Sometimes I wonder how I made it to 50. I have to thank Saudi Arabia for keeping me going from the ages of about 43 to 48. It was a little bit like the Foreign Legion and, in that closed off world, I was able to live a simple life and perform a worthwhile, if repetitive, task. I also earned a lot of money. I really think the alternative might have been a nervous breakdown. Odd that while Saudi may have been a curse for many, for me it was a blessing. For this reason, I never have a bad word to say about the place.