Category: lifestyle

Peaked; More Than One Meaning as Shown Here; An Amusing Job Offer; Adventures in the Mall of Dhahran From 20-2; ElectoRush to the Rescue; Roses Gifted and Received: Statistics Bring Joy and News that I Have Arrived, Though the Journey Has Been Arduous; Photos of Art, a Sunset; Deflated Balloons, Laughter, a Hadith; Perhaps a Video of Life is so Good These Days 

Every day and in every way the staff at this hotel is looking more, shall we say peaked. One meaning of peak is mountain top – they are not looking like mountain tops. It can…

Pity the Poor Working Folk; Languor the Result of Fasting But Benefits of Harmony for Society; One Benefit, a Jon Stewart Video; Saudi’s Sending of Ramadan Mubarak  Explained; Likened to Christmas Cards; Giving Up Food not People for Ramadan; Experiencing the Joys and Delights of Iftar; Photos of Greetings, Food, the Head Chef and Blue-Eyed Queen 

I have so much sympathy for those poor people who have to work during Ramadan. I could NEVER do it. The languor and the laziness I feel is overpowering.  Languor is a word that accurately…

Ramadan Day One: Finally Learning the Difference Between Breakfast and Break Fast: Two Sahuras Under My Belt; Some Strange Truths From the Ithra Library Book; Fall off the Face of the Earth and Silent Majority Defined; Photos of the Salad and Dessert Break Fast Buffet, a Photo of Me and a New Friend; And the Photographer’s Identity

It is now 8:30 on March 11, 2024. A most unusual day. This is not the Ramadan I knew and loved. A quiet, solitary,  purposeful, dedicated, lonely time. I am surrounded by sociable Muslims.   Scores…

Preparation for Ramadan 2024 Continues; A Recess From Both Instagram and the News Media Contemplated: A Blog From October 2020 Reveals Discrepancies Between Then and Now Both Personal and Political; Discussion With Intelligent Saudi Woman Brings a Possible Explanation; Photos of Ramadan Preparation and Two Book Covers 

This is the Sunday March 10, the day before Ramadan. Recently, every day, and in every way,  I am getting ready for Ramadan 2024. The preparation for Ramadan includes the formation of Intentions. Intentions whose observance…

More Good News About International Women’s Day; Dare to Disrupt; Accept the Roadblock; The Decision to Take an Instagram Ramadan Recess; Informing My Followers;  Definitions of Considered Opinion; the Jury is Out; The February 9, 2024 Blog; Ramadan Related Photos 

My March 8, 2024 blog spoke of my personal interactions with women friends on International Women’s Day. This Opinion article found in Arab News will extend the borders even further. Written by Sinem Cengiz it is entitled: A…

Yesterday was Invigorating: But Too Much; An Unexpected Gift, Muslim’s Character; A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed; A Career Path for HH and Me; Some Aramco Facts, Some Fiction; Details of Invigorating Day not Revealed; An Ithra Library Reel; International Women’s Day GIFs, Photo of Aramco Museum Exhibit 

I looked for a word to describe my Wednesday, March 6,2024. Blessed would be one but needed one to describe the energy which fueled it. Invigorating came suddenly to mind.  Invigorate: give strength or energy…

Another Wonderful Day and You Shall  Hear Why: Early Morning Greetings Make My Day; Meeting Two Women With Whom I Had Nothing and Everything in Common; Off to Ithra for a Tour, the Chance of Being a Saudi Television Star; Reading One Hundred Pages Which Will Result in a Tree Being Planted; Being a Freshly Minted Muslims; Photos of the Issac Newton Book and Accoutrements  

At this moment am at the breakfast buffet having fun with a little Arabic girl of undetermined age. She is the sweetest and most playful little child. But she does not want to come too…

Experiencing a Distraction; Returning to Important Matters; Being a Guiding Light; Becoming a Role Model; Saudi Arabia a Better Role Model Than the USA; Treasures From the Ithra Ness Cafe; Being Both Light Hearted and a Role Model for Positivity on Instagram; A Bedouin Tent Reel; Bookish Photographs

I do admit to becoming distracted the other day.  The details shall not be revealed as that would result in a further distraction. What is a distraction? It is a a thing that prevents someone…