Qur'an 20210704

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

72.  A section of the people of the Book say, "Believe in the morning what is revealed to the believers but reject it at the end of the day, perchance they may turn back."

73.  "And believe no one unless he follows your religion."  Say, "True guidance is the guidance of Allah, lest a revelation be sent to someone like that which was sent unto you.  Or that those should engage you in argument before your Lord."  Say, "All bounties are in the hand of Allah: God grants them to whom God pleases, and Allah is the All-Caring and All-Knowing."

(The Family of Imran 3:72-73)

BBQ

 

Hi Natty!  How are you?  I hope you are safe and healthy.  I read in the news about the latest wildfires, I hope you are not affected.  It's good that your family came to visit you, and help alleviate your loneliness.  I have my family right next door, and I feel terrible loneliness.

But Allah has always been nice to me, and that keeps me going.  It's BBQ time!  Your folks can come join my BBQ if they want.  Sorry, no wine.  No swine, either.  Just half a chicken, and unsweetened iced tea with aloe vera chunks.  I wish I had beef ribs, but I would have eaten all of it.  The sauce isn't that great, because it's based on the same crummy ketchup I wrote about before.  The flavor improves significantly when burned by charcoal.  My concrete grill disintegrated!  I hadn't used it in years.  So I had to build a makeshift one, which you can see above.  Yes, I built a full fire.  When I needed less heat, I pulled the food towards me.  Want some BBQ chicken?

The sheriff planned to clear out the homeless by July 4, and there are less tents in today's Venice Beach Boardwalk video.