Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)

RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: The Rabbi Wonders is it Jesus or Satan?

“During all these days and weeks that he had been running behind Jesus, battling to understand who he was, his ramshackle body had completely melted away. Nothing was left now but a sunbaked hide wrapped around bones to which the soul clung and waited. Was this man the Messiah whom God had promised him, orContinue reading “RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: The Rabbi Wonders is it Jesus or Satan?”

RKS 2023 Film: “The Case Against Cosby”: Innocent Until Proven Guilty?

The concept of innocent until proven guilty is shattered by the documentary “The Case Against Cosby”. We listen to several Cosby’s victims interviewed stating they were drugged and sexually assaulted by actor and comedian Bill Cosby. One of his numerous victims is Canadian Andrea Constand, the only survivor to gain a conviction against America’s favouriteContinue reading “RKS 2023 Film: “The Case Against Cosby”: Innocent Until Proven Guilty?”

“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 24: Reading John Lennon’s Tea Leaves

Being half Welsh and half Indian my bloodline was comfortable with high tea. I went to the Plaza Hotel, well known for its high tea, and bought their incredible jasmine tea and some dainty cakes and sandwiches from the iconic Palm Room. John arrived at 2 p.m. and we sat down to tea not beforeContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 24: Reading John Lennon’s Tea Leaves”

RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: ,

“I have not come to bring peace to the world, but a sword. I shall throw discord into the home, the son shall lift his hand against the father, the daughter against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law-for my sake. Whoever follows me abandons all. He that seeks on this earth to save hisContinue reading “RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: ,”

RKS Poetry: “You Stink”

You Stink What wretch is putting these “You Stink” notes on my deskOf course some obnoxious pest31 of them in 2022Oooooooh!Of course this is not bothering me and I don’t give it a thoughtmy aggravation can’t be boughtWith mindfulness I don’t give it any importancewho is gripped in this hateful trance?Who, who and who?To theContinue reading “RKS Poetry: “You Stink””

RKS 2023 Wine: Casas del Bosque 2019 Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon

As we roll through Chile reasonable prices and high quality prevail but did I really need to relate that to you? The LCBO has been quite generous in listing Chilean wines in their Vintages releases. So get ready for a big Chilean invasion in 2023 in Canada. Can we push matters a bit and sayContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Casas del Bosque 2019 Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon”

“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 23: Strolling Central Park with John Lennon: Getting Shivers From Chapman

I met John in the lobby of the Dakota for our tour of Central Park. John explained to me the media was constantly on his tail as an ex-Beatle. We had a choice of a few service exits and we slipped out to a bright spring day and headed into the park. John had putContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 23: Strolling Central Park with John Lennon: Getting Shivers From Chapman”

RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Carignan: Undurraga T.H. (Terroir Hunter)

The Undurraga 2019 T.H. Carignan is from the Maule Valley of Chile which is Chile’s largest viticultural region and one of the most geographically and climatically diverse, encompassing the Andes to the east and the rolling costal hills to the west, which makes it possible for both red and white varieties to thrive. Unlike manyContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Chilean Carignan: Undurraga T.H. (Terroir Hunter)”

“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 22: My Stint in New York Begins with a John Lennon Friendship

I arrived in New York off my Greyhound bus from Toronto. US immigration tossed off at least half of the Amish on the bus sending them back to Canada. I proceeded to the United Mutations headquarters near the corner of 43rd and Third very close to the United Nations where I met United Mutations representativeContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 22: My Stint in New York Begins with a John Lennon Friendship”