Diminishing Margin of Returns

So I've been tracking the download statistics of the podcast and they have halved with each successive episode. If this trend continues I will have a listening audience that can be graphed as a function of x in which x approaches but never reaches zero (think asymptotally). Some would see this as a major setback or a comment on the quality of the podcast. I see it as neither a good indicator of anything whatsoever nor a reason to stop. The only reason I haven't posted a fourth episode is because Leah pulled on my microphone cord and broke the mount for my homemade stand. I would have fixed it but my drill was broken when it fell off the roof when I was trying in vain to force an antenna to get any reception whatever. These are all amusing anecdotes a very select few could be listening to right now but that takes us back to the broken mic stand. I'll get a fourth episode up as soon as I have the ability. Until then I shall keep pressing forward in spite of evidence pointing to the fact that I should have stopped pressing forward a long time ago.

Podcast Episode 3

That's right people. Just when you hadn't downloaded and listened to the second (or possibly even the first) episode yet, boom goes the dynamite. This time I kept it to a tight 29 (minutes, that is) so it should be a little bit easier to download and digest. Go ahead. Do it. I dares ya. The link is right here in these very words.

Podcadst Episode 2

Hey all. As promised, here is the second episode of the FamilyCast. Enjoy at your leisure. I also just recorded the third episode which will come out soon, and I successfully kept it to about a half hour so that's good. Anyway, the link to download episode 2 is right here. Enjoy. I have commanded it.

The Deuce

First of all, let me apologize to Robert, Christine, Lynnette, and Paul (and anybody else who didn't know). The big news is that Megan is pregnant with baby number deuce. We found out just before Christmas and shared the good news with the family members that we actually saw over the holiday. We would have called all the rest of y'all, but we all got sick over the break, sicker on the drive home, and even sicker once we got home. So yeah, we have all (yes, all of us) consumed large amounts of lemon/lime alligator helper and taken long naps. We hope to be on the mend soon, but there's still a lingering nausea over the whole house.

Anyway, look for the second episode of the podcast to come out soon. I actually recorded it before Christmas so it makes no mention of pregnancy. It's actually a bit out of date and only slightly shorter than the first episode (I've been trying to keep them around a tight half hour and have failed in each attempt). I'll be recording a new episode when I'm a little less queasy. So look forward to it.

I Started a Podcast (Which Started the Whole World Crying)

That's right people. As a Christmas present to my family (provided that they actually like it. If not, it was all an elaborate joke that you would have to be British to enjoy) I started a podcast. I figure it's actually easier than writing in the blog and it'll be easier to consume as well.

Rather than writing in the blog, I think it'd just be easier to do a podcast once a week. I record myself telling stories, relating anecdotes, and generally doing all the thing I do on the blog just in audio form. I even came up with jingles and drops to make it more like a radio show and less like me going blah blah blah (though there is a significant amount of blah blah blah). Anyway, I encourage you to give it a listen and lemme know what you think. You can download the first episode through this link.

Oh, and if you're wondering about the picture above, that's my high tech podcasting setup. If it looks like the arm from a desk lamp with a soup can bolted to it, that's exactly what it is. My kingdom for a shock mount.

Anyway, enjoy episode 1 of the podcast. I have episode 2 recorded as well and I'll drop that when you've had a chance to absorb the first one.

Family Christmas Favorites

Hey everybody. I hope all ya'll enjoyed the Christmas music. Yes, I really went into overdrive this year. If any of you feel like you still have room for more, I gots what you need.

There are a few Christmas albums that were special to me as a kid. We played them over and over year after year and I developed a fondness for them that goes beyond my general love of Christmas music. All of these albums have long since gone out of print. I have never included any of the songs from these albums in the mixes because they don't fit genre-wise. So I figured I'd upload them while there's still a few days 'til Christmas when you can enjoy them.


When you click the link below, you should see three albums you recognize and one you don't. The one you don't recognize is the Christmas album that was passed down to me by Elder Heywood (my grandpa) on my mission. I listened to it for two Christmases in Cambodia and it really takes me back. Anyway, here is the link:

Family Christmas Favs

Lemme know if you have any trouble getting them. (Yes, those are the albums pictured above)