Category: Friends

Laughter is the Best Cosmetic Greeting Brings Interesting Responses; Great News From the Great White North; The Indigenous Chiefs of Alberta Have Issued a Vote of No Confidence Against Premier Danielle Smith Alleging That She Lacks the Moral Capability to Lead; Links to the Well Drafted News Release and Other Actions By the Chiefs; Previewing Alexis Alaa McBride YouTube Reels Found Big Changes in My Life Since Its Filming; A Fitness Plan Initiated; Then Sheer Stupidity on My Part Which Brought a Laugh and a Half; Photos of Laughter is the Best Cosmetic and the Alberta Legislative Buildings

March 18, 2026 Well it was up and at ‘em – this the last day of fasting. (I thought) I did enjoy my banana split – bananas, ice cream chocolate sauce. I wonder if I…

Down For the Count; End of Ramadan Exhaustion; Where Are You From Will Get a Different Response Soon; See my YouTube for a Prior Version; Preparation for the Journey Takes an Unexpected Turn; Cascade: Beauty is Not Just a Luxury. It’s Essential Self Care: Text Responses to Photos of Self Care: An Unexpected  Message Brings the Joy of Recognition and Definitely Made my Day; Photos of New Do, Toes and Fingers

Down for the count – that is exactly how it feels this Tuesday March 17, 2026. I know it is a boxing term but it seems very applicable to the situation in which I find…

Ramadan So Far: Not Terribly Peaceful But Deeply Meaningful; Intentions Made and Met; An Iftar Dinner; A Skyscraper Query Become a Gemini Poem; Then Fun and Games at a Bamboo Hospitality Hosted Lion Dance; Subdued the Lion with My Cane and Perhaps a Seat at the Board Meeting; Photos of a Prayer Dance and Scenes from the Lion Dance

February 25, 2026 I looked forward to Ramadan with great anticipation, envisioning a peaceful time – free of the intrusions of the world. All seemed to be in in order, ideal for peace, serenity and…

Ramadan Day One; Two Ramadan Messages from Non-Muslims and Two From a Dear Muslim Friend; Muslims Should Not Just Refrain But Also Sustain; Then Onto Secular Matters with the Help of Gemini; Being Saved From a Foolhardy Expense: Ending With a Touch of Humor and an Invocation

Strangely enough the two most ‘encouraging’ Ramadan messages came from two individuals who are not of the faith.This from Kenny Tan of Raffles.Within you a blessed and peaceful Ramadan. May this Holiday month bring you…

Waking Up to An Unusual Message With the Question: What Part of Halal is This?; The Text Exchange Did Bring Laugher Along with InComprehension; Exploring in a More Reasoned Fashion The Question of Power and Responsibility Particularly in Malaysia; Back to Penang for the Holiday Season; Photo of the Chariot That Will Carry Me and a Selfie of Nesh and Myself in our Lyf Hats.  .

December 21, 2025   Yesterday woke up to an unusual message. The sender sent the message at 1:06 during my hours of rest. Laughingly I wrote to him:  Me: We keep very very different hours….

First the Good News; The Warning in the Quran; New Words for Jingle Bells; Truth is Stranger Than Fiction Explored Again: The Most Blessed Evening Ever Filled with Laughter, Friendship, Respect, Honor, Highest of All Compliments and Zero Coke; Photographs of Gifts Bestowed in This Lifetime and Three Wonderful Women 

First the good news. The good news is that, with the help of instructions from Artificial Intelligence, I was able to boil eggs in a rice cooker. A rice cooker is one of the cooking…

Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart; Followed by a Serious Second Round of Second Chance: Responding to Nesh’ Blog Breakdown of Second Chance, Sufis and Shamir; You Can Lead a Horse to Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink; Photos of the Diversity of Malaysia: Christmas Trees and Durian 

December 10, 2025  My life is extremely unusual Here are some examples.  Christmas music is playing  Last Christmas I Gave You My Heart.  Here are the lyrics. I do not think that sending them to…