Posts for September, 2008

September 29, 2008

Obsession indeed

I know it’s not John McCain’s campaign sending out the DVDs. But… it’s also not John McCain telling anyone to stop.
I know it’s not John McCain’s campaign piping a “chemical irritant” into a room full of children who were waiting for their mothers to finish their taraweeh prayer. But… it’s also not John McCain being [...]

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Almost over

The men during prayer at Al Farooq, possibly maghrib just after iftaar, or maybe taraweeh during the week. Click on the image to go back to the original Flickr page.
Friday night was khatamul Quran at Al Farooq (and at ICNF, and in Augusta, and, I’m sure in half a dozen other mosques around the metro [...]

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September 12, 2008

More politics

Because seriously, I am in awe that everyone isn’t as floored by this as I am:

The James Fallows analysis is here.
And no, I don’t think the Obama campaign should hammer away at her in lieu of McCain. They’re right that McCain’s running for president, and therefore McCain should be the focus of their attention, but [...]

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Jon Klein on Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin’s myth of America.
I thought it was an incredibly well-done column. Klein’s really been raising the bar these days — something must have him pretty motivated.
Also, yes, ANOTHER new design. I’m trying it out. It needs some tweaking (because my goodness is it monochromatic), but I don’t know if I will get to that [...]

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September 4, 2008

Thoughts

(will likely be updated throughout the day, but to start….)
Where, exactly, does Joe Leiberman get off saying that eloquence is no substitute for experience when his own candidate’s VP choice doesn’t have enough experience to fit in a thimble?
Why is it that some people insist on believing the rules don’t apply to them? Say, perhaps, [...]

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September 2, 2008

Ramadan mubarak

The Shaamir wedding has come and gone (and of course the pictures are on Facebook already), leaving us all with just enough time to turn our focus elsewhere: Ramadan. It has arrived. Quietly, this year, or possibly that was just me, since I’ve been caught up in the Shaamir extravaganza for the past couple of [...]

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