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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…