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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241</id><updated>2024-05-08T08:40:35.213-04:00</updated><category term="Imran"/><category term="IMHO"/><category term="YouTube"/><category term="IFTTT"/><category term="Imran Anwar"/><category term="Photography"/><category term="Florida"/><category term="Pakistan"/><category term="Nature"/><category term="Tampa Bay"/><category term="Life"/><category term="Apollo Beach"/><category term="Travel"/><category term="Lifestyle"/><category term="New York"/><category term="Nikon"/><category term="Video"/><category term="Sunset"/><category 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PK"/><category term="electronica"/><category term="electronics"/><category term="equirectangular"/><category term="events"/><category term="fascism"/><category term="final words"/><category term="fishing"/><category term="futurist"/><category term="gaza"/><category term="geography"/><category term="girlfriend"/><category term="global warming"/><category term="grammar"/><category term="handheld"/><category term="homes"/><category term="hospitals"/><category term="hyperlapse"/><category term="iMovie"/><category term="iPhone 11 Pro Max"/><category term="iTunes"/><category term="iTunes Store"/><category term="industry"/><category term="information"/><category term="innuendo"/><category term="invention"/><category term="irony"/><category term="jet skis"/><category term="just"/><category term="landscaping"/><category term="law enforcement"/><category term="lawsuits"/><category term="life coach"/><category term="life lessons"/><category term="lifesytle"/><category term="lightning"/><category 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term="seasode"/><category term="sensual"/><category term="service"/><category term="shaadi"/><category term="shadows"/><category term="shoreline"/><category term="skyfall"/><category term="spammer"/><category term="statute"/><category term="street"/><category term="surgery"/><category term="tablet"/><category term="talent"/><category term="touchscreen"/><category term="trance"/><category term="transport"/><category term="transportation"/><category term="tug of war"/><category term="twilight"/><category term="viagra"/><category term="voyeurism"/><category term="waterfront"/><category term="wedding"/><category term="wedding ideas"/><category term="wit"/><category term="wrestling"/><title type='text'>IMRAN™: In My Humble Opinion</title><subtitle type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://imran.com/ImranAnwar/&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, founder of Internet email, co-founder of .PK ccTLD, pioneer of credit card industry in Pakistan, comments on topics of interest to everyone. From timely news to timeless movies, elections to electronics, cloud computing to strategic marketing, and everything interesting in between. Read these sometimes serious, sometimes tongue in cheek opinions, add your comments. Click Like! on the FaceBook button. Share the post on FaceBook and Twitter.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/-/Philosophy?max-results=999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/search/label/Philosophy'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>49</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>999</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-4454581489806167588</id><published>2018-04-17T17:09:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2018-04-17T17:45:47.162-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="accident"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Aviation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Boeing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Donald Trump"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="engineering"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Flying"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philadelphia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Safety"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Southwest Airlines"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tragedy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Travel"/><title type='text'>Tiniest Technical Trouble Can Spell Random Catastrophe For A Person &amp;amp; Their Loved Ones - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMyIMRAN%2Fposts%2F2153082331375413&amp;amp;width=500&quot; style=&quot;border: none; overflow: hidden;&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;622&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; I was saddened to read this breaking #news from &lt;strong&gt;NBC&lt;/strong&gt; News. &quot;One killed as &lt;strong&gt;Southwest Airlines&lt;/strong&gt;&#39; &lt;strong&gt;Boeing&lt;/strong&gt; jet makes emergency landing in &lt;strong&gt;Philadelphia&lt;/strong&gt;&quot;.&lt;br /&gt; The cause is not yet unknown and I am no aviation accident expert, but the photos show some sort of apparent catastrophic engine failure shredding the engine and pieces of it ripping into the cabin.&lt;br /&gt; I regularly fly #Southwest in and out of &lt;strong&gt;LaGuardia Airport&lt;/strong&gt; so I can imagine how random this was and how it could happen to anybody.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;RIP&lt;/strong&gt; lost fellow flier that lost their life today.&lt;br /&gt;I wonder if #&lt;strong&gt;Trump&lt;/strong&gt; will take responsibility for this considering he claimed credit for there being no airline fatalities last year.&lt;/div&gt;
  2. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; ©2018 &lt;strong&gt;IMRAN&lt;/strong&gt;™&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/MyIMRAN/posts/2153082331375413&quot;&gt;https://www.facebook.com/MyIMRAN/posts/2153082331375413&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; #aviation #tragedy #accident #flying #airlines #Boeing #opinion&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/4454581489806167588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=4454581489806167588&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/4454581489806167588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/4454581489806167588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2018/04/tiniest-technical-trouble-can-spell.html' title='Tiniest Technical Trouble Can Spell Random Catastrophe For A Person &amp;amp; Their Loved Ones - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), 8000 Essington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19153, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>39.8743959 -75.242422900000008</georss:point><georss:box>11.968158400000004 -116.55101690000001 67.7806334 -33.933828900000009</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-846878525540870224</id><published>2017-05-27T16:12:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2017-05-27T16:12:03.419-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Barack Obama"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Birthday"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Coexist"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Commentary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Evolution"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Politics"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Science"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Space"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Trump"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="universe"/><title type='text'>My Explanations For Weirdest Reality Star (Not Trump!) In The Universe Acting Up On My Birthday! - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMyIMRAN%2Fposts%2F1751578154859168&amp;amp;width=500&quot; style=&quot;border: none; overflow: hidden;&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;621&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3. &lt;p&gt;For those who do not know about this, there is a very strange star (in reality) out there. Well, in actuality there are millions we do not understand, but this one is special. It has wide and wild fluctuations in its brightness. It is named &lt;strong&gt;Tabby&#39;s Star&lt;/strong&gt; for a scientist &lt;strong&gt;Tabetha S. Boyajian&lt;/strong&gt;, who predicted it would act up, right at my birthday in May. Thank you Tabby and Tabbys&#39;s Star. :-) &lt;br /&gt;There are some theories about it, including one that the light from the star if effected by some sort of solar panels aliens living there use to gather energy. That was too easy to not tie into the current state of our politics, reality TV guy in the &lt;strong&gt;White House&lt;/strong&gt;, talk about aliens, and energy independence. &lt;br /&gt;So I have some ideas on it.&lt;br /&gt;I don&#39;t want to make Light of it.. ;-) but I am sure it is &lt;strong&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/strong&gt;&#39;s people spying on &lt;strong&gt;Trump Towers&lt;/strong&gt;. Bad. Very bad Dark humor? :-) &lt;br /&gt;Otherwise is it just another &lt;strong&gt;Reality Star&lt;/strong&gt; trying to steal the (orange/lime) light? :-) &lt;br /&gt;But, seriously, to those who proposed some sort of solar panel array causing this, why would it not be static brightness or fluctuating on some sort of sinusoid cycle depending on reflection from the star/sun location in a rotational cycle, or even On/Off periodically? &lt;br /&gt;Random needs for power generation are only likely if the aliens just use it for random things, e.g tailgate parties or camping out where they do not have a power grid. :-) &lt;br /&gt;Whatever the explanation, it is going to be big, yuuuge, so bright, so so so bright, you will need shades. &lt;br /&gt;But we don&#39;t want anything to do with those aliens who will want to immigrate here. We will stop them. We will build a Wall made from Oakley shades and cemented with sunscreen to keep them out! &lt;br /&gt;Check out the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/05/24/the-weirdest-star-in-the-sky-is-acting-up-again/&quot;&gt;Washington Post article&lt;/a&gt;. What are your ideas?&lt;/p&gt;
  4. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://facebook.com/IMRAN.TV&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2017 IMRAN™&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/846878525540870224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=846878525540870224&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/846878525540870224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/846878525540870224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2017/05/my-explanations-for-weirdest-reality.html' title='My Explanations For Weirdest Reality Star (Not Trump!) In The Universe Acting Up On My Birthday! - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-640204182478321450</id><published>2016-12-16T07:51:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2016-12-16T07:51:39.447-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Achievement"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gratitude"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Inspiration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life Coaching"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Productivity"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Success"/><title type='text'>On Procrastination, 24+ Hours Awake Binges &amp;amp; TGIF Inspiration - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMyIMRAN%2Fposts%2F1564361356914183&amp;amp;width=500&quot; style=&quot;border: none; overflow: hidden;&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;502&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5. &lt;p&gt;One of my worst weaknesses (yes, shocking that I have even one, right? LOL) all my life has been procrasti..... wait a second, let me install this hot new software first... OK... I am back... yes, as I was saying... &lt;strong&gt;procrastination&lt;/strong&gt;. I am kidding about installing the software (or am I ? LOL).. but you get the idea.&lt;/p&gt;
  6. &lt;p&gt;The one flaw of my many which has let me... or, I should say, that I have let keep me from doing all that I need, want, aim, dream and hope to achieve in my life. I have probably only hit 1-2% of all that God gave my potential for, and it is a crying shame that it is so little because of the one weakness which I allow to get the better of me.&lt;/p&gt;
  7. &lt;p&gt;One way I have compensated for the many days of my life I was not productive is doing things in binges... Just like watching &lt;strong&gt;Netflix&lt;/strong&gt;&#39;s &lt;strong&gt;The House Of Cards&lt;/strong&gt; 13 episodes per season within 2-3 nights, I will sometimes go 24-36 hours on a productivity binge.&lt;/p&gt;
  8. &lt;p&gt;That is what I ended up doing last night when I took this selfie this morning. As Friday dawns over the &lt;strong&gt;Great South Bay&lt;/strong&gt; outside my windows at home on &lt;strong&gt;Long Island&lt;/strong&gt;, with merely 2 weeks left in what was one of the fastest flying years I can remember, I am taking time to reflect.&lt;/p&gt;
  9. &lt;p&gt;The good thing on such 24-36 hour days is that I will get a lot done, but the down side is that each time, each darn time, I kick myself about how this or that could have been done weeks, or even months ago. And, as many of you are all too familiar, I am sure, you too end up swearing off procrastination,&lt;strong&gt; &quot;Never Again!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; Until, of course, we do it the very next day or week.&lt;/p&gt;
  10. &lt;p&gt;We may not always overcome every weakness, but at least committing to fight it is a step forward. Not just a promise to make in new year&#39;s resolutions, not just in promising ourselves to try to make tomorrow better, but to doing it Now!... Forget doing better tomorrow.. Make the rest of today, make the rest of this hour, even make this minute, a better use of time than the previous.&lt;/p&gt;
  11. &lt;p&gt;That is a fresh start without having to wait for a new year... That is a chance to begin anew even as our lives hurtle towards an end we all will reach sooner or later. No matter what time is left available to use, let us promise to make better use of it.&lt;/p&gt;
  12. &lt;p&gt;May God give us the strength to overcome our weaknesses and the tenderness to forgive ourselves and others for what we fail to achieve due to them. As long as we promise &lt;strong&gt;&quot;I can and will do better&quot;&lt;/strong&gt; ... we will!&lt;/p&gt;
  13. &lt;p&gt;© 2016 IMRAN™&lt;br /&gt;IMG_7777&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/640204182478321450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=640204182478321450&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/640204182478321450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/640204182478321450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2016/12/on-procrastination-24-hours-awake.html' title='On Procrastination, 24+ Hours Awake Binges &amp;amp; TGIF Inspiration - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-5070110957987730189</id><published>2016-04-29T19:06:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2016-04-29T19:07:03.155-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Florida"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justice"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Police"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Race"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Society"/><title type='text'>Playing The Race Card To Drown The Truth - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMyIMRAN%2Fposts%2F1347278611955793&amp;amp;width=500&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;597&quot; style=&quot;border:none;overflow:hidden&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowTransparency=&quot;true&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/iframe&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/5070110957987730189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=5070110957987730189&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5070110957987730189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5070110957987730189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2016/04/playing-race-card-to-drown-truth-imran.html' title='Playing The Race Card To Drown The Truth - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-3007810890427596020</id><published>2016-04-11T19:48:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2016-04-11T20:20:26.963-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Birds"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Inspiration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Memories"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><title type='text'>National Pet Day - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;
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  22. &lt;p&gt;National Pet Day. Two “bird(s) in hand(s) better than (four) in the bush” they say. But the other four are welcome too!...&lt;/p&gt;
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  38. &lt;p&gt;The Pen… Wait A Sec, The Camera Is Mightier Than The Sword! There is so much irony in this photo that Tania took of me...&lt;/p&gt;
  39. &lt;p&gt;Posted by&lt;/p&gt;
  40. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/IMRAN.TV&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  41. &lt;p&gt;on &lt;/p&gt;
  42. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/IMRAN.TV/posts/10154127315256155:0&quot;&gt;Monday, April 4, 2016&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  46. &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
  47. &lt;p&gt;There is so much irony in this photo that Tania took of me during our trip to Spain.&lt;/p&gt;
  48. &lt;p&gt;The incredible and beautiful Islamic influence is visible even today, despite Muslims’ rule having ended there centuries ago. It was wonderful to see that and the equally fascinating later Western art, and the craziness of Dali and others, in Barcelona. One of the fun places to visit was Pla del Palau. &lt;/p&gt;
  49. &lt;p&gt;While the news today is of barbarians beheading innocent Muslims, Christians, and non-Muslims around the world supposedly in the name of God, at one time it was Islamic countries, and Muslim societies, that were the centers of art, literature, science, libraries, and many other wonders of civilization.&lt;/p&gt;
  50. &lt;p&gt;This photo, taken ten years ago by my then girlfriend Tania, has irony because it is a European Christian soldier character on the streets of Barcelona who is playfully holding me, a Muslim, at the tip of a sword.&lt;/p&gt;
  51. &lt;p&gt;I am showing that I will smilingly fight back, although I only have a camera lens (EyeSee 360) to defend myself.&lt;/p&gt;
  52. &lt;p&gt;The imagery pen IS mightier than the sword!&lt;/p&gt;
  53. &lt;p&gt;Spread Peace and Love, my friends, wherever you go, whoever you meet.&lt;/p&gt;
  54. &lt;p&gt;© 2006-2016 IMRAN™&lt;br /&gt;DSCN0939.JPG&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/1878857242258089346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=1878857242258089346&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1878857242258089346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1878857242258089346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2016/04/the-pen-wait-sec-camera-is-mightier.html' title='The Pen… Wait A Sec, The Camera Is Mightier Than The Sword! - IMRAN™ '/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-1914602860757516424</id><published>2016-02-06T08:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2016-02-06T15:09:56.527-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Erotica"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Flying"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Literature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lust"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Memories"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Passion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Prose"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Science"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Space"/><title type='text'>Shooting (Into &amp; For The) Stars! - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  55. I love &lt;b&gt;flying&lt;/b&gt;. And I love even more visions of the universe, like shuddering lovers and shooting stars.&amp;nbsp;
  56. &lt;br /&gt;
  57. &lt;br /&gt;
  58. So I appreciated the video of a pilot flying over &lt;b&gt;Manhattan&lt;/b&gt; capturing a &lt;b&gt;shooting star&lt;/b&gt; in front of his plane. But as I was just going to post the video link, I realized something so profound that I shuddered in emotion at the incredible thoughts I felt, which I am sharing with you as they fill my soul.&lt;br /&gt;
  59. &lt;br /&gt;
  60. I am blessed to see shooting stars on a fairly regular basis since I was a kid. But at least twice in my life, both times walking to the &lt;b&gt;beach&lt;/b&gt; on the &lt;b&gt;boardwalk&lt;/b&gt; of my blessed &lt;b&gt;Long Island&lt;/b&gt; home, where I am writing these words, I saw such massive shooting stars, which stayed visible for literally 5-10 seconds each, they left me gasping for breath in amazement and excitement.&lt;br /&gt;
  61. &lt;br /&gt;
  62. The most recent one was experienced while a beautiful beloved and I walked holding hands to my spot of magical memories on the private beach, on a late fall evening recently, when we were stunned by the sight which we were able to soak into our souls, and then commemorate, as two specks of living dust glowing forever, at the beach, under starlight, with our afterglow radiating and filling the vast emptiness of space with an explosive release of sizzling white-hot shooting photons of passion that some distant galaxy’s inhabitants may see one day millions of years in the future, and be amazed at how significantly we mortal human beings, insignificant in the scope of the universe, loved those significant to us.&lt;br /&gt;
  63. &lt;br /&gt;
  64. The universal ultimate in &lt;b&gt;exhibitionism&lt;/b&gt;, beyond what the human eye can see or any living &lt;b&gt;voyeur&lt;/b&gt; today can experience.
