Pardon me but I think perhaps I have watched too many films and documentaries about the plight of Indigenous Canadians. I think the point of having too much of this negativity was after watching the documentary “Twice Colonized”. The negativity almost dehumanizes Indigenous populations. APTN is reversing the negative spiral after its showing of seriesContinue reading “RKS 2024 Television: APTN Reversing the Spiral of Indigenous Negativity With JASON”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25July1971: Crete, Greece: Beef in a Pancake!
Dearest Barbara: Both Robert and I do not like Crete. We find Cretans surly and grasping not at all like the other islands. So we will take the first boat out of here in three days. It is terribly humid here. We went to a beach some twenty minutes from the pension we are stayingContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 25July1971: Crete, Greece: Beef in a Pancake!”
RKS Literature: No Place for a Young Man in a London Bank! (Dickens)
“Cramped in all kinds of dim cupboards at Telleson’s the oldest of men carried on the business gravely. When they took a young man into Telleson’s London house, they hid him somewhere until he was old. They kept him in a dark place, like a cheese, until he had the full Telleson flavour and blueContinue reading “RKS Literature: No Place for a Young Man in a London Bank! (Dickens)”
RKS Literature: The Responsible Jury (Dickens)
“That, for these reasons, the jury being a loyal jury (as he knew they were), and being a responsible jury (as they knew they were), must positively find the prisoner Guilty, and make an end of him, whether they liked it or not. That, they could never lay their heads upon their pillows; that theyContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Responsible Jury (Dickens)”
“Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog” : The Final Cut: The New Rat Pack: Penny Speaks: Chapter Forty Four (44)
The original Rat Pack consisted of Dillie, Karim and myself. We were a force to be reckoned with but with Karim’s untimely death the Rat Pack had no soul left. We were deflated. With the trials and tribulations we canine types have endured of late we possess a deep sense of shared experience and purposeContinue reading ““Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog” : The Final Cut: The New Rat Pack: Penny Speaks: Chapter Forty Four (44)”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 22June1971: Rhodos, Greece: Such Kind and Pleasant People: Two Can Live For $5 a Day!
Dear Barbara: Rhodes is a heavenly place. It is so clean, the Greeks so kind and pleasant. The fruits and vegetables are lovely. The tomatoes and cucumbers are something else. We have a few melons and oranges in our room. On Monday we are going to the island of Symi for a week stay. ItContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 22June1971: Rhodos, Greece: Such Kind and Pleasant People: Two Can Live For $5 a Day!”
“Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog” : The Final Cut: Off To See Our Friend President Biden at Camp David! Chapter Forty Two (42)
Bless the power of Allah and modern medicine for Dillie the Westie’s prompt recovery and in a few days after snapping out of his coma he is back with us and sufficiently healthy to attend our weekly tea with Mr. Gordon Lightfoot and stinky Bosco. Dillie is a bit slow and has stitches on hisContinue reading ““Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog” : The Final Cut: Off To See Our Friend President Biden at Camp David! Chapter Forty Two (42)”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 9July1971: Rhodes, Greece: Being in Greece is Like Being in Another World and I Love It!
Dear Andy: We returned from Symi yesterday and tomorrow we leave for Karpathos which is seven hours by ship. I am sitting in a restaurant at the market square waiting for Robert. It is very hot here and thank goodness for a continual breeze. The market is full of fruit and Robert can eat hisContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 9July1971: Rhodes, Greece: Being in Greece is Like Being in Another World and I Love It!”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 16July1971: Othos, Karpathos, Greece: At a Village Party!
Dear Barb: You would never believe the setting. I am sitting at an outdoor café with just two tables with a fat Greek lady clothed in head to toe in black with a black scarf all around her head and neck. We were invited by a lady, Poppy, to visit her in a small villageContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 16July1971: Othos, Karpathos, Greece: At a Village Party!”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: The Second Liberation of Reggie! The Power of the Rat Pack Secret Growl and ALLAH Bestowed on Dillie! Chapter Forty One (41)
My first liberation was facilitated by a Toronto canine rescue organization Snookie’s Rescue Society rescuing me from the bad streets of Cairo into the happier and more loving streets of Hog Town which I know now is the nickname for Toronto. As a dog I love pea meal bacon a real St. Lawrence Market specialty!Continue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: The Second Liberation of Reggie! The Power of the Rat Pack Secret Growl and ALLAH Bestowed on Dillie! Chapter Forty One (41)”
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