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“300”: 15 years and still fresh

It is not often I review a movie 15 years after it has been released and one that I saw when it was released! And many of you have already seen it so my comments will be brief. Innovative cinematography at times almost cartoon like. This film took some of its inspiration from a graphicContinue reading ““300”: 15 years and still fresh”

10 Steps We Can Take to Never Have a Year Like 2020: #7 Get a Better Understanding of Remote Teaching

Again the Quebec magazine L’actualitê has an interesting feature article in its April edition dealing with COVID-19 and translated it means what are the steps we can take to ensure we don’t have a year like 2020? The seventh step to get a better understanding of remote teaching. The pandemic has created the need forContinue reading “10 Steps We Can Take to Never Have a Year Like 2020: #7 Get a Better Understanding of Remote Teaching”

“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 29 “The Charter for Mutant Rights”

The international media picked up the story of the 4N attack focusing global attention on the southern coast of Columbia. Survivors recounted bizarre stories of attacking apes, a man in a loin cloth swinging on vines, hails of poison darts and a reindeer led aerial attack. Most of the surviving 4N executives suffered nervous breakdowns.Continue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 29 “The Charter for Mutant Rights””

Passage of the Day: William Thackeray “Vanity Fair”: Death

“The doctor will come up to us too for the last time there, my friend in motely. The nurse will look in at the curtains and you take no notice- and then she will fling open the windows for a little and let in the air. Then they will pull down the front blinds ofContinue reading “Passage of the Day: William Thackeray “Vanity Fair”: Death”

“God Loves Caviar”: Ioannis Varvakis: Pirate, Merchant and Greek Revolutionary

Ioannis Varvakis (1745-1825) was born on the Greek island of Psara then under the control of the Ottoman Empire. His real name was Ioannis Leontides but Varvakis was a nickname that he received in childhood due to his imposing eyes which were like those of a bird of prey which lives on the island ofContinue reading ““God Loves Caviar”: Ioannis Varvakis: Pirate, Merchant and Greek Revolutionary”

“Mutantism on the March”; Chapter 28 “Santa’s Reign of Terror; Tarzan Gets Involved”

It was with a great deal of curious pomp that Santa arrived in his sleigh. Squid had run over to greet him and the six burly elves he had brought along. Santa was already well briefed on the situation. Squid only threw in some recent information. Santa, Squid and the elves discussed strategy over theContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”; Chapter 28 “Santa’s Reign of Terror; Tarzan Gets Involved””

“Voluntary Sharing” of COVID Vaccination or COVID Tests

How can the sharing of your COVID test result or vaccination be voluntary? Your employer or the airline may require you to provide proof of COVID vaccination or your COVID test results and of course thanks to IBM and its Digital Health Pass at the end of the day is providing this information really voluntary?Continue reading ““Voluntary Sharing” of COVID Vaccination or COVID Tests”

“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 27: “Off Goes Santa and His Elves Into the Fray”

The first order of Santa and his band of merry elves was to loot and destroy the colonialist’s stores in the North Pole such as Mudson’s Bay and Frantic Adventures. They then had moved onto Montreal orchestrating a series of “fund raising” affairs, namely bank robberies often in tandem with Machine Gun Molly’s gang. InContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 27: “Off Goes Santa and His Elves Into the Fray””

10 Steps We Can Take to Never Have a Year Like 2020: #6 Increase Access to Mental Health Services

Again the Quebec magazine L’actualitê has an interesting feature article in its April edition dealing with COVID-19 and translated it means what are the steps we can take to ensure we don’t have a year like 2020? The sixth step to increase access to mental health services. President of the Quebec Order of Psychologists ChristianeContinue reading “10 Steps We Can Take to Never Have a Year Like 2020: #6 Increase Access to Mental Health Services”