In celebration of Seth Reider’s golden birthday, the 25th of March, 2010 marks a special spot in his life as he reaches the quarter-century mark. His appreciative and friendly work companions have banded together to create a special playlist of the 25 songs that remind us of Seth.

Last week I won The Library Lotto when I grabbed Listening is an Act of Love, a collection of interviews from recordings made by the StoryCorps project. StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. Story Corps holds the fundamental belief that everyone has a story. A story that ought to be shared and saved.

My grandfather always lamented that his mother’s life story was lost. She was reportedly the black sheep of her family and she never mentioned her past. Imagine. Just imagine if Lulu had kept a blog.