Thought of the Day #012

triskaidekaphobia ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

Thought of the Day #011

I watched a clip yesterday, Lucky Ali’s performance… It was not really a performance, he was just talking to the audience. We don’t want to admit it, but it’s true. We’re all going to go. I’m going to go. I travel with my ihram, which will be my kafan. I paraphrase a little but that…

Quote of the Day #016

“′Classic′ – a book which people praise and don’t read.” ― Mark Twain ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

Thought of the Day #010

“And isn’t the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you’re forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the ammonium thioglycolate? ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my…

Quote of the Day #015

“Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television.” ― Woody Allen ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

Thought of the Day #009

twiddling thumbs ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

Quote of the Day #014

“Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.” ― Idries Shah, Reflections ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

Quote of the Day #013

“So many books, so little time.” ― Frank Zappa “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― E.E. Cummings “I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow.” ― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind “The truth does not change according…

Quote of the Day #012

“I’m not defending their views. I’m defending their right to have their views. There’s a difference.” ― Mohja Kahf, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

Wednesday Whimsies | Happy 25th Anniversary

After my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, and my younger sister’s 9th wedding anniversary, yesterday was another milestone: my older sister’s silver jubilee. She was very excited, of course. She generally is.  To be honest, she’s the hyper-excited kind in our family, and she’s the one to get “goosebumps” on smallest of things. The whole “let’s…