Locals start the day w/ warm weather & overcast, as summer rattles its final weeks in true form. Area man begins his morning w/ Arabic studies (20 of 28 letters now familiar), & coffee, while checking the progress of his new iPhone app as it eventually indexes into Apple’s marketplace. π Legitimate maintenance requests are canceled by property management company w/ zero communication, neglecting to reply to text messages & emails seeking further information, w/ safety issues & tenant satisfaction essentially disregarded. Paper-trail accrues, amounting to what will likely become a city compliance concern in the near future. In addition, apartment neighbors appear to be smoking indoors, w/ adjacent studio reeking of cigarette odor perpetually. π€’ Windows & fans fight the losing battle from smelling like a stale ash tray. Brighter futures are the prize for the eyes, accepting circumstances as a lesson, while maintaining optimism & boundaries as the world sorts itself.
Sons were generously invited to dinner by mothers, swinging by after the job shift to indulge in home-cooked meals & dessert, w/ worthwhile conversation. π Goodbye was said, & the rank residence is reoccupied, w/ eyes burning from whatever is being put into the air nearby. π¬ Prayer is a sanctuary, & hopefully part of the ticket to betterment, in shΔ’ AllΔh (God willing).