  65. &lt;b&gt;Magic&lt;/b&gt; stains left on fabric of time and space, for eternity…..&lt;br /&gt;
  66. &lt;br /&gt;
  67. The previous time the shooting star had been even more massive… almost a poetic &lt;b&gt;Armageddon&lt;/b&gt; sized fireball.
  68. I was on the phone with a then-girlfriend, and I literally was yelling &quot;Oh my God, Oh MY God. Oh my God that shooting star is so massive falling out of the sky…&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
  69. &lt;br /&gt;
  70. Then it actually exploded, in a blaze of glory and left an even longer thinner streak of its probably millions of years of existence erased within seconds for possibly just Me, a mere mortal, to have witnessed in the entire universe at that moment!&lt;br /&gt;
  71. &lt;br /&gt;
  72. What a moment… the infinitely long life of that starry object ending in just a few seconds of my much shorter human lifetime, but etched in my mind for all &lt;b&gt;eternity&lt;/b&gt;, burned into the &lt;b&gt;cosmos&lt;/b&gt; for even when I am nothing but a streak of light in the sky, when it is my time to turn into dust and starlight, just like the visions and passion of all those deep penetrating unions with my precious beloveds, consummated  during hard daylight hours and in moist velvety nights, each a gift from the heavens, unwrapped, unsealed, probed, explored, experienced and resealed with a kiss, at the beach under starlight which will continue to travel through the universe forever, at the speed of love, and light.&lt;br /&gt;
  73. &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
  74. &lt;b&gt;God&lt;/b&gt; speed to us, my loves.&lt;br /&gt;
  75. &lt;br /&gt;
  76. Imran Anwar&lt;br /&gt;
  77. Long Island, NY&lt;br /&gt;
  78. Feb 6, 2016&lt;br /&gt;
  79. &lt;br /&gt;
  80. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjlKwv3wM-A&lt;/div&gt;
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  90. &lt;p&gt;Amusing but even more than that, this is amazing and inspiring. In this day and age, when man kills man...&lt;/p&gt;
  91. &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
  92. &lt;p&gt;Posted by&lt;/p&gt;
  93. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/IMRAN.TV&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  94. &lt;p&gt;on &lt;/p&gt;
  95. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/IMRAN.TV/posts/10153693324261155&quot;&gt;Sunday, September 27, 2015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  101. Just the sight of one of last night’s shooting stars inspired me to type out this poem on my Twitter app at 3AM today standing under the majestic moonless dark night sky.&lt;br /&gt;
  102. As I stepped out of the house to soak in the Perseids meteor shower, one of the longest shooting stars I have ever seen streaked across the night sky right in front of me. Then another one sliced the dark night in its final but most glorious moment.&lt;br /&gt;
  103. I wondered at how insignificant we are, and yet what great and significant lives we are blessed to have an opportunity to live, like gold dust from the heavens, shining uniquely for all eternity, once and only once, until we are gone, from this earth, but then to become parts of the specs of God’s dust in the ground below and the heavens above.&lt;br /&gt;
  104. &lt;br /&gt;
  105. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;METEOR SHOWER&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  106. ===============&lt;br /&gt;
  107. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;O streaking band&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  108. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Of meteoric light&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  109. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;A gold dust rain&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  110. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Each shiny grain&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  111. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Of universal sand&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  112. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Cosmic gift grand&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  113. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Flung in fiery flight&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  114. &lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;From God&#39;s hand!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  115. &lt;br /&gt;
  116. &amp;nbsp;- Imran Anwar&lt;br /&gt;
  117. August 13, 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
  118. Apollo Beach, Florida&lt;br /&gt;
  119. &lt;br /&gt;
  120. &amp;nbsp;© 2015 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;
  121. IMG_5297&lt;/div&gt;
  122. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/3109325143195282530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=3109325143195282530&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3109325143195282530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3109325143195282530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2015/08/meteor-shower-imran.html' title='Meteor Shower - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>1021 Symphony Isles Boulevard, Apollo Beach, FL 33572, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>27.768243 -82.43286</georss:point><georss:box>-0.13797300000000234 -123.741454 55.674459 -41.124266000000006</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-2278350251865401150</id><published>2014-05-18T20:54:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2018-12-29T23:05:23.744-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Clouds"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Erotica"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Florida"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Passion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poem"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Prose"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sky"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tampa Bay"/><title type='text'>Surrendering Self-Control To Submissive Sky - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id=&quot;fb-root&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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  133. &lt;p&gt;Surrendering Self-Control To Submissive Sky - IMRAN™&lt;br /&gt;Another impossibly beautiful variation &lt;br /&gt;of colors in the magical dusk &lt;br /&gt;sensually revealing its core&lt;br /&gt;opening incredibly breathtaking charms &lt;br /&gt;to me for me mine mine mine &lt;br /&gt;and leaves me breathless &lt;br /&gt;as I surrender self control &lt;br /&gt;to savor its total submission &lt;br /&gt;on the planet sized canvas sheet &lt;br /&gt;of the heavenly sky.&lt;/p&gt;
  134. &lt;p&gt;- Imran Anwar&lt;/p&gt;
  135. &lt;p&gt;© 2014-2018 IMRAN™&lt;/p&gt;
  136. &lt;p&gt;#poetry #poem #prose #erotica&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
  137. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/2278350251865401150/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=2278350251865401150&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2278350251865401150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2278350251865401150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2014/05/surrendering-self-control-to-submissive.html' title='Surrendering Self-Control To Submissive Sky - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6290569845420108111</id><published>2014-04-23T13:56:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2014-04-23T13:58:46.948-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Florida"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="God"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gratitude"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tampa Bay"/><title type='text'>Surreal Magical Dusk - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Surreal Magical Dusk - IMRAN™ -- 460+ Views! by Imran Anwar (1.7 Million Views!) A Getty Images Artist, on Flickr&quot; href=&quot;https://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/13749006155&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5265/13749006155_045acb7f2c.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Surreal Magical Dusk - IMRAN™ -- 460+ Views!&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;332&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  138. &lt;p&gt;Surreal Magical Dusk Facing Me At My Blessed Home,&lt;/p&gt;
  139. &lt;p&gt;As I Bow My Head To God, For All That He Blessed Me With, And Even The Unanswered Prayers For What Was Not Meant To Be Despite My Best Efforts, For Only He Knows How Incredibly He Will Make My Dreams Come True Beyond My Own Imagination.&lt;/p&gt;
  140. &lt;p&gt;All I Can Do Is Fall On My Knees In Thanks For What He Already Blessed Me With, And For The Gifts Of Life, Health, Love, Family, Joy, Success And Happiness He Has In Store For Me. Amen!&lt;/p&gt;
  141. &lt;p&gt;- Imran Anwar&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;p&gt;© 2014 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_4518&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6290569845420108111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6290569845420108111&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6290569845420108111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6290569845420108111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2014/04/surreal-magical-dusk-imran.html' title='Surreal Magical Dusk - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-2679862541502998261</id><published>2014-02-11T17:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2014-02-11T17:07:25.921-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wisdom"/><title type='text'>Be Happy The Choice Is Yours - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id=&quot;fb-root&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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  148. &lt;/div&gt;
  149. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Happiness Is A Choice&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  150. &lt;p&gt;If you are an inherently happy person, you will have a happy life, regardless of what imperfections, challenges, and even pains &amp;amp; sorrows come your way.&lt;/p&gt;
  151. &lt;p&gt;For, in time, even the times of tragedies will turn into bittersweet memories.&lt;/p&gt;
  152. &lt;p&gt;How you choose to live your life in the time that remains is all that will remain, to enjoy while you&#39;re alive, and how you will be remembered when you are gone.&lt;/p&gt;
  153. &lt;p&gt;Choose to be Happy and all Happiness will come your way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;br /&gt;Long Island, NY&lt;br /&gt;2/11/2014&lt;br /&gt;© 2014&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/2679862541502998261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=2679862541502998261&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2679862541502998261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2679862541502998261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2014/02/be-happy-choice-is-yours-imran.html' title='Be Happy The Choice Is Yours - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-443690451075376640</id><published>2014-02-10T02:08:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2014-02-10T02:08:09.074-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Inspiration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Prose"/><title type='text'>Snow Falling On (Out)Siders - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id=&quot;fb-root&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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  159. &lt;/div&gt;
  160. &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Snow Falling On (Out)Siders.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  161. &lt;p&gt;Much that I would love to be in &lt;strong&gt;Florida&lt;/strong&gt; when &lt;strong&gt;New York &lt;/strong&gt;is facing blizzards, I also choose to savor whatever &lt;strong&gt;life&lt;/strong&gt; offers. &lt;/p&gt;
  162. &lt;p&gt;Whether a twist of &lt;strong&gt;fate&lt;/strong&gt; or a turn of &lt;strong&gt;luck&lt;/strong&gt;, a change of &lt;strong&gt;seasons&lt;/strong&gt; or changes in &lt;strong&gt;people&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  163. &lt;p&gt;I choose to believe in celebrating the unique experiences, good and bad, of my life, knowing, just like no two &lt;strong&gt;snowflakes&lt;/strong&gt; falling on me right now are alike, no one else could have lived my life, and savored it the way &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; created it uniquely, exclusively for me, if I did not take the good with the bad. &lt;/p&gt;
  164. &lt;p&gt;That is why I do not forever dwell on the &lt;strong&gt;storms&lt;/strong&gt; I faced, but cherish surviving them stronger than before.&lt;/p&gt;
  165. &lt;p&gt;I will not cry for something lost or tossed aside, but I will celebrate something new found in something old and abandoned. &lt;/p&gt;
  166. &lt;p&gt;I will, God willing, always choose, and believe, that my wildest &lt;strong&gt;dreams&lt;/strong&gt; are not even a fraction of what God will bless me with, no matter what rain, or hail, or sleet, or snow falls on my path of life. &lt;/p&gt;
  167. &lt;p&gt;The journey is the reward, no matter what final destination God blesses me to get to.&lt;/p&gt;
  168. &lt;p&gt;So, hold my hand, and know, no matter how slippery, dark, dangerous and twisted the path, every step will be an &lt;strong&gt;adventure&lt;/strong&gt; to savor, and every mile will be a destination to &lt;strong&gt;celebrate&lt;/strong&gt; along the way… &lt;/p&gt;
  169. &lt;p&gt;Come with me… &lt;/p&gt;
  170. &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Imran Anwar&lt;br /&gt;Long Island, NY&lt;br /&gt; 9 February 2014&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/443690451075376640/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=443690451075376640&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/443690451075376640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/443690451075376640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2014/02/snow-falling-on-outsiders-imran.html' title='Snow Falling On (Out)Siders - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-981497575989374077</id><published>2013-12-29T22:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2013-12-30T04:40:36.712-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="History"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Movies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="News"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="romance"/><title type='text'>Every NoteBook Has An Ending. Make Yours Special. - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;I am a very adventurous modern-day old fashioned romantic, in case some of my &lt;strong&gt;50 shades of color&lt;/strong&gt; writings don’t tell you that already.&lt;/p&gt;
  171. &lt;p&gt;But, maybe it was watching all those &lt;strong&gt;Pakistan &lt;/strong&gt;romance movie my parents loved going to see, or just being a sappy fool at heart, despite being &lt;strong&gt;Happily Single&lt;/strong&gt;™ (yes, I even sold T-shirts online with that logo) I also believe in sail-mates and soul-mates, and in living happily ever after.&lt;/p&gt;
  172. &lt;p&gt;My parents only got 32 years together before my Mom died at 50. Dad outlived her by nearly 17 years but never remarried.&lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;p&gt;So, even as guy who loves action flicks, I shed a few tears when I watched The Notebook. If you thought &lt;em&gt;The Notebook&lt;/em&gt; was a great movie, then you have to read this true story:&lt;/p&gt;
  174. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Married 62 years, Charlie &amp;amp; Helen Bridges died 3 days apart this month&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  175. &lt;p&gt;What do you think of true love, of devotion, of mad dedication, and, of a The End to the movie of our life, like this one?&lt;/p&gt;
  176. &lt;p&gt;http://j.mp/1bwDFw9&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/981497575989374077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=981497575989374077&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/981497575989374077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/981497575989374077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2013/12/every-notebook-has-ending-make-yours.html' title='Every NoteBook Has An Ending. Make Yours Special. - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-3520781916561911758</id><published>2013-11-28T12:51:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2013-11-28T12:57:00.218-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Thanksgiving"/><title type='text'>Fifty Thousand Shades Of Grey - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;text_exposed_root text_exposed&quot; style=&quot;display: inline;&quot;&gt;Life is not black and white. It is full of a million shades of grey.&lt;/div&gt;
  177. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;DSCN1386.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1462830_10152108019701155_668163073_o.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;DSCN1386&quot; width=&quot;442&quot; height=&quot;600&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  178. &lt;p&gt;It has its ups and downs. We probably have between 50,000 and 70,000 hours available in life.&lt;/p&gt;
  179. &lt;p&gt;If Black is down and White is the up part of our lives, it is in the grey zone that we will live most of our days and hours.So mope not if you happen to hit a down period in your life. And gloat not if you happen to hit a high. &lt;/p&gt;
  180. &lt;p&gt;Give thanks, instead, for having the 50,000 hours of grey. Be thankful that they are not black and dark. Be grateful they are in your power to make lighter, brighter, whiter, happier, more blessed.&lt;/p&gt;
  181. &lt;p&gt;Be proactive, make a choice, and do all you can that God empowered you with, to make them more delightful, more love filled, more full of smiles, more brimming with love. And yes, don’t take for granted the basics. &lt;/p&gt;
  182. &lt;p&gt;Say a prayer of gratitude for being alive, healthy, loved, able to read with your own eyes, able to write or speak your thoughts, having the resources and ability to go online.&lt;/p&gt;
  183. &lt;p&gt;Bow your head to count the blessings, of having a bed to sleep in and food to eat, and being able to do many of things a billion or more on this earth cannot do.&lt;/p&gt;
  184. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Happy Thanksgiving&lt;/strong&gt;, in every shade of grey. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Imran Anwar&lt;br /&gt;Long Island, NY, November 2013&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/3520781916561911758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=3520781916561911758&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3520781916561911758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3520781916561911758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2013/11/fifty-thousand-shades-of-grey-imran.html' title='Fifty Thousand Shades Of Grey - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-5575636030768596723</id><published>2013-06-26T21:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-06-26T21:08:06.912-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Inspiration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><title type='text'>DazzLILYing! Dazzling Lily - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  185. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/6672011595/&quot; title=&quot;DazzLILYing! Dazzling Lily - IMRAN™&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;DazzLILYing! Dazzling Lily - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar&quot; src=&quot;http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6672011595_f2dbd3805e.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  186. &lt;span style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/6672011595/&quot;&gt;DazzLILYing! Dazzling Lily - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, a photo by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  187. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: #e06666; font-size: small; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;Even as cold winter tightens its grip, freezing the ground, and chilling the bone, this unedited summer photo I took outside my home says: The coldest frigid nights will pass, as swollen bulbs with silent moans of hope and promise fill up with lust for life, lovingly grab roots, and holding on, tight, deeply clenching what they contain, until, surrounded by just the right warm tender moist mounds of fertile earth, they will release in explosive energy, luscious life, gushing bursts of climactic color... one day, one night, soon, again. And again....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  188. &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;SOOC&lt;/b&gt; Image Straight Out Of Camera!! &lt;b&gt;NO&lt;/b&gt; editing, tweaking, of &lt;b&gt;ANY&lt;/b&gt; kind. I did not even remove the tiny speck that was on my camera sensor until I had it cleaned by Nikon. Only framed in Photoshop&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
