledwith.com">Andrew Ledwith</a>'s blog.<br />&#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.</i></p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jaledwith/~4/q4j6_uNDryk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Soundtrack for 2011</title>
		<link>http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/30/soundtrack-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Viewpoint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Osenga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burlap to Cashmere]]></category>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I've complied the twelve songs that impacted me the most in 2011 to form my fifth annual personal soundtrack.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/30/soundtrack-2011/"&gt;My Soundtrack for 2011&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hurray! It&#8217;s time for my annual soundtrack. I can hardly believe I&#8217;ve now made five of these things. These are the twelve songs that impacted me the most this year.</p>
<p>I love the cohesiveness of this mix. Tracks one and twelve form bookends, a kind of point and counter-point that frame three narratives. Tracks two through four depict the rise and fall of unrequited affection. Tracks five through nine all have something to say about heaven. Tracks ten and eleven are about regaining perspective.</p>
<p><span id="more-5221"></span> <strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5245" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Odd Soul (Deluxe Version)" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Odd-Soul-Deluxe-Version-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />1. <em>Blood Pressure</em> by Mutemath from </strong><em><strong>Odd Soul</strong> — </em><a title="Odd Soul on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fodd-soul-deluxe-version%2Fid460486723" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Odd Soul on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NYL3ZO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005NYL3ZO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>— </em>I&#8217;d never gotten into Mutemath before but I heard so many good things about this album and decided to get them a chance. If you like &#8217;70s music of Deep Purple&#8217;s ilk I think you&#8217;d be into this record. I chose this track it because it&#8217;s all about that incessant feeling that you always need to do more, that no matter how much you&#8217;ve done it just isn&#8217;t enough. Given the year I&#8217;ve had this is exactly the place this album needs to start.</p>
<blockquote><p>Don&#8217;t worry I<br />
Will help you out on one condition<br />
Be more, do more<br />
Check your blood pressure</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5244" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Letters-to-the-Editor-Vol.-1-100x95.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="95" />2. <em>Wanted</em> by Andrew Osenga from </strong><em><strong>Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1</strong> —</em> <a title="Letters to the Editor on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002IPSJ3A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002IPSJ3A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> | <a title="Andrew Osenga on NoiseTrade" href="http://noisetrade.com/andrewosenga" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a> <em>— </em>I continue to listen to this EP all the time. Andrew Osenga has released a lot of new material since this, and while those records are good I think these six tracks are still his best work in my opinion. All twelve songs on the two <em>Letters</em> EPs were inspired by ideas submitted by his fans. His NoiseTrade sampler spans his entire career, so check it out if you&#8217;re not familiar with him. This song is quite unique. I love how well he paints the contrasting pictures of contentment and insecurity in each verse, yet the same chorus accompanies each of them perfectly.</p>
<blockquote><p>And if you say that you want me too<br />
I&#8217;ll believe you to follow through<br />
All I want is to be wanted by you</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5239" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="His+Hers" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/His+Hers-100x100.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" />3. <em>Curse the Love Songs</em> by The Hawk in Paris from </strong><em><strong>His+Hers EP</strong> — </em><a title="His+Hers on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fhis-hers%2Fid456268918" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="His+Hers on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GRVKYW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005GRVKYW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> | <a title="The Hawk in Paris on NoiseTrade" href="http://noisetrade.com/thehawkinparis" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a> <em>— </em>The Hawk in Paris is by far my favorite new band of 2011. Okay, so they had a giant head start; their lead singer is Dan Haseltine, a guy who heads up <a title="Jars of Clay" href="http://www.jarsofclay.com" target="_blank">this other band I like</a>. Their sound is a modern take on &#8217;80s synthpop, a style that&#8217;s grown on me in recent years. I can&#8217;t wait for their full album to come out this year. All seven songs on the EP are about love, but I wouldn&#8217;t call them love songs per se. Case in point: my selection.</p>
