by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
After weeks (or has it been months?) of asking around, looking on-line and browsing in stores, I finally bought an e-reader! At first I vehemently disapproved of the idea; why would I want to give up the feel and smell of a paperback? Me, who loves to dog-ear pages...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
“We got Dr. Susan Biali as our keynote!” Salima said excitedly into the phone. On the other end of the line, I was in my kitchen, trying to get spoonfuls of porridge into my son’s not-so-eager mouth. At the time, I didn’t know who Dr. Susan Biali was. I didn’t...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sometimes I ask people a lot of questions. They sound varied but they all boil down to, “What do YOU think?” Then I get their responses – those are usually quite varied – and then it always boils down to, “What do I think?” It seems to me that eliminating that first...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
“You should read The Artist’s Way,” Lindsay offered, her eyes thoughtful. “OK.” I said meekly. We had just had an intense conversation that lasted an entire afternoon and though parts of me were starting to feel a little glimmer of rejuvenation, more parts of me...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
November has always been the month in which the past summer feels like an illusion and the next summer is still unthinkable. It’s been the month to just “get through” before enjoying some respite in December. Not this year. This year, November is NaNoWriMo ,...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
It happened at the dentist office. This woman randomly (well, not really) started telling me about the past year of her life and the more she talked the more I wanted to ask her, “Hey!! Have you been doing the Tuesday Tasks?!” She revealed to me how she...
