Listserv nadir

Two of the listservs I subscribe to have recently descended into an e-mail nadir of catty personal attacks and combative “discussions” that have made me wonder:
If Dante were alive today, would he create a special place in hell for the people who mount these attacks and the fools who continue to read them day after [...]

Filed under: Such as it is on August 31st, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The Great Stupa (and the great stupid)

I’ve been gone for a while — sorry about that. Those of you who know me best know that I’ve had an eventful summer that kept me from blogging as much as I’d like.
One of those nice little events was a visit from some out of town friends and our subsequent trip to the Shambhala [...]

Filed under: Such as it is on August 23rd, 2007 | No Comments »