Abraham & Eid-ul-Adha, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz. Verses 103-111 from Chapter 37 (Those Who Stand Together) of the Quran [The Qur’an: A New Translation, by Thomas Cleary]
Eid mubarak, beautiful rockstars! May we accept the challenges that come our way with just as much fortitude and patience and willingness for personal sacrifice as that displayed by […]

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Three beautiful things - Friday, Dec. 29th:
one. While walking to my office in the morning, I whistle at a beautiful, furry orange cat sunning itself on the sidewalk, and surprise myself with the clear notes that come out of my mouth. I can’t even remember the last time I whistled. Has it been years? I […]

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Eliza’s, at California & Divisadero in San Francisco, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
This is just to let you know I’m alive and well and constantly complaining to friends who apprehensively fear for my safety - not to mention my soul - about this winter weather business. (My favorite whine of the week: “Winter is stupid. What […]

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I admit to a weakness for red brick, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
Apropos of nothing, I have a new cell phone (a Motorola Razr in case you’re wondering, now that they’re not trendy anymore and are instead one of the most affordable phones in the T-Mobile store). Remember all the freakin’ drama I had to undergo […]

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My buddy S and I stand still for a moment during our hanging-out session with Anjum, early this year. Originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
I keep bookmarking websites and then not doing anything with them, so perhaps I should share them with you all. Here are some stops I’ve made on the internet lately [apologies for not […]

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Wishing you much sunshine!, originally uploaded by yaznotjaz.
Nearly two years ago, I visited UC Berkeley for a conference and stopped to check out a workshop entitled, “WRITE OR BE WRITTEN: Using Spoken Word to Speak the Truth.” The workshop was lead by Junichi Semitsu, then-director of June Jordan’s Poetry for the People course at UC […]

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