In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hi Erin! Busy, busy? Well, try to relax, and get enough rest. There's always something to do around here. This morning, I cleaned my mother's bedroom and bathroom. It's hard getting started, because I always sleep late every night then get up early. Sometimes I get up extra early to do extra worship. Then when I wake up, I have to warm up my feet then take care of my cats and plants first. Now it's mango season, so I have a mango for breakfast, otherwise I just put off eating until lunch. I'm so swamped nowadays. But for what? I'm already where I'm supposed to be. I wanted to fill up more peat pots this evening, but it rained heavily. All this weather distortion, the credit goes to Allah. Me, I have to take the elevator to get to the same floor: I can't even get started! Ya Allah, please be gracious to me in my case, and make my path easy.
I didn't get around to making sausage and chili last night because I was totally worn out, so that's what I did this evening instead of yard work. My sausage wasn't red enough: I need to buy dried hot peppers. The chili was good. I had to have 3 bowls. The cats didn't respond at all to the sound of a can of beans being opened. They just had a bored look on their face. What's the difference between beans and peas? What a mystery. I think I have an explanation, but it's nothing I would print here. But now my freezer is full with quick meals, and tomorrow for dinner is steak and fries. Come on over, Erin! I'll split my dinner with you. Mwah! I love you, and I need you.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150531
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello, my beautiful Erin. How are you feeling today, my beloved? You must be experiencing the heights of being Mrs. Global. It's all very formal, isn't it? It could also be quite serious. Well, marriage is a serious business. You are MY girl, and I love you very much. And I need you.
I know it's a bit to early to start cooking for Ramadan, but somehow I got the urge this morning to prepare quick meals and store them in the freezer. So I had planned to make sausage and chili. I went to the grocery store to buy the fixings, but when I got home I discovered I had bought peas instead of baked beans. What the hell am I going to do with 2 cans of peas? I read the list of ingredients: peas, salt, sugar, water, preservatives. Hmm. I had to go back for the beans, so I also bought a sack of potatoes. Thus I made a mix of potatoes, garlic, onions, ground beef and peas, seasoned with salt, pepper, and coriander seeds. The cats were going crazy. When I opened the cans of peas, they went completely bonkers. I told them, "I have never fed you cat food from a can, there's no reason to get excited!" and "It's only peas!" Want some? I got extra in my freezer.
Hello, my beautiful Erin. How are you feeling today, my beloved? You must be experiencing the heights of being Mrs. Global. It's all very formal, isn't it? It could also be quite serious. Well, marriage is a serious business. You are MY girl, and I love you very much. And I need you.
I know it's a bit to early to start cooking for Ramadan, but somehow I got the urge this morning to prepare quick meals and store them in the freezer. So I had planned to make sausage and chili. I went to the grocery store to buy the fixings, but when I got home I discovered I had bought peas instead of baked beans. What the hell am I going to do with 2 cans of peas? I read the list of ingredients: peas, salt, sugar, water, preservatives. Hmm. I had to go back for the beans, so I also bought a sack of potatoes. Thus I made a mix of potatoes, garlic, onions, ground beef and peas, seasoned with salt, pepper, and coriander seeds. The cats were going crazy. When I opened the cans of peas, they went completely bonkers. I told them, "I have never fed you cat food from a can, there's no reason to get excited!" and "It's only peas!" Want some? I got extra in my freezer.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Qur'an 20150530
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
13. Those who lagged behind will say when you march and take booty, "Permit us to follow you." They wish to change Allah's decree. Say, "Not thus will you follow us. Allah has declared beforehand." Then they will say, "But you are jealous of us." No, but little do they understand.
14. Say to the Arabs who lagged behind, "You shall be summoned to fight a people given to vehement war: then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a grievous penalty."
The Victory 48:13-14
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Not thus will you follow us. Allah has declared beforehand.
You shall be summoned to fight a people given to vehement war: then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a grievous penalty.
13. Those who lagged behind will say when you march and take booty, "Permit us to follow you." They wish to change Allah's decree. Say, "Not thus will you follow us. Allah has declared beforehand." Then they will say, "But you are jealous of us." No, but little do they understand.