<blockquote><p>Have you ever stood out in the rain<br />
Watched love grow cold and roll away<br />
And in your heart feel the the weight that things will never change<br />
You&#8217;re not alone</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5242" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Ghost" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Ghost-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />4. <em>Homesick</em> by Radical Face from </strong><em><strong>Ghost</strong></em> — <a title="Ghost on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fghost%2Fid208094249" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Ghost on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018CCOA8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0018CCOA8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>—</em> This is my &#8220;Oh yeah, I forgot I even had this album&#8221; entry. Thank goodness for iTunes shuffle. Too few bands write songs with an entire album in mind. In an iTunes Store world it&#8217;s got to be frustrating for such artists, knowing that lots of listeners are content to hear only one &#8220;chapter&#8221; instead of the complete story. I respect Radical Face for not letting that reality deter them from creating a hauntingly beautiful record. (Actually, it&#8217;s a bit hypocritical of me to only give you one chapter, isn&#8217;t it?) This is the final song on <em>Ghost</em>. Our protagonist finds himself in a situation that while not unusual for him is still painful and, in this case, oddly difficult to shake.</p>
<blockquote><p>But even though I am lost all the time<br />
I&#8217;ve got hooks in my sides that you left there</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5241" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Burlap To Cashmere [+Digital Booklet]" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Burlap-To-Cashmere-+Digital-Booklet-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />5. <em>Love Reclaims the Atmosphere</em> by Burlap to Cashmere from </strong><em><strong>Burlap to Cashmere</strong> — </em><a title="Burlap to Cashmere on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fburlap-to-cashmere%2Fid443282090" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Burlap to Cashmere on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BW15QK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005BW15QK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>— </em>I&#8217;m pretty harsh critic of anyone who appears to be looking to capture a present-day Simon &amp; Garfunkel sound. These guys have nailed it. The band isn&#8217;t new; they were around in the 90s, broke up, then got back together this year with a reinvented sound. When I first heard the song I&#8217;ve selected in <a title="Love Reclaims the Atmosphere" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qJuVQ5Qb_E" target="_blank">a YouTube video</a>, released long before the rest of the album, I think I hit repeat from roughly an hour. This gentle song illuminates with subtlety the transition from life to death.</p>
<blockquote><p>I used to be a solider but a painter I became<br />
I used to walk on water but now I fan the flame</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5248" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Strangetown" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Strangetown-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />6. <em>Argue with Heaven</em> by David Ramirez from </strong><em><strong>Strangetown</strong> — </em><a title="Strangetown on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fstrangetown%2Fid425202188" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> <em>|</em> <a title="Strangetown on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RAAFPE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B004RAAFPE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>|</em> <a title="David Ramirez on NoiseTrade" href="http://noisetrade.com/davidramirezmusic" target="_blank">NoiseTrade</a> <em>—</em> I only just started listening to David Ramirez in December but he&#8217;s already made a big impression. (Thanks to <a title="Patrick Gines on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=patrickgines">my friend Patrick</a> for the recommendation.) His <em>Strangetown </em>EP is tremendous. I really could have gone with any song on it. But there&#8217;s an especially heart-breaking beauty to this one. Someone he deeply cares about is about to pass on and here he is, making promises to his love while openly questioning his beliefs in the face of what&#8217;s happening.</p>
<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m gonna breathe deep and love strong<br />
Hold on forever<br />
I&#8217;m gonna live long and die young<br />
And argue with the gates of heaven<br />
You&#8217;re gonna see<br />
