The DWR Writing & Reflection Post – Adolescence and Socialization
Greetings fair readership, it is time for a new foray here at DWR. A recent comment by JZ and gentle prod by RoughSeas are the inspirations for this post. The idea that JZ had was that a comparative...
View ArticleThe Bathroom Conundrum in Public School
“I don’t want to see penis when I go to the washroom; he just stands there with the stall open and it makes me uncomfortable.“. That was the quotable bit from a conversation I had with a female...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts on The Upcoming September Equinox and Wardrobe Brinkmanship
Hey folks, just contemplating on the gradual change in the weather here. Summer has had her last gasp and now the parade of crisp mornings and cool afternoons has begun. Autumn is my favourite...
View ArticleHow Men Can Also Fight Patriarchy – One Anecdote
Men not tolerating creepy behaviour on the behalf of other men is the least that can be done in the public sphere to combat the gauntlet of patriarchal foolishness women face every day of their...
View ArticleThe Arbourist’s Anecdata – When Do Standards Get in the Way?
I’m not buying into the idea that there is some sort of perfect way of living one’s life – some ways are better than others, and those various ways appeal to different people…and so on and so forth....
View ArticleThe Focus Group – What I learned about my fellow Canadians
The first rule of focus groups or research groups is quite simply this. If you say yes to one, then you shall forever be on the call list of every research company that has ever existed. And they...
View ArticleSartorial Concerns – The Need for a Third Option in Men’s Bottom Wear
So no history, political analysis, or radical feminism today. Today is for highlighting my semi-annual consternation with the limitations of ‘acceptable’ men’s bottom wear. Spring is tentatively...
View ArticleThe DWR Friday Musical Interlude – What I’m Singing This Weekend.
Dress rehearsal tonight, been practising like a mad fool. We have a full line up. Starting with Rheinberger’s lovely Stabat Mater: Then a Schubert Mass : Some Mendelssohn: And some Mozart : It is...
View ArticleWhen Did You Start Thinking Critically?
The answer for many people, including myself would be: Not Soon Enough! The usual regrets aside, my descent into critical thinking, strangely enough, started after University as it was only then that...
View ArticleA Year Update – Older, Different, and Generally Okay
Hey folks, Reaching the mighty 45 today, and still mostly enjoying life. There is life after separation from one’s partner. It is different, the weird pangs one experiences with the absence of a well...
View ArticleForged In Fire – A Mother’s Daughter and their Struggle with Transgender...
My Daughter, These are the things I want to say to you. The things I want you to truly hear. When I decided to conceive you, I changed my life. I studied. I gave up alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine,...
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Looking For New Maxims – Freedom, Exchange of Ideas, and Rights
I’m tired of being lied to by the Left and the Right. It’s been a rough couple of years for me as I’ve been riding a bit of a roller-coaster when it comes to demarcating my political position and...
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