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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949614731237417456Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:07:31 +0000BrooksAvaStum famjoys of daily lifemakes me smileKjar famweekend adventuresfriendsour Faithmilestonespictures say 1000 wordsmy forever sweetheartChristmaslittle outingsfamily videosmotherhoodfamily funinspiringsummer lovin'recipes52 portraitsvacationmakes me laughsisterstraditionsletters to BrooksDIY projectsdessertbirthdaysfamily dinnergrowing familyfamily came to visitgreat outdoorsmusicpregnancysibling lovefallValentine's Dayfatherhoodsundayspark funbaby bumpcousinsgrandparentshard thingsSalt Lakegirly stuffmemory laneletters to Avaour homeYoung Womensbathtub babesbeautiful thingsflashbackguest postsjust the 2 of ussnowspringVancouverdecormarriageHalloweenmissionariesweddingsKjar CabinMother's DayNorthwestThanksgivinganniversariesbabiesbrotherscollege roomiesfamily photospartiesreunions4th of JulyBennett boyEasterI'm grateful forbreakfastlunchpicnicstrip to see familywalksFather's DayGeneral ConferenceNew Year'sSling Diariesdate nightspassports neededsushiSakura BloomWhipperBerry Creative Teambucket listchurch activitieslittle road tripsreal stufftemplewrestlingbirth storydateshealthphoto boothquoteswinterAnderson FamilyBYU-Idahobakingbookscreativityday to dayfashiongiveawayskitchen remodellittle dateslittle getawayslittle lettersproud to be an Americansmakes me smiletea partiesthriftingyear in reviewAwkward and AwesomeInstagramMemorial DaySmoot Familyabout mebackyarddancingdate night ingetawayspay it forwardprintablesBYUBostonDisneylandFriday favoritesGirl's CampNew YearsPortlandStmotherhoodanimalsartbaptismsbbqblessingschocolateclimbsconfessionscurrent eventsentertainmentexciting newsfitnessfoodholiday treatshome improvementiinspiringlibrarylife lessonsprayerrandom Thursdayschoolservicesingingsnack timesponsorssportsstylesweetechnologyweatheryard workLIFE IS SWEETnoreply@blogger.com (Haley)Blogger704125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949614731237417456.post-6552154032363283087Thu, 23 Jun 2016 03:51:00 +00002016-06-22T20:51:56.183-07:00family videosFather's DayfatherhoodflashbackHappy Father's Day Adam!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="; src="; frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <br /> So grateful for their "Dada", my sweetheart, and our best friend + protector. And I enjoyed every second making him this video of memories with him from the past little while (October 2015 - June 2016)...we love you Adam!2016/06/happy-fathers-day-adam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Haley)90tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949614731237417456.post-5478287605498630491Mon, 24 Nov 2014 02:02:00 +00002014-11-23T21:44:00.686-08:00birth storyBostonfamily photosgrowing familymilestonesMeeting BostonOur "typical" Wednesday started with a slow morning at home. It was actually extra slow and extra sweet...dancing and Nutella toast were both involved. :) Later I took Brooks to preschool, and while he was there, Ava tagged along for my--hopefully last--OB appointment for this baby growing in my belly. He or she was looking great, and I was just looking [and feeling] 39 weeks pregnant. ;)<br /> <br /> After that appointment Ava and I enjoyed a quick target run together, then grabbed Brooks after preschool...to go home?...Or more grocery shopping? Well, I chose the latter. I had plenty of things needing to be checked of the to-get list for baby's arrival. Procrastination is my middle name. It was while shopping that I felt contractions. At first I assumed they were just the strong Braxton hicks I had been feeling the past few week...but then they started happening in my lower stomach, they were getting stronger and just 10 minutes apart. <i>Could this really be happening??</i><br /> <br /> I called Adam as I was loading the groceries in the car...telling him the contractions were closer together and much lower than I've felt before. And we should plan to go to the hospital tonight to check things out. :) Part of me was giddy on the drive home, but a another part of me was thinking, <i>"Wait little one, please! Just a few more days!"</i>&nbsp;I still had some things to get done and clean at the house, items to buy, my bag to pack, and I was mentally and emotionally prepared and looking forward to enjoying "one last weekend" with my little family of 4, and a date night with Adam. I felt sad I was being so selfish, but goodness those feelings wouldn't go away.<br /> <br /> After getting home, putting away the groceries, and showering, with plenty of contractions through it all, I called my mom. I told her this could be it! And through tears I asked for her to pray for me. Anxiety and the fear of not feeling totally prepared was smothering me. And I'm not even the always-prepared type! That angel woman shared encouraging words, and told me she'd book a flight to come Friday, which was such a relief.<br /> <br /> Later, while Adam was putting the kids to bed and I was packing my bag for the hospital, thoughts of doubt in my ability to mother THREE children had crept into my mind and I wanted those thoughts out! I stopped and knelt to pray, practically begging Heavenly Father for comfort and strength. I heard my three loves laughing in the kids' bedroom. :) And an incredible feeling of calm washed over me.&nbsp;<i>It was all going to be okay</i>...the house didn't have to perfectly clean, I may not get my "last weekend" but instead I'll be enjoying my "first weekend" with our new family of 5, and I'm not a perfect mom but I'm doing my best. This baby would come home to a family that was ready to love and cherish him/her, and that's all this baby really needs. Well, that and a few fresh diapers and mama's milk. ;) The excitement I had felt through my pregnancy was back and I could hardly wait to meet this little boy or girl!!<br /> <br /> Adam's sweet mom came just before 10:00 and we headed to the hospital, knowing Brooks and Ava were in the best hands. On the drive there, we shared our final guesses as to who this babe was...we both said girl. Upon getting to the hospital, we found that a room had been made ready and waiting for me, thanks Doc! :) I was at a 4 and fully effaced. The contractions were staying consistent (now less than 5 minutes apart) and, like Ava's birth, focusing on my breathing helped me get through each one.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;">I was anxious to know how I was progressing so my nurse checked me again (laying down for those checks made for some HARD contractions) and I was now 7 cm dilated. In between contractions I could feel baby moving...and I was suddenly overwhelmed with sadness knowing how much I'd miss being pregnant. This go-around giving birth I was buckled down tight on an emotional roller coaster! But Adam put a smile on my face by talking about how awesome it's going to be when we finally hold our son or daughter. That desire to meet our babe and find out if it is a boy or girl has given me extra motivation to get through the contractions and push harder--with all three of my births.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div> Midnight came and went and I felt like pushing was right around the corner. I asked my doctor to break my water (it doesn't break on its own) and as soon as he did that a wave of contractions came, and came hard. Within minutes I told them I needed to push...at 12:18am, with everything I had, I focused low, and pushed...<i>"There's a head!"&nbsp;</i>the doctor said.&nbsp;To say I was shocked was an understatement! I took a few breaths and pushed again...<i>"It's a boy!!"&nbsp;</i>Adam said! I could hear the joy and some laughter in his voice (remember, we had both guessed girl;) but I couldn't get my eyes to open for what felt like eternity, shock maybe? But when I did, oh my goodness it was LOVE. Heaven and Earth touched, and our BOY was here.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;">Our doctor handed him to me and with tears in my eyes I said something like,</span><span style="text-align: start;">&nbsp;</span><i style="text-align: start;">"Hey little guy, you sure are messy. Goodness I love you!"</i><span style="text-align: start;">&nbsp;Haha ;) I kissed him and snuggled his tiny body, looked at his Dad, and soaked in the euphoric feeling that WE DID IT. There's nothing like it! After the umbilical cord stopped pumping, Adam cut it, and they took our little boy to be measured, weighed, and get prints of those tiny feet. :) He was 6 lbs 13 oz and 19 inches long. He was calm during all of that, and then came over to cozy up with mama. That first feeding, with Adam by my side...I'll treasure it forever.</span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="422" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="454" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;">My two handsome boys went off so the littler one could get his first "bath" and then they met me in the room we'd be staying in the next few days. Adam headed home to get a good night's rest, I stayed and enjoyed the magic of our first middle of the night feeding (trying to enjoy those still, but it's getting harder, haha). I went to sleep looking forward to introducing Brooks and Ava to their new baby brother in the morning!</span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;">When they came I was so so excited to see them and squeeze their little, but not-so-little-now-compared-to-baby-brother, bodies! And they were happy to be with Mom. :) Dad and I introduced them to their brother, Ava was more than excited to snuggle the&nbsp;</span><i style="text-align: start;">"Beebee!"</i><span style="text-align: start;">&nbsp;I suspected that, she's always been a little mama. We giggled and counted his toes and found his tiny nose. I was in heaven! Brooks just wanted Dad at this time and was very hesitant. I could see he was almost getting upset and not wanting anything to do with the baby. It was then I remembered I had a tiny "gift from baby" for them. I pulled out two Pez Candy toys &nbsp;and told them their little brother wanted to give these to them. Brooks was thrilled with his Buzz Lightyear Pez, and I think it warmed him up to our new addition. ;) His little heart melted a bit, and watching him be so tender with his brother was magic! Adam helped Brooks be "so careful" with the baby, Ava was coloring, I was beyond content watching it all, and in that moment our little family was complete. I'm so glad I have these photos--physical records of memories I'll never forget.</span></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="426" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="424" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> It took us a week to decide on his name...Boston Karl Kjar. Karl after my Dad, a man whose footsteps we hope Boston follow in. :)<br /> <br /> Now, it hasn't been easy adjusting to to caring for three little ones at home. If it wasn't for Brooks' preschool, I'm pretty sure days would go by without us leaving the house. But we take things one day at a time, and we are SO happy our Boston is here. Brooks and Ava have been incredible with him...kisses and snuggles around the clock. We love you sweet boy!!<br /> <br /> *** And a huge thank you to <a href=" Mabey</a> for taking these photos! They are treasures to me.2014/11/meeting-boston_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Haley)38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949614731237417456.post-7353684515290460768Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:36:00 +00002014-11-19T19:36:08.039-08:00growing familymilestonespregnancyBumping<a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="638" /></a><br /> <br /> I've abandoned this poor blog of mine (it's&nbsp;<a href=" fault, haha<span style="text-align: center;">)...but LOTS has happened since my last update. Biggest and best: we added another member to our family! But before I can share details on that little miracle, here are some awesome and awkward memories from my pregnancy. :)</span><br /> <b><br /></b> <b>Awkward:&nbsp;</b><br /> - Losing my breathe when tieing shoes and buckling sandals, or bending down to do anything really. ;)<br /> - Feeling like my ya-hoo is going to fall off due to funky pressure "downstairs". Umm. Tmi? Not sure how else to explain it.<br /> - Trying to squeeze past someone, thinking there's enough room and definitely forgetting my width, so I bump them with my bump. Oops.<br /> - Being asked by a stranger at the park if I was going to have a boy. I answer, "We'll see! We like to wait and be surprised. What makes you think boy?" She looked down at my ankles, "Oh, you're swollen." Well, thanks.<br /> - Squatting down to pick up the receipt I was handed then dropped, and feeling the crotch of my pants rip. Greeeaaaaat.<br /> &nbsp;- Walking out of the doctor's office with splotches of the belly-jelly (ultrasound gel) on my shirt. I was feeling all sorts of classy.<br /> - Much of the time I walked around like an old woman because of my intense lower back pain. I won't miss that.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<b>Awesome:</b><br /> - Feeling and watching the baby kick and stretch in my belly. Never loses its magic!<br /> - Brooks turned 2 the week before his little sister was born, so he wasn't really aware of what was happening...but this go-around he's much more excited about baby brother or sister! And I think it's rubbing off on Ava. :)<br /> - Knowing Brooks' or Ava's clothes will be used by this second boy or girl!<br /> - Closing my eyes and imagining bringing this babe into the world. I treasure my experiences giving birth, and my heart can hardly wait to open up and feel love for another little one after laboring to get him or her here.<br /> - I was nervous to be pregnant through the summer, but it hasn't been as dreadfully hot as I expected. Plus I don't have to suck in for even a second in my swim suit. Haha, I'm ridiculous. ;)<br /> - Brooks and Ava love to feel the baby move (okay, sometimes I move it so they think it's the baby;) I get to watch them get so excited, and then I feel their bellies. Sweetest back and forth interaction. :)<br /> - I had this little "vision" of Brooks and Ava helping me rub lotion on our freshly bathed babe...it was a boy, and his little arms and legs were wiggling around and big brother and sister were giggling the whole time.<br /> <br /> The babe's birth story will be coming tomorrow. Feeling beyond blessed thinking back. :)2014/11/bumping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Haley)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949614731237417456.post-4166253514581038878Thu, 08 May 2014 16:25:00 +00002014-05-10T15:27:34.154-07:00Avabathtub babesBrookssibling loveLate night tub time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Lots of tickling and kisses happened during Brooks and Ava's tub time last night. You would have never thought they were driving each other cray-zy allllll day yesterday. ;)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="640" /></a></div> 2014/05/late-night-tub-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Haley)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949614731237417456.post-3503324555994712293Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:26:00 +00002014-04-15T09:32:10.115-07:00letters to Avalittle outingsSakura BloomSalt LakeSling DiariesspringSakura Bloom Sling Diaries Vol. IV: Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="480" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="480" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="478" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="478" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Dear Ava,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> "<i>To live would be an awfully big adventure."</i>&nbsp;-- J.M. Barrie</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> You should read that in an English accent, because that brilliant author is English and I think it sounds more beautiful that way. ;) Aves, I love that quote, it's simple but powerful. I interpret it as saying that truly living and appreciating each day and each experience makes for an adventurous life!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Your adventures and life experiences do not have to be perfect or go just as planned to be wonderful. Sometimes the ones that have uncomfortable bumps or unexpected left turns are the ones we treasure and never want to forget! They shape and mold us. I'd say being a mother has been one of those adventures for me. You and Brooks are my greatest adventures yet, and I know your Dad agrees. We've felt a rainbow of emotions because each of you have stolen our hearts--the highest of highs, moments of pure peace, and lows that are hard to describe. But you are allowing us to live life more richly! And loving you gives your Dad and I a taste of how much our Heavenly Parents love us. Being able to experience and see life through your ever-learning eyes has been such a gift. &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> You have turned mundane moments into pure magic. I can only hope that you continue to soak up and appreciate life's little and big adventures...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Dance in the kitchen--it's our favorite dance floor. ;)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pick funky ice-cream flavors.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Be brave and be kind to those whom others are not. And introduce yourself to the "new kid" at school.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Go on trips and talk to strangers along the way.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Never take a sunset for granted. Or cool sheets in the summer time. A warm house in the winter time. Or true friends that will always have your back.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Be weird. I promise, everyone else is too. :)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After you find your other half and get married, keep dating him.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Rock your babies to sleep.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Soak up nature! On short walk


