Robert K Stephen (CSW)

“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 34 “Zorollia Raises its Ugly Head”

Montenez heard the news of the slug people revolt and the role of Jiber Jr. in that fiasco while he was on his voyage back to Earth. Earth was having enough problems without a power obsessed spaceman running amok. Whatever Jiber Jr. had in mind for Earth would certainly lead to no good. It struckContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 34 “Zorollia Raises its Ugly Head””

“The Face of Anonymous”: A Robin Hood at Hot Docs

We have seen it on film, stories and unfortunately have experienced it. You remember Robin Hood who in your childhood was a thief and a highwayman. Rob from the rich to feed the poor! You have been rooting for Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in “Oceans Eleven”. According to the law these people were allContinue reading ““The Face of Anonymous”: A Robin Hood at Hot Docs”

Cockburn’s Late Bottled Vintage Port 2015

Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV) from the Douro is consistently excellent and attractively priced. Well it is not the Vintage Port at the top of the pyramid but dollar for dollar it gives Vintage Port a run for the money. The usual decadent lush blackberry, cherry, prune and chocolate aromas. On the palate ultra richContinue reading “Cockburn’s Late Bottled Vintage Port 2015”

Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”; breathing

“When we are mindful of our breathing, it automatically helps us to establish greater calmness in both the body and the mind. Then we are better able to be aware of our thoughts and feelings with a greater degree of calm and with a more discerning eye. We are able to see things more clearlyContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”; breathing”

Entire Province of Ontario Places Emergency Break On For Entire Province as Case Counts remain High and ICU’s close to Peak Capacity

NEWS RELEASE Ontario Implements Provincewide Emergency Brake All 34 Public Health Unit Regions to Move into Shutdown April 1, 2021 Office of the Premier Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO —The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a provincewide emergency brake asContinue reading “Entire Province of Ontario Places Emergency Break On For Entire Province as Case Counts remain High and ICU’s close to Peak Capacity”

Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: The impossibility of multitasking

“Indeed excessive stimulation seems to impede learning: a recent study found that people learn better after a quiet stroll through the woods than after a noisy walk down a city street. Another study, of 38,000 knowledge workers across different sectors, found that the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest barriers toContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: The impossibility of multitasking”

Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) “The Heptameron”

“What I mean Hircan is this. If love is based on a woman’s, charm and favours, and if our aim is merely pleasure, ambition or profit, then such a love can never last. For if the whole foundation on which our love is based should collapse then love will fly from us and there willContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) “The Heptameron””

“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 33 “Does Frizzy the Smicket Boy Prevail? “

Frizzy the Smicket Boy head of the Zortixian Defence Academy was like a hound on the scent of an escaped convict as he intensified the search for Jiber Jr. mastermind of the doomed slug people uprising and possibly even the leader of the Triple Complex Towers attack. Frizzy assembled a crack team of detectives inContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 33 “Does Frizzy the Smicket Boy Prevail? “”

“Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 32 “Jiber Jr. Proves Troublesome”

The Jiber when he had been in power in Zortixia had been friendly with the slug people hoping one day to use them as a conquering army but the slug people were of simple minds and never understood military politics. Well they may have been slow but their memory of the savagery shown them byContinue reading ““Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 32 “Jiber Jr. Proves Troublesome””

Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: mindfulness is more than meditation

“I used to think that meditation practice was so powerful in itself and so healing that as long as you devoted yourself to it on a regular basis, you would eventually see growth and change. But time has taught me some kind of personal vision is also necessary. Perhaps it could be a vision ofContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: mindfulness is more than meditation”