tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281030812011-04-21T22:53:57.406-04:00An infrequent PodCast where Michael renovates his house and himself.Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1171504411429807132007-02-14T20:53:00.000-05:002007-02-14T21:37:59.266-05:00<div class="blip_description"><p>Being single, and as a founding member of the International (Virtual) Loney Hearts Club, I'm posting a PodCast that demonstrates my feelings about this crummy day. :-(</p><p></p><p>The poem is Symmetrical Companion by May Swenson. <br />(14.6Mb - 3m03s)</p></div><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeNineValentinesDay239.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeNineValentinesDay239.mov.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeNineValentinesDay239.mov">Watch the video</a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-117150441142980713?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1170133855391739172007-01-30T00:10:00.000-05:002007-01-30T00:17:39.903-05:00<div class="blip_description"><p>In this episode I visit Toronto's Winter City Festival. There was a giant snow globe with real people in it; a large painted ice sculpture called "Paintings Below Zero" by Gordon Halloran that represents the effect of global warming on the polar ice caps; and an interesting presentation by an Italian theatre company, Kitonb, entitled "Carillon - The Flight of Time". (25.5Mb - 5m27s)</p><p>Music: "Firefly" by Alienation</p></div><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeEightWinterCity129.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeEightWinterCity129.mov.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeEightWinterCity129.mov">Watch the video</a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-117013385539173917?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1160832647708361202006-10-14T09:26:00.000-04:002006-10-14T09:30:47.720-04:00Yes, I’m still alive.<br /><br />No, I haven’t given up on my PodCast.<br /><br />Life has been crazy (especially work), so I haven’t had the time.<br /><br />With luck, I’ll have a new post in November. Please stand by…<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-116083264770836120?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1155398997062573152006-08-12T12:05:00.000-04:002006-08-12T20:27:53.856-04:00<div class="blip_description">In this episode I visit Portland, Oregon for a company conference. Join me as I tour the International Rose Test Garden; Portland's Classical Chinese Garden; Columbia River Gorge; Bonneville Dam, Fish Ladder and Fish Hatchery (where you'll meet Herman the Sturgeon); Multnomah Falls; Crown Point Vista House; and gigantic Powell's Bookstore. Watch for a cameo appearance by Michael Tyas from "Life's a Journey". (51.1Mb 10m45s)<br /></div><p class="blip_description"></p><div class="blip_description">Music:<br /></div><p class="blip_description"></p><div class="blip_description">"Trace Groove Jam" by David Henderson<br />"South China Sea" by Steve Doctor<br />"From the Disk" by Mike Norton<br />"Groove IT" by Denis Kitchen<br />"Vegas Hard Rock Shuffle" by Charlie Crowe<br /></div><p class="blip_description"></p><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeSevenPortlandOregon614.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeSevenPortlandOregon614.mov.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeSevenPortlandOregon614.mov">Watch the video</a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-115539899706257315?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1152050037847739412006-07-04T17:53:00.000-04:002006-08-18T19:11:02.750-04:00<div class="blip_description"><p>In this episode, Pat from Cooking Kitty Corner shows us his new condo. I had Pat’s parents in mind while I was editing (they won’t get a chance to see it in person for a while). Gee, I’m either a nice guy or this is a thinly veiled ploy to increase my viewership by a couple of people! ;-) (24.9Mb – 5m14s)</p></div><br /><br /><h3 class="post-title"></h3><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeSixPatsCondo951.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/uploadedFiles/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeSixPatsCondo681.JPG" border="0" /> </a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeSixPatsCondo951.mov">Watch the video</a> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-115205003784773941?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1151957936436292282006-07-03T16:18:00.000-04:002006-08-18T19:15:25.190-04:00<h3 class="post-title"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">I hope you're in the mood for a quickie because this is my shortest episode EVER! :D<br /><div class="blip_description"><br />In this episode, the petunias that my Mother planted for me have all died, so I spent part of Canada Day weekend replanting a small flower bed in my front yard. (19.0Mb - 3m30s)<br /><br />Update: They were Pansies - not Petunias. D'oh!<br /><div class="blip_description"><br />Music: SunLight Euphoria by uGene</div></div></h3><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeFiveTheGardeningEpisode227.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/uploadedFiles/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeFiveTheGardeningEpisode584.JPG" border="0" /> </a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeFiveTheGardeningEpisode227.mov">Watch the video</a> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-115195793643629228?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1151376825185859312006-06-26T22:53:00.000-04:002006-07-03T16:31:26.593-04:00<h3 class="post-title"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">In this episode, my friend Mike hosts a Pride Weekend BBQ for Jimmy, who is visiting from Hong Kong. Jimmy reflects on his first year of marriage, and looks ahead to the future. An extended clip takes viewers back to Jimmy's wedding to see inside a same sex marriage ceremony. (55.1Mb - 11m30s)<br /><div class="blip_description"><br />WARNING: This episode contains scenes of tolerance, acceptance and equality :-)</div><div class="blip_description"></div><div class="blip_description">Music: "Dream Traveler" by kcsaito </div><br /><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeFourJimmysVisit616.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/uploadedFiles/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeFourJimmysVisit496.JPG" border="0" /> </a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeFourJimmysVisit616.mov">Watch the video</a><br /></center><br /></span></h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-115137682518585931?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1150802615546518312006-06-20T07:23:00.000-04:002006-08-19T18:38:59.716-04:00<h3 class="post-title"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">In this episode, I go for a bike ride to a special place, unpack some baggage, and go for a visual walk down memory lane. (48.9Mb - 9m49s) <p></p><p></p><p>Music:</p><p>“Sedona Sky” by 2012<br />“Elegy for M” by Ash Verjee <br />“In the Mood” by Glenn Miller</p></span></h3><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeThreeFiveYearsOn198.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/uploadedFiles/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeThreeFiveYearsOn645.JPG" border="0" /> </a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeThreeFiveYearsOn198.mov">Watch the video</a> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-115080261554651831?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1148192265966327062006-05-21T02:17:00.000-04:002006-05-21T02:31:00.933-04:00<h3 class="post-title"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">In this episode, I go to the Photographic and Digital Imaging Show with Pat from Cooking Kitty Corner. Later, Pat remembers to call his Mom on Mother's Day; he helps me set-up renovatingmichael.blogspot.com and all the other bits and bobs to make a vlog work; and finally, he bends time to create a cool music video introduction to Episode 13 of Cooking Kitty Corner. (54.4Mb - 11m05s)</span></h3><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeTwoPhotoShowVlogSetUpWithPat384.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/uploadedFiles/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeTwoPhotoShowVlogSetUpWithPat911.JPG" border="0" /> </a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-EpisodeTwoPhotoShowVlogSetUpWithPat384.mov">Watch the video</a> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-114819226596632706?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103081.post-1147647457070532282006-05-14T18:57:00.000-04:002006-05-21T12:24:07.123-04:00<h3 class="post-title"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Welcome to my vlog, where I'll renovate me and my house. In episode one, I level part of the floor of my (soon to be) master bedroom. Watch for a special guest appearance by Pat from Cooking Kitty Corner. Thanks to Pat for his technical assistance in getting this up on the web! (90.8Mb - 17m27s)</span></h3><br /><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-MyFirstVlogMasterBedroomFloorLeveling593.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/uploadedFiles/RenovatingMichael-MyFirstVlogMasterBedroomFloorLeveling219.JPG" border="0" /> </a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/RenovatingMichael-MyFirstVlogMasterBedroomFloorLeveling593.mov">Watch the video</a> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28103081-114764745707053228?l=renovatingmichael.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Renovating Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03553744027832525522noreply@blogger.com2