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for doug on his birthday

to the creator of I AM...

you are a beautiful man of God. we are thrilled to know you. we hope you've had a wonderful birthday.





love,
amy, shuggie, & ken

do you have any grievances?

our 2 year old amazed us with her answer... this video includes that amazing answer plus some sweet clips from videos created over the past year set to a u2 song.

happy daddy's day

high noon

incognito

growing up fast

butterfly

shuggie loves the hokies

shuggie's little red wagon

first flight

birthday party

http://lightaroundthecorner.blogspot.com/2007/03/birthday-party.html

zen story: dreaming

The great Taoist Master Chaung Tzu once had a dream that he was a butterfly. He fluttered about with no awareness of his individuality as a person. He was only a butterfly.

Suddenly he woke up and realized he was a person. He thought to himself, "Was I before a man who dreamt about being a butterfly, or am I now a butterfly who dreams about being a man?"



story borrowed with gratitude from: zen stories to tell your neighbors

image discovered with google images, and borrowed with gratitude from: ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/bestiary.html?fmob=4359

happy new year

shuggie's new coat

shuggie tries on a new fancy coat she received from her uncle tim and aunt yi chieh for christmas.

music credit: the music sampled in this piece is borrowed from sufjan stevens' christmas album. it is the most lovely and tender version of "joy to the world" that i've ever heard.

(note: for those of you new to online video watching... don't forget to hit the pause button while the movie loads or it may stop a few times while you're trying to watch it)

shuggie ball

shuggie got a new ball from poppy for christmas. she loves it.

thanks poppy! we love you!

(note: for those of you new to online video watching... don't forget to hit the pause button while the movie loads or it may stop a few times while you're trying to watch it)

shuggie farm

shuggie got a new farm playset from her nana and grand for christmas. it has hairy leathery beasties in it. shuggie loves it.

music credit: the music sampled in this piece is borrowed from the mekon's "wee hairy beasties" song on their children's album. it's an addictive song. we love it.

goodbye 2006

only a couple days left in the year...

we just got home from a week long adventure to see our massachusetts family. it wasn't completely sunny, but there was a whole lot of love, plus a rainbow in the end.*

we extend a warmhearted welcome to 2007.

may the new year
lift us all
to higher ground.


*we saw this rainbow on the bed in our hotel room the morning of our final day on the road. it was really beautiful. also, the front desk lady gave us the AAA rate even though we aren't members. cool lady, beautiful rainbow, and a trip with more than a few lasting memories.

good tidings

of comfort...




and joy...


joy...


JOY!!!

shuggie sees santa

shuggie chase

shuggie answers

shuggie says

her abc's...

shuggie shoes

see shuggie on "you tube!"

shuggie says...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeItmwo57e8



shuggie answers...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPEzyAxpmpg















shuggie shoes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVXo2t56gpE

saint nicholas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas

love to learn

today we give thanks...

...for all the beauty...


...and all the love...

...the time to play....

...and the sunny days.

Heavenly Father, thank you for blessing us indeed.

happy thanksgiving

loved ones

happy friday

See You in the Light

I have been traveling down this river,
so many rocks pop up in my sight.
I've got to make some quick decisions,
should I go left or should I go right?
I pray for guidance and protection,
it keeps my boat watertight.
But, I know if I just keep on believing,
every little thing’s gonna be alright.

When I wake up in the morning, I hope I see you in the light.
When I wake up in the morning, I hope I see you in the light.

The vampires gather around me, angling to take a bite.
They want to drink my blood of courage, and try to take away my fight. But no, no, no, they can't do that, for one truth I've learned in life.
You want to scare away the vampires,
you simply guide them into the light.

When I wake up in the morning, I hope I see you in the light.
When I wake up in the morning, I hope I see you in the light.

In the morn, in the morning. In the morn, in the morning.
In the morn, in the morning.....

And when my time is done, I did some right, I did some wrong.
Call my name to kingdom come, spread my wings in flight.
I hope that when my day is over, my love, I see you in the light.

When I wake up in the morning, I hope I see you in the light.
When I wake up in the morning, I hope I see you in the light.

In the morn, in the morning. In the morn, in the morning.
In the morn, in the morning...

Loveliness, and tenderness, and happiness, and openness, and togetherness, and hopefulness, and happiness, yeah yeah...

written by Michael Franti & Spearhead (from the album Yell Fire! )


(collage by amy, most of the pics by ken)

memories

little angel

happy halloween

giggles

someone is stylin' in her little overcoat.

she thinks the water draining from the tub is hilarious... listen to that giggling... http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/38/43/

(pic by ken. thanks ken!)

Smiles for the World Wide Web

this week's audio clip is of ken and me coaxing shuggie to say all her favorite words, like happy and apple. it's very sweet....

click this link, then click on: "happyapple"
http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/38/43/
scroll down the page to the player. if it does not appear please refresh your page.

if you're wondering where we've been...

we've mostly been sharing sweet pics of our little one and only teeny bits of audio lately instead of more lengthy shows because ken and i have been BUSY with our new jobs. i just started teaching at Radford University a couple weeks ago, and he's just transitioned into a full time daddy role. it's been a major adjustment for us.

you can check out the course blogs here:
http://psycofdiversity.blogspot.com/

http://abnormalpsyc.blogspot.com/

we've sadly been forced to neglect radio wednesday as we have been using most of our collective brainpower and available hours coming up with interesting things to do and talk about in our classes. i say "our" classes even though technically i'm the "instructor" because he loves helping me prepare, so in a way they are his classes too.

