Bornfamous

So my kid talks me into going out for pizza on impulse, and just as I pull the door closed, I realize that I don’t have the keys. No problem, we’ll go to the manager’s apartment and ask him for the spare. But he’s not there. So we’ll come back after pizza, and if he’s [...]

Okay, I’ll bite, and write a three-minute blog. It’s the new thing, but you’re not supposed to fix any typos which I’ve already done at least twice, so this is not the best start.
I’ve been thinking that I need to get the hell outside and away from this computer. But I think that all the [...]

Hatred is the madness of the heart.
- Byron

To: Jane Clifford
Subject: thank you
Dear Ms. Clifford,
Thank you for your reasoned, loving portrayal of your childhood Arabic neighbors in today’s column. We need more love and less hate if we are going to make it through the fear.
There is a quote that I printed out a few years ago and taped at the [...]

“We who work for peace must not falter. We must continue to pray for peace and to act for peace in whatever way we can, we must continue to speak for peace and to live the way of peace; to inspire others, we must continue to think of peace and to know that peace is [...]

One more thing - anybody know what kind of scarves Muslim women wear - and how they’re worn? A link for instructions would be nice.
I’m going to do this, btw - whether anyone joins me or not. From now on, I am a Muslim.
Once I get the right scarf, I’ll take a photo and post [...]

We have come to a fork in the road and there are choices that must be made.
- Timothy McClellan

This is heartening news indeed:
From the ashes, Islam emerges in a new light: “Across America, Muslims have witnessed an outpouring of sympathy and support from fellow Americans, some of who have left cards, flowers, and flags at local mosques. In Peyore, Ill., 300 American women wore scarves for a day to show their solidarity with [...]

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson [via pixelpile]

On killingthebuddha, Seeing Ourselves

The Top Ten

Bush is marching straight into bin Laden’s trap: “Retaliation is a trap. In a world that was supposed to have learnt that the rule of law comes above revenge, George Bush appears to be heading for the very disaster that Osama bin Laden has laid down for him.”

Whatsoever ye would that others should do unto you do ye also unto them.
- God

In the spirit of traffic-whoring last week, I decided to submit this site to the Blog Twinning Project. Then of course, I forgot about it. Imagine my surprise on following a link from my stats to discover that my blog twin is wil wheaton, the actor who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: Next Generation. [...]

Stand by your President, or else…
Columnists Fired After Criticizing Bush: “Ethics and First Amendment experts… said that while the newspapers had the right to fire the columnists and write apologies, they were concerned that doing so sends a message that unpopular or dissenting views may not be tolerated.”