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Pod Casserole Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:38:46 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:38:46 +0000 Libsyn RSSgen 1.0 en episodic no Summer Movie Media Melee Round 2: Jurassic Park vs. Return of the Jedi and Harry Potter vs. Batman Summer Movie Media Melee Round 2: Jurassic Park vs. Return of the Jedi and Harry Potter vs. Batman Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:48:00 +0000 This week Adam and Jp kick off round 2 of the Summer Movie Media Melee when Jurassic Park takes on Return of the Jedi and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 battles Batman (89).  Vote In Round 2:  Facebook.com/adamandjp Twitter: @adamandjp ]]> This week Adam and Jp kick off round 2 of the Summer Movie Media Melee when Jurassic Park takes on Return of the Jedi and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 battles Batman (89). Vote In Round 2: Facebook.com/adamandjp Twitter: @adamandjp ]]> 01:13:58 true full Summer Movie Media Melee: Jurassic World vs. The Lion King (2019) and The Incredibles 2 vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Summer Movie Media Melee: Jurassic World vs. The Lion King (2019) and The Incredibles 2 vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:44:00 +0000 This week Adam and Jp wrap up round one of the The Summer Movie Media Melee when Jurassic World vs. The Lion King (2019) and The Incredibles 2 vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.  Vote now in round 2: facebook.com/adamandjp twitter: @adamandjp ]]> This week Adam and Jp wrap up round one of the The Summer Movie Media Melee when Jurassic World vs. The Lion King (2019) and The Incredibles 2 vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Vote now in round 2: facebook.com/adamandjp twitter: @adamandjp ]]> 01:31:36 true 12 6 full Adam and JP Summer Movie Media Melee: The Dark Knight vs. E.T and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade vs. Titanic Summer Movie Media Melee: The Dark Knight vs. E.T and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade vs. Titanic Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:13:00 +0000 Adam and Jp have gathered the 16 biggest summer movies from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s. This week the Summer Movie Media Melee Tournament continues. First Round Matchups Week 1: Jurassic Park vs. Lord of the Rings: Return of The King Winner: Jurassic Park Star Wars: Return of The Jedi vs. Independence Day Winner: Star Wars: Return of The Jedi Week 2:  Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Winner: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Batman (89) vs. Avatar (09) Winner: Batman (89) This Week:  The Dark Knight vs. ET Titanic vs. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade  Vote Weekly: Facebook.com/adamandjp Twitter: @adamandjp ]]> Adam and Jp have gathered the 16 biggest summer movies from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s. This week the Summer Movie Media Melee Tournament continues. First Round Matchups Week 1: Jurassic Park vs. Lord of the Rings: Return of The King Winner: Jurassic Park Star Wars: Return of The Jedi vs. Independence Day Winner: Star Wars: Return of The Jedi Week 2: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Winner: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Batman (89) vs. Avatar (09) Winner: Batman (89) This Week: The Dark Knight vs. ET Titanic vs. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade Vote Weekly: Facebook.com/adamandjp Twitter: @adamandjp ]]> 01:15:12 true 11 5 full Adam and Jp Summer Movie Media Melee: Harry Potter 7 vs. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and Batman (89) vs. Avatar (09) Summer Movie Media Melee: Harry Potter 7 vs. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and Batman (89) vs. Avatar (09) Thu, 25 May 2023 16:32:00 +0000 Adam and Jp have gathered the 16 biggest summer movies from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s. This week the Summer Movie Media Melee Tournament continues. First Round Matchups Last Week: Jurassic Park vs. Lord of the Rings: Return of The King Winner: Jurassic Park Star Wars: Return of The Jedi vs. Independence Day Winner: Star Wars: Return of The Jedi   This Week:  Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Batman (89) vs. Avatar (09)   Week of 6/9: The Dark Knight vs. ET Titanic vs. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade    Week of 6/15 Jurassic World vs. The Lion King The Incredibles vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace    Twitter: @adamandjp Facebook: @admandjp ]]> Adam and Jp have gathered the 16 biggest summer movies from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s. This week the Summer Movie Media Melee Tournament continues. First Round Matchups Last Week: Jurassic Park vs. Lord of the Rings: Return of The King Winner: Jurassic Park Star Wars: Return of The Jedi vs. Independence Day Winner: Star Wars: Return of The Jedi This Week: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Batman (89) vs. Avatar (09) Week of 6/9: The Dark Knight vs. ET Titanic vs. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade Week of 6/15 Jurassic World vs. The Lion King The Incredibles vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Twitter: @adamandjp Facebook: @admandjp ]]> 01:43:43 true 12 5 full Adam and Jp Summer Movie Media Melee: Jurassic Park vs. Return of the King and Return of the Jedi vs. Independence Day Summer Movie Media Melee: Jurassic Park vs. Return of the King and Return of the Jedi vs. Independence Day Thu, 18 May 2023 17:35:00 +0000 Adam and Jp have gathered the 16 biggest summer movies from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. This week the Summer Movie Media Melee Tournament begins.  FIrst Round Matchups This Week: Jurassic Park vs. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Star Wars: Return of the Jedi vs. Independence Day    Week of 5/26: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest  Batman (89) vs. Avatar   Week of 6/2: Dark Knight vs. ET Titanic vs. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade   Week of 6/9: Jurassic World vs. The Lion King The Incredibles vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace    Twitter: @adamandjp Facebook: @adamandjp ]]> Adam and Jp have gathered the 16 biggest summer movies from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. This week the Summer Movie Media Melee Tournament begins. FIrst Round Matchups This Week: Jurassic Park vs. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Star Wars: Return of the Jedi vs. Independence Day Week of 5/26: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Batman (89) vs. Avatar Week of 6/2: Dark Knight vs. ET Titanic vs. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Week of 6/9: Jurassic World vs. The Lion King The Incredibles vs. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Twitter: @adamandjp Facebook: @adamandjp ]]> 01:35:55 true 12 4 full Adam and Jp 400.5: Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 & Wrestlechat 2K23 Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 &amp; Wrestlechat 2K23 Wed, 10 May 2023 16:25:00 +0000 Adam and JP catch up to give a spoilers review of the latest MCU offering: Guaridans of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Talk turns to MCU TV shows, Star Wars shows, WWE Wrestlemania, WWE Backlash, The Fast and Furious Films, and more. Plus, the boys give a preview of an upcoming series debuting next week. A Media Melee that pits the biggest summer films of all-time an in winner take all tournement.  facebook.com/adamandjp twitter.com/adamandjp ]]> Adam and JP catch up to give a spoilers review of the latest MCU offering: Guaridans of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Talk turns to MCU TV shows, Star Wars shows, WWE Wrestlemania, WWE Backlash, The Fast and Furious Films, and more. Plus, the boys give a preview of an upcoming series debuting next week. A Media Melee that pits the biggest summer films of all-time an in winner take all tournement. facebook.com/adamandjp twitter.com/adamandjp ]]> 01:46:14 true 12 2 full Adam and JP #400: Adam and Jp Turn 400!! Adam and Jp Turn 400!! Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:12:00 +0000 Adam and Jp return to bring you the long awaited episode 400. The boys catch you up on the last two years, relive some favorite moments of the past 12 years and look to the future. ]]> Adam and Jp return to bring you the long awaited episode 400. The boys catch you up on the last two years, relive some favorite moments of the past 12 years and look to the future. ]]> 01:48:31 true 12 1 full Adam and JP %&*$#+AJP400*$#!#(012023)&^%#POD&^$#!!FRIDAY*&^%#+==?? %&amp;*$#+AJP400*$#!#(012023)&amp;^%#POD&amp;^$#!!FRIDAY*&amp;^%#+==?? Mon, 16 Jan 2023 21:26:00 +0000 You Still Here???]]> You Still Here???]]> 01:45 false full #399 - Ska Pits & Multiverse Science Ska Pits &amp; Multiverse Science Sat, 02 Jan 2021 21:41:51 +0000 Season11 starts now!  Adam and Jp kick off the new year with some leftover Christmas chat about holiday novelty songs. Adam talks about getting injured in the ska pits. Jp has some science chat about the Large Hadron Collider and mini-black holes. Plus, Star Wars and Cyberpunk. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Season11 starts now! Adam and Jp kick off the new year with some leftover Christmas chat about holiday novelty songs. Adam talks about getting injured in the ska pits. Jp has some science chat about the Large Hadron Collider and mini-black holes. Plus, Star Wars and Cyberpunk. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:03:21 true 11 1 full Adam and Jp #398: Christmas at Ground Zero with Adam and JP Christmas at Ground Zero with Adam and JP Wed, 23 Dec 2020 06:16:33 +0000 Adam and Jp share the magic of the season... of course that means talking about the Mando season finale.  Adam has the rundown on the best and worst Christmas movies, according to the internet.  Plus, all the Disney goodness involving The MCU and Star Wars.  Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Adam and Jp share the magic of the season... of course that means talking about the Mando season finale. Adam has the rundown on the best and worst Christmas movies, according to the internet. Plus, all the Disney goodness involving The MCU and Star Wars. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:11:24 true 10 27 full Adam and JP #397: A Christmas K.I.T.T. or The Force Re-Awakens A Christmas K.I.T.T. or The Force Re-Awakens Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:38:08 +0000 Jp goes down a nostalgic road he has traveled in the last few weeks. Then, a revisit to a happier time... Christmas 2015, where Adam and Jp chat Star Wars: The Force Awakens and bad gifts.  Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> Jp goes down a nostalgic road he has traveled in the last few weeks. Then, a revisit to a happier time... Christmas 2015, where Adam and Jp chat Star Wars: The Force Awakens and bad gifts. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> 02:04:34 true 10 26 full #396: A Very Special Rocky Thanksgiving or Maybe Baby Yoda Ate Your Baby A Very Special Rocky Thanksgiving or Maybe Baby Yoda Ate Your Baby Thu, 26 Nov 2020 04:55:06 +0000 In which Adam and Jp discuss if Rocky is a Thanksgiving movie. Adam has a Thanksgiving food list. Jp discusses Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade mishaps.. Plus, what ever happened to the family steakhouse, Got Milk, and The Beef Council? Featuring, a drunk Herman Munster and Mando.  Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> In which Adam and Jp discuss if Rocky is a Thanksgiving movie. Adam has a Thanksgiving food list. Jp discusses Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade mishaps.. Plus, what ever happened to the family steakhouse, Got Milk, and The Beef Council? Featuring, a drunk Herman Munster and Mando. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:16:32 true 10 25 full Adam and JP #395: Best President EVER or The Tragedy of Peter Pan Best President EVER or The Tragedy of Peter Pan Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:36:47 +0000 The one where Adam and Jp go through an internet list of the greatest presidents of all time, play some music, talk about The Mandalorian, list their least favorite Trumps and wax nostalgic about dumb playground jokes.  Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> The one where Adam and Jp go through an internet list of the greatest presidents of all time, play some music, talk about The Mandalorian, list their least favorite Trumps and wax nostalgic about dumb playground jokes. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> 59:47 true 10 24 full Adam and JP #394: Shania Trump Train or A Puddle of Tommy Hilfiger Shania Trump Train or A Puddle of Tommy Hilfiger Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:05:08 +0000 Adam and Jp try to avoid election returns with a very 90's That Hits the Spotify. Plus, regrettable fashion choices and a new console edition of Gamer's Corner.   Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp  ]]> Adam and Jp try to avoid election returns with a very 90's That Hits the Spotify. Plus, regrettable fashion choices and a new console edition of Gamer's Corner. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> 01:01:54 true 10 23 full Adam and JP #393: Election Night with Adam and Jp Election Night with Adam and Jp Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:42:35 +0000 Adam and Jp chat during election returns. Really all you need to know about this one.   Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Adam and Jp chat during election returns. Really all you need to know about this one. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:06:12 true 10 22 full Adam and JP #392: Halloween 2020: Satan's Candy & Abe Lincoln's Ghost Halloween 2020: Satan's Candy &amp; Abe Lincoln's Ghost Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:46:13 +0000 The time has arrived for the official 2020 Halloween episode. In a year that feels like one long horror film, Adam and Jp discuss the greatest Halloween candy of all time. The satanic panic of the 80's. Plus, Adam's ghost heads to D.C. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> The time has arrived for the official 2020 Halloween episode. In a year that feels like one long horror film, Adam and Jp discuss the greatest Halloween candy of all time. The satanic panic of the 80's. Plus, Adam's ghost heads to D.C. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:15:38 true 10 21 full Adam and JP #391: Halloween 2020: Scientifically Scary Movies & Paranormal Politics Halloween 2020: Scientifically Scary Movies &amp; Paranormal Politics Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:22:58 +0000 Jp has finally seen Halloween 2018!! Adam has a list of films that claim to be the scariest of all time.  Plus, Annabelle, Zombieland, Jigsaw and Cobra Kai.  Adam's ghost visits the town so nice they named it twice.  Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> Jp has finally seen Halloween 2018!! Adam has a list of films that claim to be the scariest of all time. Plus, Annabelle, Zombieland, Jigsaw and Cobra Kai. Adam's ghost visits the town so nice they named it twice. