Archive for January, 2006
Life as a Muslim – Bowing in Japan – Part 2002 of a 999999 part series.
A great discovery over at Sylvain Bouchard’s blog. It brings back one of those dificult issues with being a Muslim and going to foreign countries. Being that a Muslim is specifically forbidden to bow before anything other than God, it lead to some very difficult moments of soul-searching. The first time I went, I tried nodding, which seemed very rude (to me). As a result, I tried half heartedly bending my head over quickly and then getting the heck out of Dodge, so to speak. However, over time I’ve comforted myself with the thought that bowing, as a greeting, is different from prostration that is considered forbidden (IE: bowing before a “God”-like figure) Whether that is correct or not – I doubt I’ll know. Maybe I should ask someone…
Kal defects to WordPress
Don’t just take my word for it.
All he needs now is a Sentai team to combine into robot mode on the front page.
One of the most humiliating things..
As someone who has had to go through this awful disease, trust me when I say it is horrible. It might have even been the worst part of my life, considering the fact that I had to spend all my time at home and not go anywhere at the tender age of 24. I normally don’t care about celebrities, but I do feel a lot of empathy for what Mr. Lee is going through right now.
Now all he can do is pray he doesn’t wind up sterile 
Why, in the end, I have to vote Liberal.
I could give a 2 page speech about how Neo-Conservatives are a plague upon society, how they have driven the US into financial ruin, how Harper couldn’t keep Canada together, etc… It is all true. However, I have to vote for the Liberals because, frankly, I find it hard to stomach voting for the same party as the Montreal Gazette told me to vote for.
Toei Spiderman!!!
Yes, the Spiderman who actually has a giant transforming robot to do his command!!! Thank you, Monkeysforhelping.