Category: lifestyle

I am on a Writing Spree so Several Blogs in a Row on Different Topics, Striving to be Upbeat All the Time Not Negative; Late Breaking News on the Middle East (and Alexis); Level Playing Field Defined: Qatar Achieving Extremely Fine Vaccination Rates; Possible Competition Between Dubai and Qatar; Conversation with My New Internist; Conversation Between Me and My Alter Ego; Photograph of Newly Bandaged Hand and Cover of Uncle Dave Book

I am on a writing spree. Spree is a spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind. That is me at the moment. I have chased away some evil in my life…

Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall; This From a Poem of Longfellow: Wish I Were a Poet Instead of a Prose Person, Message Sent to hhshkmodfan Receiving No Response, Nor to Another; Notes On Being Incarcerated in a Loony Bin; Appalling Photo of the Damage Inflicted by Officer Mendes of the Central Marin Police Department; Nurse Born in Saudi Arabia With My Name (Alix); Praises from a Social Worker; False Accusers Name is Amanda; Much on Instagram Where I am alexismctwit

Well, I have weathered a rain storm, which would be great if it really happened because there is a drought in these parts (although my iPhone says that it will rain on Sunday, maybe). So…

Morning Rituals Performed After A Night of Extreme Sleep; Typing Sleep in Search Engine of Blog Reveals June 25,2020 Wisdoms; A Repeat of Sleep Research from Blog; Grow Hair On Your Chest as Idiom and In Practice Revealed; Great Day Yesterday With Highlights; New Abaya Arrives; Made New Friends at JCC to Travel With; Expo 2020 Later; New Nickname for a Man; Girlfriend! Photo of Book and Reminder of Book

Faithful readers will know that I have established a new morning ritual. The night before the iPhone alarm is programed to 6:15, it then clamors, it is found and then turned off. The iPhone serves…

To Dream The Impossible Dream; A Woman Covered With Scars Strove With Courage; Giving Up the Impossible Dream of the Dryburgh Abbey Wedding; Living Near the Equator Only Possible With Air Conditioning and Abayas; Absolutely Amazing Statistics; Post Card of Aerial Shot of Dryburgh Abbey

For some unknown reason that song kept singing to me yesterday. . So, of course, I had to Google it. Discovered this: “The song talks about following your dreams that seem like they would never…

More on Macho Men and Vaccinations; Weird Defined; Profile of Two Vaccinated Hispanic Men; How to Deal with Machismo Men: What Do Women Want: To Ride or Not to Ride, That is the Question; Means, Method and Opportunity Examined; Idiom Ball in Your Court Explained; Craziness in Both San Francisco and Calgary; More from Spotswood

Definitely had more to say about the tantalizing subject of macho men but the word count in the prior blog was in the stratosphere so I took command and sent it off to the UK…

Who Or Whom Am I Writing For; Why Am I Writing; Well at Least I Am ; Insular Defined; The Marin Independant Journal Addresses the Issue of Vaccinations; Xenophobic a Favorite Word; For Alexis a Man’s Brain is Erogenous: The Fate of a Former Multibillionaire Who Had the Misfortune of Meeting Alexis; Macho Man Defined and Ridiculed; Photograph of a Vaccination Pin and An Upbeat Message

Usually it just comes to me, a topic or an idea and I am off and running and before I know it the word count is over a thousand and off the thing goes to…

A Normal Day in the Life of Alexis During Which She Meets and Makes Two New Women Friends; One New Friend Born in Saskatchewan (Honestly); A Privilege to be Able to Assist The Other Friend; Humdrum Defined and Illustrated; Sky and Max Come to the Rescue and Provide Laughs and TikTok Assistance; Photo of Ikebana Flower Arrangement on Patio

In many ways I live a normal, rather humdrum life. Humdrum, an adjective, is lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous: Never have I seen so many synonyms: mundane, dull, dreary, boring, tedious, monotonous, banal, ho-hum,…

Sifting Through Stories, Souvenirs and Stuff; Two Unknown Male Admirers Emerge in Written Form; Incarnate Defined; Ada Adams Light at the End of the Tunnel Defined; Not Fun Being the Subject of An Obsession; Terminating Relationship Led to Meeting the Sultan and Royal Family of Qatar; Knee Deep in Men But Lost Most of My Women Friends; Alexis Turns Into Hat Stand; Photograph of Greeting Card and Alexis, the Hat Stand

I am back at it, going through two file boxes brought from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada two and a half years ago. Such treasures are being discovered. One is a handwritten note; the other is…

Fantastic News from My Current Life; You Will Never Believe What I Found From the Past, Clearly Me As My Own Barely Readable Handwriting; Possibly Never Sent to Recipient; Follow Your Passion Is Good Advice; One Little, Two Little, Three Little Multibillionaires All Fall Down; Whereabouts of the Emperor Accidentally Discovered; Seeing the Good in People Even When It is Not There; True Love is Touching Soul Before Skin; Choose Which Photograph

The most fantastic news of yesterday came via email – Angel offered my an indoor parking place for my treasured Lexus. Yes, she did! She is my Angel and I noted, for the first time,…