Wisdoms On the Making and Braking of Resolutions From The New Yorker to You; My Resolutions But No Determined Spouse To Guide Me; Resolution for Exercise Begun; Huge Contrast Between New Year’s Eve 2019 and 2020; Photos of Royal Family Including Me With Make up from Princess; My Walking Gear and Hopefully, Me Nose Bumping

A timely piece arrived from The New Yorker about resolutions. Why We Make Resolutions and Why They Fail was originally written in 2013 by Maria Konnikova “Dorian Gray’s patron, Lord Henry, when he hears Dorian’s…

Pig-Tailed Me and Japanese Lady in Bathroom; People Rely On Me to Be Cheerful But Fear I Am Losing Joy; Shoal and Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Defined; Qatar National Day Nothing Short of Amazing and Compelling; Conversation with Alter Ego; Wisdom and Truths Found in a Book on Islam; Boon-Companions Needed By Kings Decided in 1086; My Qualifications Match Those Needed in a Boon-Companion.

I neglect to mention that pig-tailed me and Japanese lady are in the bathroom, it does lend an aura of poignancy to the situation. I did just recall that my pig-tailed photo had to be…

A New Day and A New Dawn From Marin: News and Views From My Marin County Window; The Nonsense of Dog Walking; Confessions of a Person Uncomfortable With Celebrity Status; The Origins and Meaning Behind If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It; No Lap Swim Yet; Waking Up In a Resort Which is Actually Home; Photo of Me and an Ancient Relative

A previous blog spoke of my mornings in San Francisco – noisy, dirty, depressing – traffic streaming by for months and months although there were no people on the streets except for those walking their…

The Beginning of a Day in the Life of Alexis McBride; Al Jazeera My Favourite Network with An Interview of Reverend James Barber; David Hockney The Smoker; Suggestions Made to Boris Johnson Regarding Unruly Hair; Bad News of Mutant Virus But Cheerful Photo With Had Scarf, Christmas Sweater and Face Mask In Place

First of all, let me say this. My San Francisco apartment was once ideally located in those all so long ago pre-pandemic days, but it was small – a one bedroom (actually a glorified studio…

A Truly Fascinating Scientific Study Reveals the Spread of the Coronavirus Stemming From One Biotech Conference; No One Knows How the Virus Is Spread But An Emergency Alert Notified All Californians Are On An Emergency Alert With No Evidence At All That This Works; When Will They Ever Learn

Faithful readers will note that two topics are not commanding my (and hence your) attention in this almost daily blog. One topic is the Middle East, the other is the Coronavirus, the Pandemic etc. etc….