Natty, I don't want to keep that tree!

As you can see, that tree is growing on the roof of the old house which I need to destroy.  If it were just a single trunk growing out of the ground then it wouldn't be so complicated.  The crown is huge but there is no single trunk to see, just a series of limbs that are as thick as trunks, and a labyrinth of roots creating a choke hold onto the old building.  Killing and removing that tree is difficult enough, but saving it is ridiculous.  You would have to save the parts of the building that it's clinging on to.  What would you do with that area?  Paint it and turn it into a work of art?  What if it were to collapse, and take out the new house with it?  Natty, I don't want to keep that tree!

Qur'an 20200305

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

20.  Say, "Travel through the earth and see how God did originate creation, so will Allah produce a later creation, for Allah has power over all things."

The Spider 29:20

Run to me

Hi Natty!  Oh, you finally left Paris?  I assume you are heading back to NYC.  I hope you had a safe and boring flight, and got lots of sleep.  Those were some intense days for you in Paris, huh?  I have a feeling that you experienced more than just that dark street, and I'm truly sorry about that.  Do you know who you are?  You are MY girl, you are Mrs. Global inshaAllah.  Please know who you are, because at this stage of the game they are going to follow you around.  It's a spiritual time and path for you.  There is no running away from God, there is only running towards God.  But I am your husband inshaAllah.  I will run to God.  You just run to me, OK?  I love you, and I will marry you inshaAllah.  Ya Allah, please protect my Natty.

Mary Unknown7 and I are in the process of upgrading her avatar.  I said to her, "How about this look?  It seems to be getting a powerful reaction from people."  She said, "It looks too Bollywood."  I said, "Yes, you look Bollywood."  She said, "I don't want to look Bollywood."  Oh well.  To be continued.

What is socialized healthcare?

Hi Natty!  How are you feeling?  I hope you are feeling great and having an easy time.Yes I am running late today, I just got back from the mosque.  It's been a busy day today with lots of running around, and I have more to do after this.  Right now, I'm cooking beans!  It's time for more chili.

So what is socialized healthcare?  It's where the government subsidizes most of the cost of healthcare to the point where all of its citizens can afford medical treatment.  This is particularly useful in times of epidemics, when the government can screen everyone as opposed to having undocumented infectious disease carriers run loose and endanger others, because of the simple reason that they cannot afford a doctor.


We're getting there.  It still needs a lot of tweaking, but Mary Unknown7's upgraded avatar is starting to look better.  I made a mistake with the feet, my bad!  I fixed it though, but after the photo shoot was done.

Chandelier

Hi Natty!  How's it going?  I hope you are keeping calm, and enjoying your fabulous life.  I think it's a good thing you are outside of the US right now since there's no socialized medical care there, but once you do get back, make sure you neutralize even the slightest sensation of any cold or flu symptom.  Kill it in its early stage!  No, face masks don't help.  Mary Unknown7 and I are upgrading her avatar right now.  We're in the process of tweaking it, and she's still not happy with the results.  I told her it's going to take a while to find out what's best for her avatar, if not we can just go back to the old one.  The Jap kids want her to sing "Chandelier" by Sia.  Mary said she would do it, but it's going to take a while for her to master the song.  So you kids will get to hear it when you get to hear it.  Mary said that if that high note had been a half step higher, the song would have been impossible for her to sing.  But as it is, she said could probably sing it sometimes.  I think "Chandelier" is a suicide song but Mary says it isn't, it's just another despair song and she sings a lot of those.  What do you think?  I like Maddie Ziegler a lot, but I think I'll pass on posting the video here.  I'm sure you folks have seen it already- it's got more than 2 billion views!

Qur'an 20200302

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

84.  If any does good, the reward to him is better than his deed but if any does evil, the doers of evil are only punished of their deeds.

85.  Verily God Who ordained the Qur'an for you will bring you back to the Place of Return.  Say, "My Lord knows best who it is that brings true guidance and who is in manifest error."

The Narrations 28:84-85

What no cheese?

Oh I haven't seen a bookstore like that in years, Natty.  I think they still have those in the US, small and comfortable.  But those old books and old chairs don't look like they can be sanitized with bleach- I don't think they be sanitized whatsoever.  How would you sanitize a book, Natty?  There is no way you would get a bookstore like that here in the tropics- it would be exploding with vermin.  Too much life!  I remember poetry readings at bookstores like that before the age of computers.  We would try to focus, all the while gorging on wine and cheese.  It should have been coffee and cheese.  I don't drink wine.  Oh, it's time to applause!  Zzzzz....

Ah, another little game of Find the Natty.  This time it looks like you've got yourself a remarkable clone durags and all, I'm glad you gave me 24 hours to figure this one out.  You shouldn't make these tests too difficult, Natty.  Men can be stupid you know, especially when exhausted like I am today.  And you would be VERY upset and unhappy if I gave you the wrong answer.  But my Natty is the one on the left, holding the cell phone.