OK, maybe not, but at least someone advising him is. Think about it. By appointing John Roberts, a 50-year-old man, as Supreme Court Justice, he has guaranteed that one of his own will influence American law for at least the next 20 years (if Allah wills). Imagine that. Now, Dubya has the chance to add yet another justice to the mix. No doubt, this will be another young person. It is a lifetime appointment. Let’s hope they spend the rest of their lives doing what’s right.
Good news! I’ve upgraded the Photo Gallery to Gallery2. It’s SO much easier than G1. Special thanks to Pedro Gilberto for the beautiful theme.
A German scientist, Christian Koch, has made an amazing invention that turns waste (“paper, plastics, textiles, and rubbish”) into diesel fuel that can be used in normal diesel-powered automobiles. It is much more cost-efficient that gasoline, although I don’t know how environmentally friendly it is.
Instead of this being a major breakthrough news story, a German scum of a newspaper, the Bild, ran a story claiming that Koch used dead cats to power his car. It seems most of the “reputable” news agencies took this story and ran with it. I even read a post on Slashdot that had this claim but then linked to a CNN article that quotes the scientist refuting the very same accusation.
I would not be surprised if someone with a stake in the oil industry fabricated this story to divert people from the true benefits of this invention. (1). We can virtually eliminate our trash problem by turning it into fuel. (2). We can end the “oil wars” like the ones going on in Iraq and Afghanistan (yeah I said it).
But then, we are really reaching the heart of the problem. It’s not as if other fuel sources did not already exist (alcohol and hydrogen come to mind off the top of my head). The problem is that the oil industry and the politicians on their payroll are hellbent on making sure that oil continues to be the main source of auto energy until the last drop dries and most of the Middle East has been obliterated.
Meanwhile, on the real planet earth, a real human being, Christian Koch, has gone 106,000 miles in his car, powered by his trash.
Last night I was violently struck with a migraine. In all of my years, I have never experienced anything like it. It came at me all of sudden and without warning. It was so severe that I was standing, and it nearly knocked me to my feet. Anyway, it really opened my eyes. It was not a near-death experience, but it reminded me of how easily all of this can be taken from us. The simple gift of well-being is so precious that we should cherish every moment of it and use it only for good.
The blessed Messenger of Allah, to whom is most deserving of our salutations of peace and blessings, reportedly said, “Take benefit of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied and your life before your death.”
Yesterday, I saw an old friend for the first time in a couple of years. I’ve known him now for almost 10 years. SubhanAllah! Tempus Fugit. You can always tell if someone is really your friend. When you’re around them, you feel your iman increase. There is a certain force of attraction (like that of a moth toward a flame, not a man toward a woman) between friends like this. One source of light feeds another.
He has bartered three Arabic textbooks and a dictionary to me in exchange for creating a web site that will host his store selling these books. The books are called Arabic For All, and I am already very impressed with them. There is NO English in any of the books. Not a single letter. It might sound impossible to learn Arabic from it, but that is actually the best way to learn. It comes with CDs (containing MP3 files, which beats typical textbooks with Windows CD-ROMs that don’t work in Linux) that takes you through the book. I’ve started the first lesson and love it, alhamdulillah. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to start learning Arabic. The obvious requirement is that you know how to read Arabic at a beginning level.
Here is further proof that most western “experts” understand nothing about Islam:
The Indepedent is carrying a story noting, “The Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, warned in a hard-hitting speech that snubbing Ankara’s hopes would give ammunition to Islamic extremists, while welcoming it into the EU would help avert a “clash of civilisations” between the Muslim world and the West. ”
Yes, Mr. Straw. I confess. Turkey is the highest country on the Islamic agenda, and Muslims want nothing more than Turkey in the European Union. Hello! Am I here right now? Come on, where’s the hidden camera?
Turkey = one of the most secular countries in the world.
European Union = kind of like the secular gentlemen’s club, complete with imported cigars and unlimited putting on the green. No, sorry, not interested.
It is amazing how much these people tend to beg the question. What is the question, you ask? Iraq. Where are most of the extremists right now? Iraq. What is the EU worried about? Turkey?
If the EU had any backbone, which it doesn’t, holding Britain accountable for the war in Iraq would be the top priority and the one thing that could “avert a “clash of civilisations” between the Muslim world and the West.”
Of course, I would be foolish to think that this diversion is some type of blunder. It is merely another dog being wagged.
Today is Labor day, so I have the day off. What a concept! This is one holiday that I can actually appreciate. I have no idea what I’m going to do today, though. I suppose I should work on OneUmmah.net a little and write some more of my book(s). I am also working on a web site for a good friend of mine.
There are also tons of books I want to read. Now one day is starting to seem like it’s not enough.
I just spent the last 1/2 hour at the BMV, which is, by the way, full of idiots. I wonder what the interview is like for someone who works there. No offense to those of you who are intelligent but couldn’t find work elsewhere. Unfortunately, that will not save you from the eternal wrath of working for the evil capitalist machine. The punishment is in the crime itself.
Anyway, the real culprit in this is Stanley Chevrolet, 5697 West Broadway, McCordsville, IN 46055. (317)-355-3000
These idiots did not tell us that we had to get our new car title from them. Today we went to the BMV to get one, only to be told that we had to get it from Stanley. So, we told them that, thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the rain had washed away our temporary plate. Stanley had told us that we could get a new one at the BMV. Well, the BMV chick, whose probably just one of the idiots I mentioned earlier, told us that we can’t get one from them.
So, I called the Stanley Chevy people, namely Jeff Farmer, and he went into this long sad-song speech about how usually the BMV will give you the temporary plate. And, “oh they didn’t tell you that you have to come here to get your title?” No, obviously! So, instead of just offering us a new plate, he goes on and on saying the same thing. Finally, he asked his owner to give us a new one, and the owner said OK. Now, good customer service would have been to do whatever he could to get a new one in the first place, even if it meant going to the BMV with us to make sure they either give us one or rectify the entire situation.
So, if you know what’s good for you, don’t bother buying a car from Stanley Chevrolet, if you are ever in the area. Do yourself a favor and find a place with better service. Allah is my Witness, and He is their Judge.
