Alexis McBride

December 13, 2020

Good News About the Up and Coming Vaccine; Considered a Hottie by Computer Guru; Some Guy I Never Met is After Me But He was Rebuffed; Panacea, Rebuff Defined; Great Laughs From Borowitz; Unpacking Hastened by The Helpfulness of I-Got-Junk, An Unbelievable Discovery Made While Unpacking; Photographs of Passport Me and King Saud of Saudi Arabia

The absolutely good news is that the vaccine is soon to begin distribution. this is by no means a panacea but at least the beginning of a long process. A panacea is a a solution…

December 12, 2020

Emails to and From an Old Friend Describing and Illustrating My Decision to Become a Muslim In Some Detail But Summarized; Proof That I Was Formerly A Looker

This conversation was promised in a prior blog – I always do what I say I am going to do, but sometimes it takes awhile. This move has not been easy, that is my excuse….

December 11, 2020

An Incongruous Song Running Through My Mind; “If You Go Away” Version Sung by Neil Diamond Preferred; Reasons for Incongruity Explained; Funny Muslim Male Circumcision Story; Royal Princess Revealed to Be a Scammer; Photograph of a Concession to Christmas; Incongruous, Hoax; and Novice Defined

First of all, what is incongruity. It is not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. An example in a sentence is as follows The duffel coat looked incongruous with…

December 10, 2020

Something Completely Different But From a Familiar Source – The New Yorker; Shirley Hazard’s and Alexis’ Life Compared and Contrasted: Treacherous Grooming; Preposterous and Absurd Defined: Wonderful Words from PCP; Photographs of Man,Me and Tree

There arrived in my mail box the magazine New Yorker – usually their material is received on line, the publication was dated November 16, 2020. Therein was a book review Love You More written by…

December 7, 2020

Christmas This Year; The Strange Saga of Christmas Sweater Collection; Christmas 2019 Celebrating on a Muslim Airlines; Gift of Christmas Ornaments to Apartment Complex; The Joys of Having a Big Brother; Photo of Resplendent Christmas Tree

David Remnick in his interview of outlandishly accomplished Atul Gawande asked the following question: “ And we are sitting here watching the end of 2020—and not a moment too soon. What do you expect will…

December 7, 2020

New Yorker Wisdom Straight From Abul Gawande Who is Incredibly Accomplished; Marin County Back on Lock Down; No Freedom In the Near Future; If Everyone Did What They Were Told We Would Not Be In the Mess We Are Now; Welcome to the Neighbourhood; Explore the Neighbourhood; More Doctors and Degrees Than Ex-Husbands; Carded At the Age of Seventy-seven; Photos of Alya in Head Scarf and Alexis’Red Toes.

David Remnick, the editor of the New Yorker begins his article with the following sentence – “Atul Gawande is incredibly accomplished.” Now that is a sentence that says it all, particularly about this man. The…

December 5, 2020

Guess Where I Am; The Mighty Move; Steve the Mover and Crew; Spelling My Name Wrong; No Jacuzzi Yet; A Slow, Slow Process; Marin Normalcy; Mani and Pedi; Being Lovable: More About Rocking Horse

Guess where I am? In bed, of course – I always write from bed. But this is a different bed but fear not!, It is not stranger’s bed but my very own bed, rescued from…

November 30, 2020

The Lawyer In Me Loves This; A Fight For the Title of the Worst Lawyer in America;Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold Defined and Illustrated: Writer’s Block Book With Some Helpful Jump-Starts Enumerated: Photograph of Writer’s Block Book

Andy Borowitz in his amazing way did it again. This: In an unexpected turn of events for the former New York mayor, a poll of legal experts has determined that Rudolph Giuliani is no longer…