(we've always worked together. i love it.)

i think ken is pretty happy being mr. mom. i really couldn't handle this transition back to work without his tireless dedication to us. he's got lots of career dreams in the works, and he's grounding himself with a great routine. he's really good with shuggie. and since i've been basically a mess since school started (with a literal pain in the neck for the first two weeks of school) he's had to take care of me quite a bit. he's been pulling it off with flying colors.

he calls me professor. i like that. it's nice. but in actuality i'm just an adjunct instructor. that's basically the lowest rank in academia.

in terms of pay, it's shamefully low. but it pays off in so many other ways... i just love my students. and i love teaching. it's really exhilarating. i wouldn't rather be doing anything else. that's a really nice feeling.

but i would really like a decent wage. and health insurance. that would be very nice. i'd be healthier, i'm sure. (don't we all want to be healthier?)

i'm not complaining though. i'm just envisioning a brighter future... i'm very grateful for the opportunity to teach and be paid at least a little something.

i'll hold to the vision that i will be paid more as i prove my value...

i am a well paid instructor....

(i like to use the "i am" to speak it into existance...i'll keep you posted....)

love to all,
amy

ps: for radio wednesday fans: we will do our best to make time for all of our artistic endeavors. we do love them all. we're glad that you do too. :)

Golden Moment: Storefront

Ken captures a golden moment with Shuggie and a downtown Radford storefront.




Click here for a brief discussion of this pic: http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/

i love you

(this is part two of the shuggie inspired segment..."ice cream" is part one)

this short piece is all about love...













hear amy's heart melt when shuggie says "mama"
http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/

(click on the link then scroll down to find the player. if it doesn't appear, refresh the page. click on I LOVE YOU and it will start playing)

ice cream

this week radio wednesday is inspired by and dedicated to our little one. we trust the grandmas will enjoy...

hear shuggie say ice cream:
http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/

(click on the link then scroll down to find the player. if it doesn't appear refresh the page. click on ICE CREAM and it will start playing.)

Cymatics

Cymatics is the study of wave phenomena. It is typically associated with the physical patterns produced through the interaction of sound waves in a medium.

The term cymatics was coined by the Swiss scientist Hans Jenny, it is derived from the Greek "kyma" ("κύμα") meaning "wave", and "ta kymatica" ("τα κυματικά") meaning "matters pertaining to waves."

Cymatics was explored by Jenny in his book by that title in 1967. Inspired by systems theory, the work of Ernst Chladni, and his medical practice, Jenny began an investigation of periodic phenomena but especially the visual display of sound. He used standing waves, piezoelectric amplifiers, and other methods and materials.

A simple experiment demonstrating the visualisation of cymatics can be done by sprinkling sand on a metal plate and vibrating the plate, for example by drawing a violin bow along the edge, the sand will then form itself into standing wave patterns such as simple concentric circles.

One of Jenny's more complex experiments include a spherical vibrating water droplet containing fine particles, these particles then formed into a 3-Dimensional star (or dual) tetrahedron shape with surrounding circles as shown above.

The higher the frequencies, the more complex the shapes produced, with certain shapes having similarities to traditional mandalas and crop circle designs.

This edu-moment was inspired by ken. thanks ken.

Text and photo borrowed directly from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymatics Thanks wikipedia.

"turn it down! you'll hurt yourself with all that noise!"

Radio Wednesday: Scanner Channel

Radio Wednesday is back! Due to time contraints we will be producing short easily digestable segments. If you wish to hear an old show, please drop us a note (radiowednesday@aol.com) and we'll load it on the player for you.

In this lighthearted segment, Amy and her brother Byron discover Channel 4: The New River Valley Scanner Channel. Tune in to hear them giggle over 10 codes and tight police uniforms.

(it's all in good fun, folks... we love all the hardworking fire/rescue/law enforcement officers. you should all be paid very well and hugged often.)

Check out the show here: http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/38/43/


(photo of the "hokiebird" by ken. at first i thought he looked like a cop but now i see he's in a tux. these birds are causing quite the fuss around town, aren't they?)

summer fun...

Radio Wednesday will be back soon.

stay tuned...

Video Thursday is here....

http://videothursday.blogspot.com/











happy birthday to me, p.s.
it has been a good trip so far.
love to all,
amy

on hiatus

Radio Wednesday is on hiatus until further notice.

