Thoughts 2018

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[Son of Placid 1,454]

20 hours ago, Ashvazdanghe said:

Pakistan buys Talc from ISIS & Taliban & exports it also it is a Cocaine port by help of American Army

http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-fighters-in-afghanistan-profit-on-mining-talc-to-make-baby-powder-2018-5

Cocaine, heroin, opiates. The CIA has their hands in everything. 

[laithAlIRAQI 1,261]

I almost woke up an hour late for iftar, idiot...

[notme 20,631]

4 hours ago, laithAlIRAQI said:

I almost woke up an hour late for iftar, idiot...

I'm overthinking this statement and have confused myself. Almost overslept or overslept almost an extra hour? Either way, duas that your day is bearable. 

[hasanhh 10,049]

48 minutes ago, notme said:

I'm overthinking this statement and have confused myself. Almost overslept or overslept almost an extra hour? Either way, duas that your day is bearable. 

lt's the syntax.  She most likely meant, "l woke up almost an hour late for iftar, idiot _____" which implies alarm clock, husband, whatever.

OR

"l almost woke up, then fell back asleep, and was an hour late (to rise?) for iftar, idiot ____" which again implies alarm clock, husband, whatever.

[laithAlIRAQI 1,261]

1 hour ago, notme said:

I'm overthinking this statement and have confused myself. Almost overslept or overslept almost an extra hour? Either way, duas that your day is bearable. 

Overslept almost an hour and had iftar an hour later than normal time. Maybe I should have rephrased it.

Edited May 30, 2018 by laithAlIRAQI

[Ashvazdanghe 8,216]

1 hour ago, laithAlIRAQI said:

Overslept almost an hour and had iftar an hour later than normal time

I had 2 hour & half  oversleeping what it can be named.

[hasanhh 10,049]

4 hours ago, laithAlIRAQI said:

Overslept almost an hour and had iftar an hour later than normal time. Maybe I should have rephrased it.

Today, l did the reverse. l forgot Fajr is getting earlier so when l realized my timing error, l raced to cook and then only had time to eat about a fourth or third of it.

So, leftovers for iftar. 

Thought: though l have already read Quran for Ramadham, l will read again, inshallah.

[rkazmi33 1,200]

@starlight Sorry for late reply. Having a kid is a big and life-changing decision. Both partners should be ready for it. Yes, accidents happen but in most cases, a couple has the power to make this decision. It's possible that he didn't see her as mother of his kids. A person who doesn't care about their partner's wishes while making such a big decision is probably not a good human being and will not be a good role model for the kids. 

@Son of Placid I just recently read an article that in 40% of divorce cases, women pay the alimony to their husband. I had an entry level job, still I was told to pay alimony to my ex husband since he worked part time. So it is possible for men to have kids and not pay for their expenses. There are a lot of kids in US raised by single mothers. If men don't work or earn less money, and women are bread winners, men can have as many kids as they want without worrying about their expenses.  I know about 8-10 men who are married to doctors, pharmacists, businesswomen, and they don't earn much. They never tried to become mothers for their kids since their wives fulfilled responsibilities of both mother and father. It has become so common that many people expected me to do the same. I said:' excuse me, I am not a professional and I don't earn $90000 per year 

Edited May 31, 2018 by rkazmi33

[Hameedeh 19,980]

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[hasanhh 10,049]

18 hours ago, hasanhh said:

Today, l did the reverse. l forgot Fajr is getting earlier so when l realized my timing error, l raced to cook and then only had time to eat about a fourth or third of it.

So, leftovers for iftar. 

Hard to believe, but those left overs tasted just as good after microwaving as this morning.

[Haji 2003 9,446]

[Hameedeh 19,980]

Congratulations to @Rohani the ShiaChat Member of the Week. 

http://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235035410-shiachat-member-of-the-week-chosen-every-friday/

[rkazmi33 1,200]

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b10916de4b0d5e89e1e4824?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003

People go to jail for ridiculous reasons in US. Why is this person writing all this on internet and not in jail? He is also against feminism. If anti-feminist people are like this, then I am proud to be a feminist. 

[hasanhh 10,049]

3 hours ago, rkazmi33 said:

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b10916de4b0d5e89e1e4824?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003

People go to jail for ridiculous reasons in US. Why is this person writing all this on internet and not in jail? He is also against feminism. If anti-feminist people are like this, then I am proud to be a feminist. 

1] Are you sure this isn't a gag?

2] What does feminutism have to do with this --even though there is this disgusting diatribe about violence against women.

[Laayla 4,703]

People building tunnels in the US

Preparing for a nuclear war with North Korea.

[notme 20,631]

18 hours ago, hasanhh said:

1] Are you sure this isn't a gag?

