Qur'an 20210515

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

139.  Say, "Will you dispute with us about Allah, seeing that God is our Lord and your Lord, and we are responsible for our doings and you for yours, and that we are sincere in God?"

140.  Or do you say that Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the descendants were Jews or Christians?  Say, "Do you know better than Allah?"  And who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah?  But Allah is not unmindful of what you do.

(The Heifer 1:139-140)

More and less ketchup

 

Hi Natty!  How are you, my darling?  Google sent me the above video, and I immediately thought about you.  Please don't seek recreation from danger.  Please keep yourself safe and healthy, because I love you with all of my heart.

All the surplus food and cakes from the Eid has people riled up.  I'm sorry folks, but I'm not a trash can.  I can't just eat anything and everything, I'll get sick!  Now that I have become old, I prefer my own cooking.  I like fries, I ate fries pretty much every other day during Ramadan.  The trouble with being a fries connoisseur is that I have become sensitive to ketchup.  A 14oz squeeze bottle of Heinz ketchup is almost 30 bucks local currency here!  Yikes!  I found a different brand which is pretty close in flavor, and it comes in one kilo plastic bags.  The problem is once you open the bag, the stuff turns into laxative quickly.  Refrigerating it slows down the process, but I took my jar of ketchup out of the cooler to make way for a bottle of Coca Cola.  I thought it would last a couple of days until there was room, but I was wrong.  The ketchup totally ruined my fries lunch experience.  So I had to throw the stuff away.  So what do I do for ketchup now?  I don't want to go out and buy more while there are thugs on the road, besides the stores are still closed anyway.  I have a cheap bottle of chilli sauce which I bought by mistake, thinking it was soy sauce.  Chilli sauce here is chilli flavored ketchup, and I don't like the stuff.  But I guess I can't let it go to waste.

Coffee!

 

Selamat Hari Raya!  Hi Natty!  Today is the Eid, so I was wishing you Safe Eid.  How are you today, my love?  I pray that you are well and having a wonderful time.  I drank coffee today!  I'm so happy!  Not my usual blend, but a convenient name brand coffee stick.  But coffee nonetheless!  Housewives busy themselves this time of year making cakes and sweets to give out, and that's what you see above.  To me they all taste the same: like sugar.  Not to be rude, but I don't consume much sugar to begin with so I'm going to have to chuck most of them away.  I can't give them away, because I would only be giving them to the people who made them.  I was about the 4th chain in the link with the above sample as it is.  I'll probably hang on to the stuff I can swallow that lasts, as long as the ants don't claim them first.  Not to be rude again, but sometimes the ants don't want them either.

In other news, a black snake was lurking in the cage where I keep my motorcycle.  Black snake is cobra!  Big one too, this was about 2 meters.  Not a king cobra, but a cobra nonetheless.  In spiritual innuendo, I guess it means that some dangerous fuckers are targeting me most likely while I'm on the motorcycle.  I did manage to arm myself but the damned thing got away, and all I could manage was a lame miss.  Life is but a dream, huh?  When you see a dangerous snake, you can't just let it do as it pleases, you must confront and kill it!  This is true both awake and in dreams!

Qur'an 20210513

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

135.  They say, "Become Jews or Christians if you would be guided."  Say, "No!  The religion of Abraham the True.  And he joined not gods with Allah."

136.  Say you, "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the descendants, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to prophets from their Lord: we make no difference between one and another of them, and we bow to Allah."

(The Heifer 1:135-136)

Stereotypes

 

Hi Honey!  How's it goin'? I hope all is A-OK and peachy over there in Nattyland.  Sorry I'm running late.  I cut the grass then got caught up making the soup for my ramen.  Sorry again Honey, but I gotta have my ramen, I'm so craving it.  We'll make a separate dinner for you OK?  My ramen has become so complex, but I love it!  I'm going to charge ¥500000 a bowl.  Just kidding!  I'm never going back to food service inshaAllah.

Today is the last day of Ramadan, and I'm so happy!  I can drink coffee in the afternoon again!  Everybody, let's have some coffee!  Ya Allah, thank You for a great Ramadan.  Thank You for stepping me up.  Losing Lily sucked, but I understand now that these are Your cats, not mine.

Isn't that an awesome version of the Flintstones theme?  And MonoNeon is just great.  I'm sorry to cast stereotypes, but he's everything a black bass player should be.  Flashy, groovy, funky.  He's just great, isn't that what matters?  Black?  Can't even see what color he is!

Shoes!

 

Hi Natty!  How are you today, Honey?  I hope you are well, and everything is easy for you.  Tomorrow is the last day of fasting, and I'm so excited!  I get to drink coffee in the afternoon again, and I'm so happy!  Today is a change from ramen for dinner.  I made fried flat noodles with chicken.  I don't know what it tastes like because I'm still fasting, but I'm following a routine so inshaAllah it is a success.  I am sure you would be happy to know that over Ramadan, I acquired a deep love for fries.  I've perfected my home fries recipe, and now I'm hooked.  At 4 am for the past month, I've been eating a kilo of fries to go with my cheeseburger (gotta have meat).  I'm sure you love fries too.

I don't normally relate my dreams in this public place but this one is kind of funny, so what the hell.  I had a dream last night that the Queen of England wanted to join my band.  She auditioned by slapping her belly like a hand drum, and was really good at it too!  But she had trouble paying a riff on the left side of her pooch, so I showed her how to play it.  I explained, "It's like slapping a hawg!"  I guess she didn't quite understand because it's American.

I found a great deal on a lot of beautiful new shoes for Mary's avatar!  What serendipity!

Qur'an 20210511

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

120.  Never will the Jews nor the Christians be satisfied with you unless you follow their form of religion.  Say, "The Guidance of Allah- that is the Guidance."  Were you to follow their desires after the knowledge which has reached you, then would you find neither protector nor helper against Allah.

(The Heifer 1:120)