Help Me...

To: Any reader of this blog who is actually STILL reading after my very spotty posting over the past couple months...
From: The Sporadic Blogger Bam

I'm struggling a bit with the blog here. I'm not short on ideas for posts, but rather I have a hard time guiding myself on which idea I should focus on next. So, I figured I'd try out the "poll" element on the sidebar here and get a little reader-interaction going on.

The following are all post ideas that I will eventually cover [at some point]. I'd love it if you would go through them, decide on your top three selections (assuming you ACTUALLY CARE... heh), and then place your vote to the right. My plan is to then follow the winning topics in order of most popular to least.

Wow, this could really backfire on me if NOBODY votes... or if my wife is the only one that votes (Tara please vote)... so, back me up here, folks. (This is also a great [anonymous] participation opportunity for any of you "lurkers" out there... don't worry, I judge you not... I like to do my fair share of blog-lurking too... it should really have a better-sounding term because I don't think there's anything wrong with it... anyway)

In no particular order...

A - Backyard Vegetable Garden Update
Picking up where this post left off, we've actually got some wicked photosynthesis crankin' the backyard these days...

B - Iraq War Film Reviews/Reflections
I've been doing a lot of documentary-watching exclusively regarding the war over the past couple months, and I would love to try and distill some of my take-aways...

C - Creative Non-Violence Series
I know, I've been threatening with this series for a while. Wherever this ends up in the poll, I can't guarantee that I'll pound out the full series in consecutive posts...

D - Questions & Ideas About the Problem of Population
This is one that I've really been meaning to just get out there, but for whatever reason I just haven't pushed it across the line. The gist of the post will be to offer some perspective as to how our planet's population is sky-rocketing, what that means for Americans, and more specifically what that might mean for our own families [and family sizes]...

E - Wheaton College Professor Fired for Divorce
Thanks to Moses for giving me the heads-up on this one. I'm not really sure where I'm gonna go with this, but it definitely raises some timeless questions...

F - My Explorations in Green Building & Sustainable Architecture
I'm increasingly convinced that the way we build houses around here is broken. But there are a lot of fresh ideas out there... manufactured housing has come a LONG way, my friends... seriously!

G - Thoughts on Patriotism
How patriotic am I? How patriotic should we be? I wonder...

H - An Inside Look at Studio L
A few months ago, I finally pieced together a home recording studio... and then a week later, we found out that we were pregnant again (SURPRISE!!). Thus the studio will need to find a new home in the house shortly (oh the irony). But while I figure that out, I'd love to give you a look at the gear that makes this little studio hum, offer my two cents on how far technology (and affordability) has come in audio recording, and maybe it will be helpful for somebody out there who is thinking about getting a recording set-up. PLUS, I'll give you a quick taste of some of Studio L's first creative output!

I - Neighborhood "Walkability"
This is one that I just came up with after reading Brenda's post. It's funny to think back to some of the different places I've lived in recent years and how drastically different the walkability has been...


Now go hit the polls!!