Pam Logan
@pamkhamaid.bsky.social
ExNGO prez. Author "Compassion Mandala: The Odyssey of an American Charity in Contemporary Tibet." Lately writing architectural history of Tibetan monasteries. Pamela-Logan.com
Roughing it in the Himalayas? A friend just completed a trek to Annapurna Base Camp; he reports the existence of espresso machines on the trail.
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Roughing it in the Himalayas? A friend just completed a trek to Annapurna Base Camp; he reports the existence of espresso machines on the trail.
When my dog is begging for food and I order him to leave the dining room, he walks away in exaggerated slow motion. He cannot but have noticed how this makes us burst into loud laughter every time. Is this behavior his sense of humor or just a strategy for getting more food? Maybe both.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
When my dog is begging for food and I order him to leave the dining room, he walks away in exaggerated slow motion. He cannot but have noticed how this makes us burst into loud laughter every time. Is this behavior his sense of humor or just a strategy for getting more food? Maybe both.
The love of my life:
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The love of my life:
I just ordered 800 lollipops. Because the bar in my neighborhood is high. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61z... #halloweenexcess #sugarcoma
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I just ordered 800 lollipops. Because the bar in my neighborhood is high. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61z... #halloweenexcess #sugarcoma
Chinese car owners would pay crazy money to get assigned this auspicious tag number, which has “wealth wealth wealth wealth”embedded in it.
October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Chinese car owners would pay crazy money to get assigned this auspicious tag number, which has “wealth wealth wealth wealth”embedded in it.
Lately there's been a surge of weirdness in the analytics for www.pamela-logan.com. Top countries for visitors to my site are, in order, China, Singapore, United States, Brazil (!), Iraq (!?!?), India, and Saudi Arabia (!?!?!?!?). You're welcome to visit, people, come on over! Truly a WTF moment.
October 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lately there's been a surge of weirdness in the analytics for www.pamela-logan.com. Top countries for visitors to my site are, in order, China, Singapore, United States, Brazil (!), Iraq (!?!?), India, and Saudi Arabia (!?!?!?!?). You're welcome to visit, people, come on over! Truly a WTF moment.
Having a mocha in the hellhole that is Portland, Oregon.
September 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Having a mocha in the hellhole that is Portland, Oregon.
Here’s an excerpt from a Rokpa International post. It’s wild to me that some folks are glad when the army shows up to take control. 😮Different situation in #Nepal, of course.
September 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Here’s an excerpt from a Rokpa International post. It’s wild to me that some folks are glad when the army shows up to take control. 😮Different situation in #Nepal, of course.
I commented on a news post about polyandry in India, stating that I have met several Tibetan families w/one wife and 2 husbands and written about it. A few posts later & I scored an order of my book, Compassion Mandala.
Sometimes if you kiss it just right, social media unleashes real synergy.
Sometimes if you kiss it just right, social media unleashes real synergy.
September 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I commented on a news post about polyandry in India, stating that I have met several Tibetan families w/one wife and 2 husbands and written about it. A few posts later & I scored an order of my book, Compassion Mandala.
Sometimes if you kiss it just right, social media unleashes real synergy.
Sometimes if you kiss it just right, social media unleashes real synergy.
I'm searching for a Serapu Village (色拉铺村) in Balang Valley (巴郎河谷), south of Gongbo Gyamda. I think it might be somewhere in this sat pic, even tho no such label appears. I've poured ridiculous hours into searching online under various alternate spellings. Help!? #Serapu #crowdsourcing #Tibet
August 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I'm searching for a Serapu Village (色拉铺村) in Balang Valley (巴郎河谷), south of Gongbo Gyamda. I think it might be somewhere in this sat pic, even tho no such label appears. I've poured ridiculous hours into searching online under various alternate spellings. Help!? #Serapu #crowdsourcing #Tibet
Ad from National Geographic Magazine, February 1930 edition, which I have in my library because it carries an article by Joseph Rock, explorer of the Sino-Tibetan frontier.
Did AT&T deliver on their promise? I think so. #telephone
Did AT&T deliver on their promise? I think so. #telephone
August 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Ad from National Geographic Magazine, February 1930 edition, which I have in my library because it carries an article by Joseph Rock, explorer of the Sino-Tibetan frontier.
