The Demise of Artificial Intelligence in My Firmament Brings Information Never Obtainable by Handy Dandy; Learned of USM Before My Scheduled Visit: You Shall as Well: Email Inbox and Preserved Photos Bring Surprises and Amazement. Ex-Pats Ask Me to Join Them Weekly; However I Learn from a Wikipedia Footnote That I am an Immigrant: Vow Never to Return to USA and Canada: Support for Decision Found: Living in the Present: Photos of USM Campus

I do suppose that most people desire to live a predictable existence. I decidedly do not. I never know what surprises will greet me – some good, some bad, some neutral. Surprises shall be the…

Another Day in the Life of Alexis Alaa McBride; Preparing for a Home Visit by my Malaysian Physician Reminds of Preparing to Take Care of the Real Grandson Cole; Doctor Bans Bayan Tour as Too Arduous; Googling My Favorite Book Finds My Blog Mentioned Third, A Dear Friend Did Not Let Me Down; United States Election Results Didn’t Bring Euphoria To Me; Minion Naked Truth and Gone to My Head Defined

November 5, 2026. I eagerly anticipate the visit of my physician. I had some problems setting up this appointment. Then I found out why. His wife had a baby but then contacted influenza, so he…

Words Cannot Express My Joy: Morning Ritual Brings the Prophet’s Smile; He Smiled More Than Anyone Else: Chef Grandson Cole is My Major Competitor for Smiling More Than Anyone Else; My New Identity; I am a Writer Who Came Out of the Closet;  Attending the Georgetown Literary Festival on November 27-29; My Blog Card Describes Me as Writer, Scholar, Feminist and Seeker; My New Moniker; Blogger, Muslim, Comedian; Humor Opens the Door, Ideas Walk In; Canadian Friend Jay’s Video; My Photo Becomes an Instagram and Reel; Photos of Smiles

Words cannot express my joy; the joy found in the reading of Life with the Prophet Muhammad.(Al-Turairi, Abd Al-Wahhab, Life with Prophet Muhammad, Translated by Adil Salahi, Dakwah Corner Bookstore, 2026.). Although words cannot express…

Glory Be, It Happened Again; Finding A Better Place; I Am in a Better Place; The Web We Weave with Poems, Messages, Persistence and the Words That Find Us;  A Gifted Quran Brings Back Memories of Edmonton’s Muslim Heritage Festival, No Longer Celebrated; Left Edmonton But Not Readers Statistics Reveal; Eastern Canadian Readers Must Step Up to the Plate; Photos Picture Possessions Left Behind

Glory be, it happened again. Faithful readers will be cognizant of my reliance on a slim volume, a book given to me  about four months ago. The book, Nouri, My Light. I turn to it…

How Could I Live Without You; The You is Allah; Comforting Words from the Doha Airport; I Just Called to Say I Love You; My Home is Home to a White Robot: On the Cutting Edge; Life Gave Me Lemons, I Made Lemonade; A Lunch Encounter Inspires Malaysian History Exploration:  How Could I Live Without You Also Mentioned on Prior Blogs

Most unusual occurrence. The song How Could I Live Without You played on the soundtrack of Mojo Restaurant as I was about to leave. I listened to it, mesmerized Than began to weep, the heaving…

Books, Books and More Books; Borrowing from the Penang Library; A Beautiful Coffee Table Book Above Penang; The Floating Mosque From the Sky Will Lead to Another Visit; The Three Remaining Library Books Speak to Mundane Matters; Explanation of the Dewey Decimal System; Now Learning British Sign Language; My Morning, Meeting a New Family and Forgetting My Phone

October 26, 2026. An incredible “coffee table book”, could not quite remember the definition so asked Handy Dandy, which is my nickname for my Artificial Intelligence helper.AI: Coffee-table book means a large picture-heavy book meant…

Wow!!! Albertans Voted to Remain in Canada But Unfortunately There is a Rub; But Enough of That: Back to Basics: I Lead a Blessed Life in Lyf Penang: A Blessed Day Beginning with C’est La Vie; Remembrance Counter Put to Use; Life with Prophet Muhammad Inspires; Purging the Irrelevant; Memories of October 21 When I Was Dressed For Success

October 22, 2026. I write from the Lyf Lobby, opened my computer to surprising news. Surprising as I had not been following the machinations of Alberta, Canada. I shall not leave you in suspense, instead…

October 20, 2026 The  Sixth Anniversary of My Shahada, Story of my More Formal Introduction to the Faith in Abu Dhabi; A Photo from October 20, 2025 Showing How Lonely I Must Have Been; My Anniversary Through the Day Beginning with Fajr Prayer, Breakfast, the Wearing Apparel of the Owner; My Observant Use of a Allah Remembrance Counter; A Two Year Old Darling Girl; Her Indonesian Grandmother Tells Us About the Fires: the Alchemist Appears Again; Photos of the Day

Today is the sixth anniversary of my reversion  to the Islamic Faith. I said this to a dear Muslim friend, saying that it seemed like a lifetime. Some devout Muslims would say that it has…

Gratitude and Then  More Gratitude; Two Gratitude Wisdoms; You Do Not Have to Care, We Care; A Poem Self Esteem; A Bedtime Story, Allah Made Them All Says it Al; The Reasons for My Immense Gratitude Revealed with the Numbers; 2.38K World Wide Viewers in 28 Days; The United States Ranks Number One: The City Kuala Lumpur, MY Soar in Numbers, Photos of the Statistics and the Bed Time Story Book

October 14, 2026. I woke for Fajr prayer feeling enormous gratitude for reasons you shall soon be appraised of. I prayed in reverence and thanks – my attention was drawn to my ‘bookshelf’. There was…