1 - Sorry for your loss.
2 - Enjoy your trip though I have never been to Dubai myself.
3 - Not an easy subject anymore, I am still waiting for the predicted colder winter since temps have been wamrer than usualy this time.
4 - Not the only ones, usually best to do most of the work in secret until near completion and either ignore such posts or respond in a polite/funny way.
5 - We all do, it seems sometimes people forget, not just in Trainz. Even outside Trainz I have found people who forget myself and others have a life and things to do. The ones that drive me nuts are the ones who forget the importance of the basics (sleep, food, hygiene). Seeing your list, I don't know how you fit it all in iwth other stuff, I had at times to scale back my interests or re-organize my life.
6 - Say hi to your cousin. A high mark to set for yourself, she is one of the women that had a great career though I sometimes wonder why they put women wrestlers through some of the things they do.