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…
I have stopped writing about the virus because it is so boring and so ‘yesterday’s news. But there is actually some rather surprising data coming from several sources. This from a November 30, 2021 newsletter…
I have begun to establish my own rituals as I am submerged more deeply into the faith. Prayer at sunrise is followed by a reading from the Qur’an which is done at random. It was…
I am trying to be mindful of my Western readers even as I sink further into the Middle East. Being mindful is a state of mind which should be practiced by all (including me) more…
First of all Instagram. Texted Grandson today:Me: I cannot get on Instagram. Password problem. I think I am not supposed to be on it right now. It is strange. Seems Allah does not want me…
It suddenly struck – that I am an anomaly, it struck me without a great deal of joy. There is no doubt that I am something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected….
On this the third day of my stay at this marvelous Rixos Resort I realize that I have been running on empty for months and months and months. I can finally relax – finally –…
It is definitely time for a little humor as these blogs are getting far too serious. Yet again Andy Borowitz arrives right on target and on topic discussing Thanksgiving: “ As an event dreaded by…
I do admit to being utterly confused at the present moment. Utterly and totally. I woke up not exactly knowing where I was but then figured out that I was in heaven, in Paradise. It…
I am no longer living in a country governed by a democratic government. But is democracy in the USA really working? Is it threatened in any way.? It is threatened to its core says a…