Starting with a Laugh; Canadian PM Carney Thanks Trump; IRS in trouble; First 100 Trump Days a Fiasco; Malaysian Article 160 (2) Brings Confusion; Sharing a Supplication; Penang Street Food Featured at a Delicious Luncheon; Lexis Eggs a Hodgepodge; Photos of Food; Reel of the Calm After the Storm

Faithful readers must remember this basic fact – I was born in Canada and therefore take great delight in seeing my native land take precedence over the United States of America, particularly in these troubled…

A Most Unusual Morning; Pedal to the Medal; Filling the Void Left by Mere Mortals; A Spectacular Sunrise Gives Rise to a Video Circulated Amongst Friends; Their Responses; An Email From Fazil Brings Forth Another Response; Link to a Bangkok Post article; Teeth Cleaning and Inspiration at Skye Dental; Not All Muslims Are Created Equal; Photos of Books and the Sunrise Video

This Sunday April 27, 2025 has been a most unusual morning, and it has only just begun. I awoke before my Fajr prayer alarm sounded. Routinely and usually the feelings upon waking can best be…

Back to Fame Briefly; BloggingBrooke and I Have Many Differences But Both Find Meaning in our Creativity; A Scholar Speaks of the Perils of Fame; Overcoming Rancor is Essential; During Ramadan and with Help from Unlikely Sources Allowed Me to be at Peace; Photographs of a Sunrise, a Sunset, Me in a Precious Dress, a Wallhanging Lovingly Constructed by my Mother and a Message from Allah’s Messenger Sent by Yasmine

BloggingBrooke, known to faithful readers, posted a reel on Instagram announcing that she had gone viral (whatever that is). She was understandably joyous. I replied, posing a serious question.Me: Does it add meaning to your…

Another Strange and Unusual Day in the Life of Alexis McBride: Beginning with Fajr prayer and a message from the Quran; Devi’s Message Sent to Many with Varied Responses; Din Send A Message in Response; Back to the Pet Lizard: An Imbedded Photograph and Story of His Possible New Home (or Grave); Putting WhatsApp to New Use; Photos of the Two Alexis’; Another Acquaintance; Two Sunrises

I knew from the very beginning that this was going to be an unusual day. I remember the Walter Cronkite preface: This was a day that would alter and illuminate time and you were there.”…

The Truth; Quran Chapter 103; Believers are Exhorted to Hold Fast to the Truth; Ayn Rand’s Perspective on Truth; Humanity is in Grave Loss, Shown by the Bombing of a Hospital; July 24, 2024 Blog Also Spoke of Truth; Words of a Song; a Treasure Trove of Blog Business Cards; Learning about the Human History of Religion; Back to the Chinese Physician; Photos of Masjid’s Qurans; Business Cards, Alina and Me

I am, this April 13, 2025 seized with the need to write about the truth. I am not sure why, there is often more than one why, more than one explanation – often there are…

Tired of Tariffs but Necessary to Discuss the Elephant in the Room; Borowitz Satire Brings Necessary Humor; Cassidy’s New Yorker Article Speaks of Elizabeth Warren’s Brilliance; Elephant in the Room Discussed in the March 20.25 Blog; Excerpts From Blog: Parallels to Prior Blog Discussed and Implemented: A Tour of KL’s Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan; Photos from Mosque

I do not want to be talking about tariffs but to utterly ignore this is rather like trying to ignore the elephant in the room. I discussed the concept in the March 20, 2025 blog.“The…

Short Trip to Kuala Lamper First Brings Sorrow But Solace and Redemption Found in Email From a Friend: Accenting the Positive, Eliminate the Negative; The Luxuries of Business Class Travel and Limousines; Spilt Satay Mars Trip; Photos of Limousine Handsome Men; Strange Book Titles; An Urban Sunrise, Reels of a Fiery Luncheon Concoction

April 8, 2025 I write from Kuala Lumpur, been here since April 3, 2025. It has been a very strange and unusual trip but that appears to be the ongoing story of my life. Plans…