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> 01:13:30 true 10 20 full Adam and JP #390: Halloween 2020: Generic Ghouls, Vampire Sweaters, & Creepy Max Headroom Halloween 2020: Generic Ghouls, Vampire Sweaters, &amp; Creepy Max Headroom Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:16:57 +0000 The boys chat Adam's collecting and Jp's lack there of. Then, least favorite Halloween costume. Adam's ghost covers the mystery of "The Wadddler." Finally, the creepy Max Headroom or took over a Chicago PBS station.  email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> The boys chat Adam's collecting and Jp's lack there of. Then, least favorite Halloween costume. Adam's ghost covers the mystery of "The Wadddler." Finally, the creepy Max Headroom or took over a Chicago PBS station. email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:01:04 true 10 19 full Adam and Jp #389: Halloween 2020: Halloween Film Retrospective and Pandemic Trick or Treating Halloween 2020: Halloween Film Retrospective and Pandemic Trick or Treating Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:12:23 +0000 Halloween Begins!!! Adam and Jp visit the ghosts of elections past, discuss what Halloween was like during the 1918 pandemic. Finally, the official kick-off to Halloween 2020 starts with a retrospective of the Halloween franchise from Halloween (1978) to Halloween Resurrection (2002) Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Halloween Begins!!! Adam and Jp visit the ghosts of elections past, discuss what Halloween was like during the 1918 pandemic. Finally, the official kick-off to Halloween 2020 starts with a retrospective of the Halloween franchise from Halloween (1978) to Halloween Resurrection (2002) Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:37:45 true 10 18 full Adam and Jp #388: Some Tom Time or Ol' Bat Pat Accents Some Tom Time or Ol' Bat Pat Accents Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:32:04 +0000 Adam revels his new collecting obsession. The boys try to get caught up on current WWE champions. Plus, favorite Tom Hanks films, The Batman, Old Rocky and Gal Gadot's accent.  Tweet: @adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com]]> Adam revels his new collecting obsession. The boys try to get caught up on current WWE champions. Plus, favorite Tom Hanks films, The Batman, Old Rocky and Gal Gadot's accent. Tweet: @adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com]]> 01:03:36 true 10 17 full Adam and JP #387: Back in Time with Toll Booth Willie Back in Time with Toll Booth Willie Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:19:26 +0000 Hey, look! A new episode. Adam and Jp come out of their COVID caves to chat Adam Sandler movies, the Halloween series, Red Dead Redemption, Fortnite, and ADAM's GHOST!!! Welcome Back to Pod Casserole....  Tweet: @adamandjp Facebook.com/adamandjp]]> Hey, look! A new episode. Adam and Jp come out of their COVID caves to chat Adam Sandler movies, the Halloween series, Red Dead Redemption, Fortnite, and ADAM's GHOST!!! Welcome Back to Pod Casserole.... Tweet: @adamandjp Facebook.com/adamandjp]]> 01:26:28 true 10 16 full Adam and Jp #386: The One With The Mystery Lists The One With The Mystery Lists Thu, 07 May 2020 03:30:33 +0000 The boys fire up the zoom machine to chat with Brooklyn and Josh for a Pod Casserole challenge. Create your top five list...anything you want. This is what happened. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet:@adamandjp]]> The boys fire up the zoom machine to chat with Brooklyn and Josh for a Pod Casserole challenge. Create your top five list...anything you want. This is what happened. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet:@adamandjp]]> 01:16:30 true 10 15 full Adam & JP #385: Collecting With Cameron & Return of a Producer Collecting With Cameron &amp; Return of a Producer Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:28:08 +0000 Adam and Jp invite Pod Casserole fan Cameron on the show, and he invites everyone into what could be the coolest bunker around to wait out Rona. Then, after a years long journey, Producer Brian returns. (Note: Full the full effect of this episode, go to: facebook.com/adamandjp to see the zoom video.]]> Adam and Jp invite Pod Casserole fan Cameron on the show, and he invites everyone into what could be the coolest bunker around to wait out Rona. Then, after a years long journey, Producer Brian returns. (Note: Full the full effect of this episode, go to: facebook.com/adamandjp to see the zoom video.]]> 01:20:13 true 10 14 full Adam and Jp #384 A Video Game Game & A Picture Show A Video Game Game &amp; A Picture Show Fri, 24 Apr 2020 04:49:45 +0000 Adam and Jp are joined by Brooklyn and Josh (on Zoom, see) to play a favorite Pod Casserole game with a video game twist. Plus, Adam finally gets to chat massage techniques with Brook and Josh. Then, the old friends get nostalgic and share stories from past adventures together. (Note: This episode has a lot of visual references that can be found at facebook.com/adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Adam and Jp are joined by Brooklyn and Josh (on Zoom, see) to play a favorite Pod Casserole game with a video game twist. Plus, Adam finally gets to chat massage techniques with Brook and Josh. Then, the old friends get nostalgic and share stories from past adventures together. (Note: This episode has a lot of visual references that can be found at facebook.com/adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:28:22 true 10 13 full #383: Quarantine Flicks or Corona Calls Part 7 Quarantine Flicks or Corona Calls Part 7 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 03:45:34 +0000 Adam and Jp are joined by the magic of Zoom to catch up and name the five movies you've never seen, you should watch while self - quarantining. Plus, JP is on a real radio show. Later, the AJP Classic returns to the clown-demic of 2016, and a certain election is getting close. Tweet: @adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com]]> Adam and Jp are joined by the magic of Zoom to catch up and name the five movies you've never seen, you should watch while self - quarantining. Plus, JP is on a real radio show. Later, the AJP Classic returns to the clown-demic of 2016, and a certain election is getting close. Tweet: @adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com]]> 02:26:40 true 10 12 full Adam and JP #381: Adam Exotic or Corona Calls Part 6 Adam Exotic or Corona Calls Part 6 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:48:59 +0000 Still safe at home Adam and Jp discuss... Bite Massages, Tiger King, Talking Winnie The Pooh, and the biggest blockbuster flops.  Classic episode: #190 Stay Tune For More Killer Clowns of North Carolina (September 2016) Creepy clowns have been spotted in many states in the Southeastern United States. Is this just innocent fun or is something more sinister at play?  The potential 2016 entrants have been announced for The Toy Hall of Fame, the boys run down the nominees and examine the toys in the HOF today. Adam's Ghost: This week AG heads north of the lower 48 to find some of the paranormal stories of Alaska. EMAIL: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Still safe at home Adam and Jp discuss... Bite Massages, Tiger King, Talking Winnie The Pooh, and the biggest blockbuster flops. Classic episode: #190 Stay Tune For More Killer Clowns of North Carolina (September 2016) Creepy clowns have been spotted in many states in the Southeastern United States. Is this just innocent fun or is something more sinister at play? The potential 2016 entrants have been announced for The Toy Hall of Fame, the boys run down the nominees and examine the toys in the HOF today. Adam's Ghost: This week AG heads north of the lower 48 to find some of the paranormal stories of Alaska. EMAIL: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 02:33:44 true 10 10 full Adam andjp #380: Know Your Joe Exotic or Corona Calls Part 5 Know Your Joe Exotic or Corona Calls Part 5 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:57:43 +0000 Jp self-distances on the phone with Brooklyn and Josh. He calls to get their take on Netflix's Tiger King. Plus, plenty of random gaming and Tik Tok chat.  Then, it's a classic Adam and Jp from 2017, Show #189: Apocalypse Rising.  Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Jp self-distances on the phone with Brooklyn and Josh. He calls to get their take on Netflix's Tiger King. Plus, plenty of random gaming and Tik Tok chat. Then, it's a classic Adam and Jp from 2017, Show #189: Apocalypse Rising. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 02:27:53 true 10 9 full Adam and JP #379: A Pinball Wizard or Corona Calls Part 4 A Pinball Wizard or Corona Calls Part 4 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:37:06 +0000 Pod Casserole is safer at home, so JP phones a friend from The Broken Token Podcast with Bent and Whitney. Brent, safe in his Kentucky pinball palace chats with JP about classic arcade games, pinball history, and free episodes of Unsolved Mysteries. Then, it's and AJP classic episode of 8-Bit Adam with Adam, JP, and Josh Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Pod Casserole is safer at home, so JP phones a friend from The Broken Token Podcast with Bent and Whitney. Brent, safe in his Kentucky pinball palace chats with JP about classic arcade games, pinball history, and free episodes of Unsolved Mysteries. Then, it's and AJP classic episode of 8-Bit Adam with Adam, JP, and Josh Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 02:11:27 true 10 8 full Adam and JP #378: United States of Rona or Corona Calls Part 3 United States of Rona or Corona Calls Part 3 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 05:40:08 +0000 While staying safer at home, Adam and Jp catch up remotely and discuss the chaos of the last week. Then, The Adam and JP classic takes us back to 2015 for the 100th Episode celebration. Plus, a very special stone cold guest. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> While staying safer at home, Adam and Jp catch up remotely and discuss the chaos of the last week. Then, The Adam and JP classic takes us back to 2015 for the 100th Episode celebration. Plus, a very special stone cold guest. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 02:36:31 true 10 7 full Adam and JP #377: Social Distancing or Is That You Rona? Social Distancing or Is That You Rona? Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:34:26 +0000 Adam and Jp are practicing social distancing, so once again Adam phones in.  Then it's another Classic AJP from December of 2018 with special guest Brooke K. Brooklyn or just Brooke; and she has some holiday hot takes. Email@adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Adam and Jp are practicing social distancing, so once again Adam phones in. Then it's another Classic AJP from December of 2018 with special guest Brooke K. Brooklyn or just Brooke; and she has some holiday hot takes. Email@adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:41:59 true 10 6 full Adam and Jp #376: Finding the Adam-Dote or Collecting The COVID-19 Finding the Adam-Dote or Collecting The COVID-19 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 04:52:15 +0000 Adam phones in from his car, because JP refuses to be in the same room with him. They explain.  Then it's a classic episode of Collection Connection that features host Josh chatting with AJP. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> Adam phones in from his car, because JP refuses to be in the same room with him. They explain. Then it's a classic episode of Collection Connection that features host Josh chatting with AJP. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp ]]> 01:41:21 true 10 5 full Adam and JP #375: The Presidential Pod Casserole The Presidential Pod Casserole Mon, 24 Feb 2020 04:54:19 +0000 Adam and Jp discuss character study movies. Then, Adam has a crazy idea about chatting presidents...because you know, why talk about something safe? No worries, this ends with a ranking of presidents by standards such as tub size and interstate systems. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Adam and Jp discuss character study movies. Then, Adam has a crazy idea about chatting presidents...because you know, why talk about something safe? No worries, this ends with a ranking of presidents by standards such as tub size and interstate systems. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:24:37 true 10 4 full Adam and JP #374: Welcome To Joker Country Welcome To Joker Country Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:38:55 +0000 Adam and Jp have finally watched Joker. Jp has a unique theory on what is really happening in the film. Adam talks about the most "country" thing he has ever done. Plus, The Batman teaser trailer.]]> Adam and Jp have finally watched Joker. Jp has a unique theory on what is really happening in the film. Adam talks about the most "country" thing he has ever done. Plus, The Batman teaser trailer.]]> 01:12:33 true 10 3 full Adam and JP #374: Some Things We Liked In The 2010's Some Things We Liked In The 2010's Fri, 24 Jan 2020 06:19:58 +0000 Adam and Jp bid a fond farewell to the 2010's by going through some of the film, TV, gaming, and music highlights. Plus, what Adam can't stop collecting and Jp's first R rated movie. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> Adam and Jp bid a fond farewell to the 2010's by going through some of the film, TV, gaming, and music highlights. Plus, what Adam can't stop collecting and Jp's first R rated movie. Email: adamandjp@gmail.com Tweet: @adamandjp]]> 01:07:49 true 10 2 full Adam and Jp #373: Adam and Jp vs. The Rise of Skywalker Adam and Jp vs. The Rise of Skywalker Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:49:03 +0000 SEASON 10 starts now! The boys kick off the 10th AJP season with a debate about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.  Tweet: @adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com]]> SEASON 10 starts now! The boys kick off the 10th AJP season with a debate about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Tweet: @adamandjp Email: adamandjp@gmail.com]]> 01:18:12


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:39:53 +0000weatherfoodholidayscarfriendsprepLALas Vegasann arborsan franciscoanimalscanyonchicagoflowersitinerarymapsouvenirtoolswine countryyosemitearizonaboatsbowlingbrycebudgetcasinochowderfancy dressfloridagrand canyonhillsmartha stewartmotelmusicnew yorkoregonpacific coastpalo altopartypiepoint reyesportlandpresentsroute 66sealsstanfordwaterfallswonder of the worldzionA mini American adventurenoreply@blogger.com (Lucy)Blogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632.post-3253214683721292647Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:24:00 +00002013-06-01T12:35:16.188-07:00THIS IS HAPPENING.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="; width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Y'all, the flags are back.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">We're off to Texas! And yes, also Louisiana for a lil stop in New Orleans. Oh, and a couple thousand miles out of shot, New York. 2 weeks, 3 states, 4 best buds.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">To quote <a href="; target="_blank">my last flag post</a>: We love you, flags. Bring it on.&nbsp;</span></div> <br />2013/06/this-is-happening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632.post-7409761283100152463Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:05:00 +00002011-06-06T15:05:54.514-07:00foodholidayspartyA foody celebrationI've had some time on my hands. Two and a half weeks before going back to work, to be precise. So what better way to use it than to plan a little tea party. And since we'd been to America (duh), I decided to theme it on the US of A.<br /> <br /> Which mainly meant lots of red, white and blue and a large dose of sugary, fatty food. Nom nom, etc. Here's the most part of the spread.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Yup, my apron has my name on it.<br /> <br /> And that bunting? It goes all along the length of the other wall and it took me a few hours to make. But it was worth it when a lovely friend said it was the neatest bunting she'd ever seen. I didn't have enough time to sew proper bunting (I started it the day before the party, whoops), so I made it out of coloured card and punched holes to thread string through. Easy peasy.<br /> <br /> When it comes to cooking, I'm no chef. I can handle one-pot dishes and a roast dinner but that's about your lot.<br /> <br /> Baking, however. That's my thang. I follow the recipe to the T and - huzzah! - the cakes come out almost like the picture in book. That's the sort of cooking I like. So I made cakes. Many many cakes. So many that we had some left over (YAYS). <br /> <br /> And when I say I like baking, I also like the glory that comes with it. There was a little surprise when I cut into that rather large (and slightly wonky) beast of a cake your saw above...