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Terrific Tuesday Tampa Bay Beautiful Beach Serene Sunset Scene - IMRAN®

Tonight, Tampa Bay is graced with another of its signature breathtaking sunsets, painting the sky with hues of gold and pink. My German Shepherd Dog, K2, intently watches my neighbor’s grandkids play at the beach, while birds hunt their prey in the water.

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#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #Sunset #sky #clouds

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Always-Happy GSD Kennedy Amused by Always-Playful K2 Accidentally Puncturing Found Beachball – Mid-Spring 2021 | IMRAN®

K2 had just turned one and was celebrating his first full year with me by playing with a beachball he found on the shoreline. My always-happy, joy-spreading rescued German Shepherd Dog, Kennedy, looked on in amused delight as I captured the moment right at Noon on that beautiful Sunday—April 25, 2021.

© 2021–2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #spring #memories #beach

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GSD K2 Awaits Dolphin Friends Passing By Tampa Bay Sunday Sunset - IMRAN®

My GSD K2 has developed almost as much love as my precious Kennedy’s from the first day that beautiful dog had seen a dolphin from my dock on Tampa Bay. This dramatic dusk on a Sunday sunset came with a low tide and calm weather. I took a short video of 2 dolphins nearby and decided to do a livestream. Ever the willing actor, K2 went and sat seaside, waiting for the dolphins to show up - but of course they stayed invisible during the 3 minutes of this livestream!

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#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #Sunset #sky #clouds #dolphins #livestream #nature #weekend #gratitude #WhiteHouse

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Pakistani Indian Chicken Entree In Red Bank New Jersey - IMRAN®

I met up with my childhood friend Ian for a wonderful “desi” (ethnic Indian Pakistani) dinner in Red Bank, NJ. I was there to speak at a great AI-related event. He lives about half an hour away and drove up for us to grab a bite to eat — before I headed home on a frigid night with snow showers. This was a tender chicken tikka type dish. Earlier I had posted a photo of the great lamb shank too.

© 2024-2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #food #foodie #Pakistani #Indian #DesiFood #spicy #dining #entree #RedBank #NewJersey #lamb #cuisine

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Worlds of Beauty in the Smallest Corners of Nature — IMRAN®

This morning, as I walked K2—my ever-alert German Shepherd—through the quiet streets near my Tampa Bay home, the air was surprisingly mild for a Florida mid-summer Saturday. Amid the stillness, my eyes caught a burst of delicate color on a bush growing wild on an empty lot.

A cluster of soft pink blossoms, their crinkled petals kissed with yellow at the center, stood in quiet defiance of the ordinary. A honeybee hovered with purpose, weaving its part in the great, invisible choreography that sustains life on Earth.

From an online search, the plant appears to be a variety of Spiraea, a hardy flowering shrub known for its resilience and ornamental charm. Often overlooked, it thrives in untamed spaces—reminding us that beauty doesn’t need a spotlight to bloom.

In that fleeting moment, framed by summer and silence, I saw a portrait of tenderness, persistence, and the quiet power of nature to inspire—even in the most random of places.

© 2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #nature #summer #flowers #inspiration #prose #writing

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I’m On GSD Pillow Duty - IMRAN®

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Worlds of Beauty in the Smallest Corners of Nature — IMRAN®

This morning, as I walked K2—my ever-alert German Shepherd—through the quiet streets near my Tampa Bay home, the air was surprisingly mild for a Florida mid-summer Saturday. Amid the stillness, my eyes caught a burst of delicate color on a bush growing wild on an empty lot.

A cluster of soft pink blossoms, their crinkled petals kissed with yellow at the center, stood in quiet defiance of the ordinary. A honeybee hovered with purpose, weaving its part in the great, invisible choreography that sustains life on Earth.

From an online search, the plant appears to be a variety of Spiraea, a hardy flowering shrub known for its resilience and ornamental charm. Often overlooked, it thrives in untamed spaces—reminding us that beauty doesn’t need a spotlight to bloom.

In that fleeting moment, framed by summer and silence, I saw a portrait of tenderness, persistence, and the quiet power of nature to inspire—even in the most random of places.

