Slipped again, does not qualify as a sin perhaps but it is a very good idea to ask for forgiveness I very recently learned. Even if one does a good deed, it certainly was not done…
Recently amended my habit of disguising people’s identity behind nicknames.Instead received the permission of those important important in my life to use their names when describing shared activities and when writing of our correspondence. For…
Do realize that I have a long way to go but Ramadan is going well. I am almost completely recovered from my cold, I do not have any debilitating neck pain. My good health enables…
There is a distinct possibility that already, on this the fourth day of Ramadan, I already goofed. I formed an intention, then acted in a contrary fashion. An introduction to the concept of intentions is…
This blog could be appropriately called: Getting Sidetracked and Staying Sidetracked. Read on if you wish, but you have been warned. Definition of sidetrack: cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue….
I thought, believed, was absolutely certain, I had made the best plans for Ramadan. I have my Ajwa dates, I have my Ensure, I have my electrolytes. I have food for Sohour for three days and can…
Today is the eve of Ramadan 2025. It would be impossible to conceive of a more ideal setting. I am by the sea, a limitless horizon, the most breath taking sunrises I have ever seen….
Not sure when I wrote the following beginning of a blog. I stupidly did not date it. But it was in late January or early February. You shall see why I did not bring this…
I shall begin this blog, presently being written in Bites and Brews, the coffee place in my new abode. It has WiFI as well as a cheerful and ebullient proprietor. A real; find! It is…
I am now on my way back to Penang. First let me say this. I was driven to the airport in a taxi arranged by the Hilton Honors staff. It was incredible and you will…