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January 29, 2020

Traits of Long Lived People; Proper Defined; Walking On a Tight Rope; Perhaps I am Chosen

Monday I saw my doctor of about forty years. There was nothing specifically wrong with me , I had been placed on a new medication for my GERD (which is working by the e=way). But…

January 27, 2020

The Psychological Effect of Wearing a Head Scarf While in Dubai; Past Thoughts of Wearing a Head Scarf; Rich Arab Men Cannot Collaborate; A Fun Final Evening in Dubai; Me in a Head Scarf and a Picture of an Obsession

The very last day in Dubai I bought a gorgeous head scarf from a store.in the Marriott, the owner draped it over my head and I wore it that afternoon and evening. The hotel has…

January 27, 2020

Thoughts on Dubai; Falconry and Other Matters.; DisFavour, Raze and Real Defined; Photographs of Unicorn and a Made Up Me

I have a suggestion for the Dubai decision maker – look to Shanghai for a model for city planning and city enhancement. For example, in Shanghai the freeways have baskets of flowers hanging from them…

January 24, 2020

A New Song Comes To Mind; Feeling Blue; Resembling Anne Boleyn; A Desert Sunset

A new song comes to mind, It is a Johnny Mathis song, When Sunny Gets Blue. When Sunny gets blue Her eyes get gray and cloudy Then the rain begins to fall Pitter patter, pitter…

January 23, 2020

She Left Her Native Highland to Come and Live In My Land; Indeed It Was Played When I was There in Dubai In an Incredibly Meaningful Ritual; Other Thoughts and Feelings Most Powerful and Hopefully Evocative

I was watching on my computer an event which took place in Dubai, it took place while I was there. It was the graduation ceremony (beautiful beyond belief) of the Police Academy of Dubai taking…

January 23, 2020

Loving Outspoken People; Countries; I am HOME but not happy, you Stupid Country; Look to Dubai

So, I am home! In immortal words, often used by me: “Honey I am Home”. Personal Driver, (what and where would I be without him) met me at the airport, rather essential since he had…

January 20, 2020

Just When You Think Nothing Else Could Go Wrong, Something Does; Relying on the Kindness of Strangers; Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall; The Fatuous Pair, Harry and Meghan

Just when you think that nothing else could go wrong, something does. Yesterday the joy was An Arabic Adventure, complete with camels and sand dunes, and food and dance. However, I tripped on the carpet…

January 19, 2020

Notice to Personal Driver; Today I Kiss a Camel; Asking for a Long Term Room Rate; I Will Be Here Waiting for You; Painting on the Wall .

Well, things are coming to a close and this is a message to Personal Driver, I arrive at SFO on January 21, 2020 at 13:10 – after a flight from hell – about seventeen hours….

January 18, 2020

Unbelievable In Every Way; Dump Trump; Exchange Rate Troublesome; A Guide to Dubai Written by a Californian

I am here in Dubai having breakfast in a huge French restaurant. Began with a raspberry smoothie and then scrambled eggs with marrow. Unbelievably good But here is the weirdest part. There are only three…

January 16, 2020

Life Gets Bad, Gets Good, Gets Bad Again, Gets Good Again; A Delicious Onion Soup; Dubai’s Recent Development but Its Inherent Difficulties; Picture of Me in A Bathing Suit and Another Picture

That pretty much describes what happened. At the lowest point, when I arrived at this hotel at about three in the morning feeling awful, I did think about killing myself. I wept and wept and…

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