Letter to Erin 20150418

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

Hello, Erin my darling.  And how are you feeling today?  Life goes on, doesn't it.  Here I wait for you, for the time when we can be married.  Ya Allah, please help and protect us.

It rained heavily today.  The rain broke in the evening, so I was able to do a little bit of yard work.  So I went to prune the bamboo in front of my house, across the road to the elementary school.  I used to hack it up with a machete, but now I find it more aesthetic to just use a hand pruner.  I found some perfect lengths of bamboo for use as drumsticks.  I love bamboo.  I love bamboo drumsticks as opposed to those machined drumsticks other drummers use.  Not only are they springier with many variations of texture and weight, but also bamboo is curved.  But I think the real reason I love bamboo so much is that my hands are too big and clumsy to spin drumsticks, so I use bamboo because no one else does.

Nothing special from me on the menu today.  My Mom made some rice, so I had that for both lunch and dinner, the difference being that lunch was fried anchovies and dinner was sirloin.  I pray you are having a great time, plus taking it easy.  Erin, I love you and I need you.