Recent content by McPersian

Thank you for the "heads up" :)

Thank you all for the advice. Oh yes, she still has her claws. She's a "stray" I befriended and brought inside years ago. She's a wonderful, loving old girl; to me. Yes, I will be home all four days. Took two days off work, and the other two days are the weekend (he'll be here on Thursday)...

Let me start out by stating I have never owned a dog. Not as a kid, not as an adult. Mom doesn't like dogs, and my father never grew up with them, either (while dogs aren't exactly Haram, or forbidden/unclean, they sure aren't Halal, either, so my grandparents circumvented the "problem" by never...

I am very sorry to hear about your mother and grandfather. My sympathies. Yes, I need to quit. I hear about it from both sides of my family (especially my father's, as many members are Muslims). Strangest thing is, while I smoke cigarettes, I do not drink alcohol. People tell me I'm...

Lol. There are worse things to become interested in, all things considered. To answer your question, yes, a few times. Recently I've taken to watching football. I've never cared for the sport, until a few years ago. I'm now a member of the "Birdgang" (Arizona Cardinals fans). Even been to some...

RIAZ - Recovery Innovations of Arizona. An organization that helps find men and women with a SMI (Serious Mental Illness) diagnosis housing, assistance, and employment. They do major outreach with the homeless. Homeless people I encounter. I don't care if they "spend it on drugs/booze", it...

Thank you very much!

Thank you! Been here all my life. I've traveled a deal, but AZ is a great place to call home

I am a psuedo-long time lurker (few years), finally took that step and became a member. As the screen name suggests, I am an Irish-Persian mix (mom's side is Irish, paternal grandparents are from Iran). No, I am not a Muslim (I get asked) though I do come from an Islamic background (much more...