Because I&#8217;m gonna show you</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5243" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Heaven &amp; Earth" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Heaven-Earth-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />7. <em>Heaven Song</em> by Phil Wickham from </strong><em><strong>Heaven &amp; Earth</strong> — </em><a title="Heaven and Earth on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fheaven-earth-bonus-track-version%2Fid339111020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Heaven and Earth on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VW2VYI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002VW2VYI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>—</em> <a title="Victoria Dempsey on Blogger" href="http://vdempsey.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My friend Victoria</a> introduced me to this song over the summer. This album is pretty dang good. I guess my surprise stems from the fact that most Christian music today sounds the same. A few artists set the pace and everyone else copies. I don&#8217;t think Phil Wickham falls in either camp. He reminds me a little of Shawn MacDonald in that sense. I think what I like most about this song is that he&#8217;s not just talking about heaven and what it&#8217;ll be like. He undeniably cannot wait to get there.</p>
<blockquote><p>I hear Your voice and I catch my breath<br />
&#8220;Well done my child, enter in and rest&#8221;<br />
Tears of joy run down my cheek<br />
It&#8217;s beautiful beyond my wildest dreams</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5246" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Peace Like a River_ The Hymns Project" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Peace-Like-a-River_-The-Hymns-Project-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />8. <em>O Love that Will Not Let Me Go</em> by Chris Rice from </strong><em><strong>Peace Like a River: The Hymns Project</strong> — </em><a title="Peace Like a River: The Hymns Project [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fpeace-like-river-the-hymns%2Fid264713352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Peace Like a River: The Hymns Project on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00138KO1I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00138KO1I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>— </em>There was a two or three month period this year when all I listened to in my car were hymns. My favorite such album by a long shot was this gem by Chris Rice. I can&#8217;t tell you just how much I love this hymn, especially this arrangement. Its original dull sound obscured incredible lyrics. Chris Rice keeps the original melody intact, speeds the whole thing up, and instead of an organ he fingerpicks his guitar. Can we please give this to every church everywhere and start singing it? Please? If you&#8217;ve not heard the before at all the song is sung as if by a Christian who is just about to die and all that&#8217;s taking place in the spiritual realm.</p>
<blockquote><p>O light, that followest all my way<br />
I yield my flickering torch to thee<br />
My heart restores its borrowed ray<br />
That in thy sunshine blaze as day<br />
May brighter, fairer be</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5250" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Vice Verses" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Vice-Verses-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />9. <em>Afterlife</em> by Switchfoot from </strong><em><strong>Vice Verses</strong> — </em><a title="Vice Verses on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fvice-verses%2Fid450987801" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Vice Verses on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005MW5G1E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005MW5G1E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>—</em> I&#8217;ll be honest; this album as a whole is not that great. I get the sense Switchfoot is just trying too hard, like they want each of their songs to change your life. That said, I do like the way this record kicks off. This song is a call to live both for this life and the next. This song harkens to <a title="John 10:1-18" href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010:1-18&amp;version=ESV" target="_blank">John 10:10</a> in that the abundant life Jesus gives starts as you&#8217;re reborn, not when you reach heaven.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8216;Cause every day the world is made<br />
A chance to change, but I feel the same<br />
And I wonder why would I wait till I die to come alive<br />
I&#8217;m ready now, I&#8217;m not waiting for the afterlife</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5240" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="This Desert Life" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/This-Desert-Life-100x100.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" />10. <em>Speedway</em> by Counting Crows from </strong><em><strong>This Desert Life</strong> — </em><a title="This Desert Life on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fthis-desert-life%2Fid275853768" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="This Desert Life on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W0YV3K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000W0YV3K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>—</em> I&#8217;m a pretty big fan of Counting Crows. I blame <a title="Aaron Gavila on LinkedIn" href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/aaron-gavila/13/885/6a7" target="_blank">my old roommate Aaron</a>. I happened upon this song again not long ago and thought it perfectly described how I felt leading up to my personal retreat to Middle-of-Nowhere, Kentucky. I can really relate to his frustration, that no one really gets just how badly he needs to get away.</p>
