Here in Ontario our Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) seems to have a love affair with Tuscan wines and then gives token recognition on its shelves to the many other regions of Italy. What a colossal disservice to wine drinkers looking for something more than Sangiovese! I think Campania has an arsenal of winesContinue reading “Calabrian Vino: A Welcome Break from Tuscany”
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Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Introverts and Extroverts
“Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately. They like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers of concentration. They’re relatively immune to the lures of wealth and fame. Extroverts are the people that will add life to your dinner party and laugh generously at your jokes. They tend toContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Introverts and Extroverts”
Mutantism on the March: Chapter One; “Bye Bye William”
“Mutantism on the March” Chapter One “Bye Bye William” The masses of the planet Zortixia wept bitter tears with their shame and impotence wafting about in the guilt-ridden air. A huge wretched mass of them had trudged out to the rocket fields on a silent pilgrimage. In the distance, close to rocket itself, they discernedContinue reading “Mutantism on the March: Chapter One; “Bye Bye William””
Poetry Corner: “The unwitting Hitler within parents”
The Unwitting Hitler within parents Two sistersalmost a lifetime agoa purchase by mother and father of a gleaming tricyclefor the Otherwith the victim despite salty semi-professional whining receives nothingas the parental government of favouritism places its tenderscontracting with the grey matter commandant to supervise the layingof the barbed wireand land minesagainst Freudian trained mind undergroundContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “The unwitting Hitler within parents””
2020 Wines: Mostly Blah or Consistently Acceptable
I have done my best this year to investigate a panoply of wines from a price point and geographic perspective. While there have been a few wines that are horrific the general rule I am finding is a sense of general acceptability and lack of daringness. Go for the safe offend nobody and keep salesContinue reading “2020 Wines: Mostly Blah or Consistently Acceptable”
Washington State University Reports Cannabis Reduces OCD and Anxiety on a Short Term Basis
Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term October 20, 2020 By Sara Zaske, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. –People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study. The researchers analyzed data inputtedContinue reading “Washington State University Reports Cannabis Reduces OCD and Anxiety on a Short Term Basis”
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