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May 13, 2014 42- Michael Jackson, a Cappella, and Daft Punk
I think most people dream about being a singer at some point as a child. For me the first memory I have of dreaming what it would be like to be a rock star was when I was first introduced to Michael Jackson’s Thriller album. I was 6 years old.
I don’t think I ever really thought I’d make it as a big time singer and never really pursued it. In fact, I never even sang in front of anyone except for the occasion when my brother would catch me singing along to the radio. That all changed on a random day after I graduated high school.
We had a new youth pastor, named Tim, at the church I was attending and since I we were pretty close in age. I thought it would be cool to get to know him a bit so I asked him if he’d like to hang out sometime. He invited me to go to the city with him one day when he was meeting up with some of his other friends and I agreed to tag along.
I had just discovered this really cool a cappella group and was really amazed by how much music they could make with only their voices and I brought their cassette tape with me. At some point I popped it into the cassette player of Tim’s car and he liked it too. I sat in the back seat looking out the window and singing softly to myself as we drove around Oklahoma City picking up Tim’s friends.
I had no idea at the time, but Tim was in a vocal quartet and the friends we were picking up were the other members of his group. I was also unaware that I was singing loud enough for Tim to hear me. I became suddenly aware when, at the end of one song, Tim hit the rewind on the tape player and told me that he was going to play it again and he wanted me to sing again, but louder. I was reluctant to do so, but he coaxed me into it. After the song was over he announced that the group had just found their new lead singer. Read More...
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11 min
May 13, 2014 SILY Episode 42-Michael Jackson, a Cappella, and Daft Punk
I think most people dream about being a singer at some point as a child. For me the first memory I have of dreaming what it would be like to be a rock star was when I was first introduced to Michael Jackson’s Thriller album. I was 6 years old.

I don’t think I ever really thought I’d make it as a big time singer and never really pursued it. In fact, I never even sang in front of anyone except for the occasion when my brother would catch me singing along to the radio. That all changed on a random day after I graduated high school.

We had a new youth pastor, named Tim, at the church I was attending and since I we were pretty close in age. I thought it would be cool to get to know him a bit so I asked him if he’d like to hang out sometime. He invited me to go to the city with him one day when he was meeting up with some of his other friends and I agreed to tag along.

I had just discovered this really cool a cappella group and was really amazed by how much music they could make with only their voices and I brought their cassette tape with me. At some point I popped it into the cassette player of Tim’s car and he liked it too. I sat in the back seat looking out the window and singing softly to myself as we drove around Oklahoma City picking up Tim’s friends.

I had no idea at the time, but Tim was in a vocal quartet and the friends we were picking up were the other members of his group. I was also unaware that I was singing loud enough for Tim to hear me. I became suddenly aware when, at the end of one song, Tim hit the rewind on the tape player and told me that he was going to play it again and he wanted me to sing again, but louder. I was reluctant to do so, but he coaxed me into it. After the song was over he announced that the group had just found their new lead singer. Read More...
11 min
May 12, 2014 41- Acknowledging Unmet Expectations
Like many of you, I had a pretty busy weekend. My Saturday started with my son and I attending men’s Bible study at church, and then I had to set up the drum kit for Sunday’s church service. While we were doing those things, my wife and daughter did a bit of shopping. We all met back at our house shortly before lunch and then headed out together to deliver some flowers to my grandma for Mother’s Day.
Once we finished our visit to my grandma we had time to grab a quick lunch before heading off to my high school reunion. Addison had really enjoyed her one-on-one time with Kari earlier that day, and wanted to have a lunch with just the two of them. Colby liked the idea of just having a lunch with me, so we agreed to split back up for lunch.
While Colby and I were alone in my car he said, “Dad, I thought that when you quit your job you were going to get to spend more time with us.” It was a beautiful sunny day so I had the sunroof open and the windows down. While having the windows down and the sunroof open make a great way to get some sun while I’m in my car, the amount of wind noise that is brought into the car make it difficult to have a real conversation. I closed the sunroof, rolled up the windows, turned the A/C on, and turned the radio off.
To me, when Colby said this to me, he was basically telling me that he’s disappointed in the the amount of time and attention that I’m spending with him. Now, as I mentioned in episode 36, I’m very aware that I have not been spending as much time with my family as I had hoped I would be when I started working from home. But now that my son is calling me out on it, I needed to let him know that I was aware of it and I was making steps to get better. Read More...
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8 min
May 12, 2014 SILY Episode 41-Acknowledging Unmet Expectations
Like many of you, I had a pretty busy weekend. My Saturday started with my son and I attending men’s Bible study at church, and then I had to set up the drum kit for Sunday’s church service. While we were doing those things, my wife and daughter did a bit of shopping. We all met back at our house shortly before lunch and then headed out together to deliver some flowers to my grandma for Mother’s Day.

