Another ‘Accidental’ Arab News Find; My Declining Vocabulary: Alistair Burt Discusses MBS’ Proposed Visit to the UK; His Comments About Palestine Would Never Appear in Western Media; Learning of 4,000 Saudi Princes and the Lineage of Saudi Kings; Six Degrees of Separation Remembered; Photo of Various Women’s Head Coverings

This ‘accidental’ news find is the fourth find, I think. ‘Accidental’ is not the right word, but, at the moment it will have to suffice. The subject matter of the first find was baboons on…

Straddling; Saudi and the My Native Land, Living in Limbo Land My Nemesis the Canadian Revenue Agency; Many Idioms and Cliches Explained; You Tube Interview of MBS Viewed; Discussion of Important Topics Including Saudi Arabia’s Constitution; Comparing the Effect of Succession a Topic for Future Discussion; Photographs and Reel of King Fahad Library and NEOM

The expression straddling the fence suddenly came to mind. It feels like I am doing that at this moment – planning to live in Saudi Arabia but still at ‘home’ in Canada, attempting to free…

The More I Live and Learn, the Scarier It Gets; More News of Israel Terrorism from Arab News: US Politicians Courting Both Evangelical Christian and Jewish Votes Intensify the Hardships and DisUnity; The USA Should Mind Their Own Business; NeoLiberalism Seen Now as Cause of Problems: Demise of US Democracy Predicted by End of the Decade; Uplifting News on the Horizon; Photograph of 1911 Workers and My Prayer Wall Photographs

News and views of Palestine continues to claim my attention. This a text between an Instagram man, his posts and reels strongly supportive of Palestine.Me: I did wear my Palestine scarf yesterday and told everyone…

Evidence of the Effectiveness of the Edmonton Escape; Nothing Left to Chance Defined: No Stone Unturned;  You Can’t Get Something For Nothing: Taking Clean Teeth to Saudi Arabia; London Drugs Will Enlarge Two Photos; To Art of Cake for Two Treats; White Dress and Role Model Found; More Word Definitions; Another ‘Coincidence”; The Photos and Alexis’Abaya 

I do admit to an excruciating ecstasy I find in naming – people, places, and things. Naming people takes the form of nicknames, The naming of things is more complex – Saudi Sojourn: my recent…

Beginning With Humour Borrowed from Nissan of The New Yorker; The Inside Track on the Negotiations for My Muslim Marriage Dowry; Three Men Competing, One Real Old, The Other Two are Not; Then Comes The Real Reason I Am Moving to Saudi Arabia with References to the Quran; Photos of a Business Card That Explains and Explores Other Motivations; Me Having Fun at the Edge of the World. 

I may not agree with the editorial policy of The New Yorker (if they have one) but their humour I absolutely love. The cartoons, Andy Borowitz (of course) and also a regularly appearing page  called Shouts and Murmurs. This…