Monday, July 17, 2006

Good news; Bad news

A few items, just so people know that Blogmandu is still alive and will be back in its usual role this fall, posting weekly roundups. AND because there is some Buddhoblogospheric news.

Good News and Bad News: Our friend Cliff Jones's This is This blog post "Vesak and the Art of Changing Tyres" is indeed in Mandala magazine. Here’s proof: The magazine’s Aug/Sep Table of Contents. Get yourselves a copy of that magazine, kind readers! The bad news [and terrible it is] is that Kit is threatening to shutdown the venerable Buddhist weblog PaperFrog. Don’t do it Kit! Oh dear, it looks like Kit is moving on to other adventures, so though Kit has a history of practical jokes [e.g., here & here], the betting is that PF is really going to close. Bummer. Go to the FrogBlog NOW to say your goodbyes, and perhaps to talk Kit out of boiling the frog.

tinythinker or peaceful turmoil started it, but now Justin Whitaker is blogmandoing something in his journal that apes B’du’s role in the world. Yes, while I have been sitting back, drinking vodka martinis, Justin has posted a Roundup in American Buddhist Perspective. J’s roundup is mostly about HIM and HIS busy extroverted life of high adventures than the doings of the fitful Integro-Buddhoblogosphere, but it is certainly full of interesting stuff and tasty links. One thing of Interest: Young Justin will be teaching a class on Introductory Buddhism and one on Meditation at the University of Montana, aka the U of MTness. There are still some opennings in the Intro class, as I write. Sign up and learn something. [Buddha’s that guy who was a lot like Jesus only he didn't have Christ’s blonde hair and blue eyes, instead looking just like Keanu Reeves.]

Other bad news: Jeff’s ZenDiary seems to have sunk beneath a wave of electrons. BUT, there’s some good news: Kim’s this life has come back to life with Kim, now called Beth, up and blogging. Too, Gareth posted a long, interesting post in Green Clouds after having been away for a couple of weeks and done light blogging for the past few months. Tom says check it out.

[Correction: An earlier version of this post chided Cliff for taking down his Vesak post. Not so, it turns out. "Vesak and the Art of Changing Tyres" was never taken down. It is online for our reading pleasure. Hurrah! See comments.]