What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? If I cannot read, and that happens sometimes, I cannot easily reintegrate imbalances in my mental health. Modern versions of cognitive-behaviouralism stress a kind of mindfulness, which is, in my view, more truly named mindlessness, and praise being in the moment and possibly … More The regulation of the relationship of emotion, thought, sensation and action through reading.

What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it? In order to answer this I feel I ought to exclude any searching I do for my blogs, for I do this merely to source links. I used to prefer the term hyperlinks that we once used instead of just … More Excluding the blogs …

What TV shows did you watch as a kid? When Artificial Intelligence (AI) threatens the jobs of actors, special effect stunts persons and extras in TV and film, because of the realism achievable by simulated scenes and unlikely animated characters, I wonder why a string-puppet, with his strings obvious, and his nature as an inanimate … More Why, oh why did we love Muffin the Mule?

What’s your favorite time of day? If twilight were a person, they would fade From you only to become a dusk That merely exchanged their doubleness, made Soft and loving by its own scent – the musk That made me feel a love, though enacted, Had something true in it. In some ideal World, we … More Twilight piece

How would you design the city of the future? Augustine conceived a city of God Whose main pleasure was to view the torment Of the damned in Hell. Most cities since Replicate that idea, the many By the privileged few, are now downtrod In the city itself, long hours are spent Draining  life out of … More The City of God

Where did your name come from? “Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος Stéphanos), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or … More Steven! Where are You?