January 2010
45 posts
umalik asked: I believe you converted to Islam but why? What were your reasons?
“There are dozens of mosques in South Africa, Canada, America, Spain and China...”
– log / Usman Malik: 2:23 pm // Woman who was asked by Prophet s.a.w.w. to lead prayers. Do you know about her?
Happy Birthday, Tiff!
I am stuck at work until late tonight… midterm exams/ Regents… but I want to make sure I send you my HAPPY WISHES :)
Lots of Love!
No, we can't
marco:
Thomas Friedman:
The most striking feature of Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency was the amazing, young, Internet-enabled, grass-roots movement he mobilized to get elected. The most striking feature of Obama’s presidency a year later is how thoroughly that movement has disappeared.
In part, it disappeared because the Obama team let it disappear, as Obama moved to pass what was...
Health Care For All: In Western Europe, It'a a... →
The ongoing series from NPR.
10 years ago today...
… my friend Laura and I went to Dublin for the weekend, into Temple Bar, for the sole purpose of getting piercings. She got her tongue pierced, and I got my navel pierced.
I still have my piercing. I wonder if she still does.
Rest In Peace, G.G.
One of my colleagues died this morning. She was one of the other Spanish teachers. We don’t know what happened yet. We’re all in shock.
How can I go back to work on Tuesday? What do I say to my students? How do I get through the day without falling apart?
I'm glad you finally see it, brother.
marco:
When I watch documentaries about the Vietnam War era in the United States, (tonight’s, ★★☆), I’m filled with both wonder and hopelessness: wonder at the sheer scale of the protests, civic disobedience, and government criminality of the time, but hopelessness that we still have all of the same problems today, systemically unable to prevent repeating the same mistakes in every generation.
...
Indian-Chinese Cuisine: Of Spice And Zen →
“The Chinese have been residents of India for more than two centuries. India’s largest Chinese population has historically been in Calcutta, a populous city in eastern India. The Hakka, early settlers from southern China, brought with them the traditional styles of Cantonese and Hakka cooking. They assimilated into the local culture, and their cooking took on local Indian flavors. The...
Grinding poverty and tectonic volatility make a... →
Study: Neanderthals Wore Jewelry And Makeup →
” Neanderthals were our evolutionary cousins, but they’d sure stand out in a modern crowd. With heavy brows and jutting jaws, they were a rough-looking lot. But archaeologist Joao Zilhao of the University of Bristol in England says he’s found evidence at a Spanish excavation that might change that view. He’s found shells with holes in them, apparently strung together and...
Brian Williams: Why Jon Stewart Is Good For News →
“[A] lot of the work that Jon and his staff do is serious,” Williams says. “They hold people to account, for errors and sloppiness. … It’s usually delivered with a smile — sometimes not. It’s not who we do it for, it’s not our only check and balance, but it’s healthy — and it helps us that he’s out there.”
Officials Hid Truth About Immigrant Deaths in Jail →
“Silence has long shrouded the men and women who die in the nation’s immigration jails. For years, they went uncounted and unnamed in the public record. Even in 2008, when The New York Times obtained and published a federal government list of such deaths, few facts were available about who these people were and how they died. But behind the scenes, it is now clear, the deaths had already...
“Allah does not belong to us, but we belong to Allah. If we understand the value...”
– peachdrug, (also here on tumblr)speaking out against the recent riots in Malaysia over Christians using the word Allah to refer to God.
Thank you, peachdrug, for putting this forward so eloquently and peacefully.
Jane Lynch: 'I'm just a goof' →
“The openly gay star of hit TV show Glee, tells Danielle Berrin about finally making it in Hollywood …
“As a student at Thornridge high school, Lynch described herself as a floater who coasted from group to group. Socialising on the fringe, she never made enough of an impression to warrant mockery, she says. It wasn’t until later in life that she discovered she was gay, so...
Dear bringmethathorizon,
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!
You totally made my day :) :) :)
HUGS***********
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Tiffany Arment Photography →
tiffany:
A new year and a new career! I’m starting an event photography business and throughout this year I hope it will grow into my full-time job.
(And a huge thank you to Peter Vidani for the beautiful site design)
“You can never have too much pink or too much scarf!”
– Brittany, yesterday to one of our colleagues who was complaining about her own scarf.
“I am sure that I am going to curse that guy Abdulmutalib every time I am made to...”
– log / Usman Malik: Reports say people flying from Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Yemen and Cuba will have pat-down body searches and have carry-on baggage searched.
You and me and just about everyone I know will be cursing him under our breath. This man
a) has further weakened the...
Spain Sees Endless Season For Political Scandal →
“According to the Interior Ministry, nearly a thousand people have been arrested in anti-corruption probes in the past five years. Police have seized assets worth more than $4 billion, including artworks, luxury cars and hundreds of prize fighting bulls. … Images on television news shows of police arresting mayors or other local government officials have become almost a daily ritual of...
I know I should go outside to shovel
but it is soooooo cold out there! And really windy!
Uuuggghhhh… Where’s some neighbor kid who’ll do it for $5 when I need one?
El Señor es mi pastor, nada me faltará.
withquest:
This verse has kept me sane these last months. I know He is always with me no matter what. No matter what.
Massive Attack Rebuilds Its Own Sound →
“For the past two decades, a slouching, tripping beat has defined certain stylish neighborhoods in Miami, Paris and Berlin. Today, that international sound has been widely imitated. But you can trace its origin back to Bristol, England, and the band Massive Attack. Massive Attack is about to release its first album in seven years, Heligoland. As with previous recordings, Heligoland is full...
Packing boxes, making plans
crepusculoestelar:
I graduate college in May. Within a year, I will be done with my MA and teaching full time in the States. It’s time to start thinking, then, what things I want to bring with me permanently, and what things I want to leave in the island forever.
I’m not talking about clothes - most of my wardrobe already resides in VA. I’m talking about things like books, board games, and...