http://www.twomilestretch.com/episodes/ http://rss.twomilestretch.com/podcast.php en-us © 2010 Michael Tangen Music, photography, poetry and topical commentary on the journey through life Two Mile Stretch Two Mile Stretch is a periodical podcast of brief commentary, poetry, music and photography around a series of topics. music, poetry, photography, topical commentary, life, spiritual journey, minnesota, two mile stretch, saint paul, st. paul, journey Two Mile Stretch is a periodical podcast of brief commentary, poetry, music and photography around a series of topics. You can purchase the photographs and music from twomilestretch.com. clean Michael Tangen michael@twomilestretch.com Michael Tangen Like a shadow that follows a man in his footsteps, so has conflict been so tightly woven to the fabric of the human condition. The more radiant the light that is cast, the greater the divide and contrast in what we perceive. These days, with so many sources casting shadows of division, where does it stop, this line between us and them? Like a shadow that follows a man in his footsteps, so has conflict been so tightly woven to the fabric of the human condition. The more radiant the light that is cast, the greater the divide and contrast in what we perceive. These days, with so many sources casting shadows of division, where does it stop, this line between us and them? http://media.twomilestretch.com/podcast/tms_2010-05_004.m4a Sat, 1 May 2010 0:00:00 America/Chicago 10:38 Michael Tangen With spring around the corner and our eyes being drawn towards the shoots of green turning up around us, it's hard to deny the urges within to dust off the ol' green thumb. Perhaps it's also a good time to think about our lives and ask the question, how is your garden? With spring around the corner and our eyes being drawn towards the shoots of green turning up around us, it's hard to deny the urges within to dust off the ol' green thumb. Perhaps it's also a good time to think about our lives and ask the question, how is your garden? http://media.twomilestretch.com/podcast/tms_2010-04_003.m4a Thu, 1 Apr 2010 0:00:00 America/Chicago 10:33 gardening, fatherhood, motherhood, parenthood, daughter, child, Michael Tangen Now and then, we find ourselves in a place where the future's uncertain. It may be filled with great adventure or even unbearable heartache. Whatever may lie ahead, it is always best to venture together when this next stretch of road is beyond your view. Now and then, we find ourselves in a place where the future's uncertain. It may be filled with great adventure or even unbearable heartache. Whatever may lie ahead, it is always best to venture together when this next stretch of road is beyond your view. http://media.twomilestretch.com/podcast/tms_2010-03_002.m4a Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 America/Chicago 8:54 perspective, uncertainty, view, venture, unknown, community, waiting, wait a minute, Michael Tangen It’s been a long, frigid winter here in Minnesota, the nights seem extraordinarily long, the winds with an extra savage bite, and the hope of spring days ahead seem to be an impossible dream. It’s months like this that demand every fiber in our being to believe and to live out this one declaration: I will persevere. It’s been a long, frigid winter here in Minnesota, the nights seem extraordinarily long, the winds with an extra savage bite, and the hope of spring days ahead seem to be an impossible dream. It’s months like this that demand every fiber in our being to believe and to live out this one declaration: I will persevere. http://media.twomilestretch.com/podcast/tms_2010-02_001.m4a Mon, 1 Feb 2010 0:00:00 America/Chicago 8:18 persevere, perseverence, winter, minnesota, february, march, april, winter months, cabin fever, days like this, i will persevere