1984 is a book that was published in 1949 by George Orwell. It was written during a time of great strife, and is inspired by the totalitarian regimes that were Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. 1984 is considered a masterpiece and a classic of...
When I was in Junior High School, I was a complete push over. I got bullied a fair amount, and I was called all manner of names, from racial slurs, accusations of being gay (because it was so ‘wrong’ to be gay), to my looks...
On a nice summer day, me and a friend of mine were sitting at a patio, having a drink and sharing in each other's company. It was getting cold, so we hopped inside to continue to talk. We shared many stories, some traumatic, and some...
My late Uncle Paul introduced me and my siblings to Star Wars many years ago. I still remember that day me and my sister went with him and his friend to watch The Phantom Menace like it was yesterday. And from watching those movies, I...
Is there an attack on empirical evidence? Is there something more to the belief that people are out to get you? Is the government sacrificing people to their God, Baal; during the month of April, only to disguise the sacrifices as tragedies? Did Carole Baskin kill her...
What is going on everyone? Seems like a precarious time for all of us, what with us waiting at a whim for a call by the government to do something, or to support us in this time. Questions abound on whether this is good that...
I walked into a boxing club in Calgary many years ago, and I was terrified. I walked in because I wanted to better myself, to feel better about myself, to challenge myself. But I was riddled with insecurities on whether I was good enough, if...
These are pressing times indeed. Whether you are hoarding the many rolls of toilet paper from fear of shitting yourself, or living in absolute denial of this thing, “begrudgingly” staying home or closing shop with work. We are all affected by this pandemic, and for...
Is there a stigma of working through illness in our society? What about how companies reward you for never taking a sick day? With COVID-19 on the rise, it is funny how common sense needs to be reminded of to the public, like staying home...