© 2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #nature #summer #flowers #inspiration #prose #writing

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Why Can’t I Focus Like My German Shepherd Dogs? — IMRAN®

How’s your ability to focus? How good is your attention span? Mine? Let’s just say… K2, like Kennedy even more before him, makes me look like a neutron struck by a high-energy cosmic ray—neutral one moment, then suddenly fragmented, scattered, and thinking in directions I didn’t even know existed!

You’d think my energetic German Shepherd would be the poster pup for distraction, but when it matters—he locks in. Meanwhile, I’m over here letting my own mind derail me from the important stuff. Like, say, chasing my tax refund instead of writing this post!

For example, when we’re on the vacant lot near my blessed home in a quiet cul-de-sac, and someone passes by heading toward the turnaround point in front of my home, K2 immediately stops whatever he’s doing. Not because he can see them doing anything near my home—our view is blocked by thick hedges—but because he knows they are not from “here” and are near our home.

He is confident they’ll not dare go into the home so he doesn’t go to the sidewalk to look and be certain. Instead he stands or sits still and keeps his gaze fixed on the sliver of road just beyond the hedge’s edge. That’s his window of focus - “Did they turn and go back?”.

He waits—calm, alert, focused—until they pass again on their way back to their own homes. Then he releases his concentration and is ready for me to toss another coconut in the bay for him to swim out to and retrieve.

That’s the kind of focus I need to develop. The kind that doesn’t… oh, look,…. a squirrel! 🐿️

© 2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #humor #focus #SelfImprovement #K2 #weekend #summer #inspiration #SelfDiscipline

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GSDs K2 & Kennedy – Palm Frond Tug of War, Five Years Ago - IMRAN®

K2, my growing German Shepherd pup, was just 16 months old. Kennedy, my loyal rescue, had been with me two wonderful years and was around 6 or 7. They were the best of friends, full of energy and joy.

The empty lot beside Tampa Bay, with its scrubby brush and shoreline breeze, was their playground multiple times in daily walks. Fallen palm fronds—like nature’s chew toys—would become the spoils of epic tug-of-war battles, their instincts firing as if they’d unearthed the bones of some ancient beast.

This cherished moment was captured exactly five years ago—June 21, 2021.

© 2021–2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #GSD #GermanShepherdDogs #dogs #humor #pets #animals #summer #memories

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Why? Why This Spot In Massive Empty Home Depot Parking Lot? - IMRAN®

Surely this is some sort of mental health issue that some people have. I posted a similar example from a Lowe’s parking lot on Long Island previously. The entire massive parking lot of Home Depot is almost empty. I specifically parked further away from the entrance to not have other cars parked next to mine.

I come back out and this is what I see. Why? Weren’t all the other empty spots in this photo— and many more behind me (closer to the store) — visible to this driver? Were these spots somehow not the right color or texture for this person?

© 2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #Florida #Tampa #SunCityCenter #BadDrivers #driving #parking

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Hollywood Report: The Clean Up Crew—A Serious Contender for the World’s Worst Movies List - IMRAN®

Once upon a time, I wrote a syndicated column covering movie reviews and entertainment news—before “blogging” became mainstream. My Hollywood Report was where I shared insights and opinions, and over the years, I’ve kept that tradition alive, posting reviews on platforms like IMDb.

Today, I bring you a fresh installment—this time, for one of the most abysmal movies I’ve endured.

IMDb’s 600-character minimum for reviews is challenging enough, but forcing myself to string together words about the utter disaster that is The Clean Up Crew (seen on Prime Video) felt like an act of cinematic self-sacrifice.

If you caught my review of another recent atrocity (link in comments), you already know I have a high tolerance for bad films. When I sat through Nicolas Cage’s vomit-inducing Surfer, I thought I’d earned a reprieve—a few blissful years free from bottom-tier garbage. No such luck.

Burned out from relentless 14-18 hour workdays, I got lured in by The Clean Up Crew’s seemingly promising cast (Antonio Banderas, for example). Big mistake. This laughably incompetent mess is so fundamentally broken, so aggressively unwatchable, that I’m compelled to issue this warning: spare yourself the pain.

