Mmm. The niqab debate has sparked an intriguing ripple in Canadian society, with a moment by afoot to vote mummer style; that is, wearing facial coverings, as a form of quiet civil rebellion against our increasingly draconian security measures. I can get behind this! #FallFashion #WhenIsAScarfAFashionStatememt Meanwhile, I’ve been participating in the #RedShawlProject […]
This is an artist’s depiction of Isaac Umbauch, Stony Plain’s first mayor and Sherrif. During his tenure he chained CN Rail’s trains to the track for nonpayment of rent, built the first jail (using his basement originally; I used to play in his house) and built the first one-room schoolhouse. There’s a statue […]
First, I need to explain that to me, neuroscience is not a cold unfeeling thing. It’s as close to working with what we might call “divinity” that I can think of, and should be approached with sensitivity and compassion – even a sense of sacredness. My introduction to neuroscience is profoundly personal. First, there’s the […]
While I am looking for work and a place to live, even if just on a rather periphery basis, I am supposed to be going into town a minimum of three times a week for a half day without getting sick or having a panic attack, and work up from there. Today I went shopping […]
This morning began much as I expected it to, which is death and gore and a refugee crisis and an election totally missing all actually relevent political issues and instead spinning an international criminal ring into a world war…. And this. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/10/05/fbi-atf-warn-of-threat-against-philadelphia-area-college-and-its-allegedly-from-website-where-northwest-school-threat-was-posted-day-before-oregon-mass-shooting/ Because of my writing, I occasionally receive direct or indirect threats, although for […]
I would like to set the TARDIS for Rome, CE 64. The Emperor is Nero, a hedonist who throws lavish parties and builds great monuments to Rome. The countryside is full of estates belonging to citizens – that is, men of power who are part of the military and who have influence on the Consul, […]
Last fall when I was working on the first of my mefloquine essays, I… I got carried away with my scatter fire. LIke….. I was prepared to sacrifice my Facebook life for it, and claim that the spam attacks weren’t me but that I had been hacked. I peppered Doctrine Man’s page with everything I […]
This is how I’ve come to view leaving my rather reclusive FOB at the end of the universe. A friend of sorts who is somewhat familiar with my psychosocial history gave me the SO to take myself alone into town three times a week for a minimum of half a day. I’m building up to […]
And when, for the love of God, are we going to stop giving two craps about “what motivated the killers” and start caring about “how can I improve my community”?
There are several changes being made to prostitution law. Prostitution law primarily effects me because my work put me in violation of it. Which is ridiculous. For me to just talk to someone about trafficking violations prostitution laws. There is contention from both within and without the sex industry as to whether or not prostitution […]
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