<blockquote><p>I get so nervous I&#8217;m shaking<br />
I get so I&#8217;ve got no pride at all<br />
It get so bad, but I just keep coming back for more<br />
I guess I just get off on that stuff<br />
I&#8217;m thinking &#8217;bout taking some time<br />
I&#8217;m thinking &#8217;bout leaving soon</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5249" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Summer EP" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Summer-EP-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />11. <em>The House of God, Forever</em> by Jon Foreman from </strong><em><strong>Summer EP</strong> — </em><a title="Summer EP on iTunes [affiliate link]" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Fsummer-ep%2Fid282213152" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Summer EP on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019R9JR8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0019R9JR8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>— </em>For those of you scoring at home, I&#8217;ve now managed to include one song from each of Jon Foreman&#8217;s four EPs named for the seasons. (I think they need to be retired from the selection process.) I know I just said that no one could relate to my need to escape. Well, I guess I found someone who could, who not only met me in the midst of having nothing left to give but who assured me he had everything I needed and that he hadn&#8217;t forgotten me. He is still the good shepherd, even &#8220;through the valley of death and dying.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>Your shepherd staff comforts me<br />
You are my feast in the presence of enemies<br />
Surely goodness will follow me, follow me<br />
In the house of God forever</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5247" style="margin-left: 10px;" title="Reinvent, Remember, Replay" src="http://jaledwith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Reinvent-Remember-Replay-100x100.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" />12. <em>Scarlet</em> by Jars of Clay from </strong><em><strong>Reinvent, Remember, Replay</strong> — </em><a title="Reinvent, Remember, Replay on iTunes [affiliate link] " href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=XgPmy8R*vnU&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=146261.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=5573&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Falbum%2Freinvent-remember-replay-ep%2Fid484741546" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a title="Reinvent, Remember, Replay on AmazonMP3 [affiliate link]" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006G6154W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rantingraving-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B006G6154W" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmazonMP3</a> <em>— </em>I said at the start that this song would provide a counterpoint to <em>Blood Pressure </em>which, among other things, echoed the self-condemning spirit that we have to do more and be more before we can get the help we so desperately need. Now, <em>Scarlet</em> tells us the truth. This acoustic re-imagining of a song off of <em>The Eleventh Hour</em> captures the truth of the Gospel as if sung by Jesus to all his followers. This song pulls you close, rocks you back and forth, and with a tender voice assures you that you&#8217;re safe now. I know I gush about this band a lot. Listen to the song and tell me I&#8217;m wrong.</p>
<blockquote><p>If I was your love I would want only you<br />
I&#8217;d lay at this alter, give all I am, all that is true<br />
For love I have scaled the face of these kingdom walls<br />
So let down your hair, let our kiss make fools of them all<br />
And this old scarlet letter won&#8217;t keep me from holding you<br />
There is nothing you can do, nothing you do</p></blockquote>
<p>That&#8217;s my soundtrack! You can listen to it for free right now by heading over to <a title="YouTube Playlist of my Soundtrack" href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL10B33A4149128741" target="_blank">this YouTube playlist</a>. It has all twelve songs although two of them&#8211;Wanted and Scarlet&#8211;I could only find live versions and not the studio recordings. Thanks for checking this out. Let me know what you think.</p>
<p style="border:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding:5px;background:rgb(197, 217, 235) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;clear:both;max-width:inherit;" align="left">This post is part of my ongoing post series, <a title="My Annual Soundtracks" href="http://jaledwith.com/series/mysoundtrack">My Annual Soundtracks</a>. At the end of each year I highlight the songs that influenced and impacted me the most over the past twelve months.</p>
