Thank goodness the medicos did not run the show during COVID times. You must remember they are there and their whole essence is to save lives. So they were best kept reigned in politically particularly as they were not elected officials. They are technocrats and many quite frankly are nerds with the personality of aContinue reading “Chapter 14: “Lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the medicos””
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
The Ontario COVID Lockdown: Inanity Holds Sway with the Dog Walker Stupidity
There are many of you out there that express an opinion Ontario’s lockdown is ineffective or causing such high collateral damage it simply is not worth it. The bottom line is that medical systems can’t handle the load of the infected or soon will not be able to. Is it fair to say poor medicalContinue reading “The Ontario COVID Lockdown: Inanity Holds Sway with the Dog Walker Stupidity”
Virus#26: Chapter 13 lessons learnt from the COVIDs : the politicos
Chapter 13:” lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the politicos” The politicos at first glance seemed to be running the COVID outbreak. The inability of the medical system to handle the initial wave was a result of continual cuts made to the medical system by the politicos. That meant less PPE and less front-line medical workersContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 13 lessons learnt from the COVIDs : the politicos”
“Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time”: Hungarian Psycho Thriller?
Márta (Natasa Stork) a brilliant 40 year old neurosurgeon who leaves her practice in New Jersey to meet Dr. János Drexler (Viktor Bódo) in Budapest returning to her home she never thought she would return to after some 20 years in the United States. Did Márta actually meet Drexler at a medical convention in NewContinue reading ““Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time”: Hungarian Psycho Thriller?”
Virus#26: Chapter 12 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the cult of the front- line worker
Chapter 12 “lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the cult of the front-line worker” There are the medical professionals and politicians who form the top of the pyramid in the COVID narrative but there are also grocers, gas station attendants, bus and taxi drivers and a whole host of people in “essential businesses” that remained openContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 12 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the cult of the front- line worker”
“Draw with Me”: Transgender Coming Out
Brendon Scholl takes the difficult journey of “coming out” as a transgender teen youth initially a she but now preferring a pronoun of he. In between one uses the pronoun “they” when the trans person has not yet accepted a preference for a particular sex. Coming out as gay is not easy but that isContinue reading ““Draw with Me”: Transgender Coming Out”
Virus#26:Chapter 11 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the failure of social distancing
Chapter 11: “lessons leant from COVIDs: the failure of social distancing” During the COVID-19 waves there was a politico-medico obsession with social distancing to the extent failure to adhere to it could result in warnings from COVID-19 “police forces”, fines, imprisonment and of course the dressing down given by “outraged” municipal, state, provincial and federalContinue reading “Virus#26:Chapter 11 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the failure of social distancing”
New Italian Grape in My Hood: Nero di Troia
Yes from Puglia in Italy comes a new grape in my hood called Nero di Troia which is primarily found in the Apulia region of Italy and is according to some rustic, tannic and very productive. It translates as “black of Troy” but DNA analysis shows no relationship to Greek grapes. On the nose aContinue reading “New Italian Grape in My Hood: Nero di Troia”
Virus #26: Chapter 10 Lessons to be learnt from the COVIDs: Propaganda’s effect
Chapter 10 “Lessons learnt from COVIDs: propaganda’s effect” In the guise of an advertising campaign Canadians were bombarded with an incessant stream of propaganda. Propaganda is primarily a tool of totalitarian governments to maintain control of its citizens. The volume of it will dim independent thinking. However, at some point, particularly with people not familiarContinue reading “Virus #26: Chapter 10 Lessons to be learnt from the COVIDs: Propaganda’s effect”
Virus #26:Chapter 9 lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people were amoebas
Chapter 9 “lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people are amoebas” At least a toddler has some power of rational thought including the power to stand up to parental dictatorship. That may manifest itself in stubbornness, anger or temper tantrums hence the expression “terrible twos”. The overwhelming majority of the population sucked up the steady streamContinue reading “Virus #26:Chapter 9 lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people were amoebas”
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