Category: lifestyle

Showing Admirable Restraint This Morning; A Message from the Qur’an on Self Reliance; An Incredible Day Yesterday; Arrows Provide Direction for Morning Prayers; Quotations From Qur’an on Self Reliance; There are No Beggars in Abu Dhabi; A Bengali Restaurant Exquisite Experience; Put the Nail in a Coffin Defined; Photographs of Bengali Restaurant and Business Card and Perhaps Video of Preparation of Crepes

This morning I am practicing incredible, amazing restraint. Breakfasting at Costa, conveniently located in my hotel. Instead of donuts, instead of croissants, instead of muffins (and the list goes on) – I am having porridge….

The Latest News From Here Which is Abu Dhabi; Scrupulous Defined: UN Security Council Condemns the Houthi Revel Attacksl; Some Background on Yemen: NEFF Advises I Abandon My Fighter Personality As Unnecessary Here: She is Correct; Photograph Taken in Lobby of Hotel With Alexis (aka Fatimah) Being Most Loyal in Abu Dhabi Shirt

Woke up in a funk but have managed to get myself out of that selfish place. Now I am at breakfast – prepared by the staff at the Nuevo Restaurant at the Premier Inn. I…

Laughing Out Loud Thanks to Andy Borowitz; Laughter Explored; Gelotology Defined; One Plus One Equals Not An Individual Decision. Quotes from Patrick Moynihan; Laughter and Text with SAD; Affable Defined and Contrasted; Photo of a Loaded Hamburger and My Arm Harmed by the Central Marin Police Department

It is decidedly early in the morning, 5:51 to be exact. I am pursuing Instagram and also looking at emails. Waiting in my inbox was an Any Borowitz satire straight from The New Yorker to…

First the Good News and Then The Bad News; MCERA Investing Yields 32% Return; Bad News, I Got Bombed at Abu Dhabi International Airport According to News Reports; It Will Not Go Unpunished Says UAE; Your Ass Will Be Grass Defined; Cruising For A Bruising Defined and Illustrated: Two Less Grandchildren; Wise Man Speaks; Photograph of Head and Toes

I am in an extremely good mood despite the fact that there is bad news, perhaps frightening news might surround me. But first the good news. Faithful readers will now that I am paid handsomely,…

The Bubonic Plague; The USA Supreme Court and You; More Intense and Instructive Texts Between US Resident NEFF and Me: Omicron Reigns in the USA with Inadequate Quarantines by CDC; Youngest Person Dies of Covid in Riverside County; Platitude Defined and Illustrated; Living Undeniable Proof That I am Safe; A Poignant Song by Joni Mitchell

One has to admit that this is a catchy title. The beginning of it anyway. I woke this morning after a wonderful rest – All Praise to Allah. I busied myself before morning prayers by…

Funny Again With Borowitz Assistance: But Dark Side to the Humor; News From the UAE The National; Atrocity Defined; Anecdotal Information Defined and Illustrated: Granddaughter From Uganda and Acquaintance Test Positive; USA Testing and UAE Testing Compared; UAE Wins By a Million Miles; Texting with NEFF Reveals Situation in the USA; Photos of New Phone and Art of the Grand Mosque

I opened email this very morning and discovered something quite wonderful from Andy Borowitz which deals with my favorite topic which is stupidity. “After being heard on a hot mike calling a Republican senator a…

Cheerful News From Maskless Land; The Case For Pundit Accountability; Admitting One was Wrong With Examples; Fantastic Compliment When Picking Up Luggage at the St. Regis’ Great Lunch at the Louvre; Photo of Sheikah Worthy Car; Texting about Expo; Photo of Three Fingers, Four People and Alexis

I do hope that the decision makers in the UAE read the New York Times online newsletter. The wearing of face masks in mandated in these parts with stiff fines for misbehaving. It has become…

Back to the Boredom of the Virus; A Rather Upbeat Report from the New York Times; Journalist Admits that They Are Most Comfortable Reporting Bad News; Dubai Not Doing Exceptionally Well But Dealing with It Most Effectively Unlike the USA With Head in the Sand; Sage Comments on the Part of NEFF; An IKEA Visit Yielding BOMB; Photos of BOMB and PUN and Me

Well, there is a lot happening in the USA and the virus. I was not paying particular attention because the last time I checked it was impossible for furniture and books to get the virus…

January 6, 2022 A Joyous and Blessed Day; A Formal Introduction and Certification Into the Islamic Faith; Announcement on Instagram with Blessings From Four Diverse Women; Off to Expo 2020 with Grandson in an Sheikha Car; Thoughts on Touring the Impressive Russian Pavilion; Suffice Defined; Photos of Temporary Certificate; Alexis Kissing a Wooden Camel and a Free Old Lady Expo Ticket

As I write I am sitting in bed eating strawberries, it is now January 7,2022, the day after the joyous and blessed day. On that day I posted on Instagram with a photograph of a…