Qur'an 20160713

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

28.  When they do that which is shameful, they say,"We found our fathers doing so," and "Allah commanded us thus."  Say, "Allah never commands what is shameful.  Do you say of Allah what you know not?"

29.  Say, "My Lord has commanded justice, and that you set your whole selves at every time and place of prayer, and call upon God, making your devotion sincere as in God's sight.  Such as God created you in the beginning, so shall you return."

(The Heights 7:28-29)
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Nobody sells one kilo of rice anymore

My avatar never smiles.  But just now while I was at the dance club, for a few seconds she was grinning away!  No, I didn't command her to smile.  For that brief moment, she looked so happy.  I know why.  I can't say why in this public place, though.

Anyway, I can't buy just one kilo of rice for my sushi today.  Rice comes in 5 kilo portions around here, and I don't have the money to buy 5 kilos of rice.  What was on sale were boil-in-the-bag pressed rice called "ketupat", common food during the Eid.  So I bought a pack of that, and since it's supposed to be pressed rice it would be sure to be sticky, and perfect for sushi.  The fish of the day is mackerel.  Yeah I don't have anything better, because I'm broke.  Sushi originated in Japan as poor man's food, anyway.  The mackerel were gorging on silversides when they were caught, and they had them in their mouths when I bought them.  The little fish were eating littler fish.  So the sushi today is mackerel, egg, chives, and mackerel liver.  Delicious!  Want some?  Dutch treat!  No, my treat.