First I need to catch up on e-mails! But lately I have had a feeling something is missing from my life. So today I woke up and tried to figure it out...& bingo! One George Asaka...I haven't heard his voice in almost 3 months and dearly miss him, especially his tough talk and bragging that often makes my bragging go missing like flight MH370.
Idi Amin's official title was "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"
Now not to liken my elder uncle George to Idi but to steal an idea:) today I shout out loud as I think of him:
"His Mighty, Scrabble Champion for Life, Board Marshal Al Hadji George Asaka, The Destroyer, Scrabble See of Omaha, Scrabble Oracle of Omaha, Nebraska One, Lord of All Scrabble Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas, Conqueror of NASPA Scrabble in the United States in General and Nebraska in Particular"
N.B. Hadji is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca as it can take time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel, but in our case it will imply a person who has successfully made the trip to Nationals and completed favorably. So example Al Hadji Avery, Al Hadji Kirk, Al Hadji Chuck, Al Hadji Matthews, ...etc