Once we finished our visit to my grandma we had time to grab a quick lunch before heading off to my high school reunion. Addison had really enjoyed her one-on-one time with Kari earlier that day, and wanted to have a lunch with just the two of them. Colby liked the idea of just having a lunch with me, so we agreed to split back up for lunch.

While Colby and I were alone in my car he said, “Dad, I thought that when you quit your job you were going to get to spend more time with us.” It was a beautiful sunny day so I had the sunroof open and the windows down. While having the windows down and the sunroof open make a great way to get some sun while I’m in my car, the amount of wind noise that is brought into the car make it difficult to have a real conversation. I closed the sunroof, rolled up the windows, turned the A/C on, and turned the radio off.

To me, when Colby said this to me, he was basically telling me that he’s disappointed in the the amount of time and attention that I’m spending with him. Now, as I mentioned in episode 36, I’m very aware that I have not been spending as much time with my family as I had hoped I would be when I started working from home. But now that my son is calling me out on it, I needed to let him know that I was aware of it and I was making steps to get better. Read More...
8 min
May 09, 2014 40- Stuff I Learned Yesterday Friday Forum Mother’s Day Edition
Today is the Friday Forum!! Friday Forum is your opportunity to Share what YOU’VE learned, so that other listeners and I can learn from YOU. It can be a message as short as 30 seconds or several minutes long. It really doesn’t matter just as long as it’s something that will benefit others. You can participate in Friday Forum by calling and leaving a message at 304-837-2278, emailing an audio file to [email protected], or clicking on the Send Voicemail tab on my website, GoldenSpiralMedia.com.
In today's Friday Forum we hear Mother's Day contributions from Celina, Bonita, and Mark. Read More...
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13 min
May 09, 2014 SILY Episode 40-Stuff I Learned Yesterday Friday Forum Mother’s Day Edition
Today is the Friday Forum!! Friday Forum is your opportunity to Share what YOU’VE learned, so that other listeners and I can learn from YOU. It can be a message as short as 30 seconds or several minutes long. It really doesn’t matter just as long as it’s something that will benefit others. You can participate in Friday Forum by calling and leaving a message at 304-837-2278, emailing an audio file to [email protected], or clicking on the Send Voicemail tab on my website, GoldenSpiralMedia.com.

In today's Friday Forum we hear Mother's Day contributions from Celina, Bonita, and Mark. Read More...
13 min
May 08, 2014 39- Recognizing the Beauty in Flaws
When I started this podcast nearly 2 months ago I never would have dreamed that I’d be doing any episodes about plants or gardening, but here I am doing my THIRD episode about that very topic. That does not mean that I now enjoy gardening or yard work. That has not changed and I do not see it changing anytime soon. However, I am committed to making sure my flower beds thrive this season and I’m learning stuff through that process. Brace yourself. I see many more garden related episodes in your future!
For today’s episode, I want to take you back to that Friday about 3 weeks ago when my wife and I purchased the plants at our local garden center. My wife had been out running errands earlier that morning so we decided to meet at the store. I arrived a few minutes before she did so I took that time to look around and see if anything caught my eye.
Since we had cleaned out nearly everything from the beds, we were looking for some good perennials, that is, plants that come back every year, to establish the foundation of our beds. Then, around those perennials we would put some annuals that were bright and colorful, understanding that we’d have to replace those plants next year. We were also considering getting a small evergreen or two to fill in some space.
I perused the perennials and found a few that I liked, and then made my way to the area of the evergreens. As I approached the evergreens I noticed a few carts full of various plants that looked pretty bad. As I got closer I noticed that the plants were labeled as clearance and each plant was on sale for $3. Read More...
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7 min
May 08, 2014 SILY Episode 39-Recognizing the Beauty in Flaws
When I started this podcast nearly 2 months ago I never would have dreamed that I’d be doing any episodes about plants or gardening, but here I am doing my THIRD episode about that very topic. That does not mean that I now enjoy gardening or yard work. That has not changed and I do not see it changing anytime soon. However, I am committed to making sure my flower beds thrive this season and I’m learning stuff through that process. Brace yourself. I see many more garden related episodes in your future!

