This is a site where I will share my thoughts on general topics.
What is a Quafaie?
Quafaie (pronounced: kwa FAY) are fantasy creatures that exist in the fantasy writing of Hugh Kemeny, and are created by him. They are primarily in Hugh Kemeny’s Black Phoenix short stories...
I woke up this morning to 3 interesting stories on CBC Radio Edmonton. This post if about the first story.
Last week ISMSS (Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services: http://www.ismss.ualberta.ca/index.htm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iSMSS) with the University of Alberta posted a video as part of their NoHomophobes campaign to end the use of homophobic language.
In that week the video (below) has gone viral and been mentioned in places as far as the UK and New Zealand. Please watch and share.
Links to associated news articles I found in just googling for the video:
ISMSS's NoHomophobes campaign also uses a website: http://www.nohomophobes.com to illustrate the prevalence of the use of the words Faggot, No Homo, So Gay, and Dyke in twitter posts. As of me writing this, the numbers for today are:
Faggot 8230. No Homo 2772, So Gay 2441, Dyke 900 - from just before I wrote "As of me writing this...."
I will now write the numbers as I see them when I get to adding them to the post: Faggot 8287, No Homo 2808, So Gay 2470, Dyke 917. (Note that was about 4 minutes from when I wrote the first numbers on a piece of paper and the last number just now.)
Personally I have been lucky and only had homophobic words thrown in my face once (that I recall). In the moment it hurt, and was a shock, but I ignored it in the moment because I had to.
It was when I was student teaching in a school for students with behavioural problems. I was escorting a student from the gym, where he'd got into an argument with another student and was told to leave before it got too violent. I was about 1-2 m behind the student - keeping a distance so he would not lash out at me, but close enough to show authority. When he stopped midway down the hall, and I didn't (slowed down though), he yelled a few obscenities at me, including the word faggot. Before he had finished saying all he had to say, and it wasn't all that long, 3 other adults had appeared from nearby classrooms to help with the situation.
I took what he said to me as not something directed specifically at me, but more at 'someone' - me being the someone.
He was informed, a day or two later, to apologize to me. As I recall, there wasn't much (if any) of an apology. Mind you I left the school about 2 weeks later due to other circumstances (namely that what the University wanted to see me do I couldn't do in that school .... proper unit planning and assessment techniques).
January 1 is the official birthday of all Thoroughbred racehorses born in the Northern Hemisphere. - The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Tue 1 Jan 2013
In the house, on the road, at the store, or in the field, [my old friend] always has a cheery word and a sweet smile, as if he thought no ill of anyone' or if he does, he knows how to keep it to himself. - The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1884 - The Old Farmer's Everyday Almanac Calendar; Wed 2 Jan 2013
Sorry no picture for this one. Just the follow up to last post.
There were 15 guys at the naked yoga, and I realized I haven't done yoga, or properly exercised, or stretched, in a while.
I think I'll be feeling it tomorrow..... good thing I don't have much planned.
By the time I got to the yoga studio, after trying to find parking, and not seeing the door right away, I ended up with a spot near the front. So, although I saw a number of the guys, I didn't take much of a look (besides from previous experience, last year, the looking happens more before or after, not during).
Last year a men only Naked Yoga was introduced to Edmonton. I attended
the first set of 8 week sessions. Today is the start of another 8 week
session. I missed a couple others that were offered in
2012 - one in May
was co-ed, if I recall, and one in the fall was men only one was
offered (I believe).
Tonight is once again a men only naked yoga.
Possibly more (another post) after the yoga.
http://www.evolutionaryeros.com/newsgaydot.shtml (rest of top)
http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/photos/gallery+nude+yoga/6442604302/gallery.html (bottom - this was a photo shoot before / during the May 2012 naked yoga in Edmonton)
As some of you may have noticed I haven't been posting here for about a week.
Between having a cold/virus going around, and family visiting, and trying to catch up on personal projects, I have let my daily inspirational postings slip.
I am going to start to get back into the routine of posting the inspirational sayings, and hopefully more, as it is a new year, and new adventures await :)
Spiritual success comes by understanding the mystery of life; and by looking on all things cheerfully and courageously, realizing that events proceed according to a beautiful devine plan.
