Alexis McBride

November 25, 2020

A Strange But Wonderful Day (in the Long Run); A Change In Status and Name; Not So Fond of the Emir of Qatar Anymore: Affiliation Defined; Covered and Modest But With Bling; Photograph Taken by CG

Well this day did not exactly begin on a high note – my hot water leaked all over the bed and me. Honestly, I did not wet the bed. Towels came to the rescue and…

November 23, 2020

Borowitz Strikes Again; Garry Wills Speaks About His Book on the Quran; Cities Are Not Going to Bounce Back According to El Jazeera; Infrequent Blogging Is Upon Us; Head Scarfed Alexis

How does the man (Andy Borowitz) do it?? This from October 18,2020. Trump Accuses New Zealand’s Prime Minister of Competently Handling the Coronavirus to Get Reelected. “Calling New Zealand’s Prime Minister “crooked and rigged,” Donald…

November 20, 2020

Boredom With American Politics Only Relieved by Andy Borowitiz; Preposterous Defined: An Analysis of Humour; Jolly Good News from the Vaccine Front; No Normal But New Normal; Photograph of the Most Delicious Butter Chicken Ever Eaten

I do admit to being totally bored with the American Federal Political scene and have been since my arrival on these fair shores in 1967. However Andy Borowitz does indeed spark my interest and does…

November 18, 2020

Day Twenty-Nine of Being a Muslim; I Am Now a Muslim Virgin: Kim’s Great Abilities and a Way to Contact Her; Head Scarves in Marin But Not San Francisco; New Chapter In My Life; An Amazing Discovery Zahir Naik; Me In Head Scarf Wrapped by Kim

I became a Muslim on October 20, 2020 – so today is Day 29. When one becomes a Muslim one becomes a BeeBee again – so I am 29 days old. Yes, indeed I am….

November 15, 2020

More Hilarity from The Borowitz Report: Gavin the Governor Displays Absolute Arrogance Once Again; Arrogance Defined; Another Totally Funny Article Stemming from the New Yorker With a Link So That You Can Find It Yourself

Well Andy is at it again, and thank God for that. This is the most recent from his pen (or computer).The United States is celebrating a full week of Donald J. Trump not talking, Americans…

November 13, 2020

Another Fantastic Day, This Time in Marin; Retrieving A Prior Blog While Sitting In the Dental Chair; Relearning that I am Considered Charismatic, Interesting, Lovable, Ebullient Etc. An Investigation Into the Huge Number of Readers in Singapore; Photo of Alexis in Dental Chair; Another New Name, BeeBee

Yesterday was another great day- one would not think so when you learn how it began. It was a trip to Marin to the dentist. It is the same dentist I have had for years…

November 11, 2020

Yesterday Was One of the Happiest Days of My Life; Wonderful News of the 90% Effectiveness of the COVID-19 Vaccine; Great Views of the Bay Eating Donuts; A Moribund Fisherman’s Wharf; Buena Vista Open For Business, Such Fine Food and Drink; Memories of Brunch at Buena Vista in 1979; Observing Men Under the Protection of a Head Scarf; Photos From Lunch; Statistics Which Startle

Woke up to wonderful news from Al Jazeera, the best news ever!! “Pfizer Inc says its experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that…

November 10, 2020

A You Tube Entitled Marry Me; Dear Fazza Returns “Loved Your Comments: But Onto Serious Matters, Research Into the Relationship Between Jews and Muslims Yields Knowledge and Understanding: Not Anti-Semitic But Anti-Aggressor, Anti-Arrogant and Anti-Oppressor

On November 2, 2020 a YouTube video appeared entitled Will You marry me, Dear Prince Fazza. The video was rather random, – showing Fazza cooking (with his money one would think he could hire a…

November 9, 2020

Finally, A Humorous Not a Serious Blog in Which I Laugh About My Life With Men, Well My Former Life With Men as I am a Muslim Lady; A Potential Conversation With An Imaginary Handsome Young Man. Obviate Defined and Illustrated; A Needlepoint Hanging Upon the Wall

This song echoes for some reason, in my head. You Made Me Love You, Here are the lyrics. You made me love youI didn’t want to do itI didn’t want to do itYou made me…

November 7, 2020

Hello USA; Farewell to the Middle East; Goodbye Dubai and Quitting Qatar; Hopefully the Last Words on Trump; Buffoon and Sundry Defined; The Effects of Self-Isolation on My Sense of Reality; Contemplating the Many Changes That Being in the World Again Will Bring

My goodness gracious me, this from the New Yorker as Any Skvorkin discusses the litigation Trump is humping on the Courts: “The plan gets a little fuzzy at that last point, but the first two…