<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> EEK, IT'S AN AMERICAN RAINBOW CAKE!! There were gasps of delight all around and I was very chuffed indeed. It tasted pretty dang good, too. The cupcakes were either red velvet, white or blue vanilla, too, but I couldn't have told you that earlier or I'd have ruined the surprise.<br /> <br /> Other tasty American-style treats included (but not all in the pic above) these stinky corndogs, pastrami sandwiches, pepperjack cheese sandwiches, beef and veggie slider burgers, pretzels, cheese puffs and pickles. Mmm. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Oh, and this incredible American flag pie made by Adam's fair hands - arguably even more impressive than the rainbow cake. I'd like to take credit for finding the picture of the pie and the recipe on the interweb (it's my party and I'll boast if I want to!) but credit where credit's due: the boy done good.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Here's a close-up of the cherry and blueberry delight.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> It went down a treat with some squirty cream.<br /> <br /> Altogether a successful little party. Oh, and in case you're wondering, there were actual real people in attendance. We just didn't have the camera out because we were too busy stuffing our faces.<br /> <br /> Can you blame us?2011/06/foody-celebration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632.post-5927286961970616945Mon, 30 May 2011 16:30:00 +00002011-05-30T09:31:54.171-07:00foodmartha stewartMartha, I love youMartha Stewart, that is: high priestess of homemaking.<br /> <br /> Last autumn I got Martha's 2010 <i>Halloween Handbook</i> and wanted more more more. But I've struggled to find other Martha-branded mags over here so I was super excited (yes, I even squealed) when I found the May edition of <i>Martha Stewart Living</i> in Borders in Ann Arbor.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> It's FULL of pretty pretty things, recipes, party ideas... and because this one was based around florals, it had a section on Northern Californian flower growers and markets. We planned to find some around San Francisco but didn't get the time (great story, I know). I also managed to nab the June issue before we flew back, this one with a summertime theme.<br /> <br /> In other trip-related Martha news, I found out about Martha Stewart's line of products at Macy's department store on <a href=" favourite food blog</a>. She has a whole selection of bakeware and accessories, but what I was after was this little piece of genius.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Breakfast To Go. This baby takes Tubberware-type containers to a whole new level. It has two clever compartments where you can separate the different elements of your breakfast. Stick cereal flakes or granola in the bottom and it won't go all mushy by the time you get to eat it because that naughty yoghurt has its own little level.<br /> <br /> There's more. It comes with a spoon! It lives under the top layer, and you just click the two bits together. So you don't have to have a rogue piece of cutlery knocking around your handbag, clanging against your sunglasses case and getting caught up in your keys. So clever.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="; width="512" /></a></div><br /> Adam was jealous of my find so I bought him one, too. Oh, and one for big sis. I'm starting a UK Martha Stewart Breakfast To Go revolution, me.<br /> <br /> But I couldn't leave Macy's with just a a handful of Breakfast To Go pots. Oh, no. I wanted MORE. (Well, I wanted all of it, to be precise, but there's only so much you can sneak onto your boyfriend's credit card account and indeed fit into your suitcase.)<br /> <br /> This marvellous invention came home with me, too. Lunch On The Go? Yes, please.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> OK, so same concept: the different parts of your meal stay separated in their own little plastic homes. Stick your sangers in the bottom and then have your fruit and some cookies in the top two sections. Lovely.<br /> <br /> But the most exciting part about this set is that it contains a REMOVABLE ICE PACK. Come on! (Notice also how the little tubs have measurements on them. Nifty.)<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> No longer will the full fridge at work render my sandwiches office temperature as they sit under my desk (no one likes sweaty cheese, do they?).<br /> <br /> I will simultaneously have the coolest lunchbox and smuggest pre-lunch face my office has ever seen.<br /> <br /> Lunchtimes will never be the same. Especially if I use my Breakfast To Go pot as a clever snack receptacle. Carrot/cucumber/celery sticks and houmous. Raisins and crackers plus peanut butter. Oatcakes on the bottom, cheese and grapes on top.<br /> <br /> Oh, the possibilities... I can't wait to use them. Is it time to go back to work yet?2011/05/martha-i-love-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632.post-5475384054863395887Mon, 30 May 2011 10:57:00 +00002011-05-30T03:57:53.557-07:00foodholidaysLALA: revisitedVenice Beach gave us a pretty nice 'welcome back' in the form of this beautiful sunset.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> As crazy and lively as the beach is in the daytime, I think it comes to life most in the evening when the masses depart and the beach can speak for itself.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Pretty huh? I got a bit creative with the next one, and used my sunglasses as a filter. Artiste? Moi?<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="; width="480" /></a></div><br /> Those footprints belong to Ad's big hoofs. But let's pretend they're The Hoff's. Some of <i>Baywatch </i>was filmed here, after all.<br /> <br /> So that was Wednesday evening. Thursday was a bit of a write-off. We slept in, left at lunchtime to go to Newport Beach, drove around trying to find anything that looked like <i>The OC </i>and then gave up, sat on the beach to eat a soggy tuna sandwich (Whole Foods let us down this one time), then drove two hours back through rush hour traffic on the freeway and that was that. The evening, however, was better with a little trip to a Santa Monica cinema to see <i>Thor</i>. FYI, Milk Duds rule.<br /> <br /> Friday was more eventful. Universal Studios!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First thing we did was take the Studio Tour, on a big trolley. That's our tour guide. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Dur-da....dur-da....dur-da-dur-da-dur-da-dur-da...DUR-DA! Argh.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> This is us getting ready to be be thrown around, 3D style, by King Kong. Excitements. (PS, where's my tan?)<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Then we found out about some unlikely neighbours. That's Wisteria Lane, home to <i>Desperate Housewives</i>...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> ...right next door to Whoville (from <i>How The Grinch Stole Christmas</i>)... <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> &nbsp;...oh, and there's Bates Motel from <i>Psycho</i>. What a nice little community.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> The tour continued past cars on fire, impromptu floods and New York streets. And then finished up near this big blue screen. In front of it is the (currently dry) lake where they film water/lake/sea screens, like the one from <i>Pirates Of The Caribbean</i> where Cap'ain Jack is floating in a little row boat. Kinda take the Hollywood wonder away...but cool all the same.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> That night, our last in America, we went to an awesome Mexican restaurant in Santa Monica called <a href=" Cocina</a>. De-lish. I had fish tacos and a mojito (I meant to order a margarita but got confused). Muchos tequila and cool paper decorations. On a par with the <a href="2011/04/and-were-done-in-windy-city.html">Taco Joint in Chicago</a>, I'd say. Well, nearly.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /> On the way back to Venice, we passed this. I've no idea what it represents or why it lives on a pharmacy's outside wall, but I thought it summed up this part of LA pretty well.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="; width="480" /></a></div><br /> So there you have it. America, we had a blast and we'll see you soon.<br /> <br /> YEE-HAW.2011/05/la-revisited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632.post-7413025880221974797Mon, 23 May 2011 16:50:00 +00002011-05-23T09:50:08.855-07:00holidaysWe're back!We survived flying on the day that the world was supposed to end, which was nice, so now to deal with the inevitable burden of post-holiday unpacking and washing.<br /> <br /> I'll be back with another couple of posts from the last days of our trip once I'm through with this...<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> ...and this.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="530" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Wish me luck.2011/05/were-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632.post-1368211799112999702Sat, 21 May 2011 06:50:00 +00002011-05-20T23:50:53.231-07:00pacific coastweatherThe central coastUp until the beginning of this week we'd been really lucky with the weather. Not that it had been sunny all the time, but the weather did what it should do where we were when we were there.<br /> <br /> Apart from for the drive down Highway 1, that supposedly picturesque cruise past turquoise waters through Monterey, Big Sur and down to LA.<br /> <br /> Picturesque it was, but the water was not turquoise. In parts, we could barely see it! So here's how you do wet weather days out on the Pacific Coast...<br /> <br /> Buy taffy, and lots of it.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="; width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Find the pretty pink flowers in Pacific Grove.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Take arty pictures of your hire car by the beach (I took this one, despite it looking like one of Ad's).<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Have your photo taken on a big rock in front of an even bigger rock (Bird Rock, to be precise) that's covered in birds and seals.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="; width="426" /></a></div><br /> Cough up $9.50 for the 17-mile drive. It's totally worth it, though the Lone Cypress is a little underwhelming, especially when two coaches unload as you park up.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> See where the rich people play golf at Pebble Beach, and spend your dinner money on a hot chocolate, a coffee and a half of ale at the Lodge At Pebble Beach. You could stay in the Lodge if you had $500 to spare per night (we didn't).<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Drive round to Carmel Mission and don your history hat.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Battle the rain along Big Sur.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Get your woodsman pose on in the State Parks.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Become mesmerised by the waves in the bay at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, but less so by McWay Falls at low tide (I hate to say it but it kinda looks like someone's having a big wee from behind the cliff).<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Discover that you can never fully plan your route when you've driven right up into the clouds on a detour around the landslide on the way to Hearst Castle only to find out that the US army have literally just closed the road you're driving on and you've got to go back to where you started to get to where you're trying to go (a laboriously long sentence to describe a laboriously long drive).<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> Still, get to where you're going you will - San Luis Obispo (the happiest town in America, no less) - and stay in a swanky hotel to mark the near-end of your trip. Celebrate the fact that that hotel provides fluffy white robes, unlike anywhere else you've stayed in the past six weeks.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div><br /> And finally, finally, you'll find that the sun does shine on the coast at Santa Barbara.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="; width="640" /></a></div>2011/05/central-coast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lucy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336529699305894632.post-2385635722809614662Sat, 21 May 2011 05:57:00 +00002011-05-20T22:57:37.572-07:00fancy dressflowerssan franciscoSan Fran: the whole shebang - Bay To Breakers<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="&#45;-"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true" DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99" LatentStyleCount="267"> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/> <w:LsdException L


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Adatkelet hu-HU blfr2@ ©2026 blog.hu Review: Agile Data Science (O’Reilly Media) /2013/12/28/agile_data_science Sat, 28 Dec 2013 14:38:00 +0100 5173619@ <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="; />You could say I'm a sucker for bashing, but hell no, was I just curious.</p> <p>Agile is something of an overused buzzword now and it seems to be the case now. Agile here equals with just installing a dozen frameworks after each other and skim another programming or markup language in a row spiced with some algos and stats. You gonna be exposed to SQL, NoSQL, Python, Avro, Pig, Flask, Bootstrap, Jinja, D3.js, nvd3.js, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, GitHub, dotCloud, S3, Elastic Mapreduce, Google Analytics, Mortar Data, ElasticSearch, Wonderdog, TF-IDF and Naive Bayes, all in 178 pages.</p> <p>Thinking positively this is the quickest possible intro for a workflow with all typical phases, although weapons of choice seem arbitrary, never a why, never a pro or a con nor any alternatives. If you're lazy to understand the landscape and want a pre-cooked menu that you can cook, but can't change the recipes, go for it.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Check for yourself at <a href="; target="_self">O'Reilly</a>.</p> <p>Score: 2 of 5.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": Agile Data Science (O’Reilly Media)"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2013/12/28/agile_data_science#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/5173619" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2013/12/28/agile_data_science/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa book oreilly 2013 0 Adatkelet Review: Python for Data Analysis (O’Reilly Media) /2013/05/08/review_python_for_data_analysis_o_reilly_media Wed, 08 May 2013 20:04:00 +0200 5618571@ <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="; alt="" />Mea culpa, but I was waiting for THE Pandas book given its author. I believed that pandas deserve a good intro book with decently built examples and learning curve, but I was wrong. This book is a very uneven kind of batched together webreference chapters. Most of the material is not meant for beginners sometimes even can get kind of scary. No pun intended, it smells like good intent, bad execution for me. As a starter Chapter 2 contained non-working code snippets while Chapter 3 exposed such inner workings that could confuse readers. Why is this here, I mean all editors went on strike? Truth to be told the 2nd edition fixed some of the most annoying bugs. Strictly appendix stuff is edited in as the main course. Handle with care — I will stick to pandas tutorials presented in IPython notebooks.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Check for yourself at <a href="; target="_self">O'Reilly</a>.</p> <p>Score: 3 of 5.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": Python for Data Analysis (O’Reilly Media)"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2013/05/08/review_python_for_data_analysis_o_reilly_media#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/5618571" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2013/05/08/review_python_for_data_analysis_o_reilly_media/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 2012 book oreilly 2013 pandas 0 Adatkelet ELŐADÁS: Extract Transform Load in Python /2013/04/03/eloadas_extract_transform_load_in_python Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:25:15 +0200 5191035@ <p><a href=" Bence</a> előadása a <a href=" Django Meetup</a>-on a CEU Microdata projekt Python-os ETL eszközétől, a mETL-ről (ejtsd: metil).