Globe of Blogs

My friend and fellow blogger Rhonda Van has recently released her first book, The Bath Gourmet. Go check it out and find the perfect way to unwind after a brain-twisting day in front of the computer.

For those thinking of a CMS change, we have quite a large list of options located here.

The webrings & listings, memes, collaborative weblogs, weblog tools and miscellaneous pages have all been link-checked and updated. If you know of any listings that we've missed, please feel free to send them over by using the contact link over on the bottom right.

Don't forget to check out the Globe of Blogs CafePress store featuring Jenn's beautiful artwork!

A Thousand Beautiful Things is a creative, interpretive, collaborative project for the photoblogging and weblogging communities.

This project was inspired by two thoughts: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." (John Keats) and the lyrics of the Annie Lennox song which gave this project its name.

Beauty is all around us, yet it's often very easy to overlook it when troubles loom on a global scale, when the bank balance is frightening, when the car needs gas, when the boss is yelling. But it's the beautiful things which make us stop and catch our breath, which make us happy to be alive. Even in a time which is frequently so very ugly, beauty can still astound us with it's heartstopping splendor, and beauty -- be it everlasting or fleeting -- deserves our acknowledgement. Beautiful things deserve to be noted and held onto.

And how better in the world to capture beauty than in a photograph?

Text courtesy of Dreama.

Link checking is finally finished; A grand total of 1,591 weblogs were removed. Big thanks to the link checkers for their help!