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<p><p><i><a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/30/soundtrack-2011/">My Soundtrack for 2011</a> was originally published on <a href="http://jaledwith.com">Andrew Ledwith</a>'s blog.<br />&#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.</i></p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jaledwith/~4/2rcxEMeeMVA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Favorite Tweets from 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here are some of my favorite tweets from 2011. Many of them are by my friends; some of them are by people I only know through Twitter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/23/my-favorite-tweets-from-2011/"&gt;My Favorite Tweets from 2011&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I won&#8217;t go so far as to say that these are the best tweets of the year. Neither are they all of my favorites. But they&#8217;re my favorite tweets that I took the time to save as favorites, meaning I had easy access to them to create this post. I&#8217;ll try to be a little less discriminating in 2012.</p>
<p>Anyway, on with the show. Some of these tweets need to be grouped together for the full effect and will be grouped together thusly. </p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Great idea! This sounds like one of those shows you see on Discovery Channel. But doing this as an independent blogger? That&#8217;d be wicked awesome.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Thank you, Microsoft, for finally saying what every geek has been saying for roughly ten years.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">I wish my phone could get me to the moon.</p>
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<h3>Theological Discussion</h3>
<p>Earlier this year I had <a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/03/28/theology-of-the-personal-computer/" title="Theology of the Personal Computer">an intense theological discussion</a> on Twitter with several friends.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Luke tweeted these kind words after I gave <a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/06/15/nav-night-teaching-identity-in-christ/" title="Nav Night Message: Identity in Christ">a message on identity in Christ</a> at Nav Night. I respect Luke a lot. This meant a lot to me.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Being a property manager has been one of the most challenging and trying responsibilities I&#8217;ve ever had. If I can&#8217;t laugh about it I&#8217;d probably cry.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">One night I just happened to stumble across <em>Scrubs</em> executive producer Bill Lawrence taking questions and comments about his hospital dramedy. I just felt like tossing in my two cents. His response made me smile.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Most of the time it feels to me like there&#8217;s too much to write about.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">So, my friend Scott and I were innocently watching TV one day when Geico ran a ridiculous commercial all about their <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geico-brostache/id437855032?mt=8" title="Geico BroStache" target="_blank">BroStache iPhone app</a>. And it assured us that if we shared the app with our friends we&#8217;d&#8211;you guessed it&#8211;unlock additional &#8216;staches. Scott found this news to be caps lock worthy.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">This is incredible. I started reading Ben Terry&#8217;s blog over a year ago when its design was featured on another blog I read. I commented on his posts a couple times, started interacting with him on Twitter, and recommended his content to friends. Then, out of the blue, Ben meets the aforementioned Luke Skeen in Louisville after Luke moved there this summer. And, even more amazing, my name somehow came up. Crazy, right?</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Tyler is terrible, so bad things are bound to happen to him, but even I have to admit this is unusually bad luck.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Hurray friends!</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Oh please, let it be soon.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">I&#8217;m not sure I want to explain this one.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">This is an oft-quoted tweet in my house. Rob is that guy who always has plans he wants to invite a big group of people to be a part of. His invitation texts always end with &#8220;let me know if you&#8217;re down.&#8221; Even now this makes me laugh.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">It&#8217;s typical for my conversations with Rob to produce something absurd and/or quotable.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">When I was first told that my <a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/10/11/navigators-national-conference-geek-survival-guide/" title="Navigators National Conference Geek Survival Guide">Geek Survival Guide to the Navigators National Conference</a> was going to be sent out to other staff I was under the impression it&#8217;d be sent to stateside collegiate staff only. Not so much. All staff, all missions. It&#8217;s embarrassing, to be honest. When I was at said conference I had two staff who&#8217;d read my post, who I&#8217;d never met in real life, tell me they were big fans. Seriously.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Sam is my sister&#8217;s best friend. Jars of Clay is my favorite band. And yes, I would have.</p>
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<p class="blackbirdpie">Never before in my life had I ever &#8220;made an entrance.&#8221; I pwned this entrance.</p>
