http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog Serving up words, beats and - occasionally - helpful advice Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:15:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I'm lame at keeping this site up to date. I may use it less to blog and more to post music/poetry in the future. I've been blogging elsewhere on some spiritual topics (trying to spare those of you who might not be interested in it here). . . Anyway, you ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2009/03/05/quick-thoughts-on-the-birkie/ (and what you need to interject a little life into your life) One of my long-time friends emailed me and said – "hey, I've got this cabin up in Hayward and I've got room for you. Do you want to do the Birkie?" [The Birkie is a 50k cross country ski race] I ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/11/06/sometimes-ignorance-is-bliss/ I just passed my 40th birthday. There are many things I would like to have accomplished by now. But with my aging, maybe I'm also gaining some better perspective as to what's important. One thing I had hoped to finish by now was an album/CD for which I had developed ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/10/14/so-what-do-you-have-to-show-for-yourself-and-should-you-care/ I biked to work the other day. While I was biking, I was practicing a few dorky vocal exercises because I need to record some vocal tracks to a song before this weekend (I'll explain after this weekend). It reminded me of a ride from over 10 years ago. I ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/10/09/the-crazy-american-singing-biker-and-other-grown-up-reflections/ . . .is that we rarely look/act like Christ*. (Nothing new here for some of you.) Comments to the reluctant blogger's political frustrations don't surprise me. They do, however, bum me out. One commenter expressed her step away from Christianity primarily because of her negative perceptions of what Christians (or ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/10/07/the-problem-with-christians/ I'm going to get spiritual on you for just a post or two. Well, actually, if you buy into Rob Bell, you might argue that everything is spiritual. In that case, anything you've ever read here is spiritual. . . but I digress. One of the more challenging things for ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/10/07/music-for-ephesians-28-10/ Encouragement matters. When you see something good, or see someone using their talents or gifts for the good of others, please show these people some love by letting them know. And I don’t just mean saying, “Good job!” Anyone can say that – whether they experienced something good or not. No. To ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/10/02/encouraging-you-to-encourage/ At one point, I had thought about doing a blog on parenting, being a dad, etc. I envisioned someone Googling “How to be a better dad” and seeing my site “DadMustard” pop up on the top of the list. (My brother-in-law said, “huh, I never would have thought of someone ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/09/30/you-make-my-heart-smile/ I'm feeling like I may be ready again. Ready to write here. I had taken time - a lot of time. I've journaled in the privacy of my own home, on actual paper, and worked through many things. Now, I may be back. I've known about Hugh Macleod for years. ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/09/29/how-to-be-creative/ I'll make the first post of 2008 a great one! I had a chance to sit down with Peter Mathews and ask him a ton of questions about his project, Far From Haggersville. We cover everything from the themes of the story as well as the various ways that Peter is giving ... http://funkyunclemustard.com/flog/2008/01/16/mustardcast-with-peter-mathews-of-far-from-haggersville-fame/