</p> <p> <script async="" class="speakerdeck-embed" data-id="c8bd7d207a310130222e12313809347f" data-ratio="1.33333333333333" src="; type="text/javascript"></script></p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": Extract Transform Load in Python"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2013/04/03/eloadas_extract_transform_load_in_python#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/5191035" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2013/04/03/eloadas_extract_transform_load_in_python/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 0 Adatkelet ELŐADÁS: Big Data - Over The Hype /2013/02/08/eloadas_big_data_over_the_hype Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:14:00 +0100 5123273@ <p>Január 23-án előadtam a Superweek konferencián, kösz <a href="; target="_self">Bánónak</a> a hangért, nyilván a helyszínen merült le a hangfelvevőm.</p> <p><iframe src="; width="597" height="486" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px 1px 0; margin-bottom: 5px;" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen=""> </iframe></p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": Big Data - Over The Hype"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2013/02/08/eloadas_big_data_over_the_hype#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/5123273" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2013/02/08/eloadas_big_data_over_the_hype/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 0 Adatkelet PyData 2012 /2013/01/18/pydata Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0100 5130805@ <p>A PyData szuperniche konferencia a javából a Python és az adatbindzsi metszetében. Tűéles előadások és tutorialok, alább a három kedvenc, de érdemes kotorászni a <a href=" csatornán</a>.</p> <p><iframe src="; width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="; width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="; width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p>Egy tanulság egy harminc perces videó helyett: NLP - don't do it. Do IR.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" 2012"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2013/01/18/pydata#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/5130805" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2013/01/18/pydata/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 0 Adatkelet Geo pályamű a Hubway Data Challenge-re /2012/12/12/geo_palyamu_a_hubway_data_challenge-re Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:14:00 +0100 5043966@ <div class="blh_post_image"> <p class="blh_post_img"><a href="; target="_parent"><img src="; width="600" height="288" alt="boston_tumblr_1359141173.jpg_600x288" /></a></p> <p></p><p style="color: #000000; font-family: &#039;Droid Sans&#039;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="; target="_self">Krich Balázzsal</a> neveztünk a <a href=" Data Challenge</a>-re, de a döntőbe nem jutottunk be <a href="; target="_self">pályaművünkkel.</a><a style="color: #333333;" href=";><br /></a></p> <p style="color: #000000; font-family: &#039;Droid Sans&#039;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Tanulságok:</p> <ul style="color: #000000; font-family: &#039;Droid Sans&#039;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><li>a <a href="; target="_self">Tilemill</a>-lel elképesztő részleteiben kidolgozható egy térkép, csak idő kérdése - persze az segít, ha tudjuk, mit szeretnénk csinálni,</li> <li>a feliratok a térképek elválaszthatatlan részei,</li> <li>a domborzati térkép nem vagy varia, Amerikában a <a style="color: #333333;" href=" NED</a> tudja a legnagyobb felbontást, a világ többi részén a szintén ingyenes japán <a href="; target="_self">ASTER</a>-t érdemes használni,</li> <li>ha az adataid geokódolva vannak és időpecsét is van rajtuk, akkor <a href="; target="_self">CartoDB Torque</a>-kal se perc alatt <a href="; target="_self">animálhatod</a> őket. (Tipp: azért egy kis <a href="; target="_self">Google Directions API</a> varázslat kellett hozzá.)</li> </ul><p><iframe width="100%" height="520" frameborder="0" src="//dataeast.cartodb.com/viz/80ab8d30-fbcb-11e3-b014-0e73339ffa50/embed_map?title=false&description=false&search=false&shareable=true&cartodb_logo=true&layer_selector=false&legends=false&scrollwheel=true&fullscreen=true&sublayer_options=1&sql=&sw_lat=42.33641946945544&sw_lon=-71.1731691381836&ne_lat=42.38538094930986&ne_lon=-71.00391102050781" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p style="color: #000000; font-family: &#039;Droid Sans&#039;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Összességében jó kis gyorstalpaló volt ez az új generációs digitális térképészetben. Nehéz az MIT nyomába eredni, érdemes megnézni a <a href="; target="_self">többi nevezést</a> is.</p> </div> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" pályamű a Hubway Data Challenge-re"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/12/12/geo_palyamu_a_hubway_data_challenge-re#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/5043966" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/12/12/geo_palyamu_a_hubway_data_challenge-re/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 0 Adatkelet "Postal address cleaning in the Networks Project" előadás a Data Science Meetup Novemberen /2012/11/29/_postal_address_cleaning_in_the_networks_project_eloadas_a_data_science_meetup_novemberen Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:37:00 +0100 5043906@ <p><a href=" Gábor</a> tartotta a <a href="; target="_self">Data Science Meetup November</a>-en a <strong>CEU Networks</strong> projekt első geek prezijét az adattisztításra épített irányított aciklikus gráf feldolgozónkról, a TARR-ról (Test and Rule Registry).</p> <p>Interjúk a projekt vezetőivel, <a href="; target="_self">Szeidl Ádám</a>mal és <a href="; target="_self">Koren Miklós</a>sal.</p> <p> <script async="" class="speakerdeck-embed" data-id="3e8c42002b370130d01b22000a9f0361" data-ratio="1.33333333333333" src="; type="text/javascript"></script></p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" address cleaning in the Networks Project" előadás a Data Science Meetup Novemberen"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/11/29/_postal_address_cleaning_in_the_networks_project_eloadas_a_data_science_meetup_novemberen#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/5043906" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/11/29/_postal_address_cleaning_in_the_networks_project_eloadas_a_data_science_meetup_novemberen/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 0 Adatkelet Dashboard pályázat /2012/11/16/dashboard_palyazat Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:18:09 +0100 4909926@ <p><img src="; alt="" /></p> <p>Kicsit rövid a jelentkezési határidő - ma -, és a tízezer forintos adminisztrációs díj kicsit sok, de érdemes ráfeküdni. Részletek <a href="; target="_self">itt</a>, válogatás a pályázat anyagaiból <a href="; innovativbi="" hu="" valogatas-a-dashboard-palyazat-anyagaibol="">ott</a>. (A rendezvényen <a href="; target="_self">rövid haknit</a> követtem el, ami a hullámzó net miatt inkább bábozás volt - a végső és valódi <span>Tableau-s </span>Foursquare dashboarddal még mindig adós vagyok.)</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" pályázat"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/11/16/dashboard_palyazat#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4909926" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/11/16/dashboard_palyazat/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 0 Adatkelet Review: Strata Conference Santa Clara 2012: Complete Video Compilation (O’Reilly Media) /2012/08/11/o_reilly_strata Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:08:00 +0200 4742200@ <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="; alt="" />I'm not a big fan of conferences although I've attended some, even presented at some in the international e-learning circuit. Strata, however always make me consider applying for a US visa - hint: Strata is just hitting London this October. Videos from Strata 2011 was already featured in this blog as they condensed such wit and knowledge with good presentation that I believe it's a must to consume them for any serious data nerd. This video product is not perfect - see my struggle with talking head videos before -, yes, in general it would make more sense to show the overhead projection in a big and the talking head in a small crop, but the Strata 2012 video compilation is actually more than you can handle and I'm not just talking about the 106 hours equaling gigabytes of MP4 movies. Yes, if you lurk around Youtube, you can find some of the best presentations out there, for free, but this product also contains the materials of the workshops that you definitely shouldn't miss. Please find below three of my favourite presentations from Avinash Kaushnik, Ben Goldacre and Jeremy Howard.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Check for yourself at <a href="; target="_self">O'Reilly</a>.</p> <p>Score: 5 of 5.</p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="; frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="; frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="; frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": Strata Conference Santa Clara 2012: Complete Video Compilation (O’Reilly Media)"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/08/11/o_reilly_strata#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4742200" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/08/11/o_reilly_strata/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 0 Adatkelet Magyar közösségi slágerlista az Artisjus-nak /2012/08/01/artisjus_314 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:26:00 +0200 4747864@ <p><img src="; alt="" class="imgnotext" width="600" /></p> <p>Ahogy erről az <a href="; target="_self">Index</a> is beszámolt, a Youtube és a Facebook adatai alapján zenei slágerlistát készítettünk a 3G Multimédiával az Artisjus zenei jogvédő egyesület számára. A rangsort a Zene Ünnepe alkalmából a <a href="; target="_self">Dal+Szerző</a> magazinban publikálták, ahol negyedévente frissülnek majd a toplista eredményei.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" közösségi slágerlista az Artisjus-nak"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/08/01/artisjus_314#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4747864" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/08/01/artisjus_314/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa videó 2012 vizualizáció 0 Adatkelet Infografika Meetoff /2012/07/27/bazaar Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:26:00 +0200 4742265@ <p><img src="; alt="" border="0" class="imgright" />Július 19-én a Dohány utcai <a href="; target="_self">Bazaar</a>-ban zajlott az első magyar <a href="; target="_self">Infografika Meetoff.</a> Rövid előadásunkban <a href="; target="_self">Balázs</a>sal a Tableau-val szerzett dashboard prototipizálási tapasztalatunkról beszéltünk az <a href="; target="_self">Information is Beautiful</a> verseny kapcsán.</p> <div> <p>Kicsit polemizáltunk arról, hogy mennyire bulvár a hasonnevű könyv, amelyből a szervezők egy példányt ki is sorsoltak - annak mindenesetre örülünk, hogy magyar nyelven is hozzáférhető.</p> <p>A versenyben igen hasznos volt a Tableau gyors prototipizálási képessége, a papírra skiccelt dashboard mind az 5 prototípus irányával ki tudtuk próbálni, hogy mennyire releváns válaszokat tudunk alapvető kérdéseinkre adni. Igyekeztünk actionable nézeteket kidolgozni és így sikerült végül valami egészen másra használni a Tableau-t, mint amire készült, egy egészen webes alkalmazásra hajazó vizualizáció lett a végeredmény. Nem tudtuk eldönteni, hogy a rendelkezésre bocsátott adatforrás figyelmetlenségből vagy szándékosan volt hibás és koszos, mindenesetre más forrásokból (Boxofficemojo és Wikipedia) újabb oszlopokkal dúsítottuk. (Kéménybe korommal: emlékeztessük magunkat mindig, hogy akármilyen kis projekten is dolgozunk, igen hasznos lehet valamilyen elsődleges kulcs, amelynek segítségével akár már az adatforrások lezárta után is tudunk még oszlopokat injektálni, joinolni a tábláinkba.) Az alkalmazássá alakítás igazi hekkeléssé fajult, logika került a táblába, és kapcsolóoszlopok miatt az eredetileg körülbelül 700*17-es tábla 33869*41-es lett. Úgy sejtettük, hogy a verseny nyertesei inkább szépek lesznek, mint okosak - ez a sejtésünk be is igazolódott -, mi azonban erőforrás hiányában csak a végén húztunk be egy dizájnert a projektbe, ebben még biztosan javulnunk kell.</p> </div> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" Meetoff"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/07/27/bazaar#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4742265" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/07/27/bazaar/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 2012 diagram vizualizáció 0 Adatkelet Review: C.J. Date's Database Design and Relational Theory: Normal Forms and All That Jazz Master Class (O’Reilly Media) /2012/06/24/review_c_j_date_s_database_design_and_relational_theory_normal_forms_and_all_that_jazz_master_class_o_reilly_m Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:19:00 +0200 4608280@ <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="; alt="" />It should be my mistake. Once I was interested in a serious look on database design, second I was really curious what could O'Reilly Media do with the "talking head" courseware genre. Boy, was I disappointed. As I started watching I immediately found myself in the Eighties watching BBC in some Wales humdrum town. Expect nodding heads around the table, I can't reflect responsibly on the content as I fell asleep immediately. I believe this is not a proper choice of media for this topic.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Check for yourself at <a href="; target="_self">O'Reilly</a>.</p> <p>Score: 1 of 5.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": C.J. Date's Database Design and Relational Theory: Normal Forms and All That Jazz Master Class (O’Reilly Media)"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/06/24/review_c_j_date_s_database_design_and_relational_theory_normal_forms_and_all_that_jazz_master_class_o_reilly_m#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4608280" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/06/24/review_c_j_date_s_database_design_and_relational_theory_normal_forms_and_all_that_jazz_master_class_o_reilly_m/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa 2012 book review oreilly 0 Adatkelet Diagramtípus /2012/05/15/diagramtipus Tue, 15 May 2012 16:59:00 +0200 4608245@ <div class="blh_post_image"> <p class="blh_post_img"><a href="; target="_parent"><img src="; width="427" height="463" alt="407776_10150605459166079_188816435_n_1340549475.jpg_427x463" /></a></p> <p></p><p>Kicsit skizoid a viszonyom a treemap-ekkel, mindig izgattak, hasznosnak tartom őket, de a legtöbbször nehezen értelmezhetőek. Még januárban csináltam Excelben a fenti ábrát, ha még egy dimenziót sikerülne érthetően belegyömöszölni, elégedett lennék.</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> közben rájöttem, hogy a fenti cucc egy <strong>mosaic plot</strong>, sőt mitöbb egy <strong><a href=" chart</a></strong></p> </div> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/05/15/diagramtipus#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4608245" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/05/15/diagramtipus/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa adat 2012 diagram 0 Adatkelet Review: Drew Conway & John Myles White: Machine Learning for Hackers (O’Reilly Media) /2012/04/17/review_drew_conway_amp_john_myles_white_machine_learning_for_hackers_o_reilly_media Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:46:09 +0200 4456527@ <p><img src="; alt="" />As I consider myself a hacker rather than a coder I was delighted to find a title aimed for directly at me as "for Hackers". The topic of machine learning is both generally hot and personally interesting to me as I try to mangle recommendation approaches in the music domain and just finished with all worthwhile heuristics-based methods. I thought that this book could provide me with a good entry and could be a newer, more up-to-date approach than the classic <a href=" Collective Intelligence</a> by Toby Segaran. Nonetheless I was a bit surprised to realize that the hackers' language should be R instead of Python - so this meant that the book would also serve me as an intro to R. As learning R is also on my long to-do list, I was hoping that I could kill two birds with one stone.</p> <p>The book has a solid structure, the first quarter is covering basic statistics showcasing the capabilities of R. Typical starter exercises of ML are well versed: Bayesian spam filtering, weighting schemes for ranking, regression, overfitting and optimization is explained and demonstrated with a down-to-earth and hands-on approach. The authors also touch some of the more complex topics: principal components analysis, multidimensional scaling and the k-nearest neighbours algorithm are introduced with real world data. I was really delighted to see a longer chapter dedicated to social graph analysis and I totally give kudos for the inclusion of Gephi, the powerful open source graph visualization and manipulation software that I also enjoy using more and more.