If you value your time, your sanity, or the general integrity of film as an art form, avoid The Clean Up Crew at all costs. You’ll thank me later.

© 2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #movies #reviews #humor #IMHO #commentary #HollywoodReport

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Florida Summer Boating Season Underway Outside My Home Sunday June 1 - IMRAN®

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#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #boating #Sunday #weekend #summer

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Tokyo, We Have An Addiction - IMRAN®

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#food #Japanese #IMRAN #photography #bokeh #sushi #sashimi #fish #cooking #humor #wordplay #home #dining #style #foodie

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Balancing Between Light and Darkness – A Stunning Sunset on Foreboding Days, Long Island, First Week of 2010 - IMRAN®

The scars of the economic collapse lingered in the air—an unsettling hush after the storm of hardship brought by the reckless tax cuts and economic policies of George W. Bush. We face even greater dangers today, in 2025, but I remain hopeful that we will endure the latest attacks on poor people and the working class.

Though the first signs of recovery had begun in 2009, the weight of despair was still crushing, and hope felt like a distant whisper.

Yet, on that fateful evening, the heavens painted a masterpiece of resilience before my very eyes. Standing on the boardwalk at my beloved Long Island home, I captured an unedited, breathtaking sunset through the lens of my Nikon D300—an image that mirrored my own journey.

The golden sun, defiant and determined, struggled to pierce the ominous veil of swirling clouds above. Below, the marshlands—mysterious, untamed, dangerous—stood as silent witnesses to the battle between light and darkness. The day itself was unusual, with temperatures locked at a frozen equilibrium, both high and low at 34°F, refusing to budge.

In the midst of nature’s restless turmoil, I held onto faith. Even in those darkest days, I knew that light would return—not just in the sky, but in my life. And by the grace of the Almighty, brighter days did come. What followed were moments of clarity and renewal, both literally and figuratively—a reminder of the strength found in belief, perseverance, and the enduring power of hope.

© 2010-2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #NewYork #LongIsland #EastPatchogue #HeronPointe #GreatSouthBay #Sunset #sky #clouds #memories #history #nature #inspiration #perseverance #hope #gratitude #Nikon

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Vibrant Vivid NoEdit Nature Home Hibiscus 🌺- IMRAN®

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#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #flowers #nature #summer #weekend

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Beautiful Blissful Boating Beautiful SeaRay Sliding Silently Sunday - IMRAN®

I love SeaRay boats. My first in America was a beloved SunDancer 230, purchased from Surfside 3 Marina (now under MarineMax). Later, my cherished SunDancer 360—a sleek 40-footer—also came from Surfside 3, purchased there from Brian Duncan as well.

Over the years, I explored going bigger—a 380, then nearly a 50-footer—but ultimately chose to invest in my second home on Tampa Bay instead. Rather than luxury boats, a Ferrari, or even a long-coveted Lancair Columbia 400 plane, I focused on investing in a blessed second home that reflected my vision of solitude, beauty, and waterfront bliss.

It is also an homage to my Lahore family White House (3J Gulberg-3,) now gone after my parents left us. The warmer Florida home is a double bonus when the blessed New York beach home is too frigid to enjoy the outdoor activities I love.

Thirteen years later, that choice shaped incredible experiences—skydiving nearby or jet skiing on the bay in Florida while enjoying motorcycle rides in New York when I’m there, refining and adapting my life experiences beyond the open sea—at least for now.

During that time also came the pandemic, followed by the rapid evolution of modern tech and AI—making boat ownership feel less practical for now. Meanwhile, SeaRay ceased production of larger yachts, though my admiration for the brand never wavered. These days, my dream list leans more toward an Azimut than a smaller SeaRay. When God & destiny allow, I’d love that seafaring beauty, opening the door to faraway adventures across the seas.

Today, as my neighbor’s stunning boat glided effortlessly past my home on this perfect cruising Sunday, I couldn’t help but appreciate the timeless SeaRay elegance I once considered acquiring. A true beauty.

© 2025 IMRAN®

#IMRAN #Florida #TampaBay #ApolloBeach #boating #history #autobiography #SeaRay #luxury #lifestyle #MarineMax #SunDancer