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		<title>Videos from The Navigators National Conference 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Videos of the plenary sessions from The Navigators National Conference 2011 are now available for download and for streaming.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/20/videos-from-the-navigators-national-conference-2011/"&gt;Videos from The Navigators National Conference 2011&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<p>Back in November of this year was The Navigators National Conference. I attended and got to see some amazing speakers during the plenary sessions. I&#8217;d like to share videos of those sessions with you.</p>
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<h3>Plenary Sessions</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.navtrav.org/Your-Stories/Watch?id=12111" title="Plenary 1" target="_blank">Plenary 1</a> &#8211; Thursday Evening<br />
<a href="http://www.navtrav.org/Your-Stories/Watch?id=12114" title="Plenary 2" target="_blank">Plenary 2</a> &#8211; Friday Morning &#8211; includes a message by Doug Nuenke<br />
<a href="http://www.navtrav.org/Your-Stories/Watch?id=12115" title="Plenary 3" target="_blank">Plenary 3</a> &#8211; Friday Evening &#8211; includes a message by <a href="http://www.transformingcenter.org/in/about/ruth-bio.shtml" title="Ruth Haley Barton" target="_blank">Ruth Haley Barton</a> of the <a href="http://www.thetransformingcenter.org/" title="Transforming Center" target="_blank">Transforming Center</a><br />
<a href="http://www.navtrav.org/Your-Stories/Watch?id=12116" title="Plenary 4" target="_blank">Plenary 4</a> &#8211; Saturday Morning &#8211; includes a message by <a href="http://www.ijm.org/staff/gary-haugen" title="Gary Haugen" target="_blank">Gary Haugen</a> of the <a href="http://www.ijm.org/" title="International Justice Mission" target="_blank">International Justice Mission</a><br />
<a href="http://www.navtrav.org/Your-Stories/Watch?id=12117" title="Plenary 5" target="_blank">Plenary 5</a> &#8211; Saturday Evening &#8211; includes a message by Eddie Broussard<br />
<a href="http://www.navtrav.org/Your-Stories/Watch?id=12118" title="Plenary 6" target="_blank">Plenary 6</a> &#8211; Sunday Morning &#8211; includes a message by Mutua Mahiaini</p>
<h3>Bonus</h3>
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<p>My friend Jeremy &#8220;Vessel&#8221; Holmes gave a performance during the conference. I met Jeremy during <a href="http://jaledwith.com/2007/06/15/reflecting-on-info-training/" title="Reflecting on iNFO Training">my funding training</a> in 2007 and worked with him on <a href="http://jaledwith.com/2008/03/17/chicago-spring-break-trip-2008/" title="Chicago Spring Break Trip 2008">the spring break trip to Chicago</a> the <a href="http://fsunavigators.org/" title="The Navigators at Florida State University" target="_blank">FSU Navigators</a> took in 2008. The song is about fund-raising and it&#8217;s wicked awesome. If you like it you can <a href="http://t.opsp.in/16huY" title="Moving On (Funding Road)" target="_blank">download an MP3 of the song</a>.</p>
<h3>More Videos</h3>
<p>There are <a href="http://www.navtrav.org/Your-Stories/Watch" title="Watch Videos" target="_blank">a few more videos</a> available on the conference website. The RSS feed and iTunes link are a little wonky so I won&#8217;t add links to them. If they start acting as they should I&#8217;ll add them later.</p>
<p><p><i><a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/20/videos-from-the-navigators-national-conference-2011/">Videos from The Navigators National Conference 2011</a> was originally published on <a href="http://jaledwith.com">Andrew Ledwith</a>'s blog.<br />&#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.</i></p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jaledwith/~4/QWS-ItUfWU8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spoiler Alert: Topic of my Message Series</title>
		<link>http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/19/spoiler-alert-topic-of-my-message-series-spring-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Find out the topic of my two-week message series I'm scheduled to teach for the FSU Navigators early on in the spring 2012 semester.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/19/spoiler-alert-topic-of-my-message-series-spring-2012/"&gt;Spoiler Alert: Topic of my Message Series&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Man, it&#8217;s cold in Connecticut. In this week&#8217;s episode I share the topic of my two-week message series I&#8217;m scheduled to teach for the FSU Navigators early on in the spring 2012 semester.</p>
<p>I think I ought to clarify the final spoiler. Each December I begin to evaluate whether I should stay on staff with the Navs in the upcoming fall semester and, if the answer is yes, how I can best serve the ministry. I&#8217;ve started that process for fall 2012. There&#8217;s a good chance I won&#8217;t make a decision until after I&#8217;ve given these talks.</p>
<p><strong>Links from this episode:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The campus ministry in question is <a title="The Navigators at Florida State University" href="http://fsunavigators.org/" target="_blank">The Navigators at Florida State University</a>.</li>
<li>If you want you can <a title="Andrew Ledwith, Serving with The Navigators" href="http://jaledwith.com/navigators/">learn about what I do with the ministry</a>.</li>