  189. Even though I am partial to Stargazer Lilies, especially when I plant them at my home in NY, my next door neighbor often picks out spectacular colored varities to plant.&lt;br /&gt;
  190. This Lily&#39;s spectacular colors, best seen as a Wallpaper on a 27&quot; screen, had breathtaking colors of nature, that just took my breath away. The depth and richness of tones, the shine, the texture, made this a Dazzling Lily just Dazzlilying to photograph.&amp;nbsp;I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.&lt;br /&gt;
  191. ©&amp;nbsp;2011 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;
  192. DSC_7792&lt;/div&gt;
  193. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/5575636030768596723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=5575636030768596723&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5575636030768596723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5575636030768596723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2012/01/dazzlilying-dazzling-lily-imran.html' title='DazzLILYing! Dazzling Lily - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-2416940331920759160</id><published>2012-11-30T20:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2013-01-08T01:08:46.066-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Architecture"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sunset"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Time"/><title type='text'>The Bridge To The Sun - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;The Bridge To The Sun - IMRAN™&quot; href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/8231806815/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8348/8231806815_fb9dc6de39.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The Bridge To The Sun - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/8231806815/&quot;&gt;The Bridge To The Sun - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, a photo by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  194. &lt;p&gt;We can go through decades of life and the realize how quickly the days of our lives flew by. I wonder if the sun, hurtling on its own one-way ticket to burning out in the heavens one day, wonders how quickly its own billions of years of existence have flown by.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The last few weeks, months, even the year, have been a blur… of downs and ups, of sorrows and joys, despair and hope, but above all, a certain knowledge of how blessed this amazing life has been, and seeing dreams start turning to reality in front of my eyes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An irony of these few weeks has been the destruction of the boardwalk to my beach here on Long Island, due to hurricane Sandy. The debris on the alternate path kept me from visiting the beach as much as before, so, I did not catch as many sunsets at the beach as before. Last night, well, just 5 PM EST really, I braved the really cold wind, and walking over debris fields, fallen tree trunks and treacherous piles of wood, to step back onto my home beach that I have been blessed to live at for nearly 20 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, I saw the ironic imagery of how the setting sun&#39;s burning orb colors were exactly touching the tip of the bridge 17 miles away that the Nikon D300 and Nikkor 300mm (450mm eq) lens caught even with my trembling cold hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Bridge To The Sun&lt;/strong&gt;, which is the bridge to what makes our lives possible on earth, which are the bridge from when we are born to when our sun sets, and we, once born from stars, burn out in the cosmic winds leaving behind, we hope, shining images in the memories of those who love us, even better replicas of us in those whom we give birth to, and our deeds, and how we made people feel, and how we lived, laughed and loved to our last breaths….. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2012 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_2050&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/2416940331920759160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=2416940331920759160&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2416940331920759160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2416940331920759160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2012/11/the-bridge-to-sun-imran.html' title='The Bridge To The Sun - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-8064922844116136570</id><published>2012-08-17T03:22:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-01-06T22:53:02.116-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="iPhone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><title type='text'>Reason #1 That I Don&amp;#39;t Get Anything Done! Life Is A Beach! - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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  196. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/7800349240/&quot; title=&quot;Reason #1 That I Don&#39;t Get Anything Done! Life Is A Beach! - IMRAN™&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Reason #1 That I Don&#39;t Get Anything Done! Life Is A Beach! - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar&quot; src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7800349240_bdfe6e4038.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  197. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/7800349240/&quot;&gt;Reason #1 That I Don&#39;t Get Anything Done! Life Is A Beach! - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, a photo by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Flickr&quot;&gt;Flickr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  198. &lt;br /&gt;
  199. Life is neither a bed of roses, nor a day at the beach. As a matter of fact, as I took this photo with my &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_4S&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;IPhone 4S&quot;&gt;iPhone 4S&lt;/a&gt;, with the late summer &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Atlantic Ocean&quot;&gt;Atlantic&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Rip current&quot;&gt;rip tide&lt;/a&gt; churning near my feet, I was contemplative.&lt;br /&gt;
  200. &lt;br /&gt;
  201. The weekend brought with it an unexpected twist, an unresolved challenge, but I am not one to let the challenges of life faze me. But, as I sat in the wet sand, the reddish summer dusk starting its moody glow over my shoulder, I realized how blessed I am, have been, and, &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;God&quot;&gt;God&lt;/a&gt; willing, will be, until it is my time to go.&lt;br /&gt;
  202. &lt;br /&gt;
  203. I resolve to make the best use of my time, to achieve my potential, to find my true love, and to leave behind a legacy, of a life well lived, a love incredibly loved, a family to be proud of and that is proud of me.&lt;br /&gt;
  204. &lt;br /&gt;
  205. In the meantime, there is never a moment that I do not want to waste the opportunity to play with words, to jest with life, to mock fate….&lt;br /&gt;
  206. &lt;br /&gt;
  207. A twist on a &quot;Wish You Were Here&quot; card came to mind, especially as it gave me an excuse to &lt;a class=&quot;zem_slink&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalization_%28making_excuses%29&quot; rel=&quot;wikipedia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Rationalization (making excuses)&quot;&gt;make excuses&lt;/a&gt; for all the excuses I cannot make for all the things in life I need to get done, but procrastinate away the precious hours. :-)&lt;br /&gt;
  208. &lt;br /&gt;
  209. Yet, for all that, there are moments, even hours and days, when there can be no better way to savor one&#39;s blessings than to do nothing but soak in God&#39;s gift all around all day, and then take a break!&lt;br /&gt;
  210. &lt;br /&gt;
  211. All the best to you, all, my friends.&lt;br /&gt;
  212. &lt;br /&gt;
  213. © 2012 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;
  214. IMG_7016_PSF&lt;br /&gt;
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  219. &lt;a class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-a&quot; href=&quot;http://www.zemanta.com/?px&quot; title=&quot;Enhanced by Zemanta&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Enhanced by Zemanta&quot; class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-img&quot; src=&quot;http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=4a23e4fb-06a9-49a5-b312-441092c2b201&quot; style=&quot;border: none; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  221. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/8064922844116136570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=8064922844116136570&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/8064922844116136570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/8064922844116136570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2012/08/reason-1-that-i-don-get-anything-done.html' title='Reason #1 That I Don&amp;#39;t Get Anything Done! Life Is A Beach! - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-1084967818028003317</id><published>2012-08-15T12:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-08-16T17:33:03.868-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pakistan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><title type='text'>Can&amp;#39;t Ration Passion - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/YVHGU1sLtB4?fs=1&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; I experienced something on Sunday that reminded me of the tenuousness of life. As &lt;strong&gt;Pakistan&lt;/strong&gt; and its youth prepare to celebrate Independence Day, and as my friends, family and beloveds presence in my life shows me how blessed I am, here&#39;s  something I whipped v0.1 together to remind you….&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Can&#39;t Ration Passion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; by &lt;em&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Live, with passion. Love, with passion.&lt;br /&gt; Desire, with passion. Lust, with passion.&lt;br /&gt; Dream, with passion. Pursue, with passion.&lt;br /&gt; Rebel, with passion. March, with passion.&lt;br /&gt; Freedom, with passion. Devotion, with passion.&lt;br /&gt; Achieve, with passion. Sacrifice, with passion.&lt;br /&gt; Until it is time to Die, with passion!&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Live long, play hard, love madly, die happy! .... Can&#39;t Ration Passion!&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/1084967818028003317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=1084967818028003317&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1084967818028003317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1084967818028003317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2012/08/cant-ration-passion-c-2012-imran.html' title='Can&amp;#39;t Ration Passion - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/YVHGU1sLtB4/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-4800646037232256648</id><published>2011-12-05T06:24:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T20:14:28.223-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Memories"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ocean"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Prose"/><title type='text'>The Young Woman And The Sea - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  222. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/6458991613/&quot; title=&quot;The Young Woman And The Sea - IMRAN™&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;The Young Woman And The Sea - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar&quot; src=&quot;http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6458991613_82aa73b104.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px initial initial;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  224. &lt;span style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/6458991613/&quot;&gt;The Young Woman And The Sea - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, a photo by&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  225. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You Belong To The City&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; by Glenn Frey is not just an inspired, amazing, timeless, poetic and rocking work of musical art, it is a song that, at one time or another, resonates with all of us as we pass through the stages in the play we call life. The song is even more special to me. It is one of the select songs I consider the soundtrack of my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was thus ironic how quickly it came to mind when I met an old young beautiful intimate beloved friend, from recent years past, for an unexpected dinner and evening together. I had been planning to go to Smith Point beach to catch what was sure to be a beautiful sunset and dusk, when we connected on the phone after a very long time. So, we ended up going there together, a place we had last been several years ago, together, and with another love past and gone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She, always patient, loving and caring, waited while I captured photos of the setting sun with my new&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Apple iPhone 4S&lt;/strong&gt;. Not knowing I was watching her, she stood atop the forlorn log that had made the sands of&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Long Island&lt;/strong&gt; its temporary home. And, I saw a moment that was as magical as it was timeless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Young Woman And The Sea&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, I said to myself as I clicked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The wide angle view from an external lens I was testing on my new iPhone, the moment, the lighting, the log, the way the sun reflected on her golden tresses from the right, and the incredible way the tide had made the sand flow in the shape of angel wings around the log she stood on, I saw a timeless and absolutely unique moment in time…. a surreal almost masterpiece-like painting of life, accidentally brought to life, etched into memory, and now captured for the ages, by a mere cell phone camera.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I quickly snapped this photo and, later, at home, as I imported it into&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;iPhoto&lt;/strong&gt;, something struck a powerful chord....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had been going through amazingly tumultuous and yet interesting and wonderful times in our respective lives when we last met and shared many wonderful experiences. And, as time, life, circumstances, people, events and fate dealt their hands, their blows, their stabs, it meant we continued our separate, still event-filled, surreal, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, journeys through life, until we got together again tonight. As these thoughts passed through my mind, in my ears Glenn&#39;s voice rang out truly, how &quot;&lt;em&gt;So much has happened, but nothing has changed&quot;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I pasted the lyrics to that wonderful song below for your pleasure, I could not resist but tweak some of the words (I hope the Text shows how I replaced some of the words {strike-through font} with ones even more suited to this moment {shown in bold}).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you, gentle readers, dear friends, lovers old, new and future, read these words, just know, your most difficult, arduous, lonely journey is shared with me. It is shared by those you love, loved and will love. We may not be on the same part of the road, or hitting the same bumps at the same exact time, but, sooner or later, our paths will cross. I will take your hand, and be there for you. I promise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One day, you will look back on the cold stormy nights and know that you did make it... because….&lt;br /&gt;
  226. &lt;br /&gt;
  227. &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;em style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;You Belong To The City&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  228. &lt;div&gt;
  229. &lt;em&gt;The sun goes down&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  230. &lt;div&gt;
  231. &lt;em&gt;The night rolls in&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  232. &lt;div&gt;
  233. &lt;em&gt;You can feel it starting all over again&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  234. &lt;div&gt;
  235. &lt;em&gt;The moon comes up&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  236. &lt;div&gt;
  237. &lt;em&gt;And the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;music&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;ocean&lt;/strong&gt; calls&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  238. &lt;div&gt;
  239. &lt;em&gt;You&#39;re getting tired of staring at the same four walls&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  240. &lt;div&gt;
  241. &lt;em&gt;You&#39;re out of your room&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  242. &lt;div&gt;
  243. &lt;em&gt;And down on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;street&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;beach&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  244. &lt;div&gt;
  245. &lt;em&gt;Moving through the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;crowds&lt;/span&gt; sand through the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;midnight heat&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;winter freeze&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  246. &lt;div&gt;
  247. &lt;em&gt;The&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;traffic&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;ocean&lt;/strong&gt; roars&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  248. &lt;div&gt;
  249. &lt;em&gt;And the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;sirens&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;seagulls&lt;/strong&gt; scream&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  250. &lt;div&gt;
  251. &lt;em&gt;You look at the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;faces&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;waves&lt;/strong&gt;, its just like a dream&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  252. &lt;div&gt;
  253. &lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  254. &lt;div&gt;
  255. &lt;em&gt;Nobody know where you&#39;re going&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  256. &lt;div&gt;
  257. &lt;em&gt;Nobody cares where you&#39;ve been&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  258. &lt;div&gt;
  259. &lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  260. &lt;div&gt;
