Until the Dallas Photo Walk group took a walk around Waxahachie, I’d never been to the groovy little downtown before. Until that Saturday, I’d only ever been to the collection of fields outside of town that convert to the Scarborough Faire for a couple of months every spring. It’s actually a quaint little downtown, and Waxahachie is the Ellis County seat, so there’s a nice old courthouse with a square and all the junk antique stores and whatnot that your heart desires, or nearly so. In short, the weather was lovely, the people friendly, and it was a really good time.
Two Hadith on Time
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُؤْذِينِي ابْنُ آدَمَ، يَسُبُّ الدَّهْرَ وَأَنَا الدَّهْرُ، بِيَدِي الأَمْرُ، أُقَلِّبُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ”.The Messenger of Allah said “Allah said, ‘The son of Adam hurts me for he abuses Time though I am Time: in My Hands are all things, and I cause the revolution of day and night.'”
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ ”.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “There are two blessings which many people lose: (They are) Health and free time for doing good.”
May Allah protect me from wasting time and guide me to spend it in His service, ameen.
Unboxing ‘Beyond Caring’ (Errata Editions)
In Beyond Caring, Paul Graham chronicles the breakdown in the British Social Welfare system during the heyday of Thatcherism in the early- and mid-1980s. This Errata Editions version (Books on Books #9) reproduces every page in the original book, alongside essays by David Chandler and Jeffrey Ladd, and it’s a great way to experience the work, in book form, now that original versions are fetching $350 dollars or more…
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Polacon!
The 2017 Polacon took place Friday, September 29-Sunday October 1, 2017. Sadly, I wasn’t able to take part in much of it, but I did enjoy a guided photowalk around Downtown Denton, TX, and a brunch after with a regular from the Dallas Photo Walk group. Next year, if I can keep it in my head, maybe I’ll get to more of the events next year. Continue reading “Polacon!”
Time
Time is precious: God granted us just so long here; only He knows how long we have. And He told us
وَالْعَصْرِ
By time
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
All humanity is in loss
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
Delta Def Jam: Samie, Daniyal, and the Traxxas Slash at 6400
Samie got himself a Traxxas Slash a month or so ago, and Daniyal came by (with his mother, sisters, and aunt (my sisters in law and neices)) to check it out… Fun times, for sure, especially during the DeltaDefJam! Continue reading “Delta Def Jam: Samie, Daniyal, and the Traxxas Slash at 6400”
Delta Def Jam: at work with 3200, at 6400
With September came the Delta Def Jam… like the FP4Party, TMAX Party, and Neopantastic! before it, it’s a community celebration of all things Ilford Delta. I’m not a big fan of Ilford Delta 100 or 400 (I vastly prefer FP4 and HP5+), so I decided to go with 3200,
I started strong, but didn’t finish the roll until the 19th, blowing any hope of really participating completely. Oh well. Continue reading “Delta Def Jam: at work with 3200, at 6400”
