Category: lifestyle

Not a Fan of Fiction But Could Not Ignore This From The New Yorker Magazine of October 25, 2021; Helga and Her Umbrella and a Man by the Name of Egan; Crazy Endlessly Defined and Illustrated at the Request of Grandson; Packing Up all My Cares and Woes; Listen to the Miles Davis Version; Photograph of a Batty Mover

Faithful readers will know that I am not a fan of fiction, which is unusual for a woman. Women statistically prefer fiction, men prefer nonfiction. London Lover was a fiction fan and I would joke…

Dog Free for Twenty Days; An Explanation of Islam and Dogs From an Islamic Scholar; The Worship of Dogs in This Apartment Complex; A Comparison of Grandson’s Apparel; Blood Letting and a Mani and Pedi With Jet Lag; Jet Lag Analyzed; Photo of Back of Grandson at Friendship Desk and Third Finger of My Left Hand

Faithful readers will know that I am not fond of dogs – not fond of them at all. Therefore, it is with considerable relief that I report that I have not seen one solitary dog,…

This Is Not the Most Favourite Moment in My Life But Then!!!!!; Tales of Three Documentaries Viewed on Air Emeritus Flight; Robin Williams a Hero in My Eyes Again; Make Money From Blog Urges Driver from Air Emeritus; Unbelievable Defined and Illustrated Yet Again; Meeting Private Jet Staff in Dubai; Photo of Me on Plane and Photo Taken by Grandson

Now that is an extreme understatement. Now I am sitting at the SFO Airport in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection area. For some strange reason there is an enormous back up – somehow a…

I Have Had a Fantastic Day Ending in a New Haircut; I Look the Same Now as Fifty Years Ago; Photos To Prove It Will Come Later; Scruffy Defined; Again a Tingly Head; Two Handsome Men Find Me Attractive; One Rubs My Head in Sheer Delight; Hallowe’en Jokes from Andy: Photos of Me in Towel, Me as Sheika and Avocado Toast

Began the day with breakfast at Kitchen 1 in the JW Marriot. It was most peaceful and serene as no one was there – lazy people – waiting until the rush began. Perhaps they enjoy…

An Embarrassment of Riches; Defined and Distinguished; Conversations from the Pool; Free Tickets to Expo Carelessly Refused: How Far is Mecca From Here?; Breakfast Pandemonium; Back to Room Meeting Fabulous Next Door Neighbor; Great Day with MAD Accomplishing Everything; Photo of Loving Note, Jimmy Choo Bag; Wedding Dress (not yet or maybe never)

At this moment in time, here at the JW Marriott Marques I am suffering from an embarrassment of riches. What does that expression mean and where does it come from?” It is an overabundance of…

Redefining (Yet Again) My Identity; Breakfast Overlooking a Magnificent Facility for Arab Horses; Meeting Men from Senegal; Attempting to Retrieve French; Two Marriage Proposals in One Morning; Tea Time in the Executive Lounge; Happy Hour Happily in Conversation with a Saudi Engineer; Snippets of the Conversation; Photograph of the Two of Us

Somewhat accidentally I discovered the Executive Lounge of this hotel. For an extra charge one can use the facilities of the lounge, which are superlative. It is high in the sky, on the 37th floor….