It feels like I am in heaven, but technically I am not. I am on the 28th floor of the JW Marriot Hotel in Dubai. It is, at the precise moment, 2:50 am I am…
Like a kid in a candy store. That expression came suddenly to mind when I thought of the happiness and joy I feel at this hotel at the present moment. Googled it and, yet again,…
It is almost impossible (even for me) to describe the sheer joy I am feeling – and this is only the beginning of Day 2. I am staying in a magnificent hotel – that is…
Well, the eagle has landed, said I, in an email to Jacob. But where does that expression come from? “The eagle has landed” is a common expression used to indicate any successful arrival or completion…
Some time ago I blogged about truth being stranger than fiction. After completing that sentence I went to the search engine of my blog and typed truth is stranger than fiction and up popped several…
Rather accidentally I found a statement contained in a book that was authored by the Ruler of Dubai, as I call him as his real name is difficult to spell (and to pronounce for that…
Yesterday was not so fantastic but after the successful trip to the Marin County Clerk’s Office all was well. I did not fuss about the fact that a totally illegal and wrongful unlawful detainer had…
I mandate, for myself, that I maintain a positive attitude. Allah, also mandates this same stance. But it is one thing to be positive and quite another to be a Pollyanna. As usual I came…
That phrase came to mind when learning of the revolting developments here in the USA, This explanation and photograph comes straight from Wikipedia to you. ”Going to hell in a handbasket”, “going to hell in…
I shall begin with Patricia Highsmith, featured in the magazine section of The New Yorker. I do so love the written word, which to me (of all people) is a book or a magazine, not…