January 2012
2 posts
“not sure whether to smile too much because someone might put them on the...”
– StoryPeople:Hospitality Smile
December 2011
8 posts
Room to Read: Unwrap World Change →
“Unwrap World Change this holiday season with a gift that keeps on giving—first to your friends and family, and then to children across the developing world.”
[i love this organization. you should support their wish-list. -y]
“Rules for a successful holiday: 1. Get together with the family 2. Relive old...”
– StoryPeople:Successful Holiday
CrazyAuntPurl: Earrings always fit →
“The poor man was just standing there, holding up a hanger with a black dress, looking exhausted and defeated by the mysterious world of women’s sizing. And in that moment I felt his pain. Because women’s sizing is just ridiculous and it’s Christmas and anyway the fourteen-year-old sales girl thinks a size eight is a LARGE.”
[this post made me smile so much. poor...
“I wouldn’t mind being grownup, she told me, if I didn’t have to get...”
– StoryPeople:Morning Person
November 2011
5 posts
staying awake in the darkness | Gluten-Free Girl →
‘I read this little piece a few days ago about a man named Fauja Singh, who ran his first marathon recently. He’s 100 years old. Asked what his secret is to a long life, he replied: “The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative, stay smiling and keep running.”
I’m not running anymore; I like walking...
We all deserve something.: He seemed nice. →
newfilosofee:
At first. Like most of my Afghan costumers, I spoke to him in Farsi and asked how he was and his family.
Then he asked, “You’re Afghan?” And I replied, “Yes.” I thought…obviously if I’m speaking to you in fluent dari. Then he said, “Then howcome you can barely speak properly?”
I just looked at…
[i love this line: “I realize that in trying to prove to others that we...
Sweep the Sunshine | Kindness erases a city of... →
themeccanopenings:
[it’s free, and beautiful. click to download Amir Sulaiman’s latest album! -y]
October 2011
2 posts
We are crooked souls trying to stay up straight →
Sweep the Sunshine | We are crooked souls trying... →
September 2011
6 posts
How I live - a set on Flickr →
[one of my favorite photosets from one of my favorite bloggers. -y]
The Secrets of a Good Principal - NYTimes.com →
A good principal feels at home in a cafeteria filled with 800 children eating rubbery scrambled eggs for breakfast.
At Table 510, Ms. Getz discussed “Maniac McGee” with Beckie Zheng; at Table 500, Hula-Hoops with Annika Dalland. At Table 220, Ms. Getz spotted a second grader, eyes closed, resting his head on his arms, and brought him a box of Raisin Bran with a carton of milk. “You need to eat,”...
Remembering a Relationship, One Chat at a Time -... →
“Nearly four years later, I sometimes type his email address in the search box in my Gmail. Hundreds of results pop up, and I’ll pick a few at random to read. The ease of our everyday interactions is what kills me. The way we spoke to each other about what I’d bring home for dinner or whether it was a PBR or a Grolsch kind of night. In nearly every conversation, there is something that...
“I’m not saying that we shouldn’t seek to reform our education system. We should,...”
– In Honor of Teachers - NYTimes.com
3 tags
100 Years of Style
whatiwore:
WhatIWore: Thanks to Danielle for alerting me to this fun fashion and dance video through the decades. Any favorite moves/outfits?
[i love this so much! -y]
August 2011
17 posts
Leaving An Impression
whatifitallcomesaparttogether:
Heather, who is great for many reasons, said something to me one day that I just can’t forget and that I often use when telling people how things are going. She said:
“Oh, things are okay, you know, there’s always something building up and another thing breaking down.”
When I first heard her say that I was struck by the fact that it made so much sense. It also...
Adapting a Ramadan tradition to an all-American... →
In a country known for its all-night diners, it may have been just a matter of time before the all-American love for breakfast at any hour became wedded to an important Muslim observance. After all, fasting is just as valid when the pre-dawn meal comes with a side of home fries. […] Two years ago, Yassine and her friends ate suhoor at Denny’s so often that she began following the...
Imam Khalid Latif: Ramadan Reflection Day 17:... →
“We’re really good at pointing out the problem, but not so good at dealing with it. Someone can tell me that I need to be a good son, a good husband, or a good father — but no one is telling me how to actually be these things, especially through a lens of Islam. The absence of strong, male role models in society in general, and within the Muslim community in specific, makes it...
Maya Lau: Experiencing the Intensity of Ramadan... →
“I decided this year I wouldn’t do the dance of seeing whether I could fast like everyone else. This is the fourth Ramadan I’ve experienced while living in Muslim countries (one in Morocco, three in Senegal). I usually fast for at least a few days. “That was when I was playing at integration: fasting for the entirety of Ramadan, dating a Moroccan guy and doodling...
“In our tradition, we find a narration that speaks of a funeral procession that...”
– Imam Khalid Latif: Ramadan Reflection Day 11: My 9/11 Story
My Faith: How storytelling saved my life – CNN... →
“I’ve long known that such stories are our best medium for forging connections with our fellow human beings. They help span the breach of solipsism to unify the human experience.
We’ve been telling our stories since we could carve on cave walls, and probably longer. Stories are the roadmaps of our lives, and we’re hard-wired for telling them. […]
Yet two years ago, when I...
Imam Khalid Latif: Ramadan Reflection Day 8: On... →
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
5 posts
Ibrahim Abdul-Matin: A Muslim American's Thoughts... →
“This is a diverse nation and to limit the rights of one group opens the potential to limit your rights.”
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant - NYTimes.com →
In April 2008, I was part of a Post team that won a Pulitzer Prize for the paper’s coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings a year earlier. Lolo died a year earlier, so it was Lola who called me the day of the announcement. The first thing she said was, “Anong mangyayari kung malaman ng mga tao?”
What will happen if people find out?
I couldn’t say anything. After we got off the phone, I rushed to...
Mosques and Welcoming LGBT People | Religion... →
I think we need to start instilling a sense of equality and fairness to all people now. If our mosques will be open and welcoming to non-Muslims, and even atheists, we cannot be anything but welcoming to anyone who identifies as Muslim. I do not want us to be in a reactionary mode, struggling and repeating the battles that other faith communities are going through now. It should be a simple thing...
fresh every day.: Three stories. →
caryrandolph:
My parents love to reminisce about a party they threw, I believe it was when they lived in Darien, but then I also think maybe it happened in Virginia. My mom, she was the life of the party, always stealing golf carts and stomping her feet to soul music, and they threw this party, and she got a…
[i love all these stories. someday, i should learn how to write as vividly and...
May 2011
6 posts
Omar Ahmad: Political change with pen and paper |... →
Omar Ahmad: Muslim, American, Cowboy Boot... →
“As mayor he had constituents; he was also a man who had many friends. We can only begin by listing the traits that made him a 21st-century Hemingway.
Omar Ahmed: Mayor of San Carlos; lover of fine cigars; spinner of great yarns; Silicon Valley entrepreneur; passionate aviator; mountain climber; cowboy boot aficionado; leader; visionary; friend.
Death did not take him today; instead,...
Tyler Knott: To The Mothers →
tylerknott:
This is an ode to all of those that have never asked for one. A thank you in words to all of those that do not do what they do so well for the thanking. This is to the mothers. This is to the ones who match our first scream with their loudest scream; who harmonize in our shared pain and joy and…
[absolutely gorgeous. read the whole thing! -y]
