Friday, August 04, 2006

Speedlinking 8/4/06

The normal monsoon returned to Tucson yesterday with a wonderful late afternoon thunderstorm. All is well in the world again -- well, not really, but I love rain, so I feel better.

~ I'd like to start this fine day with some news I somehow find very comforting: Children who are breast-fed cope better with stressful events later in childhood than kids who aren't breast-fed. Adds a whole new dimension to "Got Milk?"

~ Killing the Buddha reprints a great article by Jill Hamburg Coplan, called Searching for Sufis. The article presents a unique look at Islam in the countries surrounding the Middle East.

~ Colmar reminds readers to take a look at Nothing New About Yellow, the foundation for his philosophy.

~ Blogmandu couldn't stand idly by and watch other bloggers assume its niche, so it's back. Nah, just joking. Blogmandu is back, but it offers it's own take on the blogosphere that is crucial for those of us looking for new blogs and good content. Welcome back!

~ Dance of the Mind is moving fom Typepad to Blogger. Arulba's new site will be Mindful Distraction. Be sure to make the change in your feed readers.

~ Ken Wilber seems to be getting better quickly. Again, please send him prayers and healing thoughts for a speedy recovery.

~ Check out Jay's Sugar Rush -- you know you want to.

~ Umguy at ideological putty shares a feeling . . .

~ There is a great article on The Political Economics of Stephen Colbert at Catallaxis. Among other things, the article looks at Colbert's introduction of the words "truthiness" and "wikiality."

~ Integrative Spirituality finds that the Brits are increasingly choosing non-traditional songs for funeral services. Sounds good. When they roll my box into the furnace, U2's "One" would be a nice sendoff.

~ As both Blogmandu and the Sugar Rush report, Matthew Dallman thinks that traditional liberalism is dead. Personally, I think that academic liberalism is dead (which is what MD is actually arguing), that the Democratic party is in its last throes, but that progressive thinking is being reborn within the faith-based and scientific communities. More on this later if I have the time.

~ Steve Pavlina offers 10 ways to become more conscious. It's a good post, so check it out. Number one, with a bullet, is tell the truth.

~ Check out Between a Rocket and a Hard Place, a blog by Israeli women from academic and media backgrounds. Get a different perspective on what is happening in Israel and Lebanon.

~ ProBlogger offers some good advice on how to reinvent your blog -- just in case you might want to.

~ Image of the day comes from Wikipedia Commons, Featured Pictures. This was the featured photo on
23 June 2006 (11:00) Buddhistic statues on Lantau (Hongkong) - created, uploaded and nominated by AngMoKio.


May you all find peace and joy as you go about your day.



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