Thanks for tuning in. More to come...

because you are her father...

on behalf of our little one, i want to thank you for being a wonderful father.

because you are her father, she will know how to love.

because you are her father, she will know that a man can be gentle yet still be strong.

because you are her father, she will choose a partner that treats her well and makes her laugh.

because you are her father, she'll feel safe in the world.

because you are her father, she will know how to stand up for her friends.

because you are her father, she'll know who ralph nadar is.

because you are her father, she will understand all about the ills of corporations.

because you are her father, she'll grow up loving nature and supporting the environment.

because you are her father, she'll know the value of a dollar.

because you are her father, she will love traveling to faraway places.

because you are her father, she will know and love all kinds of people.

because you are her father, she'll know how to play the guitar.

because you are her father, she'll love those holiday james bond marathons.

because you are her father, she'll love lemon pepper catfish.

because you are her father, she'll be very familiar with howard zinn.

because you are her father, she'll know exactly what and how to recycle.

because you are her father, she will love david bowie and the clash.

because you are her father, she'll be able to make a killer tomato sauce.

because you are her father, she will choose a career that will suit her perfectly.

because you are her father, she will know jesus.

because you are her father, she will show temperance in all things.

because you are her father, she will have nicely manicured fingernails.

because you are her father, she'll sleep with her toes poking out from the covers.

because you are her father, she'll dig "the daily show."

because you are her father, she will put her family first.

because you are her father, she will know how and when to confront people.

because you are her father, she will love herself.

because you are her father, she is very grateful.... as am i.

happy father's day ken (dat-tee) !!!
we love you muy moo-chew.

Radio Wednesday : ONE STEP UP

this week we are talking about homosexuality. this is in part a response to comments made by ron walton on nrvtoday.com:
http://www.nrvtoday.com/content/view/4891/62/

amy's essay that she reads from is here: http://lightaroundthecorner.blogspot.com/

-((TO HEAR THE SHOW)) go to http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/ then scroll down to find the audio player (refresh the page if it doesn't show up) then click "Radio Wednesday - ONE STEP UP" on the player, and enjoy! short for time? click on "Radio Wednesday - ONE STEP UP Promo" for an abbreviated version.

feedback? we'd love to hear from you... e-mail us: radiowednesday@aol.com

contents/credits
one step up (bruce springsteen)
is homosexuality inborn or is it a lifestyle choice? (amy, herbie, ken)
typical situation (dave matthews band)
God is showing us ourselves (amy, ken)
love'll set me free (m. franti & spearhead)
hate is what got me here, love will set me free
amazed we made it though (amy and ken)
teach your children ( crosby stills nash & young)
you who are on the road
must have a code that you can live by
and so become yourself
because the past is just a good bye.
suspend judgement and just give love (amy and ken)
love's divine (seal)
love is what i need to help me know my name.
i can't get though any serious subject without crying (amy & ken)
i wouldn't do that. i really wouldn't. (willy wonka & co.)
see you in the juicer (zoey & leo)
soulshine (m. franti & spearhead)

Radio Wednesday : FREEDOM

freedom
produced by ken and amy

photo by ken
title : stripes

((TO HEAR THE SHOW)) - go to http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/ then scroll down to find the audio player (refresh the page if it doesn't show up) then double click "radiowednesday - FREEDOM" on the player, and enjoy!)

content/credits
wednesday is anything can happen day (angel heart) 00:00
freedom medley: 00:05
redemption song (bob marley) / the red telephone (love) / help me (joni mitchell) / the crystal ship (doors) / freedom (richie havens) / freedom (jimi hendrix) / freedom 90 (george michael) / think (aretha franklin) / everybody wants to rule the world (tears for fears) / don't dream it's over (crowded house) / desperado (eagles) / me and bobbie mcgee (janis joplin) / i'm free (who) / and when i die (laura nyro) / disappear (inxs) / spanish bombs (clash) / sing our own song (ub40) / walk on (u2) / fly like an eagle (steve miller band) / blowin' in the wind (bob dylan) / redemption song (bob marley) / guinnevere (crosby stills & nash) / if you love somebody set them free (sting) / free (donovan frankenreiter) / i'm free (soup dragons) / ain't nobody (chaka khan) / america (neil diamond) / power of goodbye (madonna) / beautiful loved and blessed (prince & tamar) / let robeson sing (manic street preachers) / allentown (billy joel)
timo on freedom (ken and tim) 03:44
everybody wants to rule the world (tears for fears) 06:03
free from the heaviness (amy & marcia at tivon) 06:42
you're so vain intro (carly simon) 07:35
you don't have any secret dark thoughts? (amy & ken) 07:54
you're so vain outro (carly simon) 08:18
free from fear of cutting my hair (amy & byron) 08:26
boundin' (bud luckey) 11:09
free from fear of cutting my hair 2 (amy & byron) 11:26
da ya think i'm sexy? (rod stewart) 15:08
free from a sense of urgency (amy & ken) 16:22
hollywood (madonna) 18:14
free from distractions, bobbles, and trinkets (amy & ken) 19:09
muskrat love (america) 20:04
mysterious and snuggly muskrat love (amy & byron) 20:29
the chops and waggles show / sharing the spotlight (zoey & leo) 24:13
free from having to compare & compete (joyce meyer) 26:20
applesauce pancakes (amy) 26:37
free to have limits & free of the need to impress others (joyce meyer) 27:16
free from people who tax my senses (amy & selina) 27:51
free from caring what people think (joyce meyer) 28:52
da diggy donk donk (ask) 29:00
FURK: it's not work if you have fun (ask) 29:56
what will you do with that freedom? (braveheart) 31:17
oh those pictures are so beautiful (amy & ken) 31:29
while you see a chance (steve winwood) 32:37
free to ride our machines (the wild angels) 33:13
revolution (the beatles) 33:27
road to freedom (g.w. bush) 33:42
what you're talking about is bondage not freedom (dr. robin) 33:51
free your mind/revolution (the beatles) 34:12
free from fearing forces of darkness (ask) 34:32
sunday shining (finley quaye) 36:36
i'm scared (ask) 37:29
fear no evil /sunday shining (finley quaye) 37:40
free from the illusion that i am my meatsuit (amy & byron) 38:00
our house (madness) 38:38
free from dusty clutter (amy & ken) 38:50
brian & robert (phish) 40:34
free to reform rearrange & readjust (amy & ken) 41:21
in the sun (joseph arthur) 43:19
free to cooperate (amy & ken) 45:15
free to confront (joyce meyer) 48:13
everybody gets what they've got coming (amy & ken) 48:32
spinning wheel (blood sweat and tears) 49:37
free from addiction, self pity, and rage (joyce meyer) 50:02
learning where we are not free 1 (amy & selina) 50:27
free to trust God completely (joyce meyer) 54:11
learning where we are not free 2 (amy & selina) 55:26
freedom is self control (joyce meyer) 55:50
learning where we are not free 3 (amy & selina) 55:54
beautiful boy (john lennon) 59:37
mattie's final words (amy & byron) 60:06
beginnings (chicago) 64:32
was i dreaming that? (zoey & leo) 69:11