  261. &lt;em&gt;&#39;Cause you belong to the city&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  262. &lt;div&gt;
  263. &lt;em&gt;You belong to the night&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  264. &lt;div&gt;
  265. &lt;em&gt;Living in a river of darkness, beneath the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;neon&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;moon&lt;/strong&gt; light&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  266. &lt;div&gt;
  267. &lt;em&gt;You were born&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;e&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;on&lt;/strong&gt; the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;city&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;sea-tree&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  268. &lt;div&gt;
  269. &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;Concrete&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Sand&lt;/strong&gt; under your feet&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  270. &lt;div&gt;
  271. &lt;em&gt;It&#39;s in your blood, its in your moves&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  272. &lt;div&gt;
  273. &lt;em&gt;You&#39;re a&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;wo&lt;/strong&gt;man of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;street&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;beach&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  274. &lt;div&gt;
  275. &lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  276. &lt;div&gt;
  277. &lt;em&gt;When you said goodbye&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  278. &lt;div&gt;
  279. &lt;em&gt;You were on the run&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  280. &lt;div&gt;
  281. &lt;em&gt;Tryin&#39; to get away from the things you&#39;d done&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  282. &lt;div&gt;
  283. &lt;em&gt;Now you&#39;re back again&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  284. &lt;div&gt;
  285. &lt;em&gt;And you&#39;re feeling strange&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  286. &lt;div&gt;
  287. &lt;em&gt;So much has happened, but nothing has changed&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  288. &lt;div&gt;
  289. &lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  290. &lt;div&gt;
  291. &lt;em&gt;You still don&#39;t know where you&#39;re going&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  292. &lt;div&gt;
  293. &lt;em&gt;You&#39;re still just a face in the crowd&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  294. &lt;div&gt;
  295. &lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  296. &lt;div&gt;
  297. &lt;em&gt;&#39;Cause you belong to the city&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  298. &lt;div&gt;
  299. &lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  300. &lt;div&gt;
  301. &lt;em&gt;You can feel it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  302. &lt;div&gt;
  303. &lt;em&gt;You can taste it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  304. &lt;div&gt;
  305. &lt;em&gt;You can see it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  306. &lt;div&gt;
  307. &lt;em&gt;You can face it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  308. &lt;div&gt;
  309. &lt;em&gt;You can hear it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  310. &lt;div&gt;
  311. &lt;em&gt;You&#39;re getting near it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  312. &lt;div&gt;
  313. &lt;em&gt;You want to make it&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  314. &lt;div&gt;
  315. &lt;em&gt;&#39;Cause you can take it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  316. &lt;div&gt;
  317. &lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  318. &lt;div&gt;
  319. &lt;em&gt;You belong to the city&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  320. &lt;div&gt;
  321. &lt;em&gt;You were born&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;e&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;on&lt;/strong&gt; the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: line-through;&quot;&gt;city&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;sea-tree!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  322. &lt;br /&gt;
  323. Original lyrics © Glenn Frey&lt;br /&gt;Photo, prose, and this work © 2011 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;IMG_2294&lt;br /&gt;
  324. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/4800646037232256648/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=4800646037232256648&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/4800646037232256648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/4800646037232256648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2011/12/young-woman-and-sea-imran.html' title='The Young Woman And The Sea - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-4185426895321996495</id><published>2011-10-25T14:27:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T14:48:06.959-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Racing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sports"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Video"/><title type='text'>The Ultimate Defeat In The Race Of Life - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  325. &lt;iframe frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/FkInpkx1hFE&quot; width=&quot;640&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  326. &lt;br /&gt;
  327. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. That is what living life to the fullest, on the edge, is all about.&lt;br /&gt;
  328. &lt;br /&gt;
  329. With every mountain climbed, there are many spills, falls and crashes we must endure.&lt;br /&gt;
  330. &lt;br /&gt;
  331. The Agony. The Ecstasy. Rinse, and repeat.&lt;br /&gt;
  332. &lt;br /&gt;
  333. But, some of the things that define us, our passions, can also be dangerous, or fatal, like flying, or motorcycle racing.&lt;br /&gt;
  334. &lt;br /&gt;
  335. One moment you are leading and on top of the world, the next, in a micro-instant, it&#39;s not just the end of the race, it&#39;s the ultimate defeat. The end of life.&lt;br /&gt;
  336. &lt;br /&gt;
  337. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Simoncelli&quot; style=&quot;color: #007bff;&quot; title=&quot;Marco Simoncelli&quot;&gt;Marco Simoncelli&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Dies&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_racing&quot; style=&quot;color: #007bff;&quot; title=&quot;Motorcycle racing&quot;&gt;Motorcycle Racing&lt;/a&gt;. RIP. Click &lt;a href=&quot;http://j.mp/rWjEzD&quot;&gt;http://j.mp/rWjEzD&lt;/a&gt; For Video.&lt;br /&gt;
  338. &lt;br /&gt;
  339. Savor your passions and every moment alive.&lt;br /&gt;
  340. &lt;br /&gt;
  341. &lt;br /&gt;
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Then, more than 2 decades flew by. As a result, it is still on my list of movies to see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, that title has always remained with me. Even as I captured this breathtaking, SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera {except framing and titling} unedited, unprocessed), photograph.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was taken from my yacht, in Biscayne Bay, returning from the Atlantic Ocean, on what had initially appeared to be a gray afternoon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My then companion and I almost decided not to go out, but, a day of boating, on the ocean, beats a day driving around town. So, off we went.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we headed back towards home port, in Coral Gables, Florida, timing the crossing of the channel to coincide with the sunset hour, I planned to capture the abandoned homes of Stiltsville silhouetted against the sun. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sun was getting more rich, the haze more like natural camera filters. The clouds were really layered like thin muslin sheets across different distances and altitudes, creating a once in a million year combination of patterns, colors, hues and shades. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had no idea, that without any skill on my part :-) , the Nikon D300, and the f/14 1/800 second ISO200 0eV exposures would lead to possibly the most stunning series of photos I had ever captured in my life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some will need to be straightened because I was slowly letting the Sea Ray Sundancer drift, its twin 8.1 liter Mercruiser engines idling, as I both maneuvered the boat with one hand to position the boat, and clicked the camera with the other hand, to capture the sun from different angles, and from between and behind different structures. The water was choppy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I stood in the cockpit, with no vessel or persons around me for miles, the vast openness of the darkening Atlantic Ocean to my left, other homes of Stiltsville behind me, choppy waters of Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline to my right, with no other souls in sight… &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I gazed at the sight  that lay ahead…  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, it made me gasp out to the Creator, &quot;Oh, My God!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I felt what I was, and remain.... a humble, insignificant, man, in front of nature, and God. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, also, in that same  moment of clarity I knew... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul, the architect of my destiny.  And, some of the brightest visions lie behind the darkest clouds, saddest scenes, and foreboding skies.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At that spot, in that moment in time, I realized… &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am the ruler.... of my own &lt;strong&gt;Empire Of The Sun&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2008-2011 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_0954&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/D300&quot;&gt;D300&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Florida&quot;&gt;Florida&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Imran%20Anwar&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Life&quot;&gt;Life&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nikon&quot;&gt;Nikon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Philosophy&quot;&gt;Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Photography&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Miami&quot;&gt;Miami&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Sundancer&quot;&gt;Sundancer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Sea%20Ray&quot;&gt;Sea Ray&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Movies&quot;&gt;Movies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/God&quot;&gt;God&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/1045781893824308758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=1045781893824308758&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1045781893824308758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1045781893824308758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2011/10/empire-of-sun-imran.html' title='Empire Of The Sun - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6218/6253380964_0745c17ece_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-2092064979704636292</id><published>2011-06-08T13:26:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2017-07-11T04:39:52.565-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><title type='text'>Cold Beautiful Sky On Fire - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
  343. &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;&quot;&gt;
  344. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/5683779600/&quot; title=&quot;Cold Beautiful Sky On Fire - IMRAN™ — 400+ Views!&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Cold Beautiful Sky On Fire - IMRAN™ — 400+ Views! by ImranAnwar&quot; src=&quot;http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5683779600_f1986746e1.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  345. &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/5683779600/&quot;&gt;Cold Beautiful Sky On Fire - IMRAN™ — 400+ Views!&lt;/a&gt;, a photo by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  347. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SOOC&lt;/strong&gt; Image Straight Out Of Camera!! &lt;strong&gt;NO&lt;/strong&gt; editing, tweaking, of &lt;strong&gt;ANY&lt;/strong&gt; kind. Only framed in Photoshop &amp;amp; saved image as 4.2MB JPG&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The end of April, one of the rainiest I have ever lived, in 2011, possibly the windiest cloudiest year I have lived on Long Island, gave just enough cloud cover to make the sunset, finally visible after dozens of sunsets burnt to dull nothingness by wet dark clouds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the words of Jefferson Starship, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Will you light the sky on fire?&lt;br /&gt;Will you light tonight like&lt;br /&gt;You did the night before?&lt;br /&gt;Hey, you could take me higher&lt;br /&gt;Than the diamonds in the sky&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As this day was coming to an end in New York, the last day of the life of a once freedom loving later genocide-inspiring terrorist was starting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within about 24 hours this photo, Usama Bin Laden, whose desire to teach America a lesson led to the policies that set fire to the Middle East and rained death over Afghanistan, whose henchmen and hell-bound dogs of urban war unleashed the fiery torrents of suicide bombings on innocent Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Jews everywhere....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As Bin Laden&#39;s last 24 hours of raining death on fellow Muslims in the name of Islam, and on democracy lovers in the name of freedom, started, .... I saw the promise of a cloudy night of uncertainty, and, before a bright new dawn could rise, the symbolism of this peaceful, cool, beautiful Sky On Fire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May Peace Be With You.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2011 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_7312&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Untouched, unedited, unmodified Nikon D300 photo ISO200, 300-450mm, f/5.6. 2.3eV, 1/125 second to compensate for nasty Nikon bug that makes Nikon&#39;s own lenses show up as &quot;Non-CPU&quot; unrecognized lenses with no way to change aperture. Nikon makes great cameras that always have manufacturing defects. Shame!&lt;/div&gt;
  348. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/2092064979704636292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=2092064979704636292&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2092064979704636292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2092064979704636292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2011/06/cold-beautiful-sky-on-fire-imran.html' title='Cold Beautiful Sky On Fire - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5683779600_f1986746e1_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6372853002042345512</id><published>2011-06-04T23:45:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-05T10:00:03.883-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Beach"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Home"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="iPhone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Moon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Prose"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="United States"/><title type='text'>Blessed, Beach - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;I do not fancy myself a poet. And, though challenges remain in my life, as for most of us, the blessings that abound cannot be counted.&lt;br /&gt;
  349. &lt;br /&gt;
  350. I could not resist tapping this out to my friends and followers from my iPhone on a (chilly)&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3961400983/&quot;&gt;night&lt;/a&gt;, standing at the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/5323340333/in/photostream&quot;&gt;beach&lt;/a&gt; of my blessed home at Heron Pointe, New York....&lt;br /&gt;
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  352. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Walking along the rippling waterline on my beach. Definitely not T-shirt temperature. New Moon a thin orange sliver, perched atop the horizon, wants to get cozy under the (cloud) covers - but they&#39;re nowhere to be found.&amp;nbsp;Shiny stars glint in the night&#39;s cold eye, as dark skies silently hear the wind&#39;s sighs. I stand still, on my own will, humbled, as I realize again - How Blessed Am I !&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  353. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  357. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;©&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://facebook.com/IMRAN.TV&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  359. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://facebook.com/IMRAN.TV&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Beach&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Beach&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Imran%20Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Life&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Life&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Long%20Island&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Long Island&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/New%20York&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Night&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Night&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Philosophy&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Poetry&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Prose&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Prose&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/USA&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Moon&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Moon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Blessings&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Blessings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  360. &lt;div class=&quot;zemanta-pixie&quot; style=&quot;height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-a&quot; href=&quot;http://www.zemanta.com/&quot; title=&quot;Enhanced by Zemanta&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Enhanced by Zemanta&quot; class=&quot;zemanta-pixie-img&quot; src=&quot;http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=bfddb90a-13e0-4d6d-850a-70bae5d066c5&quot; style=&quot;border: none; float: right;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6372853002042345512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6372853002042345512&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6372853002042345512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6372853002042345512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2011/06/blessed-beach-imran.html' title='Blessed, Beach - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-505279689224431236</id><published>2011-05-30T10:51:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-06-05T09:39:26.380-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Personal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><title type='text'>Memories And Memorial Days - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; padding: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;photo sharing&quot; href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4326288512/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border: solid 2px #000000;&quot; src=&quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4326288512_61b22b33d3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4326288512/&quot;&gt;19 Years And A Million Tears Ago. Mother&#39;s Memory 2/2 - IMRAN™   _____(Kindly Read) — 1400+ Views!&lt;/a&gt;, originally uploaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;May you all have an awesome, safe, happy Memorial Day, and every day you take time to honor the memory of the fallen, the departed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May those who died fighting to protect us live on forever in our memories. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May today mark the start of a new chapter, a new life, a new set of memories, for the best that lies ahead beyond tomorrow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May we share the time and experiences in giving birth to those memories, together. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, may we remember each other when time is an echo, love is a heaven, and life is a memory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please click the photo to read &lt;strong&gt;Mother, Memory&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Family&quot;&gt;Family&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Imran%20Anwar&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Life&quot;&gt;Life&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nikon&quot;&gt;Nikon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Philosophy&quot;&gt;Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Photography&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Sunset&quot;&gt;Sunset&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/505279689224431236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=505279689224431236&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/505279689224431236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/505279689224431236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2011/05/memories-and-memorial-days-imran.html' title='Memories And Memorial Days - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4326288512_61b22b33d3_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-1575247934203678676</id><published>2011-05-14T20:08:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-05-16T02:47:00.272-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Aviation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Flying"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><title type='text'>Joy Of Flight (Even On A Cloudy Day) - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Cloudy, dull, a chilly day;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  361. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;No reason not to fly away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  362. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Runway lined with aviators,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  363. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Modern airborne gladiators.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  364. &lt;br /&gt;
