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America

My recent quick trip to New York was my first return to the United States in nearly two years.  From the  moment I touched down in Newark, I encountered a slow growing culture shock which has prompted some reflection.  Here are my thoughts: People in the US are insanely polite.  Even in New York, the [...]

Gender: Part One

I disagree with most people on most aspects of our world. It is not that I am argumentative or a misanthrope or generally disagreeable. It just so happens I am a male feminist who loves American Football. As such, I encounter, shall we way, resistance to my perceptions. Nowhere is this resistance more apparent than [...]

Christmas post…

My life has been consumed by three components: Work, Moving, Christmas. Yet, despite these three seemingly conflicting components, the weeks have been nice as the weather has been cold, the holiday spirit has begun to seep in and, of course, the count down has begun to a couple of weeks vacation. In relation, a recent [...]

The effects of indifference…

My first attempt at an online petition turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. With only five signatures (but a big, big “Thank You” to those five!), the petition lacked any significance and could not have imposed any resistance to the Iccat‘s decision to maintain its current catch quotas of Bluefin. Two major [...]

The state of our world: overfishing

For the past year, overfishing has ripped my mind. I have read books, articles and news reports illustrating horrible yet widespread practices of the fishing industry. I have returned to my days of being a full-on vegetarian (nope, no more sushi). I have tried to inform as many people as I can. And of course, [...]

Mixology

Right…so, I consider myself a mixologist. With the equal conviction and authority of a religion, my ability to construct alcoholic concoctions provides me with this obscure title and, I must say, a bit of leverage in the world. Luckily, this discipline requires only the end result as testament to the creator’s ability. The following drinks [...]

A new home…

As my previous blog announced, this is the new home of thefluidaffect. I truly didn’t think many people would be interested in my writing and never imagined I would get this kind of response. Nevertheless, I am extremely pleased with it all. So, I must thank all my readers. Thank you. And now that I [...]

Blackberry Cake

Today marks my 32nd year on this earth. An accomplishment of sorts but one without much fanfare. I guess I have basically kept breathing which, if I have learned anything in this lifetime, is a nice thing to do regularly. Mythically, I am the now the same age as Jesus was when he was crucified. [...]

Gender, Sexuality and Tokio Hotel

As much as the MTV EMA’s filled me with disillusion (see previous article here), my first glimpse at the German rock-pop band Tokio Hotel provided me with some mindful stimulation. I had only recently heard of this band through an acquaintance as we discussed the merits (and faults) of Germany’s music scene one night at [...]

Killing it slowly: MTV, rock and roll, and Amy Winehouse

Last night, I found myself strangely excited about the European Music Awards. Despite swearing I would never watch another MTV award show due to each show’s incredible ability to disappoint, the fact that the show was to be held in nearby Munich drew my curiosity as a gauge on the dynamics of the pop world [...]

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