total time: 69:22

Mattie's Last Words

Mattie J.T. Stepanek died on June 22, 2004. These are his last journal entries:

Final Words

I am a man
Of many thoughts
And,
I am a man
Of many many words.
May 10, 2004

Have I done enough?
Will it last?
May 22, 2004

Amen.
I love you.
June 21, 2004

Yes.
June 22, 2004



for more please see:
http://www.mattieonline.com/

Conscious Intention

joy to the spirit health to the body light to the mind peace to the heart

love to the soul

Radio Wednesday : FAITH

faith
produced by ken and amy

photo by ken
title: guiding light

tim asks,"how does one go about finding faith?"

i realized after hearing this show that faith isn't something you find but rather something you choose.

we all choose to believe in something. what do you believe in?

warning : adult languange

((TO HEAR THE SHOW)) - go to http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/ then scroll down to find the audio player (refresh the page if it doesn't show up) then double click "radiowednesday - FAITH" on the player, and enjoy!)


table of contents/credits
intro: wednesday's slave (addams family values) 00:00
faith (george michael) 00:20
timo on faith (tim and ken) 01:01
if i ever lose my faith in you (sting) 03:33
suspend disbelief (ken and tim) 03:54
if i ever lose my faith in you (sting) 04:26
we don't know what we're doin (trust me) 05:06
a little less conversation (chris daughtry) 05:15
the junk on our shelves (dr. michael roizen) 05:35
give us your huddled masses and we'll give them potted meat (ask) 05:44
lean on me (bill withers) 07:38
it's spider season (amy and byron) 09:07
queen bee (a star is born) 13:17
spider season continues (amy and byron) 13:59
that's all right (elvis presley) 14:17
i dyed my hair today (amy and ken) 14:46
mojo (u2) 15:22
sexy grit streak (amy and ken) 15:44
it's the way i feel (remy shand) 17:27
walk thirty minutes a day (dr. michael roizen) 18:47
i might like tennis shoes that look like my toothbrush (amy and ken) 19:03
special needs (the naked chef) 21:35
i love you, God (selina and amy) 21:40
love is the answer (england dan and john ford coley) 22:57
i am complete in him (amy and byron) 24:02
tribute (tenacious d) 25:33
i don't know what i'm upset about (amy and byron) 26:06
all aboard (toy boat) 27:09
circle of friends (edie brickell & new bohemians) 27:15
when people disappear it pushes my abandonment button (amy and selina) 28:00
even now (barry manilow) 28:29
i've been getting the icing and not the real cake of love (amy and selina) 28:59
hearts and bones (paul simon) 31:48
stop making up stories (amy and selina) 32:20
here's where the story ends (sundays) 34:11
when i read these glib words to me i feel pain (amy and selina) 34:28
airbag (radiohead) intermittent 35:47 / 36:30 / 37:08 / 37:53
Lord you need to transform this in me because i can't do it by myself (amy and selina) 38:01
nothing fails (madonna) 40:17
i'm in a pit (amy and selina) 42:00
free from bondage (joyce meyer) 42:38
free (donovan frankenreiter) 43:04
a punching bag, some bongos and a beret (amy and byron) 44:13
cinco de mayo song: ay yi yi yi (amy) 45:25
i was wanting her to own up to some bit of responsibility for my pain (amy and selina) 45:41
miracles (jefferson starship) 46:34
i understimated myself (survivor) 47:35
i'd try to catch crabs (amy and ken) 47:47
down under (men at work) 48:13
i think it's some kind of paste you get down under (zoey and leo) 48:24
down under (men at work) 49:04
rocky gets dressed (amy, shuggie, ken) 49:15
gonna fly now (bill conti) 50:30 / 51:03
gimmie more (ask) 51:38

total time: 51:48

feedback? we'd love to hear from you. email: radiowednesday@aol.com
cd's of the show and beautiful prints of these original photos are available upon request.