14. Say to the Arabs who lagged behind, "You shall be summoned to fight a people given to vehement war: then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a grievous penalty."
The Victory 48:13-14
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Not thus will you follow us. Allah has declared beforehand.
You shall be summoned to fight a people given to vehement war: then shall you fight, or they shall submit. Then if you show obedience, Allah will grant you a goodly reward, but if you turn back as you did before, God will punish you with a grievous penalty.
Letter to Erin 20150530
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
How are you doing today, Sweetie? Nothing all that special going on here. Today is Friday, so I had to attend the Friday prayer at noon- I always get there early. Not for any noble reasons- I have my usual spot, so I sit there so no one takes it. They didn't call the prayer until 1:17 pm today. Then the imam gives the sermon, and after the sermon, the actual prayer commences. A lot of the kids don't show up until after the sermon, and a lot of the grown ups too.
I woke up early today. After the dawn prayer, I did some Internet work until 7, then I had to pay attention to my baby mangoes. The seeds are splitting, so I had to separate the seedlings, which means filling up more peat pots. Now I'm running out of soil, so I have to generate soil by burning. Of course there's no hurry on the soil because I can just buy dirt, but it's still a lot of work, and it kept me busy until 10 with lots left over to do. Lunch was chicken sandwiches. I have a foolproof method of cooking super tender chicken breast, is to cook it at low flame in a closed sauce pot and turning off the heat at the right moment. I used my home grown lettuce for the sandwiches. I sprayed pesticide on the lettuce so it had to be washed off, but the bugs came back for the baby lettuce so I had to spray it again.
So obviously after the Asr prayer, I got back to stuffing peat pots and burning. I was too lazy to cook dinner, so I went out for fried noodles. I got an extra large helping... you want some? Oh no, I ate it all! Damned man-sized appetite. Or is it plain gluttony? I don't think I'm obese, and I try to stay physically active... Next I'll practice bass a little. Without the subwoofer. I pray you're doing great, Erin. I love you, and I need you.
How are you doing today, Sweetie? Nothing all that special going on here. Today is Friday, so I had to attend the Friday prayer at noon- I always get there early. Not for any noble reasons- I have my usual spot, so I sit there so no one takes it. They didn't call the prayer until 1:17 pm today. Then the imam gives the sermon, and after the sermon, the actual prayer commences. A lot of the kids don't show up until after the sermon, and a lot of the grown ups too.
I woke up early today. After the dawn prayer, I did some Internet work until 7, then I had to pay attention to my baby mangoes. The seeds are splitting, so I had to separate the seedlings, which means filling up more peat pots. Now I'm running out of soil, so I have to generate soil by burning. Of course there's no hurry on the soil because I can just buy dirt, but it's still a lot of work, and it kept me busy until 10 with lots left over to do. Lunch was chicken sandwiches. I have a foolproof method of cooking super tender chicken breast, is to cook it at low flame in a closed sauce pot and turning off the heat at the right moment. I used my home grown lettuce for the sandwiches. I sprayed pesticide on the lettuce so it had to be washed off, but the bugs came back for the baby lettuce so I had to spray it again.
So obviously after the Asr prayer, I got back to stuffing peat pots and burning. I was too lazy to cook dinner, so I went out for fried noodles. I got an extra large helping... you want some? Oh no, I ate it all! Damned man-sized appetite. Or is it plain gluttony? I don't think I'm obese, and I try to stay physically active... Next I'll practice bass a little. Without the subwoofer. I pray you're doing great, Erin. I love you, and I need you.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150529
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Hello there, my beautiful Erin. How are you feeling today? Are you having fun, seeing the world? you are my Queen, Erin. So please regard yourself as such. I love you, and I need you.
It's just another normal day for me here. I spend my mornings lately babying my baby mangoes. I had some steak left over from last night, so I sliced that up and had it with my noodles for lunch. I love noodles. I could eat it every day. Very Asian of me, huh? I still have a ton of mangoes left that are not harumanis. Well, not a ton. but a LOT. I'm going to have to give away as much as I can, then compost the rest. How about chocolate covered mangoes? If it's not harumanis, then I don't really care much for other mangoes. I guess I've been spoiled. Plus I'm still working on my chocolate skills. Chocolate isn't that hard: just buy the expensive type. What's hard is making quality out of cooking chocolate.
