Well the world is a sorry mess. Canada is in a state of emergency – this to be discussed later in this blog and then there is the situation in the Ukraine. But Andy’s satire…
Flashed upon The New York Times, in my morning perusal of my emails. An interesting piece written by the new Weekend editor about the joy of travel and finding new and different situations. It was…
I am again feeling guilty. What is guilt, by the way? The synonyms are to be preferred over the definition: self-reproach, self-accusation, self-condemnation, feelings of guilt, guiltiness, a guilty conscience, a bad conscience, pangs of…
News from The National, reporting on studies on the effect of lock down, studies from different sources, coming from different countries. “The findings indicated that lockdowns are not an effective way of reducing death rates…
Life is rather unpredictable to say the very least. Yesterday a trip to the grocery store brought many delights. It seemed like home – bagel, cream cheese and smoked salmon in my room. I joked…
Yesterday morning awoke, opened Instagram had received news that the Yemeni folks were at it again – sent another drone, but not only was it intercepted but the UAE blew up the launching pad from…
Woke to good news yesterday morning from The National which is now my go to place for news ot the world. It is published in Abu Dhabi, an English on line newsletter. NATO is saying…
I am becoming more mindful of my readership these days, since becoming aware that they are increasingly from the Middle East and less from the USA. I am also becoming decidedly disinterested in American politics…
Well, Russia is very much on everyone’s mind at this moment, of course.Western minds anyway – the West concerned with Putin upon the Ukraine while we in the Middle East are concerned with Yemini drones…
This from the January 25, 2022 Gulf News. “UAE is a scintillating mix of hyper-modernity and deep-rooted tradition. The country has positioned itself behind an aim to make the Middle East a better place to…