Radio Wednesday : TRUTH

truth
produced by ken & amy

digital photo by ken
title: the dancers


((TO HEAR THE SHOW)) - go to http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/ then scroll down to find the wimpy player. (just it's name, not it's description!!) double click "radiowednesday - TRUTH" on the player, and enjoy!)


contents/credits (copywrited material in pink )
sweet creme wednesdays... (alicia keys)
the truth with timo (ken & tim)
truth medley
loud tv really causes me distress (amy & byron)
golden (jill scott)
i don't really want to have pain in my feet today (amy& shuggie)
golden (jill scott)
a golden moment (amy & ken & shuggie)
golden (jill scott)
what did God say when you asked him why? (amy & byron)
what is this situation here to teach me about myself? (oprah)
bono is lonely (amy & byron)
so lonely (the police)
giggle-boo-boo-boo (shuggie & grammy & ken)
do your eyes light up when they walk into the room? (oprah)
you no like closed doors... (amy & ken & shuggie)
grace (u2)
...me no like scary music (amy & ken & shuggie)
wonka, you've gone far enough! (willy wonka/gene wilder)
cross of changes (enigma)
sweet lullaby (deep forest)
we're afraid we won't have enough for ourselves (dell)
no woman no cry (bob marley)
thanks bob... i think cuss too much (amy & ken & shuggie)
you've got to grab the audience by the... (rod stewart on american idol)
she's already a little monkey (amy)
neighborhood (david byrne)
big girls don't need binkies (zoey)
people need some hugs (amy & byron)
interupting cow (ken & amy)
a horse with no name (america)
gonna go see some horses (amy & ken & shuggie)
a horse with no name (america)
they shock horses don't they? (amy & ken & shuggie)
a horse with no name (america)
teeny signs (amy & ken & shuggie)
a horse with no name (america)
you are being tested (amy & ken)
lebanese blond (thievery corp)
why don't we just listen back and see what the truth is (amy & ken)
be careful of what you say (cnn)
my inner finger wagger is hurting my relationships (amy & ken)
ice cream (sarah mclaughlin)
feedback is helpful (amy & byron)
america respects honesty (simon cowell)
i'm being tested right now (amy & byron)
take it easy (eagles)
(holy moses) ok we've gotta rewind it and hear it again (zoey)

Radio Wednesday : COURAGE

courage

produced, edited, and created by ken and amy

photo by ken

title : pearl & silver

(e-mail to radiowednesday@aol.com for a beautiful print of this pic or a cd of this show)

this show is about naming our fears and finding courage to be ourselves. ok, maybe not actually finding it... maybe just seeking it ... seeking courage... and understanding.... and peace.... and joy...

we've been told that those who seek shall find....

enjoy the show.

((TO HEAR THE SHOW)) - go to http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/ then scroll down to find the audio player (refresh your page if it doesn't show up) then double click "radiowednesday - courage" on the player, and enjoy!)

(big thanks to jeremy and rose for all their hard work on the nrvradio website!!)

special thanks to:
iyanla vanzant (www.startingovertv.com)
jodi, lisa, & kelly (starting over)
alina ever (www.alinaever.com)
& daphne tiplady
ladies, your courage helps us all!

table of contents (copywrited material in purple)
hump day (boston legal) 00:00
courage (wizard of oz) 00:02
you get the courage after (three kings) 00:41
eminence front part 1 (who) 00:48

swallowing fear (ken & tim) 01:26
eminence front part 2 (who) 01:58
happy birthday stacy! (amy & ken) 02:43
pictures of you (cure) 05:06
em-bare-assed (amy & ken) 05:38
fearballs 1 (starting over) 06:27
alina is no longer afraid of.... (amy & ken & shuggie) 07:02
let your soul be your pilot 1 (sting) 09:47
fearballs 2 (starting over) 10:07
let your soul be your pilot 2 (sting) 10:55
please slow down >>>>>>> we love our pets and kids (amy & byron)
sara (fleetwood mac) 12:06
birdies & baby's breath (zoey) 16:02
songbird (fleetwood mac) 16:48
bonk diddy bonk love (amy & ken & shuggie) 17:25
just a ride 1 (jem) 18:25
watch out, this guy's turning, babe (amy & ken) 18:32
just a ride (jem - intermittant through "watch out" segment)
gotta be willing to look kinda stupid (amy & ken) 21:46
summer rain (u2) 23:44
i'm weak, it's ok (starting over, kelly) 24:43
cranky over snickety (amy & ken) 24:56
let go (frou frou) -- intermittent though cranky segment 26:18
extend my heartstrip, call a truce (amy & ken) 33:19
be still my beating heart (sting) 34:08
fear-driven (amy & byron) 34:55
running up that hill (kate bush) 38:04
got a right to be mad (zoey & leo) 39:45
tubthumping 1 (chumbawamba) 40:20
it's been kind of a long day, man (amy & byron) 40:40
tubthumping 2 (chumbawamba) 41:39
your shadow is where your power is (starting over / iyanla & jodi) 41:56
nothing man 1 (bruce springsteen & the e street band) 41:56
what's under the mask (starting over / iyanla & jodi) 43:20
nothing man 2 (bruce springsteen & the e street band) 44:05
what happens if you are vulnerable? (starting over / iyanla & jodi) 44:26
nothing man 3 (bruce springsteen & the e street band) 44:38
i'm repulsed by my own tone (amy & ken) 44:38
i am what i am (conrad praetzel) 46:54
i got my ass whooped by the baby (amy & ken) 49:08
selina's message (amy) 50:09
it came upon a midnight bok bok (amy) 50:50
got mad and then let it go (amy & ken) 51:06
rescue me (madonna) 51:42
i like everything about me (amy & ken) 52:56