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		<title>Very Preliminary Thoughts on Facebook Timeline</title>
		<link>http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/16/very-preliminary-thoughts-on-facebook-timeline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ledwith</dc:creator>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I've had Facebook Timeline for a couple months now as a beta tester. Here are some initial thoughts and, as the title suggests, they are very preliminary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com/2011/12/16/very-preliminary-thoughts-on-facebook-timeline/"&gt;Very Preliminary Thoughts on Facebook Timeline&lt;/a&gt; was originally published on &lt;a href="http://jaledwith.com"&gt;Andrew Ledwith&lt;/a&gt;'s blog.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#169; 2004-2011 Andrew Ledwith. All rights reserved.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve had <a title="Facebook Timeline" href="https://www.facebook.com/about/timeline" target="_blank">Facebook Timeline </a>for a couple months now as a beta tester. I interact with Facebook as a user and web developer. So, in other words, I&#8217;ve had the chance to see Timeline inside and out. Here are some initial thoughts and, as the title suggests, they are very preliminary.</p>
<h3>The Good</h3>
<p>There are a few things I really like about the new profile setup. It&#8217;s great to be able to designate certain content as Featured content, to show users which content you&#8217;ve added (or that others have added) to your Timeline is most important to you. This is something you used to be able to do on your profile several iterations ago, and it&#8217;s nice to see it added back again.</p>
<p>Facebook has made it super easy to navigate from one time period to another, without which this change would have driven me crazy. So, even if you don&#8217;t like the change, at least it&#8217;s fairly easy to use.</p>
<p>I even like the new profile cover, the huge image at the top of your Timeline, though I wish you could select a photo you&#8217;ve been tagged in instead of just the ones you&#8217;ve uploaded.</p>
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<h3>The Bad</h3>
<p>This whole Life Event thing seems over the top. Obviously without it the whole Timeline concept falls apart in many respects. After all, why change from the old profile system if there&#8217;s no way to go back and add things to the past? But, then again, do people really want to do that?</p>
<p>The means by which to navigate to the &#8220;About&#8221; section of your profile has been reduced to a very small link under the Occupation / Education / Location section at the top of your Timeline. Facebook is now putting a much larger emphasis on chronology and far less on autobiography. This is a matter of personal taste, but I prefer the latter.</p>
<h3>The Jury is Out</h3>
<p>Here&#8217;s my biggest hesitation with the new system: <a title="Open Graph Beta" href="https://developers.facebook.com/docs/beta/" target="_blank">the adoption of arbitrary actions and objects</a>. Stay with me here. I know this is the web development side of things, but you will see this show up throughout your Facebook experience.</p>
<p>The Like button on websites is a very simple system right now. You click it and Facebook tells your friends that you Liked a link. <strong>Under the new Timeline system web developers can now use any verb and noun they want.</strong> So, I could create a Listen button for a podcast, and when I click it you&#8217;d see on Facebook, &#8220;Andrew listened to a podcast.&#8221; New actions and objects go through an approval process. At this point there&#8217;s no way to tell how stringent Facebook will be with regard to what they will and won&#8217;t allow.</p>
<p>I understand why Facebook is doing this. If their goal is to create a timeline of events then they have to account for the fact that people do a lot of different things. Sometimes they don&#8217;t &#8220;like&#8221; them; a lot of times they &#8220;do&#8221; them. It&#8217;s similar to when a status update always began with &#8220;[User] is&#8230;&#8221; instead of allowing users to dream up whatever they wanted to say.</p>
<p>That said, I grow weary of this increasingly complex and convoluted social environment. I don&#8217;t want to be that guy who wistfully recalls how Facebook was &#8220;back in his day&#8221; and I&#8217;ve never been someone who joins one of those &#8220;bring back the old Facebook&#8221; groups. But I have to wonder if we&#8217;ve reached the tipping point. There are many people who compare Facebook&#8217;s dominance in the social sphere historically to that of AOL&#8217;s in the ISP sphere, and we all know how that turned out for AOL. I agree with the comparison and I imagine there are enough people at Facebook who do too, who fear stagnation, who don&#8217;t want to be caught resting on their laurels as others innovate and move forward. Facebook, I believe, may have gone too far in the other direction, overcompensating for a problem that doesn&#8217;t yet exist.</p>
<p>But, you know, maybe this change will be great. Who can say? It always takes users a while to adapt to Facebook&#8217;s new direction, no matter how significant. Same goes for developers. Only time will tell. I&#8217;m willing to give it a chance, but for some reason my expectations are low.</p>
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