I got many Merry Christmas greetings this is this good or if this Jim Dale guy is just year... via text message on my cell phone. the best book narrator on earth. I believe I Technology is leaving me behind. For a enjoyed the narrated books as much as the technology geek, I’m still kind of a Luddite. movies. The reason I took it to the next level What’s a Luddite? Someone who is anti- is because I started listening while I was technology, originally against the industrial working. I wondered how much it would revolution. You, see, Ned Ludd’s followers cramp my productivity. Can I concentrate? threw their wooden shoes called “sabots” Yes I can! Depending on what I’m doing. I into weaving machines to break them, thus can’t really write while I’m listening,I have the term “sabotage.” Wow, you learned to pause the audio, which is only a space- something! Unless you’ve seen Star Trek bar away to actively think about stuff. But VI, in which case you already knew that. there’s a lot of busy work to do where I find Hmmm? Okay, so I’m not going to break it very easy to multitask. Design work seems any machines. I already threw my laptop easy to accomplish while listening to Pro- down an alley and it just costs way too fessor Snape killing ... ah, I won’t give the much. But I’m often guilty of getting com- end of the book away. I’ve done a great deal fortable in my existing world and resisting, of the last couple of issues’ layouts while well, upgrades. hanging out at Hogwarts or going from “Good to Until this month, I didn’t Great.” I think it’s easier to get the concept of listen- listen to the fiction books ing to books on tape. while working by the way. Especially self-help and personal betterment In the end, I’ve discovered books. So you want to be that I can get twice as much a better person, more ef- done in half the time. This fective, etc. But you don’t is great. How did I wait so really feel like reading. long for this? By the way, You’re too lazy to pick that is pretty much the re- up the book and read it? alization I have each and Someone read me my every time I actually do try Tony Robbins enlighten- something new and better. ment manifesto because So why do I continue to re- I don’t want to use my I don’t own an iPod and Bono’s sist? I’m lazy, I guess. But I’ll got one named after him. I should own eyes. Well, if you’re get there. We’re all getting have asked him for one. Damn! hoping to reinvigorate BlackBerries at the office your life, you’re off to a good start. Maybe and I may even finally get me an iPod one you can go on a diet and have someone of these days. It’s probably sacrilegious for a hand-feed you and watch videos of people Mac die-hard like me not to have one. sweating. That’ll get you to your goal in no time. The Carnegie-Stout Public Library is my dealer. They have a great selection of books Okay, so I was wrong. My first experi- to choose from. I’m hoping that telling ence was actually not good. My lovely girl you that does not make you all go take my brought some books to listen to on the way books, but maybe the rush would give them to Minneapolis for Thanksgiving. It was a cause to get even a greater variety of books terrible, like “The Buttress of Windsor” or on CD. something. We quit listening to it and gave up. But later we tried again. She brought Jean Gullikson from the library now tells home the fifth Harry Potter book to listen me that there are MP3 books available too to on the way to Milwaukee a week later. through the library, but so far she says they About 10 minutes in I was hooked. I believe are not compatible with her iPod which is I listened to the book during every free mo- disappointing. Hopefully whoever is re- ment until I finished it. All 17 CDs. That’s sponsible for that service to the library gets over 20 hours. It’s like audio crack. on that soon. God forbid someone would make their service compatible with the sin- Then I took it to the next level. My drug of gle most popular MP3 service in the world. choice was, of course, the sixth Harry Pot- Must be a federal government program. ter book. I don’t know if every book on tape The 365ink crew... faces you already know! Tim Brechlin Mike Ironside Tanya Graves Ellen Goodmann Tim Trenkle Ralph Kluseman Joie Borland Matt Booth Megan Dalsing Nick Klenske L.A. Hammer Chris Wand In This Issue of 365ink... 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Hint: He’s tiny and could be anywhere ! Good Luck! Win ners get a free warm fuzzy felling in your belly! - I HAVE ENOUGH CHRISTMAS COOKIES TO LAST A FORTNIGHT! 4 a team whose culinary talents are un- music, literature, travel, food, and phi- rivaled. Their addition to the Captain losophy first-hand, and “Culture Clash” Merry’s dedicated staff prepares the way – a fun mix of experiences from kitsch to for the next step in the restaurant and high-culture. Friday and Saturday nights lounge’s evolution – the Dunleith Club. offer the casual elegance of fine dining in the relaxed atmosphere of the Dunleith Club. Dining ur cover image of the new Cap- her husband Bob symposia, black-tie events, O tain Merry portrait serves a dual Johnson purchased club challenges, holiday function in this issue of 365ink. Not the house with the parties, private and sur- only will the finished portrait by our intention of not prise events are all part of cover artist Tom Metcalf be unveiled only restoring the the mix club members can at the Captain Merry New Year’s Eve neglected building look forward to. Party, but the coming of 2007 marks but creating a place the start of a new kind of experience in that balanced luxury and Old World With the help of the staff fine living. 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