The reason God made the world round is so we cannot see too far ahead. Does that not describe my fate?? Here I am – ready, able and willing to see the world, to travel…
Usually when beginning a blog I know where it is going and what it is going to be about. Not today. I think it will be short, and not sweet, but who knows? Not me…
That pretty much describes my present state – I am recovering from Ramadan. It was a rather delightful morning – could sleep in, no jumping out of bed to swallow breakfast before sunrise. Slept in,…
Seven hours from the writing that is now taking place I will have completed 30 days of Ramadan fasting as required by the Islamic faith. It has not been easy, been rather uneven and did…
I do admit to being fickle but this is what I have found over my long life. When someone or something lets me down, there is always someone, or something, to replace them and the…
It is true, I have become too serious. Taking on the Supreme Court, taking on Qatar, extolling another Middle East Monarchy, Dubai. Where has our fun loving Alexis gone?, you say. Well she is back,…
This blog concerns matters unique to the USA, which is after all my home. But then it suddenly veers to the Middle East – to Dubai. Word of warning: Fasten your seat belts! . Adam…
I am happy to report that I am most happy which seems more than a little unusual considering my existence at this moment. Could say that I am marching toward the completion of Ramadan but…
This seems to be taking place on many levels in my life. Faithful readers will be familiar with the internal debate about wearing the hajib and my new commitment to Scotland. This heartening article appeared…
The rather unusual expression Saved By the Bell came to mind when reviewing the Reuter figures on Qatar’s startling rise in Covid infections and dismal vaccination rates. Now 28.6% of the population has been vaccinated…