Qur'an 20170619

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

65.  Say, "None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden.  Nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up."

66.  Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter.  No, they are in doubt and uncertainty thereat.  No, they are blind thereunto!

67.  The unbelievers say, "What!  When we become dust, we and our fathers, shall we really be raised?"

68.  "It is true we were promised this, we and our fathers before.  These are nothing but tales of the ancients."

69.  Say, "Go you through the earth, and see what has been the end of those guilty."

70.  But grieve not over them, nor distress yourself because of their plots.

71.  They also say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"

72.  Say, "It may be that some of the events which you wish to hasten may be in your pursuit!"

73.  But verily your Lord is full of grace to humans, yet most of them are ungrateful.

The Ants  27:65-73
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Spaghetti sauce

Aw, what cute kitties!  You do know that cats can't eat human food, so that's why I don't just let Floofy eat what I eat.  I spent this morning making spaghetti sauce.  I usually make spaghetti sauce out of marinara sauce: just heat up the sauce and throw sausage or whatever in there.  When we're married inshaAllah, I'm going to have to make paint bucket sized batches of marinara sauce for your convenience.  I must have a thousand recipes of marinara sauce, so I must have a thousand recipes of spaghetti sauce.  Today I'm just making a huge batch of spaghetti sauce to last me the rest of the fasting month.  A quick meal, you know?  Just heat up, boil the pasta, and stuff my face.  Today I'm making a spicy version of spaghetti sauce, which seems to be my favorite nowadays.  I've been using tomato ketchup lately instead of tomato paste, puree or soup.  If you mix then marinade or cook the stuff long enough, the ketchupy taste goes away.  Plus it already has sugar in it.  Plus it's cheaper.  Plus if you blend it with fresh tomatoes, who can say that doesn't have tomatoes in it?  But the stores have been out of ketchup lately- the locals must be making tomato rice for Ramadan.  So I bought chilli sauce instead, which is chilli flavored ketchup.  So I blended that with tomatoes, rehydrated chilli peppers, garlic and fresh basil.  Then I cubed 10 onions and sweated them in the pot, added the blend and water then heated the sauce up.  When hot enough, I cubed more tomatoes to put in there plus the beef, in this case burgers which I tore off chunks with my fingers.  There's black pepper in there too.  All this without tasting it!  I guess this means I'll add the salt later.  Right now, it's bubbling away on my stove top.  It's a big batch, so I used a wok to cover the pot.

Hey Natty, you Rock and Roll Babe!  You are rocking the tunes!  You should let the world know what you're listening to.  Hey, it's good business.

Qur'an 20170618

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

59.  Say: "Praise be to Allah, and Peace on God's servants whom God has chosen.  Who's better?  Allah or the false gods they associate?"

60.  Or, who has created the heavens and the earth, and who sends you down rain from the sky?  Yes, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty and delight.  It is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in them.  God besides Allah?  No, they are a people who swerve from justice.

61.  Or, who has made the earth firm to live in, made rivers in its midst, set thereon mountains immovable, and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water?  God besides Allah?  No, most of them know not.

62.  Or, who listens to the distressed when it calls on God, who relieves its suffering, and makes you inheritors of the earth?  God besides Allah?  Little it is that you heed!

63.  Or, who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before God's mercy?  God besides Allah?  High is Allah above what they associate with God!

64.  Or, who originates Creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth?  God besides Allah?  Say, "Bring forth your argument, if you are telling the truth!"

