Bring Back the Guillotine; Oppressive and Opine Defined;
I love the guests in this hotel and the conversations we have over breakfast, it is such a great way to start of the day. One man, an author, has a solution to the current…
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Waking To The Smell of Bacon; Candour and Predicament Words of the Day; An Accidental Video on the Streets of San Francisco; More Wedding Plans
This morning was a ‘normal’ morning in that I woke at seven, not three. Today is the weekend and on weekends special treats are prepared for breakfast. Yesterday the treat was pancakes, today the treat…
You Had To Be There and You Are About To Be;The Troubles by U2 Proved Prophetic; Backwards From Zed; Being Moral and Not a User; Today Final Lap
It is breakfast, the buffet breakfast aat my hotel. As usual I chat people up – handing out my blog card and conversing on different topics. The most interesting people stay at this hotel. A…
Uncle Dave’s Wisdom Verified Again Taking Place in a Strange Situation Involving Dolphin Square: Losses of 47 Million Pounds Could Clear The Way for the Relocation of the Nuptials Between Kim Me Poo and Alicia McTwit
Faithful readers will know that the impetus leading to the inception of alexismcbride.com was the desire to get even with those in London who had harmed me. Foremost was Julie Wheelwright’s Creative Non Fiction programme…
All Good News; Next-Gen Racer Returns; Fulsome and Anathema Defined; A German Woman; Another Garth; Touching Men Not Screens
I came down to the front desk in a bouyant mood for reasons which will soon be revealed. Me: Have you heard the good news? MM. What good news? Me: The most important good news….
Beckett Beacons But I Got It Wrong; Some Things are Happening Out There; Uber Perhaps On the Way Out But At Least Contributing; Funding A Retirement; PUN and Pretty
I became rather fixated, fascinated by something written by Samuel Beckett. It has been a talisman for most of my life, written in notebook composed before I was twenty. It began to prey on my…
Instagram Takes Over Bringing Joy, Laughter, Reflections and New Skills. Dr./Mr. Ho; Soon a Wonderful Birthday Present; Everyone Loves Me; A Magnificent Cartoon from Chris, the Computer Guru
The funniest comment offered by a person who is not Alexis McBride comes from an individual known as jack needs a better user name. The Instagram post was a photo of the fortune cookie received…
Waking Up In Bliss; Instagram Opportunities and Scammers; Two Go To Harvard; An Inspirational Image From David
I am back at my wonderful hotel in San Francisco and woke up in bliss – awfully early but I went to bed awfully early. The windows are open, fresh foggy air circulates the room….
On the Air Canada Flight to San Francisco From Vancouver; Interesting People But a Vacuous Woman; Superman Mario and Mario From This Hotel; A German Man And Good Night.
Well, this has been an eventful morning, that is for sure. At this moment I am sitting on an airplane, an Air Canada flight. Although in the past I have railed against this airline I…
I.M. Pei Died; I Met Him; What A Colourful Life I Have Led; Got Something Wrong But It Appears To Have Been Corrected in Time; A Comparison Between Two Men; Lobster Man; Chinese Food at Mr. Ho’s
I opened my computer after having a bath and learned that I.M.Pei died in Manhattan, he was 102 years old. I met him. He designed a building in Marin County that was built with the…