Sometimes You Will . . .

Be in this worldas if you are a traveler,
A passerby, with your clothesand shoes full of dust.
Sometimes you will situnder the shade of a tree,
Sometimes you will walk in the desert.
Be a passerby always,
for this world is not your home.

- Prophet Muhammad

Source: MysticSaint

The Dynasty 2.0

“The Lakers (41-17) maintained their one-game lead over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs for best record in the Western Conference, and lead Phoenix and New Orleans by two. Just 6 1/2 games separate the top nine teams in the West.”
Bring on the Celtics!

Friday Flashback

New Latino Wave Helps Revitalize Detroit

“A new wave of Latino immigrants is following others who established communities in northern cities in the 1950s after getting jobs in the auto and other manufacturing industries. The attraction now is employment in restaurants, shops and other service-oriented businesses that cater primarily to residents in those communities but also draw non-Latinos.
“A number of folks [...]

1 in 100 Americans Are In Jail

From The New York Times. . . For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report.
Incarceration rates are even higher for some groups. One in 36 Hispanic adults is behind bars, based on Justice Department figures for 2006. One in [...]

Is Janet Still Hot?

Or is she hopelessly over the hill? Honestly, she does nothing for me (J).