The Ants 27:59-64

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Doutzen, the naughty kitty

Mama cat Floofy has long been my precious kitty, and we have 2 of her daughters living with us, Doutzen and Luca.  Floofy is such a beautiful cat, so soft and fluffy, and she's very well behaved too.  She only uses the cat box, and she's very calm and controlled while in my bedroom.  But lately she's become very aggressive about wanting to taste my food, that I can't eat in the same room with her anymore or she would climb all over me.  When I'm cooking too, she's been jumping onto the counter top and stomping all over my cutting board.  But when she perches on my stove top right next to a pot with a blazing fire underneath, that is the last straw.  I had to throw her into the kitty litter room and shut the door.  She would have fallen asleep on the stove top if I had left her there.  Luca is such a little sweetheart, and very gentle and feminine.  All she wants is to be with me.  But she does have a nervous tummy- she doesn't like the slightest bit of poop or pee in her, so needless to say she is always going to the toilet.  But with the door shut to the kitty litter room, she starts padding around in my kitchen.  She probably was just telling me to open the door for her, so I had to shut her in the kitty litter room along with Floofy.  That leaves Doutzen in the kitchen with me.  Doutzen is probably the naughtiest kitty I have ever had.  She pees everywhere, and I'm always following her around with a mop and a bucket of bleach water.  She has even started to mark spots like a male cat.  Sheesh!  But in this instance, Doutzen is the most well behaved.  She didn't bug me while I was trying to cook.  I had a hell of a time trying to take a snapshot of her, she simply wouldn't sit still.  I had to hold her.

Pina, congratulations on your new agency.  It's been a hectic year for you so far, and I'm sure you would agree with me that the biggest mistake you made was not in going to NYC, but in leaving Milan.  Life is not supposed to be easy my dear, so let me remind you that the only advantage you have over your competition is your connection to me.  So please post post post on your Instagram if you want to get ahead.  Talk to me.  That is a beautiful photo of you, by the way.  You have become a beautiful young woman.  But don't be so serious.  Lighten up and start behaving like a rock star's wife.  Listen to loud music all the time.  It doesn't matter who it is, as long as you like it.

 

 

 

 

Also, I have a gift for the locals.  Please take heed, people.  I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the Rejected.

Cruisin'

You may be on vacation, but to me it looks like you're working.  Actually, it's just being.  Kind of like the uneducated think that I don't work when actually I work every day up to 20 hours a day.  That's what happens when every day is Sunday.  Well, perhaps I need to kick back on a shady beach occasionally.  There are plenty of those around here, but I need money first.  Then I need to be married first.

Wow Natty, you look awesome!  And you don't even need makeup in the first place.  By the way, that's a nice kitchen.  It can't be your kitchen, right?  No I'm not saying you can't have a nice kitchen- I just doubt you would have the time to plan a kitchen.  Oh yeah, don't forget to put the lid on the blender.  A simple solution for a complex life, huh?

"Woo Hoo" is supposed to be a dark album.  I started it in 2007, became homeless and lost all my musical instruments, moved to another country, and now I am doing the vocals which complete the album.  Yeah, I'm slow.  I am self-financed after all.  Right now I am working on the 7th out of 10 songs titled "Hidden Enemies".  Oh don't worry Sweetie, hidden enemies have hidden enemies too: it's just the balance and the nature of their personality.  And enemies of Allah have the worst enemy of all.

Cars cars cars

Yeah, I've been doing a lot of driving around lately.  I loathe commute, but alhamdulillah I don't do as much as most people.  My plan is to focus my business at my home, so I can be with my family at all times.  Actually, that was Allah's plan.  Alhamdulillah.  I think you can put away the hair straightener.  I like your hair as as it is.  Don't forget to exercise and eat right, though.  What are you eating right now?  Local food?  Take a snapshot, I wanna see!

Of course you would look great in a fast car, Natty.  You like those old cars?  Don't stick your head out of the window like that!

Pina, I'm guessing that you've done more work since you went home than all the time you spent in NYC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curly

I need to remind you my darling, not to trust anyone with the legalities of our marriage with anyone except me.  You may approach or be approached by people to process our marriage procedure, including the paperwork as such.  But I am your husband inshaAllah.  I'm the one who should be filling in the forms, I am the one who should be paying the fees, I am the one who will be financing your house and married life inshaAllah.  It doesn't matter who it is that offers to expedite our marriage, or their connection with me.  Don't trust them.  Don't forget how global our marriage is!  Trust in Allah instead, and pray that Allah quickens our marriage in the most positive way.  I love your curls, by the way.  Do you like the weather?

Natty, don't be too shocked about being treated like a chess piece by your bosses.  This is big business, and my wife is big business.  Right now you need to work, and as long as you keep your chastity and faith in God, and are safe and happy, then everything else can pretty much be ignored.  Eat good foods that are comfortable for your tummy, and drink lots of water.  Don't forget to pray.

Hey Pina.  Isn't this better than NYC?  Isn't it?