As we near the end of another year, some of us may have put off renewing (or joining) the Mark Twain Circle. It’s hard to get out that checkbook and fill out a form and find an envelope and lick a stamp and go to the post office. Now you don’t have to. You can join or renew electronically on the Mark Twain Circle website. You can use a PayPal account, or you can pay by credit card. Here’s the link: http://marktwaincircle.org/join-the-mark-twain-circle-of-america-2/join-or-renew-electronically/ Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a Happy New Year to all! And just to get you in the spirit, some words from Mark Twain about the holiday: ”The approach of Christmas brings harassment and dread to many excellent people. They have to buy a cart-load of presents, and they never know what to buy to hit the various tastes; they put in three weeks of hard and anxious work, and when Christmas morning comes they are so dissatisfied with the result, and so disappointed that they want to sit down and cry. Then they give thanks that Christmas comes but once a year.” --Following the Equator John Bird Vice President, Mark Twain Circle of America --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com