Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 31 Disabled and down

Chapter 31 Disabled and down Everyone has a breaking point. After being absent on her long-term disability for 4 months Stella Asterik returned to Toronto Legal at Up Up and Away. One afternoon Sally Self was in my office and criticized me for lagging on an issue. Something in me snapped. I just looked atContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 31 Disabled and down”

Poetry Corner: ” Is it possible to go fishing after your funeral?”

Is it possible to go fishing after your funeral? the gnawing wormsprobably reached you by nowcan you be but a pleasant memoryor are you there as I string you on my hook? Robert K. Stephen

Poetry Corner

All in a Day’s Work The surly vodka vapoured foremanhastily retreatsin a flaming pink neon shirtconfidently sucking clacking denturesand Mr. Milo racks up his totalof seven unfiltered Player’ssmoked and held in orange nicotine stained fingers in silent terror in a corner of the factory floorThank God for the small breaks in Life! Robert K. Stephen

Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 30 Off to the psychiatrist for Tony Hornet

Chapter 30 Off to the psychiatrist for Tony Hornet! Who can ever believe they are to visit a psychiatrist? Well, I will admit for me it was time to pay a visit to a psychiatrist at a major downtown hospital. It was very odd getting off at the eighth floor of this hospital and walkingContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 30 Off to the psychiatrist for Tony Hornet”

Canadian COVIDpolitics: Differing Responses and Differing Moral Codes

I have said it will take decades for historians, political scientists, psychologists, psychiatrists and academics to figure what the fuck went on the societal and political front during COVID-19. Until then it is a shit show of interpretation to figure out if there is consistency in Canadian politics as far as COVIDpolitics rumbles. As “TrailerContinue reading “Canadian COVIDpolitics: Differing Responses and Differing Moral Codes”

Ontario COVIDpoltics

OK. Canada a beacon of reasonability. Supposedly Canadians are a harmonious nation which may be true in comparison to bloodbath of acrimony and lunacy in American politics that will soon come to an end as President elect Biden is finally sworn in despite the efforts of mongrel Trump to save his ego and destroy AmericanContinue reading “Ontario COVIDpoltics”

Plagueolitics

We have all heard so much about COVID-19 from all levels of government throughout the globe. Incessant chatter it would seem. In my next serialized novel “Virus #26” you’ll witness my take on politics and COVID-19. The full impact of COVID-19 on us as individuals, on society, on the medical establishment and on the politicalContinue reading “Plagueolitics”

Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 29 The beginning of the end for Tony Hornet

Chapter 29 The beginning of the end for Tony Hornet A high percentage of Canadians do not reach the unofficial retirement age of 65 as they succumb to a variety of health issues or due to ageism they are terminated. I suppose 11 years at CRAP and 19 at Up Up and Away Toronto tookContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 29 The beginning of the end for Tony Hornet”

Magnesium and stroke risk

The relationship between dietary magnesium intake, stroke and its major risk factors, blood pressure and cholesterol, in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort Lucy K M Bain 1, Phyo K Myint 2, Amy Jennings 3, Marleen A H Lentjes 4, Robert N Luben 4, Kay-Tee Khaw 4, Nick J Wareham 4, Ailsa A Welch 5Affiliations expand PMID: 26082204 PMCID: PMC6284795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.166 Free PMC article Abstract Background: Dietary magnesium could modify the major stroke risk factors, high bloodContinue reading “Magnesium and stroke risk”