  365. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Throttle Full, Rudder Right, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;No traffic in my line of sight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  366. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Total calm, no fear, no fright,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  367. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;My spirit already taking flight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  368. &lt;br /&gt;
  369. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Engine roars, rushing airflow, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Defeating gravity, Here I Go!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  370. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Farewell ground, Hello sky,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  371. &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;Joy of flight makes me cry!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  372. &lt;br /&gt;
  373. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Imran Anwar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: cyan;&quot;&gt;iPhoetry: Tapped on an iPhone sitting in a small airplane pilot seat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  374. &lt;/div&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Aviation&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Aviation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Flying&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Flying&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Imran%20Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/iPhone&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;iPhone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Life&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Life&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Pilots&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Pilots&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Poetry&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Avionics&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Avionics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  378. &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/1575247934203678676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=1575247934203678676&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1575247934203678676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1575247934203678676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2011/05/joy-of-flight-even-on-cloudy-day-imran.html' title='Joy Of Flight (Even On A Cloudy Day) - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-867406043841582568</id><published>2011-02-28T15:30:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T15:42:10.706-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><title type='text'>Lava Sky On Fire, Birds - IMRAN™</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; padding: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;photo sharing&quot; href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/5384154699/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border: solid 2px #000000;&quot; src=&quot;http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5384154699_4b0fac1e2a.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/5384154699/&quot;&gt;Lava Sky On Fire, Birds - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, originally uploaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In late chilly fall,&lt;br /&gt;Falls early night.&lt;br /&gt;My eyes rise,&lt;br /&gt;To fiery skies,&lt;br /&gt;Of legend &amp;amp; lore,&lt;br /&gt;Making spirit soar.&lt;br /&gt;Heeding my call,&lt;br /&gt;Birds take flight.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2010-2011 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_6852&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;PS Forgive me, friends, 18 hours days and nonstop work travel is making me remiss in leaving comments but I do view your photos on iPhone on the road, just hard to leave comments. Thanks for your continued visits.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Imran%20Anwar&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nature&quot;&gt;Nature&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nikon&quot;&gt;Nikon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Photography&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Poetry&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/867406043841582568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=867406043841582568&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/867406043841582568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/867406043841582568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2011/02/lava-sky-on-fire-birds-imran.html' title='Lava Sky On Fire, Birds - IMRAN™'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5384154699_4b0fac1e2a_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6007195302546296254</id><published>2010-11-23T23:19:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-23T23:23:54.769-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="&quot;Imran Anwar&quot;"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Space"/><title type='text'>Orion&#39;s Belt And Ocean&#39;s Beach</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;Orion&#39;s Belt And Ocean&#39;s Beach&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  379. &lt;i&gt;by Imran Anwar&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  380. &lt;br /&gt;
  381. Standing, in time, vast Ocean&#39;s Beach,&lt;br /&gt;
  382. Towering over tiny grains of sand,&lt;br /&gt;
  383. Some dark, wet, others pale and dry.&lt;br /&gt;
  384. Gazing up, hours, at blue moonlit sky,&lt;br /&gt;
  385. Sparkling stardust, ours, waiting at hand.&lt;br /&gt;
  386. Orion&#39;s Belt, my spirit pants to reach.&lt;br /&gt;
  387. One day, I&#39;ll be among those stars,&lt;br /&gt;
  388. Smiling at beautiful life from afar!&lt;br /&gt;
  389. &lt;br /&gt;
  390. &lt;i&gt;© 2010 Imran Anwar&lt;/i&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6007195302546296254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6007195302546296254&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6007195302546296254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6007195302546296254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/11/orions-belt-and-oceans-beach.html' title='Orion&#39;s Belt And Ocean&#39;s Beach'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6003895642561751334</id><published>2010-09-06T09:32:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T09:35:34.148-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Boating"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Christmas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Eid"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gratitude"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Great South Bay"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Home"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="iPhone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lifestyle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Video"/><title type='text'>Warm Thanksgiving Feeling(s) Chilling On Chilly Easy Labor Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;object width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;224&quot; &amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&quot;allowfullscreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/v/470630746154&quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/v/470630746154&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;224&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/embed&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/object&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  391. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-family: Futura-Medium;&quot;&gt;Waking up wrapped in cotton sheets, I am seeing the shimmering silky satin sheetlike sheen spread over the Great South Bay waters - at the back of the place I&#39;m blessed to call home. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  392. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-family: Futura-Medium;&quot;&gt;The unexpectedly cool weather is a reminder of heartwarming coming Thanksgiving, and for Thanks Giving to God. For every day of life, every moment of joy, for the amazing parents and adventure of life, for what has been and all that &amp;amp; those who are yet to come. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  393. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-family: Futura-Medium;&quot;&gt;As the year hurtles towards a close, as life rushes towards an eventual end, all I can think, as tears of gratitude fill my eyes, and words of &lt;em&gt;shukrana&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;شکرانہ) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;ring in my ears, for years, decades, of blessings it would take me centuries to count.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  394. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-family: Futura-Medium;&quot;&gt;Thank you God, for letting me appreciate and unwrap &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;every moment l&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;ike a precious gift and&lt;/span&gt; every day like &lt;em&gt;Eid&lt;/em&gt; (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;عید) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;amp; Christmas Day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  395. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;---&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  396. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Futura-Medium; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;iPhone4 Video Clip&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6003895642561751334/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6003895642561751334&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6003895642561751334'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6003895642561751334'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/09/warm-thanksgiving-feelings-chilling-on.html' title='Warm Thanksgiving Feeling(s) Chilling On Chilly Easy Labor Day'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-7350910652829245973</id><published>2010-07-14T19:41:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-16T02:41:48.013-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="&quot;Imran Anwar&quot;"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tragedy"/><title type='text'>Sun Sets On Set Of Birds. Sun. Birds</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; padding: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;photo sharing&quot; href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4627469056/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;border: solid 2px #000000;&quot; src=&quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4627469056_a7d2da8d5f.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; padding: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4627469056/&quot;&gt;Sun Sets On Set Of Birds. Sun. Birds - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, originally uploaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;This was taken the week of my &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4310038104/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;father&#39;s passing&lt;/a&gt; and into the new year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As the sun set on a lifetime of memories, of both my beloved parents gone into the night, this set of birds were soaring and savoring what remained of the time available to them, before it too passed into memories of another day, another life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;© 2009-2010&lt;br /&gt; IMRAN DSC_1714&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image SOOC. No editing or color changes or cropping, simply added frame and titles in Photoshop.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;---- © IMRAN 2010 Follow Me: http://twitter.com/imrananwar FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/IMRAN.TV Web: http://www.imran.TV Blog: http://www.imran.com/media/blog/ Pictures: http://flickr.com/imrananwar/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags: &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/ImranAnwar&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Landscape&quot;&gt;Landscape&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nature&quot;&gt;Nature&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nikon&quot;&gt;Nikon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Photography&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;tag&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/RealLife&quot;&gt;RealLife&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/7350910652829245973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=7350910652829245973&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7350910652829245973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7350910652829245973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/07/sun-sets-on-set-of-birds-sun-birds.html' title='Sun Sets On Set Of Birds. Sun. Birds'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4627469056_a7d2da8d5f_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-4366673173332394932</id><published>2010-04-28T15:28:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-28T16:06:35.902-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Islam"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pakistan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Religion"/><title type='text'>No Terrorism Monster Godzilla In House Of God, God&#39;s Villa</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; padding: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4560759115/&quot; title=&quot;photo sharing&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/4560759115_e0f02f345f.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: solid 2px #000000;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4560759115/&quot;&gt;No Terrorism Monster Godzilla In House Of God, God&#39;s Villa - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, originally uploaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Faisal Mosque (in memory of the only pious King of modern Saudi Arabia, the assassinated Shah Faisal) on the outskirts of &lt;b&gt;Islamabad, Pakistan&lt;/b&gt;, is among the largest houses of God in the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just like the &lt;b&gt;symmetry&lt;/b&gt; of the photograph above, the &lt;b&gt;ironic similarity, rhyming and conceptual congruence&lt;/b&gt; between &lt;b&gt;God&#39;s Villa&lt;/b&gt; and the monster &lt;b&gt;Godzilla&lt;/b&gt; is intended to raise awareness, not to offend. It is up to us to have religious faiths in our lives to be better people, but also to stay involved in who and how someone speaks for our religions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is true regardless of what religion we practice, &lt;b&gt;Islam, Christianity, Judaism&lt;/b&gt;, or other, non-monotheistic, religions, like &lt;b&gt;Hinduism&lt;/b&gt;, etc. Without educated, sensible and intelligent people staying involved, religions can be hijacked, and God&#39;s Villa overtaken by the monster Godzilla of fanaticism, intolerance and terror.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So help me, God, to save the houses of God, from the actions of the &lt;i&gt;Satanic, verses&lt;/i&gt; of hate-preaching and the &lt;b&gt;No-SoulMan&#39;s Rush2Die&lt;/b&gt; and kill innocent children and people going to school or to prayer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also see, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4546606432&quot;&gt;Heaven Vantage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2008-2010 IMRAN™&lt;br /&gt;DSCN1470</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/4366673173332394932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=4366673173332394932&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/4366673173332394932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/4366673173332394932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/04/no-terrorism-monster-godzilla-in-house.html' title='No Terrorism Monster Godzilla In House Of God, God&#39;s Villa'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/4560759115_e0f02f345f_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6833041231199996473</id><published>2010-03-22T02:55:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-22T02:55:58.001-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Music"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nature"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><title type='text'>Songs Of Spring Flying &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Pink! I Soar&amp;quot;</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4441461373/&quot; title=&quot;Songs Of Spring Flying &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Pink! I Soar&amp;quot; - IMRAN™ ___ (Please Enjoy The Words) by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4441461373_1130103fc8.