Another Strange and Unusual Day in the Life of Alexis McBride: Beginning with Fajr prayer and a message from the Quran; Devi’s Message Sent to Many with Varied Responses; Din Send A Message in Response; Back to the Pet Lizard: An Imbedded Photograph and Story of His Possible New Home (or Grave); Putting WhatsApp to New Use; Photos of the Two Alexis’; Another Acquaintance; Two Sunrises

I knew from the very beginning that this was going to be an unusual day. I remember the Walter Cronkite preface: This was a day that would alter and illuminate time and you were there.”…

The Truth; Quran Chapter 103; Believers are Exhorted to Hold Fast to the Truth; Ayn Rand’s Perspective on Truth; Humanity is in Grave Loss, Shown by the Bombing of a Hospital; July 24, 2024 Blog Also Spoke of Truth; Words of a Song; a Treasure Trove of Blog Business Cards; Learning about the Human History of Religion; Back to the Chinese Physician; Photos of Masjid’s Qurans; Business Cards, Alina and Me

I am, this April 13, 2025 seized with the need to write about the truth. I am not sure why, there is often more than one why, more than one explanation – often there are…

Tired of Tariffs but Necessary to Discuss the Elephant in the Room; Borowitz Satire Brings Necessary Humor; Cassidy’s New Yorker Article Speaks of Elizabeth Warren’s Brilliance; Elephant in the Room Discussed in the March 20.25 Blog; Excerpts From Blog: Parallels to Prior Blog Discussed and Implemented: A Tour of KL’s Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan; Photos from Mosque

I do not want to be talking about tariffs but to utterly ignore this is rather like trying to ignore the elephant in the room. I discussed the concept in the March 20, 2025 blog.“The…

Short Trip to Kuala Lamper First Brings Sorrow But Solace and Redemption Found in Email From a Friend: Accenting the Positive, Eliminate the Negative; The Luxuries of Business Class Travel and Limousines; Spilt Satay Mars Trip; Photos of Limousine Handsome Men; Strange Book Titles; An Urban Sunrise, Reels of a Fiery Luncheon Concoction

April 8, 2025 I write from Kuala Lumpur, been here since April 3, 2025. It has been a very strange and unusual trip but that appears to be the ongoing story of my life. Plans…

Success in the Light of the Quran; Success Defined in Western terms; Artificial Intelligence’s Answer to What is Success; Comparisons Made Between the Three; Also the Consequences of Failure; Two Reels Linked; One of Cultural Night, the Other March 18, 2025, Photos of Fajr Prayer Sight and Playful Hair and Nails.

I am oft surprised to see the word success in the Quran. It seems unlikely as success is a huge concept in the Western world and is typically extremely monetarily and materialistically orientated (as we…

Learning from Fazil, the Meaning and Potentiality of Iddah; The Tipping Point; US going into the Abyss of Darkness; Here Hari Raya Celebrates a New Year; Satirical News of Trump’s Third Prison Term Brings Laughter; Photos of my Hair; Beautiful People Celebrating Hari Raya and a Spectacular Sunrise

A previous conversation with Fazil heard me saying:Me: I will now look up jiggy and iddah. I am getting smarter by the minute with your help. Later I did look up the two words. Jiggy…

2025: A New and Different Ed-al-Fir; Cultural Night Inspiring and Joyful; Dress For Success, Power Dressing, Then Power Napping; Overcoming My Resistance to Napping; The Joy of Discovering the Prophet Muhammed was a Power Napper; Learning About the Originators of Anything Worth Doing is Worth Over Doing. Photos and Reels of Cultural Night

March 31, 2023. I awoke to this news from the Hindustan Times: Eid 2025 moon sighting: Malaysia officially proclaims the date for Eid-ul-Fitr 2025, says the crescent moon will be visible to the naked eye…