The opium poppy was known to the Sumerians as the plant of joy. Based on fossilized evidence from Neanderthal times it has been controversially suggested in archeological circles that it was used by our forbearers 30,000 years ago. The opiate makes its way into Homers Odyssey when Helen used it [...]
Father's Day sprang from Mother's Day as a natural follow through. Both Mother's Day and Father's Day are essentially 20th century commercial creations. Mother's day has thin roots dating back to 16th century Catholicism - Mary, and the 'Mother church' kind of thing. Fathers day was not bestowed with official recognition until [...]
There is a heresy spreading which threatens the entrenched doctrine of male perpetrated domestic violence. A myth evolved that domestic violence was the twisted result of patriarchal society. It was asserted that domestic violence was a tool to achieve and maintain control in a relationship. It became dogma, a virulent doctrine [...]
- And Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? Divorce can bring out the nastiness in people. An understatement to be sure. It can be a mess. Greed, narcissism, and self-interest rise to the surface, causing irrational and excessive behaviour and placing emotional safety at risk. Squabbling, bickering, fighting, yelling, children, [...]
It has been reported in the American Journal of Public Health that "Almost 24% of all relationships had some violence, and half (49.7%) of those were reciprocally violent. In nonreciprocal violent relationships, women were the perpetrators in more than 70% of the cases. Reciprocity was associated with more frequent violence among [...]
It reads like a sick sporting event, except that it's a sad commentary on a society unwilling, afraid, or too callous to confront the standings. Canada's current ranking is 39th out of 106 other countries. Our American brothers and sisters are ahead of us on the ranking table by 6 [...]
Abucolic thought on winter days, raising and growing your own food, and such a satisfying thoughts in the late summer when you snap a tomato from the vine, or dig up a hill of potatoes. And we are growing food like never before, in greenhouses, and in the laboratory - [...]