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; alt=&quot;Songs Of Spring Flying &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Pink! I Soar&amp;quot; - IMRAN™ ___ (Please Enjoy The Words)&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the inexorable march of time brings our days to a close, just past the &lt;a href=&quot;http://imran.com/media/blog/2010/03/do-you-know-ides-of-march-march-of-time.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ides Of March&lt;/a&gt;, the clocks spring forward, back to their original times. Spring may be in the air, or at least around the corner of the winter clock&#39;s tearing eye --- as will be happier days and times one day on the calendar of life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blue skies are not immediately visible on the horizon and the darkness of night still stands, brooding, silently menacing, around the water&#39;s edge. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But even in impending dusk, the sky blushes pink for its fantasy-filled thoughts of the sensual dawn it yearns to be embraced by. The soul wonders. What shall I do with this moment? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;One Day I&#39;ll Fly Away&lt;/i&gt;, but does it have to be now? Shall I seek refuge in stark branches with &lt;i&gt;Broken Wings&lt;/i&gt;? Or go back to &lt;i&gt;Learning To Fly&lt;/i&gt; so l can fly again to seek the new dawn -- which &lt;b&gt;I have to believe&lt;/b&gt; is waiting over the horizon?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;pre&gt;I think. I feel. I choose. I roar. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;When eyes see Pink, I soar.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS Sorry, I could not resist the puns on Pink Eye, Pink Eyesore, etc. for an image that is cool and pleasing to the eye. Of course the &lt;strong&gt;Pink Floyd&lt;/strong&gt; song reference also reminded me of two other favorite songs, one from &lt;strong&gt;Randy Crawford&lt;/strong&gt; and the other from the one-hit wonder &lt;strong&gt;Mister Mister&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2010 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_4431&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/ImranAnwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Life&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Life&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Philosophy&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Photography&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Poetry&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nature&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Nature&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Music&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6833041231199996473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6833041231199996473&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6833041231199996473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6833041231199996473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/03/songs-of-spring-flying-i-soar.html' title='Songs Of Spring Flying &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Pink! I Soar&amp;quot;'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4441461373_1130103fc8_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-5314826104105699287</id><published>2010-03-15T16:27:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-15T17:15:04.325-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="History"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><title type='text'>Do You Know The Ides Of March, The March Of Time?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; padding: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4435602155/&quot; title=&quot;photo sharing&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4435602155_4a3c600426.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: solid 2px #000000;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4435602155/&quot;&gt;Do You Know The Ides Of March, The March Of Time - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, originally uploaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I post few photos of myself here unless there is some significance to the image or event. Today is such a day. The &lt;b&gt;Ides Of March are upon us&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Ideas of March is the name given to March 15, a day dedicated to the Roman god &lt;b&gt;Mars&lt;/b&gt;, in their ancient calendar. They held a military parade on the day. It was there and &lt;i&gt;on this day &lt;b&gt;Julius Caeser&lt;/b&gt; was assassinated in 44BC&lt;/i&gt;, despite being warned. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Life rushes forward, time marches on. Today is March the 15th, 2010. The Ides of March are upon us as the March of Time parades us past our glorious lives to our inescapable ends, the colors of our lives, like the colors of the title in this photo, sliding from the blue skies of joyous lives to the deepening pinks of the ending gentle sleep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We &lt;b&gt;eye the future&lt;/b&gt;, even as the seers of the Ides of March see something else. We do not warm to how they warn us of a different story. For we know only one way to live, no matter how far or near the end. We have to &lt;b&gt;remain full of wonder, for the mystery of the unknown,&lt;/b&gt; whether of turning a page, or not turning a corner. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The end may be near, lurking like the dangerous stab in the heart by a trusted loved one, but the joy of having lived every minute as we wished is even nearer, deeper in our hearts, and that lives through all eternity, regardless of how glorious or how humble we are in the grand scheme of history. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar!&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; wrote &lt;b&gt;William Shakespeare&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we hear the silent haunting melody accompanying an impending dusk, appearing, oh, so soon, on an amazing life, when we felt so close to the blue skies of tomorrow, we are left wonderously gasping in our final breaths....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If only.... if only....if only!&lt;br /&gt;Such was life, Such is life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/5314826104105699287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=5314826104105699287&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5314826104105699287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5314826104105699287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/03/do-you-know-ides-of-march-march-of-time.html' title='Do You Know The Ides Of March, The March Of Time?'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4435602155_4a3c600426_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-7568372174367460017</id><published>2010-03-13T15:31:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-13T16:09:25.877-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Christianity"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Islam"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jews"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Muslims"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Religion"/><title type='text'>Liberating Religions Trapped In A Cave Mentality</title><content type='html'>A &lt;b&gt;Twitter&lt;/b&gt; ID, @thoughtandhumor, going by the name of Professor Howdy, sent me a tweet today. &quot;&lt;i&gt;Will pop culture be the end of historic Christianity&lt;/i&gt;&quot;, it said, with a link to an article by &lt;b&gt;T. M. Moore&lt;/b&gt; titled &lt;i&gt;Trapped in the Cave?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It refers to &lt;b&gt;Plato&#39;&lt;/b&gt;s parable about cave prisoners who did not know there was more to life, and the universe, than the shadows and darkness that made up their daily existence… until one escapes and returns with news of the world out there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The article is quite well written and readable for something that touches upon Philosophy &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; Religion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It makes some excellent points, especially related to something like Philosophy, which is somewhat more logic and reason driven than Religion. Religion, especially the &lt;b&gt;Bible-Thumping&lt;/b&gt; or &lt;b&gt;Muslim-Blowing&lt;/b&gt; versions of it, which get most (negative) media attention tends to be increasingly driven by a total lack of intelligence. Such practice of religion seems increasingly based on an obvious strong attempt to actually curtail one&#39;s use of the very thought and conscience that God has given us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This applies to the suited-booted smooth-talking, jet-setting, secretary-screwing, so-called &lt;b&gt;Christian&lt;/b&gt; preachers who condemn victims of natural disasters in the name of God. I am certain Jesus Christ would personally bitch-slap these playboy preachers, if he was to return today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It  applies to the illiterate, unwashed, hell-bound suicide bombers and their un-Islamic so-called Muslim trainers, who plan and joyously carry out murder and mayhem among bazars filled with women and children, or who show their &quot;bravery&quot;  by killing little girls going to school. Instead of 72 virgins in heaven, they can be assured 72 billion years of burning in eternal damnation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Jews&lt;/b&gt; in &lt;b&gt;Occupied Palestine&lt;/b&gt;, the ones who cry over their holocaust, yet carry out one of their own, who keep Palestinians in what the &lt;b&gt;Vatican&lt;/b&gt; also described as Concentration Camps, are not off the hook. Neither are the &quot;peace-loving&quot; &lt;b&gt;Hindus&lt;/b&gt; who crush &lt;b&gt;Muslims&lt;/b&gt; in &lt;b&gt;Kashmir&lt;/b&gt; and other states, or put an evil cast of castes on what should all be equal human beings in the eyes of God. No one is above blame, though they all feel they, and their oh-so-obviously-perfect religion, are above blame, higher than the other religions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yet, almost each religion, in addition to laudable aspects, has much that is laughable. In this set of circumstances and global theological reality, ALL major religions can benefit from the advice the writer gives in his article. The writer proposes using elements of pop-culture to introduce more people to the spirit of philosophy. I concur with some of those fundamental propositions, for what I hope would enable a better, more human and intelligent practice of their religions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my humble opinion, most major religions were &quot;progressive&quot; ideas at their time, yet have become etched in stone in the sand-filled brains of their most virulent followers. We do not need to turn the Holy books politically correct, or do other such, often ridiculous, editing as some religions do as a palliate. It may please a small number of new adherents, but, I believe it comes at the cost of greater hardening of attitudes among the more conservative believers. That makes the effort both foolish and counterproductive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think enabling, even encouraging practicing Christians and Muslims (and others) to use more of their brains, and intelligence, instead of rote-indoctrination done to them since childhood, will actually make them better human beings in the practice of their own religions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That means religions can go about again in their role of helping improve the  human condition, the human experience, even as they still give people the opportunity to work for the improvement of the post-human afterlife they believe in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Care must be taken, though, to ensure this is not, is not presented as, and does not come across as, an attempt to &quot;edit and update&quot; the basic tenets, the core values, of the basic faiths that make the religions what they are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Otherwise, instead of opening minds, such attempts are more likely to lead to even more severe introverted responses from religious quarters and their most ardent followers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who needs more &quot;&lt;b&gt;Christmas Is Under Attack&lt;/b&gt;&quot; or &quot;&lt;b&gt;The West Is Out To Destroy Islam&lt;/b&gt;&quot; pedagogue blowhards emptying their lungs, with words from their empty brains, filling the airwaves, further poisoning instead of clearing the air, within and among religions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you &lt;i&gt;believe&lt;/i&gt;? And, what do you &lt;i&gt;think&lt;/i&gt;? &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Comment here, or let me know at &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;http://twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/7568372174367460017/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=7568372174367460017&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7568372174367460017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7568372174367460017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/03/liberating-religions-trapped-in-cave.html' title='Liberating Religions Trapped In A Cave Mentality'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-3512257290539159078</id><published>2010-03-12T15:32:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-12T15:35:59.095-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Golf"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hope"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Miracle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><title type='text'>When Life&#39;s In The Rough, Believe In Magic And Miracles</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;405&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/zKcBTaTed0Q&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/zKcBTaTed0Q&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;405&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I, along with countless millions in this country and around the world, face the most challenging times of my life, I do my best to remain the positive person I was since I was a child. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I usually do not blog with embedded content (because I like my blog to be a record of my creative efforts and also because you never know when the embedded content can be removed by the owner or poster). But, this Golf video clip is especially poignant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will find this clip entertaining for the sports value. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But at this difficult stage in life for so many of us, it is a great reminder to never give up hope, never lose faith and above all, never stop believing in magic you could not have imagined, good fortune you could not have planned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just when you think all is lost, your life is in the rough, the most amazing things can happen. Good fortune can appear when you least expect it. A gust of wind, or just the ultimate touch of God&#39;s hand can twist a blade of grass just so perfectly, that every thing lines up. And, it lines up far better than you could have set up, aimed for or taken at swing at.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Believe. Have faith. Smile. Above all, give thanks. Even if you don&#39;t get to ace every hole, or achieve very goal, what could be better than to have had a chance to play the game... of life.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/3512257290539159078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=3512257290539159078&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3512257290539159078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3512257290539159078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/03/when-lifes-in-rough-believe-in-magic.html' title='When Life&#39;s In The Rough, Believe In Magic And Miracles'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6226132495267594170</id><published>2010-03-05T21:12:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-05T21:17:36.159-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><title type='text'>Why? Why Now? Why Me? But, Still So Blessed</title><content type='html'>You all know how positive a person I am. But it is becoming so difficult every day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everything of any significance that I NEEDED to happen or fall into place correctly this week, singly or in total, went wrong or led into brick walls. Non-stop. But, I continued to laugh it off, and continued to plug away as I have for the last nearly 2 nightmare years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, it just does not stop. The surreally bad week ended just now with my lifeline iPhone 3GS falling out of my pocket (when the earphone cable snagged a chair &amp; yanked it out), falling face down, on tiled floor and being smashed to pieces :-(  . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was just unbelievable bad luck and bad timing because it is the only phone and net connection I had. And, due to the real difficult time in my life, I can&#39;t afford to replace it right now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Why? Why now? Why me?&quot; were the words of the song &quot;Suzanna, I&#39;m Crazy Loving You&quot; that came to my mind (and the expression on my face, I am sure).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, as I was walking home from where it happened, devastated at the new challenges that poses, the way things are rapidly crashing, and as all I built over 21 years vanishes before my eyes, the feeling of despair for the unnecessary and unfair loss, I considered how blessed I am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so blessed --- in the dream life I have had, still have now with being alive, healthy &amp; able, and the amazing life that lies ahead, once these worst days are over. God willing. So, Thank You, God, for all the blessings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your prayers in these toughest days of my life are appreciated.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6226132495267594170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6226132495267594170&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6226132495267594170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6226132495267594170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/03/why-why-now-why-me-but-still-so-blessed.html' title='Why? Why Now? Why Me? But, Still So Blessed'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-1105013602392316392</id><published>2010-02-28T04:39:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-12T14:26:38.067-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><title type='text'>400 Sunsets Fly By. Farewell, Father</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; padding: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4310038104/&quot; title=&quot;photo sharing&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4310038104_7b3c33079e.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: solid 2px #000000;&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4310038104/&quot;&gt;Four Hundred Sunsets Fly By. Farewell, Father - IMRAN™&lt;/a&gt;, originally uploaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Time eternally flows on and on. &lt;br /&gt;Taking with it beloved people,&lt;br /&gt;Favorite places, precious lives. &lt;br /&gt;Leaving in its turbulent wake, &lt;br /&gt;Memories, smiles, seas of tears.&lt;br /&gt;Savor and never ever forget,&lt;br /&gt;Love, smiles, time, joy we get,&lt;br /&gt;Before they fly forever, forever.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How fast 400 days went since I lost you, my beloved father. Yet, each felt like a century of sorrow. A lifetime of smiles and blessings you gave. