Jiber thought it was time to give his crew a talk and hand out some orders. He spoke to them under a grove of maple trees in a deserted part of the Montreal suburb Hudson. “Comrades. It is apparent that if one day we are to conquer Zortixia we require an army. We are awareContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 76 “The Jiber’s Infiltration Plans””
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha M. Linehan”: An Introduction to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
“Two things make DBT unique. The first is the dynamic balance between acceptance of oneself and one’s situation in life, on the one hand and embracing change on the other. (That is what “dialectics” means-the balance of opposites and the coming to a synthesis.). Traditional psychotherapy focuses primarily on helping people change their behaviours, replacingContinue reading ““Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha M. Linehan”: An Introduction to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)”
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: Doctors, Patients and People
“In mindfulness-based programs people learn to face their life problems and develop personalized strategies for working with them rather than simply giving themselves over to “experts” who are supposed to just “fix them” or make their problems magically disappear. Such programs are vehicles in which people can work to be healthier and more resilient, changeContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: Doctors, Patients and People”
RKS Wine: Happy Canada Day and Happy 4th of July
All living souls in Canada and the United States have been through a difficult and frustrating time with COVID-19. There hasn’t been much optimism this year with wave after wave and dire threats and a ceaseless stream of propaganda from a politico medico elite funded by our tax dollars. But it would seem finally thatContinue reading “RKS Wine: Happy Canada Day and Happy 4th of July”
COVID Exposes Racial Inequalities in the United States
Health disparities and the racial burden of COVID-19 With new evidence suggesting Black and Hispanic populations were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, experts weigh in on the importance of vaccination and addressing health disparities CREDIT:WILL KIRK / JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BySaralyn Cruickshank / Published Jun 25 Despite substantial gains in vaccinating Americans against COVID-19, the United States mustContinue reading “COVID Exposes Racial Inequalities in the United States”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 76 “Why Don’t Those Idiots Simply Take Over Canada?”
According to the Jiber’s reading of the history of Quebec the British invaders failed to impose a strict conformity of the British Empire on the defeated French. A big mistake! Now the USA economically and socially was in command of Canada why not wipe it out as a country and make it part of theContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 76 “Why Don’t Those Idiots Simply Take Over Canada?””
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 75 “Montreal in a Panic”
Montreal was in a turmoil if not in a panic. Wild rumours spread of space creatures on a rampage. It had started at Expo 67 and spread to McSwill University where the “invaders” had attempted to initiate a “civil war”. The Quebec government declared a provincial state of emergency and school and business establishments wereContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 75 “Montreal in a Panic””
RKS Wine: Gotta Dump or Return ! However moving on to more positive experiences
If you are in Canada, American wine imported is invariably from California and to a lesser extent from Oregon or Washington. Let us forget the possibility of any Pennsylvanian or Texas Chardonnay or Virginian Cabernet Sauvignon. The thought of such exotic wines would no doubt frighten the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) management asContinue reading “RKS Wine: Gotta Dump or Return ! However moving on to more positive experiences”
“The Walk”: A Fine Atypical Animation Short From Quebec
There is much that can be the subject of interpretation in “The Walk”. It is an atypical animated short. Sort of like “ultrasound animation” if I can invent a new term! “The Walk” is written, directed and produced by multi-disciplinary artist Yoakim Bélanger entirely painted by hand with Chinese ink and pencils, six images perContinue reading ““The Walk”: A Fine Atypical Animation Short From Quebec”
Poetry Corner: COVID’s Health Caste System
COVID’s Health Caste System The Untouchables are the unvaccinatedstay awaypenalizetrivializecriticizepublic health authorities the new Ku Klux Clansocially lynch so quietly without actually killing except sociallythen the one shottersgood boys and girls waiting for the second jabto avoid being a social scabthen the two shottersthe wise and intelligent and caringperhaps the over manipulatedor blackmailedI’m so sickContinue reading “Poetry Corner: COVID’s Health Caste System”
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