Author Archives: CircleReader

Joy to the World (Bruce Cockburn)

Bruce Cockburn's Christmas is a tradition around here. Thanks to Quercus126 for providing this rendition. If you want to hear it played by the man himself, it's here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3YF8nH7J0o
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Gutenberg’s PC: The Espresso Book Machine

The Espresso Book Machine brings the flexibility and ubiquity of digital media to the old medium of printed paper books, extending the transformation that Gutenberg's press began, and putting the final say on publishing a book firmly in the hands of the authors and readers. So what will happen when everybody has one of these?
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Shiny new software…

Snow outside, snow on Matt's blog, WordPress 2.7 (with a snazzy redesign and full support for child themes!), and Firefox 3.1 Beta 2. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
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When Jesus Christ Was Born (Michelle Shocked)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwjeEZvdhO0 It’s time for Christmas music, right? Michelle Shocked sings with her whole soul, ’cause she knows what its all about. Visit her on the web at MichelleShocked.com.
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A National Day of Listening

Only connect. Don't let the mundane stand in the way. Make the time. Be curious and honest, and keep an open heart. Find others to encourage and support you in this practice. It's simple, but it can mean the world.
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The Science of Giving Thanks

In short, acts of gratitude improve your overall well-being. That?s reason enough for me to start being more thankful for what I have.
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Exhilaration, Exhaustion, Tennyson

"The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world." -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Passing of Arthur
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Intermission Music

"I have to admit, it's getting better..."
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Wisdom versus Winning

After all this, is your world not larger than it was before? Show me you both are looking for wisdom and understanding, rather than victory.
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Letter to a Young Voter

It's late in the election cycle, and I do not know if you have yet registered to vote, but I exhort you as my fellow citizen, my political friend, to go and vote. And after that, to participate in other ways, by reading, commenting, contributing, serving, listening, speaking, advocating. Politics grows from the practice of everyday life in the presence of strangers and friends. It doesn't matter whether you have everything figured out yet -- just participate. Be devoted -- make a sacrifice of devotion -- to the city and nation in which you have found yourself. They are your family, and they need you.
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