The Ritual of Powering Devices; Two Totally Diverse Instagram Messages; Walking a Tight Rope: Deciding That Today To Bring Cheer: With The New Yorker Aiding and Abetting in This Process; Andy Borowitz Reports That Putin Upset As Ukrainians Are Not Like Trump; Legitimate Reasons For Not Going For a Run; Link to the High Cost of Being an Extrovert; Photographs Taken at the Abu Dhabi Louvre on a Glorious Day

I wake up to the sound of chimes – my iPhone alarm, quickly discover the moment of sunrise and pray on my inexpensive but rather cozy prayer rug, make myself instant coffee and then rush…

Andy’s Humour Again Saves the Day: All is Well That Ends Well; Alexis Declares Humbleness; More Stolen Humor From Andy Borotiz; Putin Grovels at Being Called Smart by Trump; Abject Defined; Improbable Defined; The Rest They Say is History Defined; Putin’s Call for Invasion Laughed At by Troops; Photo of Fatimah’s Arrival at Grand Mosque

Well, as we all know the situation in the Ukraine is a mess. But here is good news from wonderful Andy Borowitz, whose satire constantly cheers. “As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to encounter…

Aware But Also Realize How Hopeless I am to Make Any Sort of Difference in the Ukraine; Decadent Defined and Illustrated By a Resort Operated by a Turkish Company: Meeting and Befriending Blue Eyed Alexei of the Ukraine; Texting to Learn of the Awful Invasion; A Solution if the World Were Muslim; UAE Humanitarian Aid; Photos of Relaxation of Restrictions and Coffee

I am painfully aware of what is happening in the Ukraine , however have not spoken about it either on the blog nor on Instagram.  The pain that I suffer is one of empathy because…

Back to the History of Qatar; This More Recent and UpToDate; Information Taken From Wikipedia Wikipedia Who Perhaps Does Not Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth; The Oath Explained and Illustrated; Advantages of Telling the Truth For Individuals and the Society; An Example of Peace Keeping Not Reported in the Western Press; Photograph of Alexis with Face Painted as the Qatar Flag; All of Qatar Loves You

I am sure that you are on pins and needles waiting to find out what happened next in the land of Qatar. We left off with a description of ‘unattractive’ Doha in 1908. But now…

An Accidental Discovery; I Again Resume and itinerant Lifestyle; Quotes From the February 2, 2017 Blog; Surprise at Consistency of My Blog Writing; Itinerant Lifestyle Explained and Illustrated; Paltry Defined; Euphemism Defined; Retirement Newsletter Contrasted With Current Lifestyle; Travail Explained and Illustrated; Photo of Color Coordinated Me in Hotel Lobby

This is what happened. Two days ago, while in Abu Dhabi, I was waiting for the IT to come and help me with my non functioning computer – well just the email portion of it….

Back to the History of Qatar; This More Recent and UpToDate; Information Taken From Wikipedia Wikipedia Who Perhaps Does Not Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth; The Oath Explained and Illustrated; Advantages of Telling the Truth For Individuals and the Society; An Example of Peace Keeping Not Reported in the Western Press; Photograph of Alexis with Face Painted as the Qatar Flag; All of Qatar Loves You

I am sure that you are on pins and needles waiting to find out what happened next in the land of Qatar. We left off with a description of ‘unattractive’ Doha in 1908. But now…

New Yorker Humor Found Not Funny: Text Conversations From Grandson; Son Who is Moving to Qatar; Change of Heart, Mind and Motivation; Text Conversation From Computer Guru; Son/Grandson and an Al Thiani; An Unusual Life: A Live and and Accurate Report of Migrant Men’s Working Conditions in Qatar; A Criticism of Working Conditions in Dubai; Photographs of Buses and Men Leaving Work at 16:30

I went to on-line New Yorker to find humor and did not find it. An interview with a woman comic seemed compelling but it was not at ALL funny. She is transgender, do not even…