Being Away: The State of the USA Economy as Reported by The New York Times; Away Defined; Loneliness When Surrounded by Others; Misfortune Defined; Yesterday Bad; Today Good; Efficiency of UAE Government Offices Seems a Hype; Being Let Down By Someone Precious: Mainstay Defined: Two Photographs Both Illustrating Happiness

It is fascinating to be away – which is where I am – away. To be away and read about things American. The USA was my home for most of my life, went to live…

Andy Takes on Trump Again; Andy And Humor Of Course Triumphs; More About the UAE; The Bail Out of Dubai by Abu Dhabi; The True Story of Covid-19 in Dubai; Geography Lesson; Criticism of UAE by Wikipedia But How Free is Free Press in the USA? Picture of Feet on the Beach

The title: Trump Banned From His Own Social Network: “In a major setback for the former President, Donald J. Trump has been banned from his own social network.Trump’s permanent ban went into effect just moments…

More Experiences From the Day I Came Out; Today One of the Strangest and More Unusual Every Encountered; Some Glimpses Into the Day; A Wondrous Massage; Beckett’s I Must Go On; A Conversation About Christmas with a Christian; Fire Drill Successfully Completed; Warm Acceptance Experienced in the UAE; Photo of Environs

Today I laughingly wrote to Computer Guru Chris sending off the blog. He responded;He: Oh sorry yes, agoraphobia.. that’s it.. outside is often overrated anyway .. especially in the winter, we’ve just got a puppy…

Writing Constantly From Seclusion; Seclusion Defined: Agoraphobia Defined: Conversation with Computer Guru and With Grandson, Both Are Amusing; Unicorn with Hearts Sticker Brings Great Delight; Out of Seclusion on Tuesday To Find Christmas Tree in Muslim County; Photograph of Me as Muslim and Jimmy Choo Shoes By the Tree

Well, I broke my promise to myself and briefly got on Instagram posting a flower arrangement, pictured in a prior blog. The caption: ’ I am in seclusion but flowers and slippers are brought to…

Learning About Where I Now Live; Perhaps Should Be Read as a Bed Time Story as It May Be Boring: Cradle of Civilization Explored; I am Not Unique; Oil Comes on the Scene, Sheikh Zahed Rewards His People With the Bounty; Change in Leadership; UAE Flag Designed by Nineteen Year Old; Photographs of My Face in Flags, Gifted Flowers Flourish in Isolation

I have taken it upon myself to learn about where I live at the moment, that is a good idea at the best of times. Usually this is done by growing up in the country…

Formerly a Blonde So This Article is So Perfect; Alex Baia’s Existential Blonde Jokes Quoted With Link Provided; Then an Abrupt Change of Pace With Excerpts From the Qur’an Discussing What is Expected of Me and Others in the Qur’an; Décolletage, Look, Satan and Satanic Defined; Question of the Moment: Are There Women Islamic Scholars?; Photographs of Alexis and Forgotten Women

Well, I was a blonde once before my hair voluntarily turned white. Now I was a dirty blonde (in perhaps more than one way) but with highlighting looked most blonde most of my life. Therefore,…

When the Familiar Becomes Far Away Trivia; Marin Rental Prices Soar; Xmas Trees Expensive; Huge Fines Against Pacific Gas and Electric; Crime Comes to Marin in a Big Way; Safety, Law, And Order in the UAE; Conversation of the Faith with MUD; Photo of Slippers; Me, MUD and Flowers; Conversation with Young Man From Nepal

Made the decision to get the Marin Independent Journal online when leaving in mid November. I read it now with an increasing detachment. This feeling matches two definitions of detachment: the state of being objective…

Finally Some Humor Again; This Time From the Pen of Larry David as He Attempts to Augment His Life Stories for a Biographer; Then Off to My Favorite Topic. If I Went to Law School by Appel; Self-Imposed Isolation Continues; Tickle Your Funny Bone Defined and Explained; Photo From Self-Isolation; Dour Defined

Ok Ok Okay – things have gotten dour in this blog. So sorry! Dour is relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance. Tell me about it, you say! I have been reading this…