Qur'an 20181122

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

154.  After the distress, God sent down calm on a band of you overcome with slumber, while another band was stirred to anxiety by their own feelings, moved by wrong suspicions of Allah, suspicions due to ignorance.  They said, "What affair is this of ours?"  Say you, "Indeed, this affair is wholly Allah's."  They hide in their minds what they dare not reveal to you.  They say, "If we had had anything to do with this affair, we should not have been in the slaughter here."  Say, "Even if you had remained in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would certainly have gone forth to the place of their death."  But that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purge what is in your hearts.

(The Family of Imran 3:154)
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Hot soup

Oh that's right, it is 2018 isn't it?  I knew you had graduated, but you were still in school so I was confused.  And it's November already, wow time sure flies.  I want you to know how proud I am of you, that you stayed and finished school, yet be in the entertainment business.  Now you're going back into the hot soup, you're probably out of practice, and all the gossip is starting up again, and making your ears itch.  It's probably mostly just models 10 years younger than you, being jealous and what not.  Make as much money for yourself while you can, and save it don't waste it, and try not to consume interest.  Yes Honey, you are my Rock and Roll Queen.  You are beautiful, and I love you.

Speaking of hot soup, lunch was very enjoyable today.  I had some chicken broth, plus some okra from the yard and some tomatoes so I made rice noodles in soup in a huge man-sized bowl about a foot across.  Alhamdulillah.  But it was such a huge portion, and all that hot soup had an effect on my throat, and I had lots of trouble voice training.  I couldn't channel Billie Holiday at all, and Karen Carpenter didn't want to stick around either.  I guess they don't like hot soup.  I won't do that again, eat that much hot soup before I have to sing.  It took me an hour before I got some control back.

I like the color white best in my clothes, off-white in particular.  Pearl, like I wore today.  It's pearl, do you agree?  It's a great thing that white in virtual clothes don't stain.  In real life, I would only be able to wear this outfit once.