2] What does feminutism have to do with this --even though there is this disgusting diatribe about violence against women.

No it's real. He ran for local public office before, but got almost no votes. I think he runs for office just to get attention. There's no way people, no matter how disillusioned, would vote for him. 

[hasanhh 10,049]

Today, 03June, is World Bicycle Day.

l was going to drive down to see the parade, but decided to not go and thus save on gasoline.

[notme 20,631]

I've heard that if you study some thing for an hour per day, in seven years you'll be an expert. I wonder if this is true. Maybe I'll do an experiment. 

My doubt is centered on the availability of higher levels of information. 

[hasanhh 10,049]

Last Night, when trying to log-on SC, l got this notice that SC was down-=for-maintenance.

True, or am l infected again by the peeping-Toms?

[Reza 11,141]

48 minutes ago, hasanhh said:

Last Night, when trying to log-on SC, l got this notice that SC was down-=for-maintenance.

Yes, this happens from time to time. This is a big site, and maintainence work occasionally needs to be done.

48 minutes ago, hasanhh said:

True, or am l infected again by the peeping-Toms?

I would be careful saying this kind of stuff, even if it’s joking. First, it makes people uncomfortable and discourages site usage, which shouldn’t be a problem if you use common sense and follow the rules. Secondly, it’s  unfair to admins, who work hard maintaining the site, while you (jokingly?) speculate something insidious must be happening behind the scenes. 

[hasanhh 10,049]

2 minutes ago, Reza said:

Yes, this happens from time to time. This is a big site, and maintainence work occasionally needs to be done.   THANKS

I would be careful saying this kind of stuff, even if it’s joking. First, it makes people uncomfortable and discourages site usage, which shouldn’t be a problem if you use common sense and follow the rules. Secondly, it’s  unfair to admins, who work hard maintaining the site, while you (jokingly?) speculate something insidious must be happening behind the scenes. 

 Your second paragraph is unfair.

50 minutes ago, hasanhh said:

 

True, or am l infected again by the peeping-Toms?

I am referring to my computer. Plus, my harping on "peeping-Toms" threats is another kind of warning that we have on SC. Example: Sisters posting personal or identifying info. Also, telephone numbers and such.

"Peace, Bro"

[Hameedeh 19,980]

9 hours ago, hasanhh said:

Last Night, when trying to log-on SC, l got this notice that SC was down-=for-maintenance.

 

9 hours ago, Reza said:

Yes, this happens from time to time. This is a big site, and maintainence work occasionally needs to be done.

I was here. The outage due to maintenance was less than 5 minutes. A minor inconvenience.  

[Hameedeh 19,980]

4 minutes ago, Hameedeh said:

I was here. The outage due to maintenance was less than 5 minutes. A minor inconvenience.  

Br. Ali was at the site, so I know it was a maintenance and not something wrong. I think I watched a video at youtube so it could have been 30 minutes at the most.

[notme 20,631]

Unfortunately, I now know what poison ivy looks like. It's everywhere! 

[Intellectual Resistance 1,192]

11 hours ago, hasanhh said:

Last Night, when trying to log-on SC, l got this notice that SC was down-=for-maintenance.

True, or am l infected again by the peeping-Toms?

I am confident no such thing goes on here. Shias are more than others aware of the many traditions from the Prophet and the Aimmah condemning people who spy on others, seek to find faults in others, gossip, backbite and the like. I'm sure no-one wants to formally apologise directly else face any individuals on the day of judgement. No-one here is that low, or has that little going on in their actual life. Though it goes without say, personal information should go no-where on this website.

Facebook on the other hand is a different story Akhi. 

Edited June 4, 2018 by Intellectual Resistance

[hasanhh 10,049]

5 hours ago, Hameedeh said:

I was here. The outage due to maintenance was  less than 5 minutes.  A minor inconvenience.  

Typical me. Bad timing. 

[notme 20,631]

My son volunteered to clean up all the poison ivy I can find in exchange for a box of grocery store bakery brownies. I think I'd be a fool to not take him up on the offer, but as a mom, I don't want to expose him to the misery of a persistent terribly itchy painful rash. He feels confident that he'd be fine with gloves and long clothing, in spite of the fact that my current rash is over my face and I always wear gloves and long clothing while working outside. 

 

Also, unrelated, I'm reading about The Silurian Hypothesis. It's interesting. It seems obvious to me that humans are the first "advanced civilization" on Earth, but the study provides clues what to look for in astrobiology - assuming life and available resources on other planets are comparable to ours, which is a big assumption. 