angry any more (ani difranco) 53:10
born to run (amy & ken as zoey & leo) 53:55

total runtime: 54:06

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A Listener's Description of the Show

Radio Wednesday takes you inside daily life, gives you a glimpse of how two people with a small child and a few of their friends navigate the everyday to often stunning and revelatory effect. In conversation, as they do chores, in telephone calls, while driving in the car, we hear and feel the rhythm of the ordinary and witness how issues of faith, trust, behavior, expectation, courage, sadness, confusion, and longing give way to anger, questioning, seeking, resolving, and ultimately the exploration of a gentler paradigm for resolving conflict, fear, and pain.

By sharing the ordinary and observing where it takes them, the show uncovers our hopes, our fears, our confusions and the issues that block us from achieving peace, both within ourselves and in the world at large. In the process of holding a mirror (and a microphone) up to human interaction, Radio Wednesday manages to peer beneath the surface of our lives, gaining a fresh perspective as it peels away surfaces. This exercise in "being here, and being heard" leads to sometimes startling, sometimes hilarious, sometimes painful, but always heartfelt revelations and insights. The show manages to impart a powerful message, one that advocates caring about one another, and that validates the ongoing struggle to heal and to connect.

This window on real people allows us to empathize, to understand how alike we all are. It illustrates how it is possible to face our pain, our confusion, our hurts and our fears and take steps toward resolving, rather than perpetuating conflicts. In it's search for meaning and understanding the show unites us in a supportive effort to gently seek answers and resolutions in a loving and healing way. Yet, we are given the opportunity to accept difficult realities as well. Life can be hard, not all issues are easily resolved. The show illustrates the struggle to come to grips with difficulties and seemingly insurmountable obstacles using the tools at our disposal, sometimes with humor, other times with anger or frustration. Whether we dissolve into tears, or shut ourselves down, whether we mask pain with laughter, lash out at ourselves or others, even whether we believe or not there is always a healing path to take.

Always seeking the loving solution, the non-violent way, even on the violent path, the show demonstrates (shows us rather than tells us) how to reach out, for help. How to be helpful to others. How to facilitate personal growth, and aspire to a happier existence. The format of the show is simplicity itself. Amy, her husband Ken, and their daughter Shuggie, go about their daily lives, eating, driving in the car, talking on the telephone, gurgling at one another, discovering one another, exploring the world around them, laughing, arguing, deciding what to do, asking questions, and in general feeling the range of human emotions, confusions, connections and disconnections as they crop up in daily life.

In an attempt to live loving, supportive, caring lives, and to contribute to the common good, the Radio Wednesday cast of characters open the doors to their lives and their hearts, as they attempt to find a path to personal and communal peace of mind. Ironically the show, in it's view of daily life, makes clear that, in a lot of ways we don't readily see, our daily lives are already much more blissful than we realize. The journey is as important as the destination. Radio Wednesday is most satisfying in it's depiction of a surprisingly blissful daily life carried out in the midst of what often amounts to chaos and confusion. The listener goes along for a deceptively simple yet powerful journey that leaves no one behind as it attempts to navigate, nurture and embrace the individual. In the process, the hope is to create a loving collective through mutual revelation, growth, transcendence, and understanding.

Radio Wednesday to VLOGOSPHERE...

...come in vlogosphere...

we recorded some very interesting segments from two online video discussions and then held our own conversation about what we heard.....

((TO HEAR THE SHOW)) - go to http://www.nrvradio.com/content/view/30/27/ then scroll down to find the audio player (refresh the page if it doesn't show up) then double click "RadioWednesday to VLOGOSPHERE" on the player, and enjoy!

content/credits
our show may not be fancy but it's noisy and it's free (sesame street /ernie) 00:00
i've been investigating these video blogs today (amy and byron) 00:13
fool in the rain (led zeppelin) 04:04
why the vlogosphere is so f'd up (brittany http://bshoot.blogspot.com/ ) 04:14
l.a. woman (the doors) 05:40
why does it have to be degrading? (amy and ken) 06:34
stop determining your worth and value by how other people have treated you (joyce meyer) 08:43
people are not usually that angry unless something is poking on a wound (amy and ken) 08:50
l.a. woman (the doors) 15:04
dinner conversation with ryanne and jay (http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/) 15:45
l.a. woman (the doors) 25:09
naked golfing is not only exploitative but it's pretty goofy too (ask) 25:29
brittany's rebuttal ( http://bshoot.blogspot.com/) 28:35
i'm not gonna look for ways to be offended anymore, i'm going to look for ways to connect (ask) 29:33
l.a. woman (the doors) 34:44
i would not want that pressure comin' from my loins / you poor guys (ask) 35:49

total time: 36:25


thanks to all the courageous trailblazers.
special thanks to ryanne, jay and brittany.

who are Amy & Ken?

