January,
2004 - July, 2004
It
was fun while it lasted.
In
the midst of frantic preparations for my move to China, I signed up for a
Blogger-powered blog--and then discovered that Blogspot, Blogger's
"free" site, was not freely accessible in China.
Casting
about for another "free" service, I discovered that my mother had 70MB
of unused space sitting on her Earthlink account that I could use for...free.
But
in recent months, I've decided that I need more. So as of August 1st, this
blog was discontinued, and replaced by The
Temple Guy: A Blog. [Since then that blog, too, has been
discontinued. Find out why here.] At the time of its demise, The
Fool had attracted around 3,500 visits (most of them made by my
real-world friend Prince Roy).
Another
factor in the heave-ho of this blog was the other sites spawned during The
Fool's tenure. Mi-le-fo, One Good Shot, and James Baquet all have
been re-born, and can be found starting at Temples,
Buckets of Light, and James
Baquet, Teacher respectively.
This
page serves as a guide to "What Was There."
Here
is the "front" material from the old blog:
........
Follow...
...the
mental and geographical wanderings of a seeker after wisdom and foolishness (not
always necessarily in that order). Why "barefoot"? To celebrate the
connection between the earth and its people. Why "fool"? Because fools
are wise, and the wise are foolish. (Besides, if you knew me you wouldn't have
to ask.)
New
to blog-reading? Entries are viewed in reverse
chronological order--most recent first. So if you want to read the entire
story from the beginning, you'll have to scroll to the bottom of the page and
read up day-by-day. Or, to read the archives, you'll need to click on the
earliest one first.
I
look forward to reading your comments on The
Fool's Forum [since defunct]. Click the "Start a New Discussion"
button to begin a new topic; or, while viewing an existing message, click the
"Respond to this Message" button to add to the discussion.
Remember, this is for everyone to read; private messages can be communicated by
clicking the e-mail link at the bottom of the page. (I apologize for the
unsightliness of the ads on the Forum; but that's why I was able to get it as a
"free" service!)
........
Here
are the Archives of the blog:
January,
2004
February, 2004
March, 2004
April, 2004
May, 2004
July, 2004
In
addition to the blog, there was a total of ten other pages on the site. On
the Navigation Bar were:
........
And
the seven pages located on The Fool's Gate were:
Shenzhen
Life
Hsi Lai Temple
New Year's
Parties: Outdoor activities (Lion and Dragon Dance,
etc.); Staff Party 2003 and Neighborhood Parties 2003
and 2004
........
And
that's it for the blog-related pages. Of course I produced much more in
these months, especially on Mi-le-fo, but that will be found elsewhere at The
Temple Guy.
Thanks
for following along, and please stay with me: there's much more to come.
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