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6

[hasanhh 10,049]

3 hours ago, notme said:

 Also, unrelated, I'm reading about The Silurian Hypothesis. It's interesting. It seems obvious to me that humans are the first "advanced civilization" on Earth, but the study provides clues what to look for in astrobiology - assuming life and available resources on other planets are comparable to ours, which is a big assumption. 

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/silurian-hypothesis-would-it-be-possible-to-detect-an-industrial-civilization-in-the-geological-record/77818514AA6907750B8F4339F7C70EC6

lf it finds evidence of Noah-a.s., then what can it 'hurt'?

[Soldiers and Saffron 6,732]

Special duas tonight for the sisters @ireallywannaknow  @notme as well as sister @starlight who helped me find my answer regarding fasting in places with no night, very moved by your efforts, may Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى reward you all like He would reward those who eases others struggles.

[starlight 14,482]

@IbnSina Thank you for your duas! 

What a coincidence! I was just about to ask you how are your fasts coming along in that middle of nowhere location? 

 

[Soldiers and Saffron 6,732]

18 minutes ago, starlight said:

@IbnSina Thank you for your duas! 

What a coincidence! I was just about to ask you how are your fasts coming along in that middle of nowhere location? 

 

Alhamdulillah Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى made it easy for me, the trip got postponed last minute to the 11th of June inshaAllah, so I can do the amaals of laylatul Qadr in peace during actual night!

[Son of Placid 1,454]

8 hours ago, hasanhh said:

lf it finds evidence of Noah-a.s., then what can it 'hurt'?

There are a few who have claimed to have found the ark. I remember a piece of wood in a glass case came to our church, erm, I have to say more than 50 years ago. It was making the rounds, boosting the faith of all believers, except it was a piece of wood in a glass box. Another claimed to see a ship shape from the air on a fly by. Another claimed to have walked into the ark and looked around, described the structure. A guy who studied glacial activity said there's no way the ark is still in one piece, and the last assumed area was covered in 100 feet of ice. I'd go looking myself except I have a bad back.

[hasanhh 10,049]

47 minutes ago, Son of Placid said:

There are a few who have claimed to have found the ark. I remember a piece of wood in a glass case came to our church, erm, I have to say more than 50 years ago. It was making the rounds, boosting the faith of all believers, except it was a piece of wood in a glass box. Another claimed to see a ship shape from the air on a fly by. Another claimed to have walked into the ark and looked around, described the structure. A guy who studied glacial activity said there's no way the ark is still in one piece, and the last assumed area was covered in 100 feet of ice. I'd go looking myself except I have a bad back.

There was this hokey film in the 70s called "in search of noah's ark". Hokey because the whole thing was filmed inside a studio with special effects. There was also an astronaut that "climbed" Mt. Ararat in a same-said search, but it was really because that it is a border marker and the Soviets had espionage stations --radar, intercept, and so forth-- on their side and near the top.

The biblical version was edited in the 2nd and 3rd centuries BCC, and no matter what the "original" had it was transmitted as "in the mountains of Ararat" but where Ararat was is not specified. What is now proclaimed as Ararat is also not "east of Shinar"[between the two rivers" Tigres-Euphrates], in which case Noah-a.s. would have had to have landed in the Zargos. The last time the Armenian Arafat volcanoe erupted was in 1840.

These and other historical and environmental factors and events still leaves another possibility why the boat didn't survive. Noah-a.s. used it to build a new home.

[Son of Placid 1,454]

1 hour ago, hasanhh said:

There was this hokey film in the 70s called "in search of noah's ark". Hokey because the whole thing was filmed inside a studio with special effects. There was also an astronaut that "climbed" Mt. Ararat in a same-said search, but it was really because that it is a border marker and the Soviets had espionage stations --radar, intercept, and so forth-- on their side and near the top.

The biblical version was edited in the 2nd and 3rd centuries BCC, and no matter what the "original" had it was transmitted as "in the mountains of Ararat" but where Ararat was is not specified. What is now proclaimed as Ararat is also not "east of Shinar"[between the two rivers" Tigres-Euphrates], in which case Noah-a.s. would have had to have landed in the Zargos. The last time the Armenian Arafat volcanoe erupted was in 1840.

These and other historical and environmental factors and events still leaves another possibility why the boat didn't survive. Noah-a.s. used it to build a new home.

Yeah, far as I recall it was in the mountains of Ararat. No idea what would have been edited in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. It's not like anybody had a secret treasure map. 

If some archaeologist studies everything and decides on a location but finds nothing, he must admit he missed, then alter his study to find a new location. Chances are his findings will lead him farther away. 

I totally understand the impact that finding Noah's ark would have on people, I already witnessed it.  Unfortunately, these fake findings leave the entire story as credible as the image of the virgin Mary on a half eaten ham sandwich.