Great Circle

Refresh a stranger. Make sure you commit a Random Act of Kindness today.
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Ah, Shakespeare (in Hamlet) summed up my own love of books with those 3 words in the title above … er, that word in the title … er, that word repeated twice after it was written the first time … [sigh] …
Let’s start again. I love books. My good mate, Troy at Orbit Now has [...]

For busy women looking to improve their quality of life, there’s a new online magazine out there: the Calm Space. It’s full of short quality articles, a monthly prize draw and while you’re there, be sure to look around for your free book The Pause Button. Karen Wallace writes about the book this way:
Do you feel bombarded on all [...]

 
Now I’m not one for blowing my own trumpet … but when someone else does it for me, I’m happy to print that!
Chris Owen of Pink Apple has kindly pinned upon me the Courageous Blogger Award
She writes:
Pete Aldin of Great Circle and Freaked Out Fathers: A man with a strong but quiet integrity and a man not afraid [...]

 This is the so-called Happy Face on Mars. It’s like that other famous face on Mars, only cuter.

Doesn’t this tell you something about the way we live our lives? Sometimes we just see what we want to see.

My computer switched itself off yesterday - FOUR TIMES - inexplicably (I just wanted an excuse to use that word).
It’s been fine ever since. I was amazingly calm under the circumstances, though I had the normal visions of being without it for weeks while technicians sat it on their workbench, drank coffee and did anything but fix [...]