Did AT&T deliver on their promise? I think so. #telephone
Did AT&T deliver on their promise? I think so. #telephone
1. Me, in a Pengbuxi (Bonboshi) tower. 2. Exterior of the towers in 2005. 3. The rotting timbers I was standing on.
July 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
1. Me, in a Pengbuxi (Bonboshi) tower. 2. Exterior of the towers in 2005. 3. The rotting timbers I was standing on.
I acquired this painting from the little monastery above the towers. I saw it in 2007 and asked to buy it from the monk-painter there, but instead of discussing price, he just gave it to me. He used the same primary-color paints commonly used in monastic decor, and the material is plywood.
July 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I acquired this painting from the little monastery above the towers. I saw it in 2007 and asked to buy it from the monk-painter there, but instead of discussing price, he just gave it to me. He used the same primary-color paints commonly used in monastic decor, and the material is plywood.
I splurged on this latest addition to my Kham book collection. Can’t wait to crack it open.
Serious question: I’m writing my will and would like to find a worthy recipient for my library on #Kham. Organizations preferred, but individuals will be considered. DM me. #Tibetbooks #Tibetlibrary
Serious question: I’m writing my will and would like to find a worthy recipient for my library on #Kham. Organizations preferred, but individuals will be considered. DM me. #Tibetbooks #Tibetlibrary
July 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I splurged on this latest addition to my Kham book collection. Can’t wait to crack it open.
Serious question: I’m writing my will and would like to find a worthy recipient for my library on #Kham. Organizations preferred, but individuals will be considered. DM me. #Tibetbooks #Tibetlibrary
Serious question: I’m writing my will and would like to find a worthy recipient for my library on #Kham. Organizations preferred, but individuals will be considered. DM me. #Tibetbooks #Tibetlibrary
Today I put on a chuba that a tailor in Dege made for me 30 years ago. I barely managed to tie the belt, but I'm proud to say it pretty much still fits. The event was a speech for a local Rotary club in Oregon. The audience was great and I had lots of fun. #RotaryInternational #Tibet
June 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Today I put on a chuba that a tailor in Dege made for me 30 years ago. I barely managed to tie the belt, but I'm proud to say it pretty much still fits. The event was a speech for a local Rotary club in Oregon. The audience was great and I had lots of fun. #RotaryInternational #Tibet
Taking a break from US politics, I'm looking at a recent satellite photo of a monastery in #Tibet I know well, Pewar Gonpa, in Derge. I see they've built a new temple (#1 in the pic), a giant dormitory, & other new structures on what used to be farmland. How did this happen? What about the farmers?
June 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Taking a break from US politics, I'm looking at a recent satellite photo of a monastery in #Tibet I know well, Pewar Gonpa, in Derge. I see they've built a new temple (#1 in the pic), a giant dormitory, & other new structures on what used to be farmland. How did this happen? What about the farmers?
Exist. Persist. Resist.
June 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Exist. Persist. Resist.
The call for submissions to the 17th IATS Seminar 2026 is out! www.iats.info/blog/
(Photo from the 16th seminar in Prague).
#IATS #Tibetanstudies
(Photo from the 16th seminar in Prague).
#IATS #Tibetanstudies
May 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The call for submissions to the 17th IATS Seminar 2026 is out! www.iats.info/blog/
(Photo from the 16th seminar in Prague).
#IATS #Tibetanstudies
(Photo from the 16th seminar in Prague).
#IATS #Tibetanstudies
#Tibet supporters & Chinese dissidents shd watch Cisco v Doe just accepted by SCOTUS for next year. The gist: some Falun Gong followers sued Cisco for selling networking hardware to the Chinese governt which it used for repression contrary to US and int'l law. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
May 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
#Tibet supporters & Chinese dissidents shd watch Cisco v Doe just accepted by SCOTUS for next year. The gist: some Falun Gong followers sued Cisco for selling networking hardware to the Chinese governt which it used for repression contrary to US and int'l law. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
Amazon autofill reveals global market trends. Today there's a surge in demand for Kentucky Derby hats and African net sponges.
April 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Amazon autofill reveals global market trends. Today there's a surge in demand for Kentucky Derby hats and African net sponges.
Yartsa gunbu has enriched rural Tibetan families beyond measure. But the problem is: over-dependence on resource extraction has led many people in Kham to neglect education and vocational skill development. #Tibet www.pamela-logan.com/compassion-m...
April 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Yartsa gunbu has enriched rural Tibetan families beyond measure. But the problem is: over-dependence on resource extraction has led many people in Kham to neglect education and vocational skill development. #Tibet www.pamela-logan.com/compassion-m...