Texted My Prince (or perhaps spoke to him) but this was the conversation.Me: The Emir said in a Georgetown interview that the schools were conducted in Arabic.He: No, both. I go to a school where…
This has been a major dilemma in my life. It it can be depressing as one can sometimes be overwhelmed by evil and sometimes see it everywhere. I look to the Islamic faith for guidance…
I do suppose it would be helpful to begin blog with a definition of weird. So it is very interesting but one definition – a noun archaic, mainly Scottish is a person’s destiny. Recently been…
Well, the first reason that The New Yorker is my bible is because of Andy Borowitz who is, without a doubt, one of the funniest men alive and writing. Here is his latest offering.WASHINGTON (The…
Well, to bring everyone up to date, none of the ex boyfriends have responded to my email with the subject line of Me as a Muslim with me in my Muslim garb. Perhaps, realizing its…
So yesterday was set aside as a day to fast. My knowledge of the Islamic faith comes from the Internet (basically) as somehow an English speaking Islamic scholar cannot be found in the Bay Area….
When I meet people, strangers actually, the following conversation usually takes place.Me: Hi! I am Alexis McBride and I am famous!They: Really?!?! Why are you famous?Me: I write a blog. B L O G and…
This word suddenly came to me, so of course, I looked it up. Good Old Google. Here are the results: is: a person who exercises a controlling or mesmeric influence on another, especially for a…
Well Andy did it again, Andy Borowitz that is. Always such a pleasure to awaken to his humour, always so timely and usually most subtle. This offering is entitled Coronavirus Thanks Ron Desanti for Making…
Yesterday evening a much needed and most welcome surprise. A knock on my door after sunset and whom did I find on my doorstep? The seven year old treasure, a nearby neighbour. For many reasons…