Alexis McBride

August 19, 2023

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…

August 16, 2023

Taking a Break From Updating About Me; Bringing You More Timely News From Alberta; Two , Examples of From the World of Mismanagement; Repeat Performance, Spoof, Breathing Room and Anecdote Defined: Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right; Followed by a Series of Cartoons Preceded by Anecdotes

It is definitely time to update About Me, found in the Menu of this blog. I make claims to be a Born Again Canadian in the current edition. However, at this moment in time, I…

August 14, 2023

Syncing My Secular Self; Beginning with Some Humour; May 3, 2023 Blog Discussing Satire Receives Another Viewing; An August 10, 2023 Hub Analyzes Investment Uncertainties Impact Upon a Country’s Economy; What a Revoltin’ Development; Photos Taken of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

It seems time to sync my secular self, saving my spiritual self for another time. It shall begin with humor, emanating from the USA. Later on in the blog you shall learn why investing in…

August 13, 2023

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…

August 11, 2023

This is a Small World; Made Suddenly Smaller; Edmonton Seen as a Village by Three Disparate Individuals; Coincidence Defined and Illustrated by Article in Arab News; Email Conversation with AK; Baboon Instagram Views; Photos of Two Succeeding Sunsets and Refrigerator Magnets

Day before yesterday was a strange day, in oh-so-many ways. Traveling back from an appointment, then lunch in Spruce Grove (sort of a suburb of Edmonton). As we drove Manjinder Punia (his real name with…

August 9, 2023

To Blog or Not to Blog. That is the Question; Answer: I Did; A Nightmare Less to Ablution (Defined) Prayer, Peace of Mind; Cyca’s Walrus Article on Moral Superiority Cited Expensively; Photos of a Child’s Book and My Golden Hours Over the Years

I had decided to give me (and you) the day off. Even had a plan worked out with Computer Guru Chris. He and I are specializing in early morning conversations these days. Well, early morning…

August 8, 2023

Taking My Role of Ambassador Most Seriously; Evolving Business Plans; Researching What is an Ambassador; An Ambassador At Large Emerged From a July 31, 2023 Visit to the King Fahad National Library; The Shining Example of Dr. William Polk

Faithful readers are all too aware of the fact that I have assumed a new role in life. If you are confused, think of how I feel? I am the designated Ambassador of Eish’ha Tours…

August 7, 2023

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…

August 6, 2023

Continuation of Secular Self: Storytelling at Its Best, told by Parul Sehgal of the New Yorker; When the Story Betrays Us; The Narrative Spreads; Story of My Magazine to be Told; An Advance, Photos of the Find and the Thief

This blog shall continue in the secular ( not spiritual) methodology. The New Yorker, yet again, came to my rescue and inspired me. But even prior to this inspiration, do have to admit that I am an…

August 6, 2023

Video – Golden Hour – Over the Years

https://youtu.be/4eB7bFVf93A