For today’s episode, I want to take you back to that Friday about 3 weeks ago when my wife and I purchased the plants at our local garden center. My wife had been out running errands earlier that morning so we decided to meet at the store. I arrived a few minutes before she did so I took that time to look around and see if anything caught my eye.
Since we had cleaned out nearly everything from the beds, we were looking for some good perennials, that is, plants that come back every year, to establish the foundation of our beds. Then, around those perennials we would put some annuals that were bright and colorful, understanding that we’d have to replace those plants next year. We were also considering getting a small evergreen or two to fill in some space.

I perused the perennials and found a few that I liked, and then made my way to the area of the evergreens. As I approached the evergreens I noticed a few carts full of various plants that looked pretty bad. As I got closer I noticed that the plants were labeled as clearance and each plant was on sale for $3. Read More...
7 min
May 07, 2014 38- Lessons Learned From An MVP
I love Kevin Durant. Outside of choosing to go to college at the University of Texas, the guy is everything you’d like a guy to be. He’s funny, caring, athletic, good looking, humble, and has a great attitude. In case you don’t follow sports, Kevin Durant is a small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder and he’s one of the best basketball players on the planet. This year he won his 4th scoring title, and yesterday he won the MVP of the NBA.
For those of us who live in OKC and get to watch Kevin interact with the community and play every night, we know just how amazing of a person he is. He is selfless, deflects praise to those around him, acknowledges his shortcomings, and is ALWAYS giving of what he has to make the lives of those around him better. He may have been acknowledged by the NBA as the MVP yesterday, but he’s been the MVP of OKC since he first stepped foot here in 2008.
Yesterday afternoon about 3:30 I was starting to panic because I still had no idea what today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday would be about. I was walking through the living room of our house on my way to the studio just at Kevin Durant’s MVP press conference started. I decided to sit down and watch it and almost instantly knew that I’d just found my inspiration in the words of the 6’ 9” man from Maryland.
After a great introduction from Brian Davis, the play by play voice of the Thunder, a few words from Kevin’s coach, the team general manager, and a representative from Kia, Kevin took the stage. Read More...
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15 min
May 07, 2014 SILY Episode 38-Lessons Learned From An MVP
I love Kevin Durant. Outside of choosing to go to college at the University of Texas, the guy is everything you’d like a guy to be. He’s funny, caring, athletic, good looking, humble, and has a great attitude. In case you don’t follow sports, Kevin Durant is a small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder and he’s one of the best basketball players on the planet. This year he won his 4th scoring title, and yesterday he won the MVP of the NBA.

For those of us who live in OKC and get to watch Kevin interact with the community and play every night, we know just how amazing of a person he is. He is selfless, deflects praise to those around him, acknowledges his shortcomings, and is ALWAYS giving of what he has to make the lives of those around him better. He may have been acknowledged by the NBA as the MVP yesterday, but he’s been the MVP of OKC since he first stepped foot here in 2008.

Yesterday afternoon about 3:30 I was starting to panic because I still had no idea what today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday would be about. I was walking through the living room of our house on my way to the studio just at Kevin Durant’s MVP press conference started. I decided to sit down and watch it and almost instantly knew that I’d just found my inspiration in the words of the 6’ 9” man from Maryland.

After a great introduction from Brian Davis, the play by play voice of the Thunder, a few words from Kevin’s coach, the team general manager, and a representative from Kia, Kevin took the stage. Read More...
15 min

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Stuff I Learned Yesterday is a podcast intended to motivate and inspire you to learn something everyday. I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. By taking time to reflect and learn…