Amy and Ken met in the Boston area, made beautiful radio together, fell madly in love, and then were married on the air at Allston-Brighton Free Radio in 2002.

They have recently moved back to Amy's hometown in the Blue Ridge Mountains to raise their little girl. Amy holds a Bachelors in Psychology, and a Masters in Counseling Psychology. She is an experienced Counselor and teaches Psychology on the college level.

Ken is from Western Massachusetts, and holds a Bachelors in English. He has worked as an activist for numerous heartfelt causes. You can check out his blog here: http://anarchopeacenik.blogspot.com/

They are both creative types who share a vision to share the love on the airwaves.

what is Radio Wednesday?

Radio Wednesday is comprised of artsy experimental folks who love community media, and who take turns producing, directing and creating pre-recorded segments that are uploaded every Wednesday on www.NRVRadio.com for your listening pleasure. On special occasions, Amy and Ken, founders of Radio Wednesday, will host cyber-gatherings live from the tower at NRVRadio.

Amy and Ken Kelly Ostrander are longtime community radio enthusiasts. They fell in love while co-producing the community driven experimental talk show "...Like Humans Do" for Allston-Brighton Free Radio near Boston, MA. They were later married on the air. They were trained in both the art and science of community radio by acclaimed brushfirefighting station manager and media activist Steve Provizer (http://zumix.org/radio). Since that time, Amy and Ken have relocated to Amy's hometown of Blacksburg to raise a family. They continue their training, now in the ways of NRVRadio, with contracted soundmaster Andy Bowyer (http://abvoices.com/).

If you are interested in taking advantage of the incredible opportunity to create and community build through internet radio, contact NRVRadio today.

who are Byron & Selina?

Many of the shows will feature Amy's brother and longtime New River Valley resident, T. Byron Kelly. Byron holds a Bachelor's degree, and a Master's degree in English. He is a gifted poet, teacher, and artist. He's also a natural storyteller.

Byron recently published an inspiring and hauntingly beautiful group of selected poems under the title "Project End Of Days," available through Amazon.com. You can check out more of his work on http://ghostasylum.livejournal.com/.

You will also hear the familiar and beautiful southern stylings of Selina "Tobeakelly," although now Selina is actually a Kelly! Selina holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work. You can read more about Selina on http://iamselina.livejournal.com/

Selina and Byron married in October 2004 and are living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains with their three dogs and many many kitties.

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stuff we care about

The Jago River Valley.

Some oil companies want to drill in the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge, and the Jago River drainage could be a key site. If oil is found beneath the tundra, it's estimated to be enough to fuel America's oil needs for just 90 days.

If oil drilling took place here, it would be accompanied by:

~ Hundreds of miles of roads and pipelines leading to dozens of oil fields, blocking the free movement of wildlife.

~ Toxic wastes leaking from pipelines onto the fragile tundra, contaminating wetlands.

~ Living quarters for thousands of workers, and air pollution rivaling that of a small city.

~ Smoky oil flares extending for miles across the arctic horizon.

~ Helicopters, cargo planes, dump trucks and bulldozers; the sights and sounds of heavy equipment would at times be almost constant.

~ Rivers like the Kongakut, which provide key habitat for wildlife, could be mined -- stripped of millions of tons of gravel for road, airstrips, and drillpad construction - if oil development is allowed to go forward in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge.

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this was borrowed from a beautiful slideshow on: http://www.wilderness.org/
thanks for keeping us informed, mystery wilderness lovers. we appreciate you.

we do need some places left on earth without all those awful sights/sounds/smells. don't we?

we owe it to our kids.

((4.24.2006 - p.s. happy monthiversary honey! i love your passion ~ it's contagious))

neighbor's bloom

we are super grateful for a glorious weekend.

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Radio Wednesday : GOOD GRIEF

good grief
created and produced by Ken & Amy Kelly Ostrander
featuring T. Byron Kelly and Selina Kelly

this week you'll hear several chunks from a long conversation ken and i had when we heard the dreaded tree-chopping sound nearby. ken pretty much gets angry every time he hears that sound. his anger over issues like this in the macro often agitates me. we learned a lot listening back to this, and it's the first of many conversations to come on how we should best confront the many many serious world issues we are facing. "can't we confront the issue without being angry?" you'll also hear tidbits of some cool tunes, a silly original song or two, a chat with selina about gossip, a helper monkey medley, and a description of what "holiday" is in our home.

it's about 43 minutes of deliciousness. enjoy.


