http://donmilleris.com Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:47:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my favorite stories was told to me by my friend Bob Goff. It's a true story and it's about a parade. Bob lives in San Diego, and when his three children were young they were sitting around on New Years Day, bored. And Bob thought it was a crime ... http://donmilleris.com/2009/01/03/speaking-something-into-nothing/ A few pieces of art that have meant something to me this season are Brian Kershisnik's "Nativity", some lines from Hamlet I spent a bit of time considering, and Sara Groves Christmas album. If you click on Kershisnik's painting, you'll get a better look at the movement of the piece. The ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/12/24/christ-is-born-our-king-has-come/ It’s been snowing here in Portland. Supposedly the biggest snow storm in 40 years. Because of that, most of us have been holed up in our homes. We can take walks here and there, but driving doesn’t work so well. I couldn’t even get my truck away from the curb. ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/12/23/lucy-and-me/ (Artwork by Stephen Ferris) A sure sign Christmas is upon us is the annual event of Tuba Christmas. Two-hundred or so tuba players will gather in Pioneer Square this Saturday to serenade onlookers with a dozen or so holiday favorites. If you've ever wanted to sing Christmas carols to the low-hum ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/12/09/tuba-christmas-is-this-saturday/ Came across this today, and was willing to risk belaboring the tribute. Hope you are having a good monday. For discussions sake, I am curious about the worst lines of poetry you've read. Or perhaps, written. http://donmilleris.com/2008/12/01/however-you-are-not-the-wind-in-the-orchard/ Put this playlist together this morning so it's ready for tomorrow. Wondering what music you'll be playing on Thanksgiving as you cook and eat and, well, listen to music. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! This is obviously a tiny image, but if you click on it it will explode.... My favorite recent discovery is ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/11/26/a-thanksgiving-playlist/     I went to Powell's to get Malcolm Gladwell's new book (Powell's is selling signed editions) and nearly dropped it when I saw Billy Collins had released another selection of poems. I kept the Gladwell book and am looking forward to reading it, but the new Collins book jumped off the shelf ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/11/19/billy-collins/ As much as it annoys me to do anything remotely like this, it really is the best way we've found to help promote and fund The Mentoring Project. We're about to send out a mass e-mail offering an autographed book when people sign up to support a mentor. It's a ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/11/18/an-autographed-book-and-a-chance-to-support-a-mentor/ Steve Taylor on Blue Like Jazz from Donald Miller on Vimeo. I've been getting a number of questions about the movie version of Blue Like Jazz and I thought I'd update everybody. Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson and I have been working on the screenplay for a long time, nearly two ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/11/11/steve-taylor-walks-through-a-scene-in-blue-like-jazz/ To Josuha, Paul, Rachel, Michael, and the rest of the faith-based staff, you were amazing. You worked for years, with so little pay, with just hope to keep you awake and alert, in prayer and faith you moved forward, with a belief you were supporting a man destined to lead ... http://donmilleris.com/2008/11/05/you-were-amazing/