Category: lifestyle

Kissing Frogs, A Lot of Them, Begins The Blog of Today; Frog Prince from the Grimm Brothers: A Middle Ground; Perhaps Not Desirable According to the Argument to Moderation;  Israel May Make a A Cease Fire Impossible: Quran Issues a Warning; Photographs From the Sanctuary; More Statistics Reveal Enormous Outreach 

This is living, undeniable proof that I am totally distracted from the horrors and the repercussions of Gaza facing the brutality of Israel aided and abetted by their partners in crime..  You: What is the…

My New Identity: I am a Waif: Wikipedia Waif Article Discusses the Many Reasons I Qualify for the Distinction in Literature, Botany, Legal and and Music Categories: This Blog a Distraction; Distraction Defined: I Am Suddenly Distracted by my Statistics Which Are So Saudi Amazing; The Statistics as Photo and a Painting on the Wall of the Oberio Hotel   

Suddenly remembered a word that describes me. I am a waif: a a homeless, neglected, or abandoned person,  I have no home, I am constantly being abandoned (although I bravely do not speak of this abandonmentt)…

Fiddling While Rome Burns; I am not Fiddling, Instead Trying to Contribute; Al Jazeera’s Bishara Skewers Netanyahu: Abet Defined, Abetters Named; I Have Lived Too Long; No Longer Peachy Keen; Tax Revolt An Answer: Emerging From Cocoon as a Caterpillar; Leonard Cohen’s The Anthem Plays; Tax Revolt Reel, Photo of A Ballet of Lepers

When one is in safety (as I am at the moment)  it is difficult to know what to do during these times, when thousands of innocents are being killed in Gaza. Suddenly I was reminded…

Finding Peace of Mind in the Midst of Hubbub: The Hubbub is Unfortunately the Prophet’s Mosque: The Custom of Feeding Birds Results in the Reenactment of the Birds; A Response to an Instagram Post Brings a New Friend; Back to the Joys of the Market with a Stop at a Date Market; Photo of an Unusual Prayer Room; Two Reels Featured on Instagram and Photo of the Market Where Joy was Found

Hubbub is the word that came to mind this morning. Hubbub is something to be avoided at all costs.  It is either a a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people OR a a…

So Much Happening on My Home Front But Later as I Rediscovered a New Source of Reliable News; The Strength of Hezbollah Should Be Feared by Israel Says The New Yorker; Eloquent Defined and Illustrated by a Lebanese Man; Edmonton’s Al Rashid Mosque Informs of Situation in Edmonton Which Would Leave Me Utterly Vulnerable: But Instead in Medina: Alhamdullah Defined and Illustrated by Photos of Gifts and Blessed People Who Surround Me 

There is so much happening in my Medina world, unbelievable events. I almost met the Prince of Medinah, but almost is the operative word. When Royalty goes somewhere ordinary folk are evacuated. I am, unfortunately,…

Crossing the Rubicon; The Die is Cast; Relevance to Today’s Events Found in Arab News: Riyadh Summit of GCC and the ASEAN Highly Successful; The Right and Wrong Side of the Rubicon; Hypocrisy Raises its Ugly Head Yet Again; Concept of Hardship Explored; Hardship Eased by ZamZam Water; Photographs of Another Hardship Becoming Ease

Feeling sleepy, napping in the middle of the day, spending utterly alone time; breakfast with courtesy efficiently with a room service delivery, I suddenly thought of an expression: Crossing the Rubicon. Wondered if It might…

Who Am I? Internet Celebrity Defined; 10 Ways to Become One; Caprice and Pulling Rug Out Defined; Diversification The Answer; Poofs: Three Definitions; Chaste Not Chased; A Brilliant Idea From FUGE; A Walk Discovering Two Young Muslim Women; Photos of Them, Me and Other Worshippers and Fake View From Hotel Room 

Interestingly, it took my getting banned on Instagram to discover who I am. Drumroll please. I am an Instagram Celebrity. The definition was found on the Internet, of all places.  “An internet celebrity (or social…