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now you and Ami have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3178556063&quot;&gt;flown together, to heaven&lt;/a&gt;, forever. As tears roll down my face, I promise, I will not forget and will pray and love you both to my dying day, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3174739615&quot;&gt;Abu&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Farewell, Father.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No processing was done to this image&#39;s colors. &lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4310038104_7b3c33079e_b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;See bird more clearly slightly larger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/1105013602392316392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=1105013602392316392&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1105013602392316392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/1105013602392316392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2010/02/400-sunsets-fly-by-farewell-father.html' title='400 Sunsets Fly By. Farewell, Father'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4310038104_7b3c33079e_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-459893226044007692</id><published>2009-12-18T02:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-18T02:12:29.361-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Inspiration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wisdom"/><title type='text'>Pinnacles Of Success Often Shrouded In Fogs Of Uncertainty</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4193432801/&quot; title=&quot;Pinnacles Of Success Shrouded In Fogs Of Uncertainty - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/4193432801_7874e0c349_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;778&quot; height=&quot;1024&quot; alt=&quot;Pinnacles Of Success Shrouded In Fogs Of Uncertainty - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A foggy, cold, damp, dreary New York winter day. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3954638416&quot;&gt;Empire State Building&lt;/a&gt; disappearing into the jaws of a sepia gray foggy sky. A seemingly depressing moment. But an inspiring moment for me. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I share with you the words that I spoke on creating the image....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pinnacles Of Success Will Often&lt;br /&gt;Be Shrouded By Fogs Of Uncertainty.&lt;br /&gt;But, They Await You.&lt;br /&gt;Dream. Decide. Act. Achieve!&lt;br /&gt;                        --- IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope the words and the image will inspire you to achieve all that you can dream of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See it closely and notice how the foggy sky photo noise turned into an amazingly beautiful caramel chocolate 3D sandpaper texture effect in Photoshop. You almost feel you can touch the dimples and grains of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© IMRAN 2009&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com&quot;&gt;www.imran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blog: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com/media/blog/&quot;&gt;www.imran.com/media/blog/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Pictures: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Follow Me: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;www.twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FaceBook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&quot;&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/imran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Imran%20Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/ImranAnwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Inspiration&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Inspiration&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Manhattan&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Manhattan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Philosophy&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Photography&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Quotation&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Quotation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Wisdom&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Wisdom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/459893226044007692/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=459893226044007692&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/459893226044007692'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/459893226044007692'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/12/pinnacles-of-success-often-shrouded-in.html' title='Pinnacles Of Success Often Shrouded In Fogs Of Uncertainty'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/4193432801_7874e0c349_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-3189950301514488266</id><published>2009-11-06T04:30:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T04:30:29.156-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Landscape"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Seasons"/><title type='text'>Does Fall On A Tree In The Forest Make Sounds, Of Silence?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/4052620690/&quot; title=&quot;When Fall Falls On A Tree In The Forest, Does It Make Sounds, Of Silence? - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/4052620690_885a715b6b_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;646&quot; alt=&quot;When Fall Falls On A Tree In The Forest, Does It Make Sounds, Of Silence? - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Fall Falls On A Tree In The Forest, Does It Make Sounds, Of Silence?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The total silence and stillness of this moment I captured sounded like life passing by quickly in slow motion. The cracking &lt;em&gt;Sounds of Silence&lt;/em&gt; that Fall makes when it creeps up and falls onto a tree in the forest. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Captured during a walk on South Country Road, near my home, in East Patchogue, Long Island, New York.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2009 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC3477_PSF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;amp;pub=imrananwar&amp;amp;url=httpFriday508508www.myspace.com508imrananwar&amp;amp;title=imrananwar&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Share This!&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;pre&gt;Camera:Nikon D300&lt;br /&gt;Exposure:0.017 sec (1/60)&lt;br /&gt;Aperture:f/5.0&lt;br /&gt;Focal Length:70 mm&lt;br /&gt;ISO Speed:280&lt;br /&gt;Exposure Bias:+4/3 EV&lt;br /&gt;Flash:On, Return detected&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/D300&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;D300&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Fall&quot; 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&lt;br /&gt;Pictures: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Follow Me: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;www.twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FaceBook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&quot;&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/imran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/3189950301514488266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=3189950301514488266&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3189950301514488266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3189950301514488266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/11/does-fall-on-tree-in-forest-make-sounds.html' title='Does Fall On A Tree In The Forest Make Sounds, Of Silence?'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/4052620690_885a715b6b_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-3146180855314202453</id><published>2009-10-02T05:08:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T05:08:43.391-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Patchogue"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><title type='text'>Circles Of Life&amp;#39;s Seasons; Color Wheels Of Nature Projecting Fate&amp;#39;s Movie</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/2952004685/&quot; title=&quot;Circles Of Life&#39;s Seasons; Color Wheels Of Nature&#39;s Projector, Displaying Fate&#39;s Movie - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2952004685_1019caca61_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;680&quot; height=&quot;1024&quot; alt=&quot;Circles Of Life&#39;s Seasons; Color Wheels Of Nature&#39;s Projector, Displaying Fate&#39;s Movie - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Circles Of Life&#39;s Seasons; Color Wheels Of Nature&#39;s Projector, Displaying Fate&#39;s Movie&lt;br /&gt;Stunning Fall Foliage Colors, South Country Road, East Patchogue, Long Island, NY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;We may desire for our lives to be eternal Springs, of youth and new joys. We yearn for our days to be endless Summers of bright, sunny, blue-sky filled days. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We may want to never be exposed to the cold brutalities of life&#39;s Winters. But, winters do come in every life. And they have to be lived and experienced. As they start casting their longer, colder, crueler shadow across the days of our lives, things fall around us. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, there is an irony in the seasons, fate and life. Fall, as life that sprung forth last  spring, falls by the wayside. Yet, it is also the only time we are given a choice to see and appreciate such dazzling, stunning colors, as only Fall can bring. It gives us one last hurrah of color, to tide us over the cold  days we know lie ahead, with the promise of a new life in the new  year. And so the circle of life goes. And so it goes.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;====&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Driving home from running some errands I was amazed at the brilliant fall foliage colors that were highlighted by the sun&#39;s late afternoon glow. I went home, picked up the camera and headed back to take these pictures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© IMRAN 2008-2009&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.imran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blog: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com/media/blog/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.imran.com/media/blog/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Pictures: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Follow Me: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FaceBook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/imran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot; 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rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Fall&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Foliage&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Foliage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Patchogue&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Patchogue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/3146180855314202453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=3146180855314202453&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3146180855314202453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/3146180855314202453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/10/circles-of-life-seasons-color-wheels-of.html' title='Circles Of Life&amp;#39;s Seasons; Color Wheels Of Nature Projecting Fate&amp;#39;s Movie'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2952004685_1019caca61_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-5583430755061767630</id><published>2009-09-30T23:53:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-30T23:58:48.985-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Night"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Space"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Stars"/><title type='text'>Orion&amp;#39;s Belt Over Nebulous New York Times</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3961400983/&quot; title=&quot;On A Starry Night Calm Orion&#39;s Belt Wraps An Eternal Eye Over Nebulous Tumultuous New York Times - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2531/3961400983_29d289617a.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;334&quot; alt=&quot;On A Starry Night Calm Orion&#39;s Belt Wraps An Eternal Eye Over Nebulous Tumultuous New York Times - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On A Starry Night Calm Orion&#39;s Belt Wraps An Eternal Eye Over Nebulous Tumultuous New York Times&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is appropriate that the photo I took after catching the glittering skyline of earth&#39;s shining star, Manhattan, and the stars of Broadway and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3954841018/&quot;&gt;Times Square&lt;/a&gt;, is a timeless shot of the stars lining the sky. (See &lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2531/3961400983_29d289617a_b.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;larger size&lt;/a&gt; to make out details of nebula, etc. )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They were beyond my grasp but it is just who we are, needing to reach for the stars, across the reaches of time, the vastness of eternity. So, I caught them, the cold cruel burning cores of Hydrogen, for me and you for today, and for forever etched onto the Silicon atoms of my camera&#39;s memory ... and the infinite neurons making up my memories in this so finite life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sky was particularly dark on this moonless night tonight. There was moisture in the air as a Southern wind was riding the Great South Bay, churning the water onto the beach in tumultuous waves of passion. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Far above, silently watching, the stars burnt in an amazing range of colors you could make out with the naked eye. Even the nebullae visible told their nebulous stories in clear thundering silence. I bowed in prayer, a murmur of thanks, to God, for having allowed me this moment to have lived, witnessed, experienced. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--&lt;br /&gt;I was able to capture this shot with the Nikon D300 with no filters. This picture is as it was taken. See in full size in ALL SIZES if you see the button above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2009 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_3352_PSF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© IMRAN 2009&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com&quot;&gt;www.imran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blog: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com/media/blog/&quot;&gt;www.imran.com/media/blog/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Pictures: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Follow Me: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;www.twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FaceBook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&quot;&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/imran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Imran%20Anwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/ImranAnwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/New%20York&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Night&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Night&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nikon&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Nikon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Photography&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Photography&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Universe&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Universe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Long%20Island&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Long Island&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Sky&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Sky&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Stars&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Stars&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Nebulla&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Nebulla&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Orion&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Orion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Astronomy&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Astronomy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tags: IMRAN, &quot;Imran Anwar&quot;, ImranAnwar, &quot;New York&quot;, &quot;Long Island&quot;, Universe, Space, Stars, Night, Nikon, Orion, Astronomy</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/5583430755061767630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=5583430755061767630&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5583430755061767630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/5583430755061767630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/09/orion-belt-over-nebulous-new-york-times.html' title='Orion&amp;#39;s Belt Over Nebulous New York Times'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2531/3961400983_29d289617a_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6078593905991072935</id><published>2009-09-22T23:16:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-22T23:16:23.671-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Personal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><title type='text'>Seasons Of My Life - IMRAN</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3945966995/&quot; title=&quot;Seasons Of My Life - IMRAN by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/3945966995_12179773b6.jpg&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;334&quot; alt=&quot;Seasons Of My Life - IMRAN&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I savor the ups &amp;amp; down of life. And the changing of the seasons is a great time to remember that, to savor that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don&#39;t want to rush thru life to just the good parts, then regret how life went by even faster than it does. As a brutal &amp;amp; cold Summer ends, I look forward to Fall, its colorful reminders of endings; to Winter&#39;s whiter shades of white, seeming desolate but a fresh canvas; so Spring full of love and joy can paint new life on it; so that life and love can be celebrated in Summers to come. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;==&lt;br /&gt;I generally do not post my &quot;personal&quot; photos here. But the end of Summer 2009 is a poignant time to post this. 