</p> <p>The authors come from a social science background and although this book seems to be avoiding 'programming' or providing code that could be incorporated in a runtime environment, I believe the goal they set, to provide machine learning tools for tinkering, has been reached with great success. It's short, concise and not scary at all. Check for yourself at <a href="'Reilly.</a></p> <p>Score: 5 of 5.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": Drew Conway & John Myles White: Machine Learning for Hackers (O’Reilly Media)"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/04/17/review_drew_conway_amp_john_myles_white_machine_learning_for_hackers_o_reilly_media#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4456527" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/04/17/review_drew_conway_amp_john_myles_white_machine_learning_for_hackers_o_reilly_media/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa machine 2012 book learning review oreilly 0 Adatkelet The Blockbuster Meter /2012/03/29/the_blockbuster_meter Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:09:00 +0200 4456459@ <p><a href=" Balázzsal</a> közös verejtékkel, <a href=";>dataeast.co</a> fedőnéven neveztünk az <a href=" Is Beautiful</a> <a href=";>moziversenyére</a> ezzel a <a href="; dashboard-dal. Ez egy mezei 41 oszlopos, 33869 soros adattábla realtime interface-szel. Próbáld ki!</p> <p><a href=" src="; valign="left" alt="" /></a></p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A nevezés végül <a href="; került, a Tableau <a href=" is</a>, és az Indexre elkészítettük a <a href=" nyelvű változatot</a>.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=" Blockbuster Meter"><img src="; alt="Megosztom Tumblren!"></a> <a href="/2012/03/29/the_blockbuster_meter#comments"><img class="item_ctp" src="/rss/image/post/id/4456459" border="0" /></a><br /></p> /2012/03/29/the_blockbuster_meter/full_commentlist/1 soobrosa alkalmazás adat 2012 portfólió vizualizáció 0 Adatkelet Review: William E. Shotts Jr.: The Linux Command Line – A Complete Introduction (O’Reilly Media) /2012/02/20/review_william_e_shotts_jr_the_linux_command_line_a_complete_introduction_o_reilly_media Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:44:46 +0100 4146478@ <p><img src="; alt="" />I approached this book as an aging hacker who started out network computing on DEC VAX and VMS, but spent more than a dozen years in Windows-close business environments, and now gets back to its roots with a programming habit turning serious. My UNIX experience got rusty during the years, and I was surprised to find a complete generation of programmers operating without a slight knowledge of the command line. I wanted to get a practical grasp again to make my day-to-day data crunching toolset wider with all the command line can provide me with – not least compell the youngsters who cannot help themselves starting out with a new JAVA class to solve any problem.</p> <p>The book is well-written, perhaps a bit too verbose, but it’s easily accessible even for beginners. However, I’m not totally sure how it should be consumed as I found it a bit middle-of-the-road, too detailed for a reference book, but not covering all the razorsharp workhorse approach of UNIX commands. In my case, text cruncing related basics, such as grep or regex is just slightly touched, you can’t even find the word ’greedy’ in the whole book. The back cover states that the target audience of the book is someone who already uses Linux with a GUI, but now wants to look under the hood.</p> <p>I’m not totally sure that this journey will amaze and show the real strength in the engines, but for me, it’s a keeper, I’ll definitely skim it to refresh my memories building my new Linux coding workstation. Check for yourself at <a href="'Reilly.</a></p><p>Score: 4 of 5.</p> <p><a title="Megosztom Facebookon!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Facebookon!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Twitteren!" href=" src="; alt="Megosztom Twitteren!"></a> <a title="Megosztom Tumblren!" href=": William E. 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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:39:17 +0000Addean's Web Blognoreply@blogger.com (DIN)Blogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-5365610507261164494Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:05:00 +00002010-10-25T00:05:32.623-07:00Fiqh Melintasi Agama<p align="justify">&#160;</p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Oleh</font></p> <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i></p> <p align="center"><a href=" size="3" face="Times New Roman">; <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Perlu diakui atau tidak di antara dilema fiqh paling serius ialah tatkala berhubungan dengan perbahasan yang melibatkan kalangan di luar komunitinya, iaitu non-Muslim,apapun agama dan aliran kepercayaannya.Dimensi keuniversalan fiqh seakan-akan tersimpan di laci atau mungkin hilang entah kemana.Fiqh ini telah menyebarkan kebencian dan kecurigaan terhadap agama lain.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Ada beberapa istilah yang selalu dianggap musuh dalam fiqh klasik iaitu “musyrik”, “murtad” dan “kafir” seolah-olah memberi peringatan keras dalam menghadapi kalangan tersebut. Apakah islam memang benar-benar sebagai agama yang menyebarkan permusuhan dan kekerasan, sebagaimana dituduh banyak orientalis?</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Pertanyaan-pertanyaan ini membuat kita harus bekerja keras dalam membaca fiqh klasik.Perlu perspektif baru terhadap fiqh, iaitu meletakkannya kembali sebagai produk budaya dan produk hadir dalam zaman tertentu untuk komuniti tertentu pula. Selama ni bila membaca kitab-kitab fiqh, maka fiqh seakan-akan terlalu “dimanja” oleh pembacanya.Selain itu ada juga fiqh dijadikan supaya kepatuhan dan ketundukan terhadap sebuah aliran dan mazhab tertentu. Fiqh seakan-akan harus menentukan pilihan: Syafi’yah, malikiyah, Hanabilah atau hanafiyah.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Dalam hal pembaharuan fiqh, sebenarnya telah muncul beberapa tokoh besar antara lain Dr Yusuf al-Qaradhawi, Jamal al-Banna, Dr. Ali Jum’ah, Muhammad Syahrur dan beberapa tokoh lain.Mereka melihat betapa pentingnya membaca fiqh klasik secara mendalam, bukan dalam hal membongkar-pasang fiqh yang ada, melainkan dalam hal memperbaharui fiqh dan ushul fiqh untuk menjawab beberapa realiti problem zaman ini.Malah ada sebahagian kalangan,yang ingin menjadikan fiqh bukan cara atau alat untuk memahami doktrin keagamaan,melainkan sebagai dogma yang kaku dan keras.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Faktor terpenting yang menyebabkan kebekuan pemahaman itu ialah kecenderungan untuk mengagungkan suatu masa tertentu sebagai masa yang paling islami. Dikalangan aktiviti gerakan islam berkembang suatu trend untuk menjadikan masa tertentu yang diidentifikasi sebagai golangan <i>“al-salaf al-shalih”</i> sebagai<i> the golden ages</i> Islam, sehingga diposisikan sebagai suatu kebenaran bagi setiap pemikiran bagi umat Islam generasi berikutnya. Apapun pemikiran atau praktik keberagamaan yang berkembang saat itu dianggap sebagai yang paling benar, kerana paling dekat dengan petunjuk Nabi. Akibatnya, setiap perkembangan yang muncul seiring dengan kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi dianggap sebagai “ancaman” terhadap Islam tetapi tidaklah kesemua mereka seperti itu.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Kecenderungan itu menyebabkan rumusan hukum dan metode istinbath yang diperkenalkan ulamak terdahulu dianggap final, sehingga tidak dimungkinkan lagi untuk dikembangkan secara dinamik,kreatif,apalagi dimodifikasikan. Sejumlah sarjana yang berupaya menawarkan kemestian pemikiran <i>(re-thinking) </i>atau tajdid dalam bidang ushul fiqh bukannya disambut, melainkan dicemoh dan dicerla malah seolah-olah ingin menyesatkan tokoh-tokoh tersebut.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Dr. Hasan al-Turabi pemikir utama Republik Islam Sudan menyatakan kesimpulannya, fiqh kita saat ini lebih berorientasi pada ijtihad dalam persoalan ibadah ritual dan masalah-masalah kekeluargaan, sementara persoalan hukum, ekonomi, hubungan luar negeri, dan sebagainya belum memiliki tempat yang semestinya dalam kajian fiqh.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Tentu sahaja, konteks dimasa lalu dengan masa kini dan masa yang akan datang pasti berbeza. Masyarakat modern mempunyai sikap yang jauh berbeza dengan apa yang dihadapi masyarakat Arab di zaman dahulu.Mungkin juga letak geografi dimana Islam diturunkan dengan letaknya geografi beberapa Negara lainnya memberikan inspirasi bagi lahirnya sebuah tafsir baharu terhadap doktrin dan dogma keagamaan.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Perbezaan konteks dan sejarah inilah yang menyebabkan perlunya pembacaan yang bersifat antara syari’ah dan maqasid al-Syari’ah. Jika tidak, akibatnya syariat akan mengalami kemandulan. Yang tampak ke permukaan adalah wajah fiqh yang keras dan kaku. Fiqh sebagai cara mengambil kesimpulan sebuah hukum yang berasal dari sumber asli agama (al-Quran dan Hadis) pada akhirnya juga menjadi suatu pengetahuan daripada upaya memfungsikankan doktrin keagamaan untuk mnyelesaikan ketegangan yang terjadi dalam realiti sehari-hari.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradhawi melihat kenyataan mandulnya fiqh yang dimulai dengan perbahasan mengenai ibadah.Menurutnya kerakteristik fiqh seperti ini telah memandulkan cara pandang fiqh terhadap masalah-masalah sosial,politik dan ekonomi. Kerananya, Qardhawi mengajukan alternative pemikiran agar priority <i>(fiqh al-awlawiyat)</i>, iaitu fiqh yang dapat dijadikan sinaran baru bagi problem kemanusiaan yang muncul di tengah-tengah masyarakat. Dalam hal ini, Syariat diharapkan tidak lagi hanya mengupas masalah hubungan manusia dengan tuhan, melainkan mencuba dalam perkara masalah-masalah kemanusiaan. Fiqh didesak untuk menyentuh isu-isu kesetaraan gender <i>(fiqh al-mar’ah),</i> kenegaraan <i>(fiqh al-dawlah), </i>kewarganegaraan <i>(fiqh al-muwathanah)</i> dan lain-lain. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Oleh itu fiqh harus mempertimbangkan faktor keragaman masyarakat, dan harus memberikan perhatian yang lebih terhadap non-muslim. Jika ini boleh dilakukan, maka akan membawa ke arah positif bagi fiqh dan Islam pada umumnya, kerana sesuai dengan semangatnya yang mampu mengharungi zaman.Bahkan Imam al-Syatibi menyatakan kemaslahatan yang berkaitan syariat dan masalah-masalah ketuhanan pun harus memperhatikan adat dan tradisi. Kerana pada hakikatnya antara kemaslahatan duniawi dan memaslahatan ukhrawi tidak bertentangan.Keduanya ibarat dua belah mata wang logam dan saling menyempurnakan.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Selain itu fiqh semestinya boleh menjadi teori-teori sosial modern sebagai rujukan dalam mengambil sebuah hukum. Contohnya yang sangat tepat dalam hal ini adalah fiqh terhadap kewarganegaraan dan demokrasi. Agar fiqh dapat berinteraksi dengan konsep-konsep modern, seharusnya “membuka diri” dan memahami konsep tersebut secara mendasar dan tidak sempit. <i>Fiqh tidak hadir sebagai konsep yang menafikan konsep lain</i>, melainkan dapat memberikan ruh terhadap teori-teori modern.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Di antara konsep yang masih dipertahankan para ulamak fiqh dan belum mendapat perhatian serius untuk dicermati secara seksama, iaitu berkaitan masalah hubungan umat Muslim dengan non-Muslim. Bahkan bila ditanya persoalan apa dalam fiqh yang belum mendapatkan penyelesaian secara adil? Tentau sahaja, jawapannya adalah fiqh hubungan antara agama. Lihat sahaja symbol-simbol keagamaan yang secara sempit menganjurkan sikap keras terhadap agama lain. Dalam banyak ayat, terutama bila dibaca secara harfiah, maka akan disimpulkan secara kaku dan keras. Misalnya ayat 120 surah al-Baqarah. Allah berfirman:</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Maksudnya: “<i>Orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani tidak akan senang kepada kamu hingga kamu mengikuti agama mereka” </i>(al-Baqarah:120)</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Menurut Syaikh Muhammad Thahir bin Asyur dalam tafsirnya menjelaskan kalimat <i>hatta tattabi’a milltahum </i>(hingga kamu mengikuti agama mereka) adalah kinayah kalimat yang mengandung makna bukan bunyi teksnya) dan tidak adanya kemungkinan bagi orang Yahudi dan Nasrani untuk memeluk Islam ketika itu kerana mereka tidak rela kepada Rasul kecuali (kalau Rasul) mengikuti agama/tatacara mereka. Maka ini bererti bahawa mereka tidak mungkin mengikuti agama beliau; dan kerana keikutan Nabi pada ajaran mereka merupakan sesuatu yang mustahil, maka kerelaan mereka terhadap beliau (Nabi) pun demikian. Ini sama dengan (firman-Nya)</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Maksudnya: “<i>Aku tidak akan menyembah apa yang kamu sembah, dan kamu bukan menyembah Tuhan yang aku sembah”</i> (al-Kaafiruun 2-3)</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Disisi lain kerana ayat ini menggunakan cara yang menunjukkan kepastian yang berlanjutan terus-menerus , “ <i>tidak akan rela kepadamu sepanjang masa</i>” sedangkan terbukti kemudian bahawa ada diantara mereka yang memeluk Islam maka demikian yang dimaksudkan dengan Yahudi dan Nasrani oleh ayat ini adalah orang-orang tertentu diantara mereka bukan semua Ahl Al-Kitab.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Malah jika dilihat sebab turunnya surah Al-Baqarah 120 di atas berkenaan dengan pemindahan kiblat solat kaum Muslim kearah Ka’bah, yang ketika itu kaum Yahudi Madinah dan kaum Nasrani Najran mengharapkan agar Nabi dan kaum Muslim mengarahkan solat mereka ke kiblat mereka. Demikian pendapat Ibnu Abbas sebagaimana dikemukakan oleh As-Sayuthi dalam karyanya Asbab Al-Nuzul.</font></p> <p align="justify"><a href=" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="qordowi yahudi" border="0" alt="qordowi yahudi" src="; width="333" height="246" /></a> </p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Menurut Dr Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi dalam kitabnya Fiqh Jihad dan Nahnu wa Al-Ghrab menyatakan bahawa ramai umat islam yang taat beragama tetapi tidak mentadbburi dan mendalami ayat-ayat itu.Mereka memandang ayat-ayat tersebut sebagai halangan untuk saling memahami, hidup berdampingan, serta membuat perdamaian dengan Yahudi dan Nasrani (Ahli Zimmi-yang tidak memerangi islam). Pemahaman tersebut keliru dan tidak lahir dari pemahaman yang benar terhadap ayat-ayat Al-Quran. Hal tersebut kerana beberapa sebab:</font></p> <ol> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Ayat tersebut secara khusus ditujukan kepada Rasulullah, iaitu “ <i>Orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani tidak akan senang kepada kamu</i>”. Ayat tersebut sama sekali tidak menggunakan Lafaz Am yang sudah dikenal dalam kaedah bahasa Arab. </font></div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Andai kata kita terima bahawa ayat tersebut ditujukan kepada semua orang, maka tidak lebih ayat itu hanya menunjukkan ketidakredhaan mereka secara mutlak hingga kita mahu mengikuti agama mereka. Sudah wajar sikap seperti ini ditunjukkan oleh orang yang memegang teguh ajaran agamanya. Begitupun dengan kita. Kita tidak akan secara mutlak redha kepada mereka, kecuali jika mereka mahu mengikuti agama kita. Itulah sikap alami dan timbale-balik yang sering dilakukan oleh seluruh pelusuk agama. Allah berfirman: </font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Maksudnya: “<i>Dan sesungguhnya jika kamu mendatangkan kepada orang-orang (Yahudi dan Nasrani) yang diberi Al Kitab (Taurat dan Injil), semua ayat (keterangan), mereka tidak akan mengikuti kiblatmu, dan kamupun tidak akan mengikuti kiblat mereka, dan sebahagian merekapun tidak akan mengikuti kiblat sebahagian yang lain” </i>(Al-Baqarah: 145)</font></div> </li> </ol> <ol start="start"> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Tujuan kita bukan mencari keredhaan Yahudi dan Nasrani. Jika mereka tidak redha, bukan bererti mereka akan manjadi batu penghalang bagi saling kesefahaman dan hidup berdampingan. Namun, tujuan kita adalah mencari keredhaan Allah, baik manusia redha kepada kita mahupun tidak. Kita tidak boleh menjual keredhaan Allah dengan keredhaan makhluk dan harga materi atau non-materi mana pun. Jika orang-orang menyimpan matahari dengan tangan kanan kita dan bulan di tangan kiri kita, tidak akan hilang sedikit pun keinginan kita untuk mencari redha Allah. </font></div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Meskipun ada ayat di atas, tetapi Islam tidak melarang umat Islam untuk memakan makanan Yahudi dan Nasrani serta menjadikan mereka sebagai keluarga. Ertinya kita boleh menikah dengan anak saudari, dan kerabat perempuan mereka. Dengan demikian, dari perempuan tersebut akan lahir anak-anak yang berbakti kepada ibu, nenek dari pihak ibu dan selain daripada mereka. Memperlakukan mereka sesuai dengan hak dan kewajipan kita terhadap kerabat dan keluarga. Sebagaimana Firman Allah: </font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Maksudnya: <i>“Orang-orang yang mempunyai hubungan kerabat itu sebagiannya lebih berhak terhadap sesamanya (daripada yang bukan kerabat)di dalam kitab Allah” </i>( Al-Anfal:75)</font></div> </li> </ol> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Selain itu, masih terdapat sejumlah ayat al-quran yang lain seperti Al-Maidah:82,&#160; Al-Maidah:51,Ali Imran:28, Al-Mujaadilah;22, Al-Mumtahanah:1 dan beberapa ayat yang lain disalah fahami serta sejumlah hadis yang juga mengisyaratkan kebencian pada agama lain. Disini semakin tergambar bahawa fiqh hubungan antara agama merupakan problem serius yang dihadapi masyarakat modern. