Song of the Day – ‘We Can Work It Out’

So, my plan coming out of Ramadan was for today to be the first ‘Soapbox Sunday’, where I’ll just talk about whatever’s on my mind. But last week was…yeah… So we’ll continue to monitor what’s going on.  God willing, nothing else that screams EMERGENCY goes down in the next seven days. Ideally, this week will […]

Enough.

Today was a good day. My appetite is starting to return. I touched base with some of my creative soulmates and we’re still on good terms.  I had lunch with my Office mates and got the necessary teasing.  I answered some questions about Islam and Ramadan and what the past month has been like for […]

Homecoming

Deep breaths. That was my initial reaction when it occurred to me how much Arabic I have forgotten over the years.  It’s one (admirable) thing to commit to breaking your bad habits; it’s another thing altogether to really wrap your head around how much work you have in front of you. So, the Buddhist influence […]

The End

Relieved. Way back when, I was an intensely serious child.  Most everyone admired me for it, in different ways.  I was intelligent.  I was curious.  I was ‘angry’, in the sense I was fascinated by all the whys and hows of what brought all of us to where we are.  I was an avid student […]