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”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
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”
VIRUS#26: Chapter 8 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: people were treated as toddlers
Chapter 8” lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people were treated like toddlers” Now if you have raised children when they get to the terrible twos and have started their growth into toddlerdom you find constant repetition is necessary to correct their behaviour. Keep drilling the message in. In political terms it amounts to parental dictatorship.Continue reading “VIRUS#26: Chapter 8 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: people were treated as toddlers”
Poetry Corner : “what about Pence?”
What about Pence? There has been much focus of late on Trumpfor his years in office you look like you were paralyzed like a gopher on a stump You’ve had a good VP play and had your dayBut particularly today why do you have nothing to say? Some may opine you are in league withContinue reading “Poetry Corner : “what about Pence?””
VIRUS#26: Chapter 7 Was reopening premature?
Chapter 7 “was reopening premature?” From a medical perspective re-opening the economy repeatedly during the COVIDs was an error of huge magnitude. So much emphasis was placed on “flattening the curve” it blinded a reality check that as effective as social distancing was it simply insulated millions temporarily from being infected. Out of the protectiveContinue reading “VIRUS#26: Chapter 7 Was reopening premature?”
“Ashes To Ashes”: Lynching in America
This documentary may help us understand the flare up of racial tensions in the United States. Winfred Rembert is a master leather-work artist working on creating 50 leather worked pieces wherein he is trying to explain his life. He worked in the cotton fields until he ran away at 14 from his rural hometown inContinue reading ““Ashes To Ashes”: Lynching in America”
The sad tale of the Jews of Thessaloniki Greece
The Decimation of the Jews of Thessaloniki By Robert K. StephemSpecial to The Suburban Jun 20, 2018 0 Facebook Twitter Email Facebook Twitter Email Print Save I was always vaguely aware of the Jewish population in Thessaloniki Greece after several visits to that city. I became more interested when I heard, mistakenly, that there wasContinue reading “The sad tale of the Jews of Thessaloniki Greece”
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