Muse Food – Shrimp Trucks In Dubai
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted this eye-catching art installation in Dubai.
It looks like the GIANT shrimp is directing the truck. (grins)
The unexpectedness of this artwork is awesome. We don’t think of shrimp as a thing to be celebrated in very dry Dubai. We NEVER expect a giant shrimp. Ever. It doesn’t matter where on the planet we are. And the blue of the truck pops against the sand-colored buildings.
Yet it, somehow, works with the space.
Delight your readers with something unexpected also, something that works with your story yet they would have never imagined they’d read.
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Very Bad Fish Jokes
(The Dear Wonderful Hubby took all of these photos at the Lost Chambers Aquarium in Dubai.)
Studies show that laughter makes you live longer. I can guarantee it makes you live happier!
(grins)
And I want that for you.
So here are some VERY bad fish jokes…
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What do you call bad fishing bait?
A fail-lure!
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Why did the fish blush?
It saw the river’s bottom.
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What do fish take to stay healthy?
Vitamin Sea!
Why are fish good lawyers?
They like to de-bait!
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What do you call a salmon wearing a tie?
So-fish-ticated!
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Dave won a contest for having the longest fishing line.
He’s still reeling!
Hanging Out On The ‘Boardwalk’ In Dubai
There is an awesome running/walking path that runs along a beach in Dubai. It is the equivalent of a boardwalk or a malecon and is a destination for many locals and travelers on beautiful outside-friendly days.
The running path is made with spongy materials. The surface is cushiony and easy on the feet to walk on.
We walked much of it.
We also people watched at the 2km point.
There are benches and other seating with shade set up along the running path. We claimed one of them.
As we sat, we watched kind souls feed and water the feral cats.
We watched Moms push their kids in strollers. We watched some toddlers have absolute meltdowns over seemingly nothing.
THAT is universal.
(grins)
We also watched QUITE a few new runners make it victoriously to the 2k point.
And then call a taxi or car to pick them up.
(laughs)
The taxi drivers knew. There was always a taxi waiting.
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Cats Rule Dubai
There were SO MANY feral cats in Dubai. And they appeared to be VERY well taken care of. We saw feed and water bowls everywhere and we chanced upon a man in a Santa hat cheerily filling some of those bowls.
There were also signs all over the place, including on the boardwalk, stating that no dogs were allowed in the area. You and I both know those were posted by cats.
(grins)
Oh and I wasn’t the only person taking photos of the feral cats. I bumped into cooing, adoring cat fans originating from all over the world.
Muse Food – Jellyfish Sculptures And Multipurpose Scenes
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted these jellyfish sculptures by a bus stop in Dubai.
They serve at least two purposes. They’re beautiful works of art. AND they provide much needed shade for waiting transit users.
Our scenes should, ideally, be like these jellyfish sculptures. They should, at the minimum, serve two purposes.
Maybe the scene hints at a future event. Or it reveals a character’s motive. Or it shows how the character is changing. Or it transitions the reader from one place to another. Or…it could have a gazillion different purposes.
Challenge yourself to make your scenes work harder and do more!
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The Nights Come Alive In Dubai
One of the best ways to get a good overview of Dubai on a first visit is to take a Hop-On Hop-Off bus and tour the city.
When we purchased a two day pass with City Sightseeing, they included a free night tour.
And stars, Dubai is beautiful at night. There are massive brightly lit moving billboards along the highways. Most of the major sites are gorgeously lit.
This is the Dubai Frame, a structure joining an older part of Dubai with a newer part of Dubai.
This is the Museum Of The Future. It reminds me of the bean in Chicago.
Both of these photos were taken from the moving bus. The driver kindly slowed to ensure we got great shots. (smiles)
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Love And Hamburgers In Dubai
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I were taking a City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus around Dubai. It had a longer stop at Atlantis, The Palm, a luxurious resort in the city.
From the bus, we watched a man eat a hamburger while he was waiting for a taxi.
The man, at first, looked like he has stepped out of a page out of GQ. He was impeccably dressed in a navy blue suit, white shirt and a royal blue tie with a geometric design on it. There was a silver Rolex on his wrist and shiny black leather dress shoes on his large feet. His dark hair was swept back. His skin was tanned. He had romance cover-worthy dark stubble on his square chin.
I say ‘at first’ because the hamburger he was eating was HUGE.
As the man was devouring it, his expression was blissful.
That hamburger must have been delicious. But eating it came at a price.
Its innards went EVERYWHERE. Hamburger toppings and juice splattered on the man’s chin, his cheeks, his suit, his shoes and the sidewalk.
We’re talking complete disaster.
(grins)
An equally well-dressed woman, around the same age, then claimed the next spot in line.
The man saw her, his eyes widened and he straightened…which yes, showed off his fit physique but also caused more of the hamburger to drip down his tall form.
He then OFFERED this beautiful woman some of his hamburger!
(laughs)
The woman looked at the burger, then at his chin, lowered her gaze to the bit of hamburger topping now clinging to his tie.
She grinned and shook her head, refusing his most generous offer.
He shrugged and said something to her. I suspect it was along the lines of “You don’t know what you’re missing. This hamburger is GOOD.”
He resumed eating the hamburger with great gusto.
The woman laughed and chattered to him and that was when the bus, unfortunately, moved.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I continued on our tour.
We don’t know what happened next but I project the woman and the hamburger-eating man exchanged phone numbers. There was definitely a spark between them.
(smiles)
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