Squid found a cheap hotel in The Village. When he heard “village” he thought it might be a recreated Indian village. After a short rest he hit the clubs and bars in The Village. Word spread that this was the great Nicaraguan revolutionary. The local crowd had read of his exploits in the Village ChoiceContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 43 “Squid The Hipster Celebrity””
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Sardinian Wine
We don’t exactly receive an abundance of Sardinian wines on the Liquor Control Board of Ontario shelves. So here is one to try. It is a Cannonau di Sardegna Chuèrra. In colour transparent ruby. As far as aromatics cherry, cranberry and loganberry jam. Playful. On the palate mildly tannic. Compact and light footed sweet redContinue reading “Sardinian Wine”
“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 42 “Squid Hits the Big Apple”
Squid head up north from Costa Rica but he mistook the Hudson River for the St. Lawrence River and found himself in New York headquarters for so many corporations doing evil deeds in the underdeveloped world. Were all New Yorkers as evil as their corporations. He had time for yet another adventure. He did knowContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 42 “Squid Hits the Big Apple””
“Mutantism on the March” Chapter 41 “Dr. Zodiac Reveals a Secret”
Montenez continued his conversation with Dr. Zodiac, “The Greek Gods really began unravelling after the construction of various European empires. They lost the ability to control civilization as they had done in earlier times and of course the Greeks falling under Ottoman rule didn’t help their state of mind. Remember the Berlin Conference of 1870Continue reading ““Mutantism on the March” Chapter 41 “Dr. Zodiac Reveals a Secret””
Poetry Break; “Ontario Disease Fascism”
Ontario Disease Fascism Yet another televised briefing by Premier Doug Fordand his group of well meaning “Party Members”dare we call them blackbooters?stripping civil liberties like peeling a bananafor the good of the provinceunderstandable perhaps due to an inadequately funded hospital systemresult of many political decisionsyou have taken my jobyou have taken away my rightContinue reading “Poetry Break; “Ontario Disease Fascism””
What should we think of vaccine pauses?
What to Make of Vaccine Pauses A cautious, transparent response reveals a process committed to vaccine safety. Q&A WITH DANIEL SALMON | APRIL 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Linked In Email Pinterest https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18394544/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/fb5600/ Public Health On Call This conversation is an updated excerpt from the March 22 episode of Public Health On Call, in which Salmon spoke with Stephanie Desmon about theContinue reading “What should we think of vaccine pauses?”
Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”: Thinking during meditation
“Thinking is not bad, nor is it even undesirable during meditation, What matters is whether you are aware of your thoughts and feelings during meditation and how you are in relationship to them. Trying to supress them will only result in greater tension and frustration and more problems, not in calmness, insight, clarity and peace.Continue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn “Full Catastrophe Living”: Thinking during meditation”
How You Frame COVID Determines your Reaction to Public Health Initiatives: Can we say COVID ideology?
April 6, 2021 New Study Casts COVID-19 and Government Mandates in a New Light in Rural America HOW PERSONAL VIEWS ON THE PANDEMIC AFFECT MASK WEARING AND OTHER PREVENTION BEHAVIORS When Adam Koon, PhD, MPH, an assistant scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, arrived in his wife’s hometown last summer to quarantine with theirContinue reading “How You Frame COVID Determines your Reaction to Public Health Initiatives: Can we say COVID ideology?”
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: thoughts during meditation
“During meditation, we intentionally treat all our thoughts as if they are of equal value. As best we can, and with the lightest touches, we bring awareness to them when they arise, and then intentionally return our attention to the breath as the primary focus of our attention, regardless of the thought and the emotionalContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: thoughts during meditation”
Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Time for a “Free Trait Agreement?: A deal between introverts and extroverts?
A Free Trait Agreement acknowledges that we’ll each act of character some of the time-in exchange for being ourselves the rest of the time. It’s a Free Trait Agreement when a wife wants to go out every Saturday night and a husband who wants to relax work out a schedule: half the time we’ll goContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: Time for a “Free Trait Agreement?: A deal between introverts and extroverts?”
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