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Oleh kerana itu, seharusnya wilayah fleksibiliti syariat itu diperluaskan. Kerana itu, tidak ada alasan untuk menuding berbagai perubahan dan perkambangan baru sebagai “ancaman” bagi Islam. Maulana Mohammed Taqi Amini menyatakan:</font></p> <p align="justify"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The end of Shariah is equity and justice and every measure which may be employed therefore, shall be a part of the Faith and not a violation thereof</font></i></p> <p align="justify"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></i></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Al-Quran dan Nabi Muhammad sendiri memerintahkan sendiri agar umat manusia menggunakan akalnya dan berijtihad untuk mewujudkan kemaslahatan di dunia dan akhirat. Al-Quran tidak diturunkan sekaligus, tetapi diwahyukan sesuai konteks tertentu untuk menjawab pelbagai persoalan selama dua puluh tiga tahun kenabian Muhammad. Sistem pewahyuan yang progresif ini membenarkan bahawa hukum dan kehidupan harus saling terkait, aturan-aturan dan hendaknya melihat pada perubahan untuk memenuhi perubahan keperluan masyarakat.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">_______________________________________________________________</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Rujukan: Fiqh Jihad-Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi, Nahnu wa Al-Ghrab - Dr Yusuf Al- Qaradhawi,Asbabun Nuzul-Imam Jalaluddin As-Sayuthi, 1001 Soal Keislamaan-M.Quraish Shihab, Fiqh Lintas Agama-Nurcholish Madjid,Kautsar Azhari Noer,Komaruddin Hidayat,Masdar F. Mas’udi, Zainun Kamal, Zuhairi Misrawi, Budhy Munawar-Rachman dan Ahmad Gaus AF</font></p> 2010/10/fiqh-melintasi-agama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-7666495405299555982Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:26:00 +00002010-04-18T06:26:14.396-07:00Cinta Praktikal<p align="justify">&#160;</p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Oleh</font></p> <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i></p> <p align="center"><a href=" size="3" face="Times New Roman">; <p align="center">&#160;</p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <font face="Trebuchet MS">Cinta praktikal ialah cinta dengan cara yang praktis atau juga boleh dikenali sebagai cinta yang sebetulnya. Penulisan ini bukan khusus pada cinta selepas kahwin tetapi kepada yang sudah terlanjur cinta sebelum kahwin. Batasan cinta sebelum kahwin lebih sukar cabarannya berbanding cinta selepas kahwin. Ini kerana bagi yang bercinta sebelum kahwin mereka terpaksa menjaga batasan-batasan dalam pergaulan, pandangan dan sebagainya supaya tidak tergelincir kelembah dosa dan maksiat. Ia memang sukar untuk dielakkan melainkan diminta petunjuk kepada Allah supaya dihindari daripada melakukan perkara dosa dan maksiat tersebut.</font></font></p> <p align="justify"><a href=" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="images" border="0" alt="images" src="; width="398" height="303" /></a> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></p> <p><a href=" size="3">READ MORE</font></a></p> 2010/04/cinta-praktikal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-7854673956774266735Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:36:00 +00002010-02-22T16:58:49.422-08:00Susahkah Jadi Wanita Muslimah?<h6>&nbsp;</h6> <h6></h6> <h6 align="center">Oleh</h6> <p align="center"><em><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></em> <p align="center"><a href=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></a> <p align="center">&nbsp; <p align="justify">Artikel ini pernah ditulis oleh penulis pada tahun yang lepas dan beberapa penambahan pada artikel ini sudah ditambah dan diubah . <p align="justify">&nbsp; <p align="justify"><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jadi wanita muslimah katanya susah. Idea ini dibawa oleh kaum liberal sekarang. Dengan sombong dan sikap jauh dari adab mereka mengatakan al-Quran bersikap diskriminasi terhadap wanita.Jadi wanita muslimah yang taat memang susah. Mereka pun menyusun beberapa alasan yang tidak munasabah :</font> <ol> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Wanita auratnya lebih susah dijaga dibanding kaum lelaki.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Kesaksian wanita separuh kesaksian lelaki.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Wanita harus taat suami, tapi suami tidak harus taat pada isteri, talak pun terletak di tangan suami.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Untuk keluar rumah seorang wanita perlu izin suaminya, tapi tidak untuk sebaliknya.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Wanita dibebani tugas mengandung dan melahirkan anak.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Kaum wanita berkurang hak beribadahnya karena mengalami haid dan nifas, tidak untuk lelaki.<b> <font size="2">[1]</font></b></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Tidak sebebas wanita barat, tidak boleh menentukan sendiri siapa suaminya.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Hak warisnya hanya sebahagian dari warisan lelaki dan tidak boleh menjadi imam atau pemimpin.</font></div></li></ol> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Suara-suara mereka seolah-olah tidak mempercayai bahawa islamlah yang memuliakan mereka. Dengan pelbagai slogan seperti “BEBASKAN WANITA” seakan-akan merekalah hak perjuangan wanita. Mereka seperti lupa, siapakah yang membebaskan mereka dari penindasan dan kezaliman&nbsp; wanita?</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Benarkah alasan-alasan mereka membela hak kaum hawa itu benar ? Mereka seperti melawan ayat yang mulia dari Allah s.w.t. Disini saya akan kemukakan beberapa perkara bahawa islamlah yang memuliakan dan mengangkat mereka lebih daripada kaum lelaki:</font> <ul> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Bagi penulis benda yang indah dan mahal harganya bukankah akan selalu dijaga dan disimpan di tempat yang selamat seperti emas atau intan permata.Manusia menyimpan wangnya di dalam dompet kerana ada nilai pada kertas tersebut. Begitu jugalah wanita. Nilai seorang wanita itu adalah sangatlah tinggi.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Sebab itu wanita perlu dijaga dan wanita juga perlu taat pada perintah suami bukan kerana dia lelaki tapi kerana dia adalah ketua dalam rumah tangga. Apakah seorang pekerja bawahan mempunyai kekuasaan melebihi seorang pengurus syarikat tersebut? Sudah tentu tidak. Bagitu juga dalam urusan runah tangga.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Suami yang laki-laki itu harus memperhatikan ketaatannya pada ibu tiga kali lebih dibanding pada ayahnya. Bukankah ibu itu seorang wanita? Jika ayah dan ibu berbeza dalam sesuatu masalah iaitu dalam perkara yang mubah (harus) anak lelaki harus mendukung pendirian ibunya.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Wanita menerima warisan kurang dari lelaki. Harta wanita itu akan menjadi milik pribadinya,tidak ada kewajiban sedikit pun untuk diberikan kepada suami. Sementara lelaki yang menerima warisan lebih banyak, setelah menikah, harus membelanjakannya untuk isteri dan anak-anaknya.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Wanita perlu bersusah payah untuk mengandung dan melahirkan anak, tetapi setiap saat dia didoakan oleh malaikat dan seluruh makhluk Allah di muka bumi. Jika ia meninggal dalam melahirkan anak, matinya adalah mati syahid.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Wanita yang beriman kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya boleh memasuki syurga dari pintu mana saja yang dikehendaki. Cukup dengan empat syarat: menunaikan solat lima waktu, berpuasa di bulan Ramadhan, taat kepada suami,dan menjaga kehormatannya.<i> Rasulullah bersabda:</i> <b><i>"Bila seorang wanita solat lima waktu, puasa di bulan Ramadhan, menjaga kemaluannya dan taat kepada suaminya, maka akan memasuki syurga dari pintu mana saja yang dikehendaki." (Hadits Riwayat Thabrani)</i></b></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Seorang lelaki muslim perlu berjihad fisabilillah untuk mendapatkan pahala jihad. Berbeza dengan wanita, cukup dengan taat kepada suaminya dan menunaikan tanggungjawabnya kepada Allah, tanpa susah-susah mengangkat senjata akan menerima pahala seperti pahala orang yang pergi berperang fisabilillah.</font><font size="2"> <b>[2]</b></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Dalam persoalan k<font size="3">esaksian wanita separuh kesaksian lelaki ia bukanlah mengenepikan wanita tetapi perkara ini melibatkan tanggungjawab melaksanakan perintah dengan menerangkan dan membawa bukti kepada dihadapan hakim bukannya persoalan hak yang perlu dituntut. Dalam persoalan hudud dan qisas ia bertentangan dengan fitrah dan perasaan&nbsp; wanita kerana ia melibatkan tubuh, nyawa dan sebagainya.Maka islam itu adil. Ia hanya membenarkan persaksian wanita dalam perkara yang tertentu sahaja.</font></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Lelaki ada kuasa talak sahaja tetapi wanita mempunyai banyak hak untuk membubarkan perkahwinan jika suami tidak menunaikan tanggungjawabnya atau melakukan mudarat pada isteri seperti dalam pandangan mazhab Maliki jika suami balik rumah dengan muka masam lalu isteri kecil hati ,maka ia boleh mengadu kepada qadi untuk memfakhsahkan perkahwinannya dan Malaysia memang banyak menggunakan pandangan mazhab Malik dalam soal perkahwinanan ini.Tetapi yang lebih tepat adalah mudarat seperti suami gagal tunai nafkah batin, mati pucuk, pukul isteri tidak mengikut syariat, melupuskan harta isteri, berkawan dengan permpuan jahat, melarang isteri menggunakan hak-haknya dan pelbagai lagi maka si isteri ada hak untuk membubarkan perkahwinanannya</font><font size="2">.<b>[3].</b></font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Jika mereka menyatakan Wanita auratnya lebih susah dijaga dibanding kaum lelaki ada sebuah hadis yang menyebut: </font></div></li></ul> <p align="center"><font size="3">· <strong>إن لك من الأجر على قدر نصبك ونفقتك</strong></font> <blockquote> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><em>Ertinya : "Sesungguhnya bagi kamu ganjaran pahala berdasarkan kepada kadar keletihan dan belanja ikhlas kamu" (Riwayat Ad-Dar Qutni dan Al-Hakim)</em> </font><font size="2"><b>[4]</b></font></p></blockquote> <ul> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Kalau anda lihat hadis tersebut, wanitalah yang lebih mudah mendapat pahala berbanding lelaki kerana keletihan dan kesukaran kaum hawa untuk mengandung, melahirkan anak, jaga aurat dan pelbagai lagi yang tidak ada pada kaum Adam. </font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Islam tidak menyekat kebebasan wanita tetapi hanya menetapkan beberapa garis panduan dalam kehidupan mereka seperti batasan-batasan pergaulan dan aurat muslimah itu. Ini dapatkan disaksikan sendiri kemajuan wanita zaman ini dimana mereka maju kehadapan berbanding kaum lelaki dan islam juga tidak melarang kaum wanita memilih bakal suaminya sendiri kerana mereka ada hak untuk memilih bakal suaminya.</font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Dan yang terakhir mereka menyatakan wanita tidak boleh menjadi imam atau pemimpin. Ini adalah suatu tuduhan melulu dan gopah. Memang ada ulamak yang melarang wanita menjadi pemimpin tetapi pemimpin yang bagaimana? Perkara ini adalah masalah khilafiah iaitu perbezaan pandangan. Ada ulamak yang membenarkan wanita menjadi pemimpin melainkan pemimpin nombor satu iaitu pemerintah negara malah ada yang membenarkan juga. Boleh lihat sendiri seperti pernigaan kecantikan wanita pemimpinnya adalah seorang wanita.Malah banyak lagi perkara dalam kepimpinan ramainya wanita yang menjadi pemimpin.Tiada pula syariat islam melarangnya. Tetapi dalam urusan keluarga pemimpin mestilah kaum lelaki. Ini kerana bebarapa sebab yang munasabah seperti emosi kaum wanita yang tidak menentu dan beberapa sebab yang lain. Jika tidak akan berlaku kekacauan dalam rumah tangga. </font></div></li></ul> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Begitu besar kasih sayang Allah s.w.t kepada kaum wanita. Malah banyak lagi kelebihan-kelebihan yang diberikan kepada wanita berbanding lelaki. Maka janganlah wanita-wanita memahami islam ini dalam skop yang sempit yang akhirnya akan mencemarkan imej islam itu sendiri.</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">__________________________________________________________</font> <p><b><i>Rujukan:</i></b> <ol> <li><em><b>Majalah Fatawa Vol.III/No.04 dengan sedikit perubahan</b></em> <li><em><b>Majalah Fatawa Vol.III/No.04 dengan sedikit perubahan</b></em> <li>Kuliah Dr Juanda Jaya <li><a href="; “Aurat Wanita Lebih : Adilkah ? "</li></ol> <p><a href=""></a></p> 2010/02/susahkah-jadi-wanita-muslimah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-2813688974325570883Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:09:00 +00002010-02-08T19:09:38.882-08:00Katakan Saya Islam Bukan Syafi’i, Maliki, Hanafi atau Hanbali<p align="center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font>&nbsp; <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Oleh</font> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></p> <p align="center"><a href=" size="3" face="Times New Roman">; <p align="center"><font size="3">&nbsp; </font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Al-Quran menegaskan bahawa orang Islam sekalipun mereka berbeza parti, mazhab, bangsa, negara, warna kulit, bahasa, dan taraf adalah umat yang satu. Setiap umat islam perlu mematuhi Al-Quran dan hadis sahih dan tidak boleh berpecah belah sesama sendiri. Islam langsung tidak menyokong perpecahan. Islam menganjurkan perpaduan dikalangan pengikutnya sebagaimana firman Allah SWT yang bermaksud: </font> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><i>“Dan berpeganglah kamu semuanya kepada tali (agama) Allah, dan janganlah kamu bercerai berai…” </i>[Ali 'Imran:103]</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3"></font>&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify"><a href="; target="_blank"><font size="3">Read More</font></a></p> 2010/02/katakan-saya-islam-bukan-syafii-maliki.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-8364200028170000001Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:26:00 +00002010-01-30T17:26:36.256-08:00Isu Kalimah Allah: Pandangan Penulis<p align="center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font>&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Oleh</font></p> <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i></p> <p align="center"><a href=" size="3" face="Times New Roman">; <p align="center">&nbsp;<a href=" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Allah_Is_One" border="0" alt="Allah_Is_One" src="; width="306" height="209"></a> </p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Sudah banyak ulasan-ulasan yang diberikan berkenaan isu Kalimah Allah ini. Dari kesimpulan apa yang penulis lihat ada tiga pandangan dalam isu ini iaitu:</font></p> <ol> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Allah hanya khusus untuk Islam </font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Asasnya dibolehkan kristian menggunakannya tetapi untuk menutup pintu kerosakan maka dilarang non-muslim menggunakannya </font></div> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3">Dibenarkan menggunakan Kalimah Allah dengan beberapa syarat seperti dilarang menyebut Allah pada berhalanya, menggunakan Kalimah Allah sebagai umpan untuk mengelirukan umat islam dan sebagainya. </font></div></li></ol> <p><a href="; target="_blank"><strong><font size="3">Read More</font></strong></a></p> 2010/01/isu-kalimah-allah-pandangan-penulis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-1431187322111306400Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +00002010-02-22T01:19:10.497-08:00Perlukah Sampai Ketahap Mujtahid Untuk Berpindah Mazhab?