I spent the evening cutting the grass over at your house inshaAllah. The place is looking quite civilized, other than the decrepit old abandoned house. I'm still working on designing your house. I'm trying to get the dimensions as accurate as possible considering my limited drawing skills. I'm not shooting for anything intricate, rather I'm trying for as normal as possible. My theme is "easy to clean". My color scheme is white and blonde. It's going to take me some time to get this done, Sweetie. I hope to have something ready for presentation to you for a certain special occasion.
Hello there, my beautiful Erin. How are you feeling today? Are you having fun, seeing the world? you are my Queen, Erin. So please regard yourself as such. I love you, and I need you.
It's just another normal day for me here. I spend my mornings lately babying my baby mangoes. I had some steak left over from last night, so I sliced that up and had it with my noodles for lunch. I love noodles. I could eat it every day. Very Asian of me, huh? I still have a ton of mangoes left that are not harumanis. Well, not a ton. but a LOT. I'm going to have to give away as much as I can, then compost the rest. How about chocolate covered mangoes? If it's not harumanis, then I don't really care much for other mangoes. I guess I've been spoiled. Plus I'm still working on my chocolate skills. Chocolate isn't that hard: just buy the expensive type. What's hard is making quality out of cooking chocolate.
I spent the evening cutting the grass over at your house inshaAllah. The place is looking quite civilized, other than the decrepit old abandoned house. I'm still working on designing your house. I'm trying to get the dimensions as accurate as possible considering my limited drawing skills. I'm not shooting for anything intricate, rather I'm trying for as normal as possible. My theme is "easy to clean". My color scheme is white and blonde. It's going to take me some time to get this done, Sweetie. I hope to have something ready for presentation to you for a certain special occasion.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Letter to Erin 20150528
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
Roscoe Arbuckle's case could very well be the very first mass media setup in history. It would have been a perfect setup other than he was found innocent in a court of law. Later on, they would be a little more thorough than that. But nowadays, God cut us a break with the advent of the digital recorder, that anyone can produce a movie. Or a record. Or a TV show. Or a TV station. Or a newspaper.
But Fatty was no angel. He liked to party, and that made it easy to frame him. I'm not an angel, either. When I was young, I didn't know what the hell was going on and what the hell I was doing, but God saved me for some reason. Now I hate partying. I like to stay at home with my wife and snuggle and be lazy. Or I just like to stay at home and work. That's how Allah has guided me to set up my life, is that I stay in one place and do my work as thus. I get to be with my wife and family at all times. Erin, I love you and I need you. Ya Allah, please make our path easy.
Roscoe Arbuckle's case could very well be the very first mass media setup in history. It would have been a perfect setup other than he was found innocent in a court of law. Later on, they would be a little more thorough than that. But nowadays, God cut us a break with the advent of the digital recorder, that anyone can produce a movie. Or a record. Or a TV show. Or a TV station. Or a newspaper.
But Fatty was no angel. He liked to party, and that made it easy to frame him. I'm not an angel, either. When I was young, I didn't know what the hell was going on and what the hell I was doing, but God saved me for some reason. Now I hate partying. I like to stay at home with my wife and snuggle and be lazy. Or I just like to stay at home and work. That's how Allah has guided me to set up my life, is that I stay in one place and do my work as thus. I get to be with my wife and family at all times. Erin, I love you and I need you. Ya Allah, please make our path easy.
Qur'an 20150528
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
11. The Arabs who lagged behind will say to you, "We were engaged in our flocks and herds and our families: ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, "Who then has any power at all on your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit?" But Allah is Well-Acquainted with all that you do.
The Victory 48:11
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Who then has any power at all on your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit?
11. The Arabs who lagged behind will say to you, "We were engaged in our flocks and herds and our families: ask forgiveness for us." They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts. Say, "Who then has any power at all on your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit?" But Allah is Well-Acquainted with all that you do.
The Victory 48:11
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Who then has any power at all on your behalf with Allah, if God's Will is to give you some loss, or to give you some profit?
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