Go Erin Go Erin Go! You can do it!!!

You can win Erin!  Be the Champion!  Only 2 more games!  You can do it!

Natty, I'm glad to see you are perking up a little.  I believe in controlling one's emotions, which can be hard to do, especially when one's body isn't cooperating.  I hate hot weather, and can be very grumpy when it gets hot.  Cute dress, Sweetie.  A couple more days to go, and you should be functioning normally inshaAllah.

I wanted to merge East and West with my noodles in soup for lunch, so I made noodles in French onion soup.  With tomatoes and potatoes.  It would have been borderline unpalatable, but one crucial element made it a great success: crispy anchovies.  East meets West in my ramen!  No mustard flower this time, Natty.  Sorry.

Noooooooo......

But you can still do it Erin!  You can win!  All you need to do is win the next 3 games in a row!  That's no problem, right?  You can do it, Erin!  You can win!  We can win!

Aw Natty, you beautiful little creature.  You're such a gorgeous little sweetheart.  Don't fret dear, everything will be all right, inshaAllah.

Piene, I hope you didn't drink all that wine.  Please don't be a party girl.  Those glowing red eyes kind of suit you, though.

Dinner was hash browns stuffed with sliced chicken, tomatoes, hummus, mustard greens, and spicy sauce.  Tastes kind of like shepherd's pie with chicken, tomatoes, and hummus.  It would have gone even better with ranch or brown gravy, but I didn't make any.

You can do it, Erin!

You can win!  So be the Champion!  We can win!

Aw Natty, you poor little darling.  You are such a beautiful girl.  Don't worry dear, everything will be OK inshaAllah.

Lately, I've been cleaning Bat Cat's ears everyday to get rid of ear mites, or at least every time he comes to me.  He is an outdoors cat and a good hunter at that.  He's also very intelligent.  But my work isn't good enough for him: he doesn't like even the slightest itch, and he's not smart enough to not scratch his own ear to pieces.  So today I got sick of his trying to rip out his own ear, so I slapped a restraining collar on him and threw him into the cage.  Of course, the first thing he tried was to turn on the faucet, but I secured that with wire.  You think you're so smart.  You dumb ass cat.  Scratch your own ear off.

How are you feeling, Natty?

You poor, precious little sweetheart.  You're so beautiful.  Don't worry Sweetie, you have many many people who love you.

Hi Erin!  Are you getting ready for the next game?  You're going to do great, honey.  You're gonna win!  We're gonna win!  InshaAllah.

Nothing much going on on here but the usual.  You know, taking the elevator up to the same floor I started on.  In the morning, I went to the hospital to pick up some eye drops for my Dad.  Today is Friday, so I attended the Friday prayer as usual.  I had pizza for dinner.  I think tonight is drums night.

Are you feeling OK?

Yay Erin!  Go Erin Go Erin Go!!!  You can do it!  You can win!

How's it going, Natty?  That's a cute pumpkin you carved, with the crescent moon and stars.  Muslims aren't supposed to celebrate Halloween, at least I don't   I supposed it's a good thing I got banned from the disco, so I don't have to attend any Halloween events.

Piene, you're so cute in your personal style!  We're going to have to teach those photographers how to take better photos of you.

Qur'an 20161027

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

118.  If your Lord had so willed, God could have made humankind one people, but they will not cease to dispute.

119.  Except those on whom your Lord has bestowed God's Mercy, and for this did God create them, and the Word of your Lord shall be fulfilled, "I will fill hell with jinns and humans all together."

120.  All that We relate to you of the stories of the messengers, with it We make firm your heart.  In them there comes to you the Truth, as well as an exhortation, and a message of remembrance to those who believe.

121.  Say to those who do not believe, "Do whatever you can: we shall do our part!"

122.  And wait you, We/we too shall wait.

Hud 11:118-122
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Baseball fever

Go Erin Go Erin Go!!!!!   You can do it, Erin!  You can win!

How are you feeling, Natty honey?  You poor, beautiful, little sweetheart.  You're such a beautiful girl.  Don't worry Sweetie, everything will be OK.  InshaAllah.  Here, have some pizza.

Piene, I used to live in London when I was a tiny little kid.  Here I reposted a Google photo of my childhood home at 114, Ifield Road, London SW10.

Tonight is pizza night!  I made a pizza for me and my Sweetie!  A pizza for the game!  Erin, order a pizza for the big game.

Hello Beautiful

How are you today, my love?  I hope you are feeling and doing great.  Nothing much going on here for me.   I cut the grass at my house.  I got kicked out of the disco for talking about squid.  I didn't mean to.  I'm just a helpless girl.

Hey Natty, how are you feeling my dear?  Are those emotions bubbling up again?  You're such a beautiful girl.

I will always be with you

And thank you for your love.  A person of influence like you must sometimes take caution that when asserting influence, that it not backfire.  Trump has proven that he has neither strength, restraint nor integrity, but when he gets hammered on, people might feel sorry for him, and vote for him.  This is a very distinct possibility, so please restrain yourself unless it is absolutely necessary.  Another backfire is that it might get him killed, and we don't want to be like him right?

I will never get used to death.  Especially close ones, friends who cared deeply about the music.  It makes me sad to hear my parents talk to each other, and try to prepare the other for death.  My parents have been together all their lives.  Ya Allah, please give my parents long, happy lives.  It may sound like a cliche, but the best way to die is to say the right last words.  For a Muslim, the correct last words are "I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship other than Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah," preferably in Arabic.  This needs to be rehearsed.  Just because you say it 50 times a day, doesn't mean you will say it when you die.  You will be distracted.  You will hallucinate.  You will think it's a dream.  You will time travel.  You will forget.  Just because there will be people there to coax you to saying it, you will not see or hear them unless it be the Will of Allah.  Don't count on them.  You must practice dying, and saying the right words.  Practice, practice, practice.

Natty, you need to practice too.  Stand in front of the mirror in those high heels and pose.  Being on the red carpet is your job, so please do it well.  Practice, practice, practice.  Below are photos of frumpy people who should have stayed at home and eaten bon bons instead of being on the red carpet that day.

Lunch was noodles in soup again.

Congratulations Erin

On getting into the World Series.  Be the Champion!

Natty, I told you to carry yourself like a queen.  It's not simply a matter of putting your hand on your hip, and it doesn't matter if you're covering your shoulders: you've got to exude that aura!  Be the Queen!  I guess you're a modest person, which I like a lot.  I try to be modest too.  You and your gang looked kind of goth, though.  When you're on the red carpet, you're going to have to work it harder, my dear.  You can do it, Natty.  Check out the examples below.