<p>&nbsp; <p align="center">Oleh <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i> <p align="center"><a href="; <p align="center">&nbsp; <p align="justify"><font size="3">Ada pandangan yang menyatakan seseorang itu tidak boleh berpindah mazhab kerana syarat-syarat berpindah mazhab mestilah seorang itu sudah sampai ketahap mujtahid.Bagi mereka jika telah sampai ketahap mujtahid sahaja yang boleh berpindah mazhab kerana mereka sudah mampu untuk berijtihad seperti imam-imam yang terdahulu iaitu al-Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik, Imam Syafie, Imam Ahmad Bin Hambal , Sufyan al-Thauri, , Daud al-Zhohiri, al-Auza’ie dan lain-lain. Sedangkan syarat-syarat seorang mujtahid hendaklah memahami ilmu nahu, ilmu bahasa arab termasuk ilmu balaghah, perlu menguasai ilmu Rijal, Nasikh dan Mansukh, Mantuq dan Mafhum, Khas dan Am , Mubayyan dan Mujmal, Muqayyad dan Mutlaq, menguasai ilmu asbab nuzul dan lain-lain syarat yang perlu dipenuhi untuk layak digelar mujtahid.</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font>&nbsp; <p align="justify"><a href="; target="_blank"><font size="3">Read&nbsp; More</font></a><a href="; target="_blank"></a></p> 2009/11/perlukah-sampai-ketahap-mujtahid-untuk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-8413580742681038326Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:51:00 +00002009-10-22T05:51:00.287-07:00Jadikan Cinta Sebagai Tanggungjawab<p align="center"><font size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Oleh</font></p> <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i></p> <p align="center"><a href=" size="2">; <p align="center"><font size="3">&nbsp; </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Saban tahun kes penceraian semakin meningkat. Bukan sahaja dikalangan masyarakat biasa tetapi yang bergelar ustaz dan ustazah pun sama sahaja. Kebanyakan apa yang dilaporkan diakhbar dan media mereka hanya akan menjawab sudah tiada kesefahaman. Ini sesuatu yang pelik. Bagaimana sebelum berkahwin ada kesefahaman bila sudah berkahwin sudah tiada kesefahaman?&nbsp; Adakah kerana sudah tertipu disebalik perwatakan&nbsp; pasangan masing-masing? Itulah yang dikatakan <i><strong>“hanya awal perkenalan sahaja nampak adabnya bila berkahwin nampaklah biadapnya.Di depan anda nampaklah sopannya dibelakang anda, syaitanlah jadinya.” </strong></i>Sebab itu islam menganjurkan untuk kita melakukan istikharah dalam memilih pasangan dan apa sahaja urusan. </font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Jika dilihat masyarakat kini juga tanpa disedari seolah-olah telah mewujudkan suatu fenomena yang baru dalam percintaan dan perkahwinan. Anda boleh lihat sendiri realiti pasangan masa kini.Dahulu (sebelum perkahwinan) apabila bercinta segala-galanya indah sahaja. Sanggup berpegang-pegang tangan,duduk bersama, bersayang-sayang, ucapannya semuanya manis-manis belaka malah dari topik kecil pun boleh jadi panjang-panjang, yang perempuan memakai yang cantik dan berwangi-wangian , yang lelaki rambutnya kemas dan berpakaian yang segak. Biasalah nak tunjuk lawa dihati pasangan. Barulah nampak bercinta namanya<em><b>.</b></em></font></p> <p align="justify"></p> <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify"><a href="; target="_blank"><strong><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="; target="_blank">Read More</a></font></strong></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2"></font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><strong></strong></font></p> <h6><a href="; target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><strong><a href="; target="_blank"><a href="; target="_blank"></a></a></strong></font></a>&nbsp;</h6><font size="2"></font>&nbsp; <p><font size="2"></font></p> 2009/10/jadikan-cinta-sebagai-tanggungjawab.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-3551733917751015553Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:10:00 +00002009-08-17T15:48:58.103-07:00Jadikan Artis Sebagai Imam Solat<p align="justify">&nbsp; <p align="center"><font size="3">Oleh</font> <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i> <p align="center"><a href=""><font size="2"></font></a> <p align="center">&nbsp; <p align="justify"><font size="3">Rasulullah <em>shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam</em> banyak kali menegaskan kepentingan solat berjemaah sehingga pernah merancang membakar beberapa rumah milik kaum Muslimin yang tidak mengerjakan solat berjemaah seperti mana yang diriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah r.a ia berkata:&nbsp; Rasulullah <em>shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam</em> bersabda:</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><em>" Sesungguhnya solat yang paling berat atas kaum munafiqin adalah solat ‘Isyak’ dan Fajar, sekiranya mereka mengetahui keutamaannya, nescaya mereka akan menghadirinya meskipun dengan merangkak. Sungguh betapa ingin rasanya aku memerintahkan orang-orang untuk solat kemudian aku memerintahkan seseorang untuk mengimami mereka. Lalu aku pergi bersama beberapa orang laki-laki dengan membawa kayu bakar menjumpai orang-orang yang tidak menghadiri solat berjemaah, lalu aku bakar mereka bersama rumah-rumah mereka dengan api."</em>(HR. Al-Bukhari dan Muslim)</font> <p align="justify"><a href=" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="akhilhayykembarasufikch8" border="0" alt="akhilhayykembarasufikch8" src="; width="375" height="244"></a> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Maka menjadi tanggungjawab mencari imam yang disukai oleh makmum dan pilihan makmum itu bukanlah terhad kepada golongan berusia sahaja tetapi mestilah yang disukai oleh remaja juga kerana itulah faktor-faktor yang mendorong remaja untuk solat berjemaah maka secara tidak langsung dapat membawa kepada satu tajdid untuk mencapai suruhan yang diperintahkan oleh Allah dan Rasul-Nya&nbsp;&nbsp; . Malah juga Rasulullah <em>shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam pernah bersabda</em>:</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><i>" Ada tiga orang yang pahala solatnya tidak naik meskipun sedikit di atas kepala (maksud ini adalah kiasan bahawa solat mereka tidak dapat diterima oleh Allah dan tidak mendapat pahala): Yang pertama adalah, solat seseorang yang mengimami solat sedangkan makmumnya membencinya………".</i>[ H.R Ibnu Majah, "Hadis ini Hasan"]</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Maka imam dalam solat semestinya dipilih daripada orang-orang yang disukai oleh makmumnya. Secara waqi’nya kebanyakan remaja hari ini meminati '<i>artis'</i> idola mereka daripada imam-imam disurau mereka . Bukan mereka membenci imam disuraunya tetapi tiada daya aura tarikan untuk mereka bersama solat secara berjemaah. </font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Ini kerana ciri-ciri seorang imam dalam solat berjamaah tidak hanya bacaan dan tajwid yang perlu baik tetapi juga perlu mempunyai aura tersendiri untuk menarik perhatian di kawasan penduduk mereka supaya ia dapat bergerak dan melakukan solat secara berjamaah dengan begitu ramai. Maka seorang Imam perlu memiliki tanggungjawab untuk membawa jemaahnya menghadap Allah s.w.t.</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Penulis ambil contoh seperti ustaz Akhil Havy berapa ramai anak-anak muda termasuk remaja lelaki "rock", yang datang mendengar ceramahnya. Ini kerana tarikan ustaz tersebut yang memiliki keistimewaannya tersendiri menyebabkan remaja-remaja berlumba-lumba kearahnya. Bukan maksud penulis kita menukar imam yang sedia ada tetapi perlu ada seorang imam yang dapat menarik perhatian remaja-remaja sekarang. </font> <p align="justify"><i><font size="3"></font></i>&nbsp; <p align="justify"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva"></font></i>&nbsp; <p align="justify"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i> <p align="justify"><em><font size="3"></font></em> 2009/08/jadikan-artis-sebagai-imam-solat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-824707492509507919Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:27:00 +00002009-07-22T15:27:25.423-07:00Hanya Satu Klik Dosa Mencurah-Curah<p align="justify">&nbsp; <p align="center"><font size="3">Oleh</font> <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i> <p align="center"><a title="" href=""></a> <p align="center">&nbsp; <p align="justify"><font size="3">Apabila zaman semakin maju, kecanggihan teknologi akan semakin kedepan dan masyarakat awam akan semakin mudah untuk mendapatkan sesuatu maklumat yang diperlukan hanya dengan satu klik. Dengan adanya kemudahan komputer dan email ini masyarakat akan terdedah dengan ancaman dan bahana video dan cerita-cerita lucah yang semakin meluas. Hampir ada pada setiap pelajar samada dikolej dan universiti termasuk yang bekerja akan mendapat kemudahan internet yang disediakan. Walaupun teknologi sebenarnya di ciptakan untuk kebaikan dan manfaat seluruh manusia, tetapi ia tidak terkecuali juga daripada dieksplotasi untuk membawa keburukan juga.</font> <p align="justify"><a href=" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="komputer" border="0" alt="komputer" src="; width="330" height="264"></a> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Mendapatkan bahan-bahan terlarang seperti gambar dan video-video lucah dari internet memang mudah dan aktiviti ini semakin berleluasa terutamanya yang semakin meningkat remaja tetapi sebenarnya mereka tidak menyedari bahawa perbuatan itu boleh mengundang padah. Lebih mendukacitakan apabila ada yang gila ataupun boleh dikatakan hilang akal menulis cerita-cerita yang berunsur lucah dan menyebarkan video-video porno hanya untuk kepuasan mereka supaya dapat ditonton dan dibaca oleh pengunjung-pengunjung internet tanpa mereka sedari bahawa perbuatan mereka itu membawa malapetaka yang berterusan. </font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Penulis, pengirim dan penyebar bahan lucah terutamanya yang muslim perlu sedari apabila mereka melakukan perkara terkutuk tersebut tanpa disedari dosa mereka sukar diampunkan. Ini kerana jika anda sempat bertaubat insya’Allah dosa anda akan diampunkan tetapi bagaimana pula dengan perbuatan anda yang menyebarkan bahan-bahan lucah tersebut yang menyebabkan ramai manusia terdorong melakukan maksiat?. Dosa manusia terus dengan Allah, seperti meninggalkan solat fardu , puasa, zakat dan sebagainya akan Allah ampunkan tetapi dosa kita sesama manusia hanya Allah akan ampunkan bila insan tersebut mengampunkan kita.</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Apabila seorang sahaja yang membuka laman web tersebut maka dia akan mendapat dosanya dan penyebar lucah tersebut akan mendapat habuan dosanya juga. Tetapi realitinya bukan seorang sahaja tetapi berjuta-berjuta manusia yang membuka laman web prono tersebut.Ini kerana apabila seseorang itu melakukan perkara yang dilarang oleh agama seperti perkara tersebut maka setiap manusia yang membuka laman web tersebut maka si penyebar dan penulis web tersebut akan mendapat dosanya tanpa kurang bagi setiap orang yang membukanya. Jika andalah orangnya berapa banyak dosa anda yang perlu ditanggung lagi.Ini sebagaimana dalam sabda Nabi <em>shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam:</em><em></em></font> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><em><b>Ertinya : "Sesiapa yang melakukan sesuatu yang buruk, maka ke atasnya dosa dan dosa setiap orang yang membuatnya tanpa sedikit kurang pun dosanya</b></em><em><b>.." </b></em><em>( Riwayat Ahmad dan lain-lain : Sohih )</em><i> </i></font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Inilah satu malapetaka yang sangat besar pada zaman ICT ini. Dengan sekali klik sahaja saham dosa akan mencurah-curah. Namun itulah antara punca untuk mengheret seseorang itu kepada gejala sosial atau naluri ingin tahu. Maka keberangkalian seseorang itu terangsang untuk terus meneroka laman web sedemikian amatlah tinggi. Sebab itu bagi seseorang muslim apabila timbul keinginan untuk membuka laman web sedemikian hendaklah berhati-hati dan perlu ada belas kasihan bagi mengelakkan kita dan pengirim dari berdosa. Sabda Nabi <em>shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam:</em></font> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><em><b>Ertinya :"</b></em><b><i>Seseorang di antara kamu tidak beriman (dengan sempurna) kecuali setelah mencintai saudaranya sepertimana mencintai dirinya."</i> </b>(Diriwayatkan oleh Bukhari dalam al-Iman no. 7)</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Maka sebagai seorang muslim tidak perlu terjerumus sekali kekancah tersebut bagi mengelakkan kita dan mereka mendapat dosa-dosa yang dilakukan olehnya. Ini kerana setiap perkara dosa tidak boleh bagi manusia membantu dalam urusan tersebut sebagaimana firman Allah s.w.t yang bermaksud: </font> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><em><strong>'Dan janganlah kamu bertolong-tolongan pada melakukan dosa (maksiat) dan permusuhan."</strong></em> (Surah Al-Maidah: 2)</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Selain itu juga terdapat anasir-anasir jahat dengan menggunakan internet terutamanya laman web lucah sebagai tarikan sebelum pengunjung menjadi mangsa. Mereka akan menyerang komputer menjadi lembap atau rosak dan juga boleh menyebabkan kerugian. Senario ini telah meluas apabila ramai para pengguna internet ditipu dan mengadu bil internet dan telefon mereka terlalu tinggi. Ini kerana apabila kita melayari laman web prono tersebut komputer mereka sebenarnya telah diceroboh oleh virus yang melakukan sambungan internet ke talian antarabangsa. Maka sudah tentu bil telefon akan dikenakan caj tempatan dan caj antarabangsa kerana ia telah dihubungkan ketalian luar Negara.Malah perisian jahat itu boleh mencuri rahsia dalam komputer seperti nombor kad kredit dan perkara-perkara yang kita tidak sedari boleh membawa masalah dan mengundang padah pada diri sendiri.</font> <p align="justify"><font size="3"></font>&nbsp; <p align="justify"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva"></font></i>&nbsp; <p align="justify"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i> <p align="justify"><i><font size="3"></font></i> 2009/07/hanya-satu-klik-dosa-mencurah-curah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DIN)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684407839567131904.post-3978514475563212513Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:46:00 +00002009-07-16T21:46:40.652-07:00Politik dan Realiti<p align="justify">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Oleh</font></p> <p align="center"><i><font size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva">Muhammad Fakhruddin Ismail</font></i></p> <p align="center"><a href=" size="3" face="Times New Roman">; <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify"><a href="; <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Fiqh Waqi' diwujudkan untuk mengetahui hakikat realiti kaum muslimin masa kini, dan permasalahan-permasalahan yang timbul agar dapat membentuk dan melahirkan nilai-nilai yang positif. Maka setiap fatwa akan sentiasa berbeza mengikut masa, keadaan dan zaman.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Apabila sesuatu fatwa dikeluarkan berkenaan politik tanpa melihat kepada realiti sebenarnya, maka ia telah menyalahgunakan syariat dan secara realitinya hukum tersebut akan tersasar dari roh syariat . Maka dalam rumusan tersebut biasanya akan mengelirukan masyarakat malah akan secara tidak langsung memperketat dan mempersulitkan sesuatu pemasalahan yang sebenarnya diperbolehkan dan diperluaskan oleh Allah s.w.t.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Ini kerana apabila penetapan hukum syar'i<i> </i>dan pengambilan dalil tersebut walaupun kelihatan benar tetapi penetapan hukum tersebut apabila tidak direalisasikan pada sudut realitinya maka ia terpesong dari kebenaran.Bukan maksudnya bererti hukum itu tunduk kepada realiti. Tetapi realiti tersebut yang mengharuskan adanya hukum, demi terpeliharanya tujuan syariat secara umum dan terpelihara agama, jiwa, akal, harta serta keturunan. Realiti yang baik selalu menyeru kepada kebaikan dan menjauhkan dari keburukan. Sebagai contohnya isu perdamaian antara kedua-dua parti antara PAS dan UMNO yang diistilahkan sebagai <i>kerajaan perpaduan</i>. Penulis ada mengulas isu tersebut pada artikel lepas iaitu "<i>Belum Masanya Membentuk Kerajaan Perpaduan"</i>. Walaupun ada pihak yang tidak setuju tetapi bagi penulis itu lebih baik daripada membentuk kerajaan perpaduan tersebut. Memang jika dilihat banyak dalil-dalil yang menyeru kepada perdamaian antara kedua-dua parti yang bertelingkah itu supaya dapat mewujudkan suatu suasana politik perdamaian tetapi dari sudut realitiny

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