Letter to Erin 20150530

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

How are you doing today, Sweetie?  Nothing all that special going on here.  Today is Friday, so I had to attend the Friday prayer at noon- I always get there early.  Not for any noble reasons- I have my usual spot, so I sit there so no one takes it.  They didn't call the prayer until 1:17 pm today.  Then the imam gives the sermon, and after the sermon, the actual prayer commences.  A lot of the kids don't show up until after the sermon, and a lot of the grown ups too.

I woke up early today.  After the dawn prayer, I did some Internet work until 7, then I had to pay attention to my baby mangoes.  The seeds are splitting, so I had to separate the seedlings, which means filling up more peat pots.  Now I'm running out of soil, so I have to generate soil by burning.  Of course there's no hurry on the soil because I can just buy dirt, but it's still a lot of work, and it kept me busy until 10 with lots left over to do.  Lunch was chicken sandwiches.  I have a foolproof method of cooking super tender chicken breast, is to cook it at low flame in a closed sauce pot and turning off the heat at the right moment.  I used my home grown lettuce for the sandwiches.  I sprayed pesticide on the lettuce so it had to be washed off, but the bugs came back for the baby lettuce so I had to spray it again.

So obviously after the Asr prayer, I got back to stuffing peat pots and burning.  I was too lazy to cook dinner, so I went out for fried noodles.  I got an extra large helping... you want some?  Oh no, I ate it all!  Damned man-sized appetite.  Or is it plain gluttony?  I don't think I'm obese, and I try to stay physically active...  Next I'll practice bass a little.  Without the subwoofer.  I pray you're doing great, Erin.  I love you, and I need you.