table of contents/credits (copywrited material in gray)
'it's business time' (flight of the concord)
go to jail 'snoopy come home'
'monkey man' (rolling stones)
love holds no grievances 'a course in miracles' lesson 68
'somewhere only we know' (keane)
letting go (amy & ken)
'dead man's rope' (sting)
buzzsaw anger (amy & ken)
'think about it' (flight of the concord)
letting go of my anger (starting over)
can't we confront the issue without being angry? (amy & ken)
picka picka pow pow (amy & ken)
raspberry healing (amy & ken)
(intro) love to be loved (peter gabriel)
don't gossip (amy, selina, & ken)
(outro) love to be loved (peter gabriel)
a peaceful heart (amy & ken)
the war room (dr strangelove)
mountain moving (amy & ken)
'the ballad of el goodo' (big star)
scoop a vanilla (on holiday) (amy & ken)
intro 'chicago' (sufjan stephens)
clear cutting 'jeopardy'
mistakes 'chicago' (sufjan stephens)
they don't know no better (amy & ken)
intro 'silent sigh' (badly drawn boy)
aggressive tone 'starting over' (dr stan katz)
outro 'silent sigh' (badly drawn boy)
turbo vacuum (byron)
'la femme d'argent' (air)
helper monkey (amy & byron)
'monkey' (george michael)
cornelius (amy & ken)
'monkey man' (rolling stones)
98 percent chimp (amy & ken)
'think about it' (flight of the concord)
the latest list of grievances (amy & ken)
'i dig love' (george harrison)
solutions (amy & ken)
'don't panic' (coldplay)
inspire the new thing (amy & ken)
'o-o-h child' (five stairsteps)
"i loved it" simon cowell, american idol

Radio Wednesday : HOMECOMING

radio wednesday: homecoming

created and produced by Amy Kelly Ostrander and Ken Kelly Ostrander
with technical assistance from Andy Bowyer
featuring conversations with T. Byron Kelly and Selina Kelly

Last week we were all busy celebrating Shuggie's birthday, so this week we will properly introduce our new show. The show we've created is like our old stab at "reality radio" only with much much better sound equipment.

This week you will hear me, Amy, hem and haw over writing a bio for this project (see the link "who are these people?" for the actual bio). You'll hear about motherlove, and performance anxiety, and mean customers, and you may even hear a little something from uncle skrunch. If you keep on listening you'll hear how to combat our country's "vast right wing conspiracy." I know a bunch of you are worried about that, so tune in.

It's 40 minutes or so of sheer deliciousness. Really.

without further delay, here are the contents and credits...

(intellectual property/copyrighted material in gray)

intro...chumbacheck 'the wizard of menlo park' (chumbawamba)
random sampler of show
love packets (zoey and leo introduce the show)
home medley'like a prayer'(madonna)/'homeward bound'(simon & garfunkel)/'into the mystic'(van morrison)/'time'(pink floyd)/'this must be the place'(talking heads)/'is this love'(bob marley)/'coming up close'(til tuesday)/'sweet jane'(velvet underground)/ here comes the sun'(beatles)/'a sort of homecoming'(u2)

bio-wrangler

dissociated press (bugs bunny) 'what's up doc?'
bio-wrangler 1 (amy, byron)
"the apprentice" (donald trump & applicants)
bio-wrangler 2 (amy, byron)
wayne says (wayne dyer) 'inspiration'
bio-wrangler 3 (amy, byron)

brown diddy brown (zoey)

brokeback family (amy, ken, shuggie)
indy-pen-dent dentist (rudolf and hermey) 'rudolph the red nosed reindeer'
neediness (amy, byron)
jack johnson riff 'middle men' (jack johnson)
mean customers (amy, selina, byron, ken)
slice of Pi (kate bush)
perception is not knowledge (amy, ken)
ohio heat (superfurryanimals)
absolute motherlove (amy, byron, c.s. lewis)

strawberry montage

'strawberry letter no.23' (shuggie otis)
uncle scrunch 1 (amy, ken, selina, byron)
trampoline (zoey and ken)
fakeycrunch (amy, byron)
unborn orchid stillness (amy, byron)
unclescrunch 2 (amy, ken, selina, byron)

performance anxiety (amy, ken, selina, byron)
joy to the world (george frederic handel)
joy to the bullfrogs 'joy to the world' (three dog night)
k i double s (kisses and love)! (zoey)
interlude 'the wizard of menlo park' (chumbawamba)
multitasking (keno/timo)
can't find my way home' (blind faith)
really unhealthy thoughts (keno/dado)
'under the weather' (k.t. tunstill)
friends do not spy (kermit, miss piggy) 'the muppets take manhattan'
be the change (ken, amy)
'carry on' (crosby stills nash & young)
sum it up (zoey, ken)

big thanks to....

...andy, for helping out so much. http://abvoices.com/

shuggie birthday bonanza!

our girl turns one on march 15th! please join us for a cyber-celebration! we'll take calls and instant messages, and then we'll burn a keepsake copy for her to hear on down the road. so, reflect on what you'd like to say and then join in!

together we can create beautiful birthday treasures for this awesome little kid!

7pm EST on MARCH 15, 2006
www.NRVRadio.com
THANK YOU to EVERYONE who helped make this a special day for our little one!!!!! For a copy of this show that includes all your voice mails, or for the "Little Star Medley" please drop us a note.