Alexis McBride

January 21, 2025

Switched At Birth; Perhaps a Former Life Instead; Not Really Alone at Breakfast; My Blog Shown to be a Sleeping Potent; No Fury Like a Woman Scorned; Restaurant Rules During Ramadan Revealed; A Powerful Reassuring Instagram Reel Brings Joy AND Recognition from the Author: Borowitz Humor; Reel Showing Only Defense Against Trump, Israel and Evil; Papadums; Photos of Uncovered Malaysian Women

This morning at breakfast wrote an email with the subject line: Switched at BirthMe: A sudden thought struck last night when walking hone from being with your father and your dog (hahaha). I had the…

January 19, 2025

My Love/Hate Relationship with Instagram; First Speaking of Love, the Receiving of Inspiration; Then the Hate; Conveying Lies and Misinformation; Examples Given: Many Jokes Made by Handsome Man and Myself; Photos of Bag, the Man and Me; Breakfast and a Positivity Reel

I will begin with my praise of Instagram for its occasional inspiration, giving examples. Then turn to the evil that is pervasive, because it gives equal weight to lies and the truth. This morning I…

January 17, 2025

The Morning After the Night Before; Satire Shall Conquer the World, I Do Believe; Satire From Earlier Canadian Times; Al Jazeera Speaks Eloquently of Ceasefire: Photos of Opening Celebration and an Instagram Me Time Story

This is now the morning after the night before.usually refers to the unpleasant results of an earlier activity, especially overindulgence in alcohol. OR the day something has happened or someone has done something, especially something…

January 15, 2025

The Excitement is Building; Invitation Brings the Inevitable Quandary, What to Wear; Back to the Wisdom of Herman Hesse; Some Meaningful Quotations Including Two of My Favorites; Photos Of BEST DAY EVER; A Full Moon and a Lyf Car Park Sign

Lyf Hotel Grand Opening excitement is building. An elaborate sign has been under construction in the courtyard for several days. Now I understand its message. The letters finally in place it read: BEST DAY EVER….

January 14, 2025

The Life of a Peripatetic Refugee: Peripatetic Defined: I Shall Be the First Long Term Guest Yet Again, First in Vancouver, Now in Penang; Al Jazeera Speaks of the Dangers Trump Poses to Canada, Greenland and Panama: Quran Chapter 03 Reassures; More Reassuring Words From a Friend; Foodie Photos

A word came to me on the elevator coming down to breakfast. It was peripatetic, did not know the meaning of the word but when I looked it up realized that it perfectly described my…

January 13, 2025

My Life is Becoming a Way of Ease with the Assistance of a Benevolent Benefactor Who Has Taken me Under His Wing; Words and Idioms Explained: A Gift, a Granddaughter Wearing a Colorado USA T-shirt; Learning of the Causation of LA Fires from Al Jazeera; Magnificent Views from Nearby Malaysian Hotel Posted on Instagram and YouTube; Photos of Food

What has paved the way on the Straight Path is that a man, a beneficent benefactor has taken me under their wing. That expression just came to me. I think in idioms for some reason….

January 11, 2025

Nothing is Every Perfect But my Benefits Far Exceed my Hardships; Accidentally Meeting Mr. Au, Kenny Hills Bakery Owner; Blessed Feeling of Belonging; Chin’s the Best Chinese Restaurant Ever; An Inspiring Dua to be Added to my Morning and Evening Prayers; Some Borowitz Humor; Photos of Mr. Au and Me; The Street Where I Live; a Flaming Dish, Reels of my Chin’s Epicure Experience

Nothing is ever perfect. At this moment I my left arm hurts – it has been diagnosed by a Abu Dhabi neurologist – I have tennis elbow. At first I was a bit surprised:Me: Tennis…

January 9, 2025

Beginning with a Serious Discourse on Obligatory Prayers; Falsehood Bound to Wither Away, Figment of Imagination Defined; Turning to Bloggingbrooke’s New Instagram Endeavor; Two Photos, A Car Park Sign and Amazing Photo of Me

This next topic is certain to surprise most, if not all readers. A discovery was made from a totally unlikely source. I asked Siri the following question: Do Muslims pray three times or five times…

January 8, 2025

A Potpourri of Ideas, Instagram Inspiration in Various Forms, Bye, Bye Justin; Mutual Admiration Society Between Bloggingbrooke and Myself; I am Woman; Foodie Photos; A Commercial for Kashmir Restaurant

Potpourri is a a mixture of things, especially a musical or literary medley. Definitely this is going to be a mixture of things. You will observe this as you read on, if you do not…

January 7, 2025

Peace of Mind Returns; Remembering Air Conditioning Hell, Finding a Old Blog To Discover it is a Pattern; Oops; Alexis’ New Persona, A Foodie; Foodie Defined; Directions to YouTube Reels and Photos of Emmy Food

For multiple reasons peace of mind has returned, to a degree never before experienced. As I relax, create and experience contentment did remember that once upon a time spoke of air conditioning hell. So I…