Novelist Anna Sewell said, "There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham."

Happy (slightly belated) 60th birthday to Elton John!

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/03/032607elton.htm

Here's a link to a very interesting article about Jim Thompson. In 1986 I visited the house, which is now a museum, where he lived in Bangkok. In 1993 I visited the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia, the beautiful region where he disappeared in 1967. (However, I didn't visit it because of the connection to Jim Thompson.) Having walked in that area, I agree with the people who say it would have been difficult for him to get hopelessly lost in the "jungle" there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6484761.stm