In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
64. Say, "O people of the Book! Come to common terms as between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, that we associate no partners with God, that we erect not from among ourselves lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back say you, "Bear witness that we are Muslims."
(The Family of Imran 3:64)
Hi Natty! How are you feeling today? I hope that all is well with you, and you are having a wonderful time. You are the most beautiful girl to me and I love you with all of my heart. Please don't worry, everything will work out well for us inshaAllah. What did I do today? Today is Friday, and I went to Friday prayer for the first time in over a month. That's because of another lockdown, and the mosque was closed. The lockdown is still in effect nationwide, but this state has had a very low Covid infection rate. So low that the king allowed Friday prayers again. Islam commands precaution of course, but such a low infection rate is clearly a gift from God. The locals should give thanks to God and use this opportunity to build up some economic muscle, especially in food, agriculture and Internet businesses.
In the evening I prepared the chicken for tomorrow's BBQ. Ah, it's been a while since I made BBQ. I hope I don't overeat, but I like my cooking. Allah gave me some knowledge in cooking, alhamdulillah. My approach to BBQ chicken is pretty standard. I precook the chicken in the BBQ sauce the day before, refrigerate it, then grill the chicken until the insides are hot and there's a nice char on the outside. Dripping with BBQ sauce, of course. Eaten at the grill!
Hi Natty! Oh, those shades are awesome! You are looking very upscale and wealthy, my darling. Are those Chanel earrings? I didn't think Chanel would have any interest in us since Karl-baby died, plus that dark-alley-in-Paris fiasco. I miss Karl-baby. Anyway, it looks like you are doing fabulous Honey. And don't you worry about a thing, everything is going to turn out just peachy for us inshaAllah.
Lookie has been doing wonders since I placed her on a permanent ban from my bedroom. She's not the nervous kitty she once was, and she has a full coat of fur! Thus she has been spending all her time with Adolf Kitler, and very little time with me. She slaps him around a lot (even though he's bigger than her), that's love for you I guess. Now she's going into heat again. This is it, Natty. This heat she's going to get pregnant inshaAllah. She's spent her entire life inside my house, and now she's almost 7 years old. But Allah gave her a mate, and it's now or never for her to have kittens. Ya Allah, please heal and protect all my kitties. Please give them long, happy lives and dignified deaths.
In this Venice Beach Boardwalk video tour, there are significantly less encampments than the previous video I posted. I would guess 30% less tents.
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
60. The Truth from your Lord alone, so be not of those who doubt.
61. If anyone disputes in this matter with you now after knowledge has come to you say, "Come! Let us gather together, our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves, then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Allah on those who lie!"
(The Family of Imran 3:61-62)
Yeah, blond roots! Natty, you are a pure beauty. I love you with all of my heart. I guess I'm a pure bred too. But being a pure bred doesn't make me a Godfather. There's no such thing as a godfather in Islam anyway. Nah, I'm just a regular guy. A Bill, Bob, Chuck or Joe.
I did buy a big block of cheese today for the Great Pizza Day! Well it's about a kilo, which is a big block to my budget. I have have all the basil I need too. But basil needs to be cleverly harvested, otherwise I will have withered or mottled leaves on Great Pizza Day. Timing is crucial! I also gave in to gluttony and bought a chicken for BBQ. I haven't cooked BBQ chicken in years! Not that I don't want to, but BBQ was making me bloated. I also scored a whole lot of free livers and giblets, because people don't know what to do with them. I don't eat the giblets, but the cats love them. I need to cook them up before they become rancid, so it looks like Lookie and Adolf Kitler are going to be porking out on giblets for the next few days.
Hi Natty! How are you, Mrs. Rock Star? You're so pretty! I hope all is fun and easy for you, my darling. Please keep yourself safe and healthy for us. Oh, it's just a regular day here for me. I did my laundry in the morning, plus all sorts of miscellaneous tasks throughout the day. The graveyard task yesterday left me with a limp, but it's the type of limp that needs to be walked off. I had fried rice for lunch, and chicken strips with fries for dinner. I didn't have any breadcrumbs, I didn't want to go out and buy it, so I experimented with alternative coatings for the chicken. Needs work, but the cats thought it was gourmet. I've become fussy about what I dip my fries into. Dammit! I bought an alternative brand of ketchup at the local supermarket, but it's crummy. Sweetened red corn starch, if you know what I mean. It looks like I'm going to have to do some research into fry sauce, or fork out the bucks to buy Heinz.Do you miss Venice Beach? I don't. I've never been there, I don't ever want to go there, but I have been to Santa Monica. This is the best video I think that German in Venice has ever done. He wasn't even trying, either. It's so entertaining! Those cops look like they came straight out of Police Academy. You're German too, aren't you? Anyway, the award for "Best Video He's Ever Done" goes to German in Venice!
Hi my beautiful Natty! How are you today, my love? I'm sure whatever it is you're up to, you're going to perform fabulously. I hope everything is easy going and enjoyable for you. I think of you always, and I love you with all of my heart. It's Monday over here for me. I cleaned the filters and fans in my mother's house this morning, and I tidied up my grandparents' grave in the evening. I ate out for both lunch and dinner today. It's a job, I know. Ah but the most enjoyable part is watching the music come together, like a set of perfectly fitted gears inshaAllah. Right now, I'm on the final bass part and about to move on to drums next. Noisy and scary! No electronic drums for Shadowplay! Actually I have one bass part left to do, because the first instrument was guitar. That's going to be the most difficult song on the next album: guitar with pulsating tempo then drums then bass.
On the Venice Beach Boardwalk video today dated 6/26, the homeless encampments are about the same in number, but moved south further away from the Santa Monica border.
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful