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title=&quot;Must Read: &amp;quot;Unrequited Love&amp;quot; - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/3885248701_98ccabc391_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;588&quot; alt=&quot;Must Read: &amp;quot;Unrequited Love&amp;quot; - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can almost reach out and touch the moon and run your fingers gently on her aging, aged, ageless but scarred face, where times, and passing suitors it disdained, left their marks, with you, the reader, wondering if a gentle tear from a secret subterrainian river will gush forth, as it silently tells the story of its endless, eternal, inescapable love for the blue planet it is forever intertwined with, but desinted never to meet, lest it be a deadly last waltz that would spell doom for both, in a deadly one night stand, a flash of explsoive passion, with the earth&#39;s oceans of life-giving liquids gushing forth into the skies, escaping into a climax of everything and a vast nothingness at once... such is the eternal dance of unrequited love of star crossed lovers and planets and moons. Feel it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;==&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Full Moon, September 3/4 2009, Heron Pointe, East Patchogue, Long Island, New York, USA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Words &amp; Photograph © 2009 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_3253_PSF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Technorati Tags: &quot;Imran Anwar&quot;, 2009, IMRAN, ImranAnwar, Literature, &quot;Long Island&quot;, Love, Moon, &quot;New York&quot;, Night, Nikon, Philosophy, Photography, Prose&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;----© IMRAN 2009&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com&quot;&gt;www.imran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blog: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com/media/blog/&quot;&gt;www.imran.com/media/blog/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Pictures: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Follow Me: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;www.twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FaceBook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&quot;&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/imran&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/7059185586881419300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=7059185586881419300&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7059185586881419300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7059185586881419300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/09/unrequited-love.html' title='Unrequited Love by Imran Anwar'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/3885248701_98ccabc391_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-7976520499516889988</id><published>2009-08-21T14:11:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-07T13:28:18.898-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Parents"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Time"/><title type='text'>Grains Of Sand In The Sky - By Imran Anwar</title><content type='html'>&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grains Of Sand In The Sky&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;by Imran Anwar&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Dedicated on August 21-22, 2009,&lt;br /&gt;To the memory of my beloved father, Anwar-uud-din. &lt;br /&gt;Born Aug 22, 1931 he left us December 21, 2008)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the waves&#39; mighty roar&lt;br /&gt;On a weather beaten shore&lt;br /&gt;Sounds, of pebbles and rocks I find&lt;br /&gt;The tides of time that eternally grind&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At first, I defiantly, bravely, stand &lt;br /&gt;Before long, humbly kneel in sand&lt;br /&gt;Here I tremble on an infinite brink&lt;br /&gt;Unfathomable grasp of a mystic link&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ripples sing an endless refrain&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Remember, every fine sandy grain&lt;br /&gt;Does an amazing secret nurse&lt;br /&gt;It too is center of the universe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under mortal feet on a sandy beach&lt;br /&gt;From far beyond its meagre reach&lt;br /&gt;It too feels tugs from eons afar&lt;br /&gt;Its tiny core yearns to be a star.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the edge of the wavy bay&lt;br /&gt;At the end of the shiny day&lt;br /&gt;I look up at the darkening sky&lt;br /&gt;Where stars live and meteors die&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this eternal moment in time&lt;br /&gt;No timeless words, no fancy rhyme&lt;br /&gt;No complex grand theory of chaos&lt;br /&gt;Explain simple truth of the cosmos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize it&#39;s so very true&lt;br /&gt;Nothing even the Sun can do&lt;br /&gt;To any way stop or stall&lt;br /&gt;The certainty of nightfall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Darkness around, near and far&lt;br /&gt;Defied by a single shining star&lt;br /&gt;A turning, blinking distant firefly&lt;br /&gt;A burning  grain of sand in the sky&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2009 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags Start --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Technorati Tags:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/IMRAN&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;IMRAN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/ImranAnwar&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;ImranAnwar&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Poetry&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Cosmos&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Cosmos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Philosophy&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Philosophy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tag/Universe&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Universe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- Technorati Tags End --&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/7976520499516889988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=7976520499516889988&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7976520499516889988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/7976520499516889988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/08/grains-of-sand-in-sky.html' title='Grains Of Sand In The Sky - By Imran Anwar'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-2691392180625744155</id><published>2009-07-29T19:13:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T19:13:49.816-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Boating"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="God"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lifestyles"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sunset"/><title type='text'>Oh, God! Perfect Stillness, Ablaze In Stunning Red &amp;amp; Pastel Sunset Shades</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/2019106085/&quot; title=&quot;Perfect Stillness, My Home Boat Slip, Ablaze In Stunning Red &amp;amp; Pastel Sunset Shades - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2019106085_c31a891875_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;768&quot; alt=&quot;Perfect Stillness, My Home Boat Slip, Ablaze In Stunning Red &amp;amp; Pastel Sunset Shades - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so blessed. All my life, despite ups and downs, at no stage has &lt;strong&gt;God&lt;/strong&gt; not granted me every wish I have had. Some have taken longer than others. Some have been won and lost, but nearly every single wish has been granted and I know the best is yet to come.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This picture of my boat slip at home, in East Patchogue, Long Island, New York has its own messages hidden in plain view.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can we not, then, see the power of God moving in every moment of stillness around me? How can we not see the brilliance of his work deep inside every shadow? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Even when something seems upside down, is it not merely a reflection of something beautiful right above and ahead?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you, God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tags: IMRAN, Home, Boating, Sunset, Photography, Tranquility, Faith, God, &quot;New York&quot;, Nikon, &quot;Imran Anwar&quot;, Philosophy, Gratitude&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/2691392180625744155/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=2691392180625744155&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2691392180625744155'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2691392180625744155'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/07/oh-god-perfect-stillness-ablaze-in_29.html' title='Oh, God! Perfect Stillness, Ablaze In Stunning Red &amp;amp; Pastel Sunset Shades'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2019106085_c31a891875_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6693295279484153010</id><published>2009-07-16T03:45:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T03:45:10.046-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="&quot;Imran Anwar&quot;"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bird"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Eternity"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Fate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Fire Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Freedom"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Memories"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Miracle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sky"/><title type='text'>Fire Bird Birth From Fiery Sun &amp;amp; Dark Clouds, The Razor&amp;#39;s Edge Of Hope &amp;amp; Miracle</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3725094927/&quot; title=&quot;Fire Bird Birth From Fiery Sun OR Flying Into A Dark But Bright Future - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3725094927_71be8c27be_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;691&quot; alt=&quot;Fire Bird Birth From Fiery Sun OR Flying Into A Dark But Bright Future - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fire Bird Birth From Fiery Sun OR Flying Into A Dark But Bright Future?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is it the birth by fire of a new Fire Bird? Or a dark angel looming above, bringing misgivings? Or the power of dreams flying into a dark, monstrous, malevolent cloud formation -- just beyond which is the promise of pure light and brightness. And just beyond that, visions of God?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The thunder cloud&#39;s malevolence separated from the life-giving sun by the razor edge of hope and miracle. A possibility of coming out from storms into the light, however briefly, at least until the final sunset on a life of fantastic flights of fantasy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or a little bit of it all?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Smith Point Beach in Long Island, NY is a favorite place of mine to catch sunsets over expansive vistas of water. This time we were there ahead of time and I shot some pictures waiting for the sun to set. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As this bird came towards me, somewhat like the apparition of one Alexander the Great sees in the movie ALEXANDER, the silhouette came into focus. I clicked and snapped a mesmerizing image.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2009 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_2697_PSF&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6693295279484153010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6693295279484153010&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6693295279484153010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6693295279484153010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/07/fire-bird-birth-from-fiery-sun-dark.html' title='Fire Bird Birth From Fiery Sun &amp;amp; Dark Clouds, The Razor&amp;#39;s Edge Of Hope &amp;amp; Miracle'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3725094927_71be8c27be_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-6765042563198011639</id><published>2009-07-10T15:36:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-10T15:38:06.135-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="America"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Blue"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Home"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hope"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Landscape"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lifestyles"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Miracle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Patchogue"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sky"/><title type='text'>A Bad Moon Rising, Howling Wolves Still At The Door Outside. Hope Inside, Perseverance Forever</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3701085941/&quot; title=&quot;Full Moon Rise At Home, East Patchogue, Long Island, NY - IMRAN™ by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2481/3701085941_fde9384370_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;666&quot; alt=&quot;Full Moon Rise At Home, East Patchogue, Long Island, NY - IMRAN™&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A full  moon is always a sight to behold. Rising up just above the treetops to the side of my home, it showed its magical powers while the sky was not yet dark. Walking around the boardwalk in East Patchogue, and later at Bellport Dock, the beach was drowning in the passionate fury of a lunar high tide pushed on by the inspiring wind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the question became, was this a Bad Moon Rising, or an indication of great aspirations for the future. Only time, and the tides of time, will tell. Bad news and troubles continue to howl at my door. But I know only my faith and perseverance are the magic bullets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS No howling wolves were hurt in the making of this photograph.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;© 2009 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_2907&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com&quot;&gt;www.imran.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blog: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com/media/blog/&quot;&gt;www.imran.com/media/blog/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Pictures: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&quot;&gt;www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/sets/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Follow Me: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;www.twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FaceBook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&quot;&gt;www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=582866154&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&quot;&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/imran&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/6765042563198011639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=6765042563198011639&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6765042563198011639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/6765042563198011639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/07/bad-moon-rising-howling-wolves-still-at.html' title='A Bad Moon Rising, Howling Wolves Still At The Door Outside. Hope Inside, Perseverance Forever'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2481/3701085941_fde9384370_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10248241.post-2119206657378250768</id><published>2009-06-28T02:12:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T02:13:33.034-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="God"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Home"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hope"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Imran Anwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ImranAnwar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Long Island"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nikon"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Patchogue"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Personal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Religion"/><title type='text'>Ominous Dark Clouds, Storms Above &amp;amp; Around, Gold Lining Too Far, Soon Overcome By Darkness - IMRAN</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/3664086756/&quot; title=&quot;Ominous Dark Clouds, Storms Above &amp;amp; Around, Gold Lining Too Far, Soon Overcome By Darkness - IMRAN™ /Read Below by ImranAnwar, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3664086756_d999fdcc6f_b.jpg&quot; width=&quot;1024&quot; height=&quot;688&quot; alt=&quot;Ominous Dark Clouds, Storms Above &amp;amp; Around, Gold Lining Too Far, Soon Overcome By Darkness - IMRAN™ /Read Below&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By &lt;a href=&quot;http://imran.com/ImranAnwar&quot;&gt;Imran Anwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We always hear about how every dark cloud has a silver lining. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But what do you do if there are nothing but dark clouds, ominous, rolling in. Lower and lower, literally falling to 20 feet above the ground. Every peal of thunder and every ring of the telephone, bringing more destructive forces beyond our imagination and control, shaking and uprooting what comes in their path.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As this masive, thunderous storm struck out at Long Island I was hit by two severe economic jolts, shaking my house, and the future of my home, to their foundations in every sense.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was no single dark cloud with a silver lining. This was as bright as the evening was going to get, deep soul-chilling darkness, rolling in right behind, above, within and all around the ominous clouds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the distance, not Silver but a Gold lining, above Fire Island. So close, but just far enough not to save the sinking ship of drowning dreams. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And soon even that ray of hope, lining of Gold, the sliver of remaining faith, first glistening with promise, then dulled and eventually overcome by the sheer forces of darkness, disappeared from view, leaving a uniform dark shroud... &lt;em&gt;Fade To Grey&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No man is an island, but with dreams on fire, and a storm above, even the strongest resolve can be shaken. The pain. The loss. The efforts and work of a lifetime, lost in the process. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know, this is nothing. It will get worse. Much worse. It could always be even worse, and I am thankful I have all that I have within me, a gift of God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I shall rebuild. I have no choice. I shall rise again. Because that is who I am. And shall remain as long as I live. &lt;strong&gt;So help me God.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;©2009 IMRAN&lt;br /&gt;DSC_2679_F&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Web: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.TV&quot;&gt;http://www.imran.TV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Blog: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imran.com/media/blog/&quot;&gt;http://www.imran.com/media/blog/ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pictures: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&quot;&gt;http://www.flickr.com/photos/imrananwar/&lt;/a&gt;sets/ &lt;br /&gt;Follow Me: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&quot;&gt;http://www.twitter.com/imrananwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FaceBook: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/IMRAN.TV&quot;&gt;http://www.facebook.com/IMRAN.TV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran&quot;&gt;http://www.linkedin.com/in/imran &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.imran.com/feeds/2119206657378250768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10248241&amp;postID=2119206657378250768&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2119206657378250768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10248241/posts/default/2119206657378250768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.imran.com/2009/06/ominous-dark-clouds-storms-above-around.html' title='Ominous Dark Clouds, Storms Above &amp;amp; Around, Gold Lining Too Far, Soon Overcome By Darkness - IMRAN'/><author><name>IMRAN™</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03919552891874811342</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3664086756_d999fdcc6f_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>

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