Alexis McBride

March 2, 2024

Another Wonderful Day and You Shall Hear Why: Early Morning Greetings Make My Day; Meeting Two Women With Whom I Had Nothing and Everything in Common; Off to Ithra for a Tour, the Chance of Being a Saudi Television Star; Reading One Hundred Pages Which Will Result in a Tree Being Planted; Being a Freshly Minted Muslims; Photos of the Issac Newton Book and Accoutrements

At this moment am at the breakfast buffet having fun with a little Arabic girl of undetermined age. She is the sweetest and most playful little child. But she does not want to come too…

February 29, 2024

Experiencing a Distraction; Returning to Important Matters; Being a Guiding Light; Becoming a Role Model; Saudi Arabia a Better Role Model Than the USA; Treasures From the Ithra Ness Cafe; Being Both Light Hearted and a Role Model for Positivity on Instagram; A Bedouin Tent Reel; Bookish Photographs

I do admit to becoming distracted the other day. The details shall not be revealed as that would result in a further distraction. What is a distraction? It is a a thing that prevents someone…

February 27, 2024

Stream of Consciousness Writing, Extensively Explored: Extraordinary and Dud Defined; The World is My Oyster at the Present Moment; Ample Examples Provided; Photographs of a Coffee Cup and a Theatrical Performance

Thought of stream of consciousness, making it the writing style of the blog. This is because my mind is in turmoil – not bad turmoil but not exactly in a state of mind that might…

February 25, 2024

Another Unsung Hero, More Tales from the Prophet and the Prince, A Series of Extraordinary Events; A Much Travelled Brochure Brings Back Memories and Photographs; I Was Born To Be a Denizen; Photographs of Ad Diriyah Taken By Alexis; Title Page of a Book; Perhaps a Paradox Could Be the Solution

The blog of February 22, 2024 spoke of the history of Founder’s Day, most particularly the influence of Muhammed bin Abdul Wahhab (1703-1792). Quoting me: There is much more to be said about Wahhab, his…

February 22, 2024

Blessed Days Shower Upon Me; Got Along Without You Before I Met You; Saudi Arabia’s Founder Day; The Book Prophet’s and Princes Provides Historical Details; Women Are Often Unsung Heroes; Pull Out All the Stops; Photos of the Celebrations

Yesterday morning at sunrise I happened to look out my hotel room window. An amazing sight greeted my eyes. The windows of a building were reflecting the rising sun. So I have everything anyone could…

February 20, 2024

I See Said the Blind Man; Discussion of Free Will; A Digression to Enjoy Rodney Dangerfield Jokes; Another Digression Explores Envy: An Extensive Saudi Man Conversation Revealed; Gratitude for All Likes Expressed; An Instagram Post, its Photos Provided

I went to the breakfast buffet one morning finding it almost empty of everyone except for the captive staff. Looked out the window, found something unusual out there. This after all, a foreign country so…

February 18, 2024

About Me, Revised and Rejuvenated But Not for the Last Time; The Beginning of the Blog; The Beginning of the Faith; Stay Tuned, Much More to Follow

February 17, 2024 I have decided to change the format of the blog, again adding an About Me banner instead of The Photo. About Me graced the blog for several years, however, was replaced when I became increasing more…

February 16, 2024

Step Up To The Plate Defined; Judy’s Matzo Ball Soup Recipe to be Found in Blog Book Section: Imaginary Conversations: Israel Needs a Disciplinarian: I Volunteer to Step Up to the Plate with a NEOM Solution: Digression Defined and Extensively Used: Two Khobar Photographs

At the conclusion of a morning Fajr prayer a phrase came to me: ‘Step Up to the Plate’. It did seem that this was the fragment of a message and that it might have something…

February 14, 2024

Exaggeration to Be Avoided to Assure Credibility; Aisha/Alyseha was Always Credible and is the Role Model for Muslim Woman; The Ability to Change Horses in Midstream Shown; Photos of a Glorious Sunset and a Coffee Cup

The first two words found in the title came to me – at separate moments. Words and phrases often come to me, only discovering the WHY of it all if I play with the words….

February 12, 2024

What a Difference A Day Makes; Revealed in Three AlexisMcBride.com Blogs; The Opiate of the People, in History and Present Day; A Wikipedia Analogy: Quotes From a January 21, 2022 and a January 28, 2023 Blog Reveal Massive Differences: Photos of An Unusual Breakfast; The Wearing of Many Saudi Gifts; A Link to a 99 Names of Allah Reel and an Alexis McBride YouTube Entry

Do you remember that song What a Difference A Day Makes? This is how it goes I think: What a Difference a day makes, twenty-four little hours. Do have to admit that I looked it up,…