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Struck Speechless Momentarily; Feeling Bewildered and Befuddled for Good Reason; Transportation From Airport was a Lexus Limo with Massaging Seats Driven by Boy Man; Renewal of Canadian Passport Achieved Within Two Days; Its Ten Year Renewal will Allow Malaysia as My Second Home Visa; Downward Spiral, Nausea and Vomiting: Tour of Old City with Delaware Dennis; An Enigma Surrounded by a Riddle, Driven by Paradox

I am struck speechless, trying to find words to describe my stay in Jakarta which began five days ago, on May 21, 2025. It seems a lifetime ago. My experiences and existence diametrically opposed to…

Starting with a Laugh; Canadian PM Carney Thanks Trump; IRS in trouble; First 100 Trump Days a Fiasco; Malaysian Article 160 (2) Brings Confusion; Sharing a Supplication; Penang Street Food Featured at a Delicious Luncheon; Lexis Eggs a Hodgepodge; Photos of Food; Reel of the Calm After the Storm

Faithful readers must remember this basic fact – I was born in Canada and therefore take great delight in seeing my native land take precedence over the United States of America, particularly in these troubled…

Back to Fame Briefly; BloggingBrooke and I Have Many Differences But Both Find Meaning in our Creativity; A Scholar Speaks of the Perils of Fame; Overcoming Rancor is Essential; During Ramadan and with Help from Unlikely Sources Allowed Me to be at Peace; Photographs of a Sunrise, a Sunset, Me in a Precious Dress, a Wallhanging Lovingly Constructed by my Mother and a Message from Allah’s Messenger Sent by Yasmine

BloggingBrooke, known to faithful readers, posted a reel on Instagram announcing that she had gone viral (whatever that is). She was understandably joyous. I replied, posing a serious question.Me: Does it add meaning to your…

Another Strange and Unusual Day in the Life of Alexis McBride: Beginning with Fajr prayer and a message from the Quran; Devi’s Message Sent to Many with Varied Responses; Din Send A Message in Response; Back to the Pet Lizard: An Imbedded Photograph and Story of His Possible New Home (or Grave); Putting WhatsApp to New Use; Photos of the Two Alexis’; Another Acquaintance; Two Sunrises

I knew from the very beginning that this was going to be an unusual day. I remember the Walter Cronkite preface: This was a day that would alter and illuminate time and you were there.”…

Success in the Light of the Quran; Success Defined in Western terms; Artificial Intelligence’s Answer to What is Success; Comparisons Made Between the Three; Also the Consequences of Failure; Two Reels Linked; One of Cultural Night, the Other March 18, 2025, Photos of Fajr Prayer Sight and Playful Hair and Nails.

I am oft surprised to see the word success in the Quran. It seems unlikely as success is a huge concept in the Western world and is typically extremely monetarily and materialistically orientated (as we…

2025: A New and Different Ed-al-Fir; Cultural Night Inspiring and Joyful; Dress For Success, Power Dressing, Then Power Napping; Overcoming My Resistance to Napping; The Joy of Discovering the Prophet Muhammed was a Power Napper; Learning About the Originators of Anything Worth Doing is Worth Over Doing. Photos and Reels of Cultural Night

March 31, 2023. I awoke to this news from the Hindustan Times: Eid 2025 moon sighting: Malaysia officially proclaims the date for Eid-ul-Fitr 2025, says the crescent moon will be visible to the naked eye…

Another Wonderful Day and You Shall  Hear Why: Early Morning Greetings Make My Day; Meeting Two Women With Whom I Had Nothing and Everything in Common; Off to Ithra for a Tour, the Chance of Being a Saudi Television Star; Reading One Hundred Pages Which Will Result in a Tree Being Planted; Being a Freshly Minted Muslims; Photos of the Issac Newton Book and Accoutrements  

At this moment am at the breakfast buffet having fun with a little Arabic girl of undetermined age. She is the sweetest and most playful little child. But she does not want to come too…

Christmas 2023; Christmas Music is Actually Motivational and Spiritual; Mundane Defined; The Plight of the Humane Christians During This Time Where the Baby Jesus Would Have Been Blown to Smithereens; Compassion and Pity Are Blessings and a Defense Against Anger and Pity; A Condensed Story of the Factual Birth of Jesus; Photographs of a Wordy Scholarly Pamphlet 

I know that it is the Christmas season.  Alter Ego: How do you know Alexis? You are living in Medina – to say the very least the people in that chosen city are not celebrating…