Alexis McBride

May 19, 2023

Great Text Message Timing Brings Thank You from Lucky; Gratitude Made Possible and Exhilarating Because of Hardships; Details of a Secret Religious Experience at the Grand Mosque; The Miracle of the Chocolate Cake Provided by Art of Cake; Photos of Cake; Framed Photos on Wall of Me in My Attire and the Grand Mosque

As I began writing this blog I received a text message from LOL. He: Thank you for the cake and the cards, you made my sixteenth birthday memorable for sure. Me: (hearted his message and…

May 17, 2023

Vociferous About Palestine Turns Into An Ode to Judy and Her Matzoh Ball Soup; Tales of the Adventures of Me and My Best Friend Judy; Look Under Books for the Story and Recipe; Am Embarrassment of Riches; Photos of Two ‘Families’;

I have been most vociferous about Palestine. Go into the search engine (if you can get it on your device) type in Palestine and you shall find 59 entries. Also a Free Palestine in the…

May 14, 2023

Positivity Is The Only Way; King Charles III Extends Condolences; Meeting and Quoting Lethbridge MLA Candidate Shannon Phillips; Americans Shocked By Liars Not Getting Away With it: Imaginary Shingles Vaccination Conversation; Many Definitions: Happy Barren By Choice Day

Began my morning with many positive comments on Instagram coupled with a lecture from Stanford University. The topic was the 99 names of Allah, it held my attention and I learned a great deal. One…

May 12, 2023

Hope Springs Eternal; Spot On Defined; Stew in Your Own Juice Defined; La Marquesa Sends Photo of Our Lady of Fatima With an Apparition Visitation Tale; Photos of Spring is in the Hair; Alexis’ Hair and Our Lady of Fatima

These little three words came unbidden to my (alleged) mind. Hope springs eternal. So what did I do? Faithful readers will absolutely know the answer. I typed the three little words into Google, thereby learning…

May 10, 2023

Antony Lane, My Favorite Writer on Earth, Reviews The Coronation; Weather Causes Emigration; Two Highlights From the Coronation; Uncanny Defined; Photo of Alexis’Crown Jewels and Other Paraphernalia Purchased at a Car Boot Sale in London; It’s a Small World

Antony Lane, a New Yorker reviewer and writer is my very favorite writer – well next to me of course. I am my very favorite writer on earth but next to me comes him (in my book…

May 8, 2023

Alberta Election is, Thankfully, Proceeding Smoothly and Intelligently; United Isn’t (States, Arab Emeritus, Conservative Party) Are Fragmented; Spying on a Conversation with Alter Ego; Extensive Quality Alberta Press Coverage; Blue Storm Book Review; Fortitude Defined; Cartoons and a Blow Out Bring Comedy

The thought of this particular Alberta election was placing me in a state of pre (not post) traumatic stress. The anxiety occasioned by the continuing presence of Premier Danielle Smith. There I was in abject…

May 6, 2023

Amazing Sight Seeing Leaves Appear On Trees Almost Overnight; My Cup Runneth Over from Psalms 23 of the Hebrew Bible; TMI Explored Extensively; Quran 6:65; The Scottish Stone of Destiny Transported to London for the Coronation; Photos of Trees

There are photos to prove it, to be seen at the conclusion of this blog. Winter turned to spring (if not tropical summer) according to the temperatures of the last few days – occasioning severe…

May 3, 2023

Exciting Times in Edmonton; Serious Weather Alert Issued; The Amusing Alberta Political Scene is So Funny, It Doesn’t Need Satire But is Some Thrown in From Outside Sources; Scorched Earth Policy Against Blue Smurfs; Imaginary Conversations with PDS and Alter Ego; Fred Stenson Humor; Photos of Sunset and Birds

Admittedly, though do not thoroughly understand it all, but Edmonton is in a state of bliss for the following reasons: 1) The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the 2nd round of the 2022-23 Stanley Cup Playoffs by dispatching the…

May 2, 2023

My Fatimah Story the Best, According to Me: A Portuguese Virgin Mary; Elite Daily Speaks of Closing Old Doors Before Opening New Ones; New Opportunities For Success Shown by Article on the Running Fence; No Joy Without Sorrow; No Good Without Evil; My Most Recent Amazing Statistics

I recently exchanged emails with a woman with whom I worked during my County of Marin days. She is, and I was, active in the Marin County Association of Retired Employees, a voluntary association supporting…

April 29, 2023

Back to the Real World; AB Today’s Daily Quote to the Rescue; Political Battle Heating Up; Andy Borowitz Back Briefly; Two Instagram Posts, One Leading to a New Beginning; One Photo from Instagram; The Other The Cover of My New Book

I do admit that AB Today’s Daily Quotes are becoming addictive. There are no publications over the weekend, today it will not be possible to get my morning fix. I am finding them to be superior…