Usually, I accept the first bid for my blog rental. However, of late, since I lowered the cost of rental, I have received relatively more bids at a time, so I decided to look through those blogs that bid and choose one. My choice was somewhat arbitrary, and is based on my first impression on the sites that bid, especially if I have not known or come across it before.

Reflections Unlimited is a site that I have come across once or twice before, and is a relatively new blog. According to the description, the blogger “is a student of philosophy whose writing attemtpts and creative work are drawn from his insatiable quest for enlightenment and curiosity about man and the universe.”

The blogger is from China and I can see that he has put up a number posts along with narratives along with pictures about different parts of China, the culture and the history, interspersed with poetry and personal recollections and reflections. What struck me was the glimpses he gives to ancient China. As someone who is facinated by ancient cultures and civilizations (I used to spend hours on the computer game Pharoah and Cleopatra partly because of my love of ancient history), my attention was immediately arrested.

So, anyways, click over there and spend some time and let him know you were introduced to his site by the bloke!

The following also bid but since I can only accept one bid, I thought I’d give each a plug also:

Emails from Jesus - you need a dose of sense of humor or two to visit this bordering-on-irreverence site!
Winsome Gunning Art - a blog showcasing art and creative expressions.
Vegan Diet - a blog about vegan diet, what else?

Drop in to visit and let them know the Bloke sent ya (but if you are easily offended, please disregard this recommendation about the controversial one above!)

So, the Martian Anthropologist wants to assert. A wikipedia article was his source. Wikipedia by the way is also known as the people’s encyclopedia.

As an aside, if you ever want to have a source to back up whatever it is you want to say, all you need to do is to go to wikipedia.org, sign up and write a post that say exactly that! There! You now have an “encylopedia” article that supports your assertion! I am not saying that is what the Martian did. All I am suggesting that it is possible for anyone to contribute anything and say anything on wikipedia. I know! I have done so myself, although I made sure that whatever it is I write on wikipedia is well supported by external sources, including published and publicly-critiqued and adjudicated ones.

In any case, back to Martian’s little post, titled tauntingly, “The Dumber you are the More Religious You are”. When I first read it, I resisted the temptation to take his bait. While walking my wife’s dog this afternoon, watching him do his business by the side of the road, inspired this comment that I left on his site: Read the rest of this entry »