Apr 9Conversations that Sing…I recently had a call with a friend of mine. We’ve always had a good rapport and the conversation was very invigorating. I don’t quite recall everything we talked about, only that we flowed from one topic to another in multiple tangents, twists, and turns. One minute we’re talking about…3 min read
Dec 4, 2021Storylines That Define UsPart 3 — On Self Agency You must all be wondering, ‘How did we get from bikini bottoms to here?’ The thing is, while the range of problems from biased narratives may vary from the mildly annoying to the existential, the loss of dignity still affects everyone in different ways…6 min read
Dec 1, 2021Storylines That Define UsPart 2 — On Power Dynamics To understand the use of storylines as a means of perpetuating power, we need to briefly go back in time to see how humans developed from roaming hunter gatherer groups, to agrarian societies that required more geographical stability and cooperation, to the creation of markets for trade and barter and…5 min read
Nov 30, 2021Stories That Define UsPart 1 — On Story-lines… I ran into a news article the other day that just stopped me in my tracks. It stated that the Norwegian women’s beach handball team had been fined 150 euros each by the International Handball Federation (IHF) for refusing to wear bikini bottoms and for…5 min read
Jan 8, 2021Building Healthy Habits during a PandemicI have always been a fit person, although maybe fit-ish would be more ‘fitting’ (pun intended). I always played a variety of sports, semi-frequented the gym and occasionally ran a few K’s. Despite this, I always struggled with being somewhat overweight. Probably due to inconsistency with my exercise routines as…4 min read
