Left the house at 17:30 for limo ride to Toronto Pearson Airport. Sent to the wrong line for check in. The new system of checking in online then again checking in again at the airport is idiotic. What time does it save? After waiting in a massive line in the wrong check-in counter as directedContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time ” : 16June2007: Passau Germany: Bavarian Beer Obsession”
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RKS Film: “Waking up Dead”: Rock Bottom to Death or Salvation?
If you have viewed the 1947 or 2021 version of “Nightmare Alley” you have a very vivid recollection of what rock bottom is. In that film there was rock bottom to start, then success and then a horrific nightmarish rock bottom. In “Waking Up Dead” there would be a linear line of a descent toContinue reading “RKS Film: “Waking up Dead”: Rock Bottom to Death or Salvation?”
RKS True Story: My 13 Hours in a Maximum-Security Prison
Always game for a new experience I have moved on from acting as a golf marshal to an election official in Ontario. A few months ago it was for the Ontario provincial election. The polling station was in a condominium party room which was comfortable with a fridge and a microwave and immaculate bathrooms. YesterdayContinue reading “RKS True Story: My 13 Hours in a Maximum-Security Prison”
“Travels to a Different Time” : August 2006: Trip from Samos to Ephesus in Turkey
Fotini, Andrew and I took the trip from Samos to Ephesus 6 years ago so I suppose it is only fair that Alexandra see it so off we went on the “Samos Spirit” a bit of a rust bucket across a few kilometres to Turkey. We left the house at 07:15 and stopped at aContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : August 2006: Trip from Samos to Ephesus in Turkey”
“Travels to a Different Time” : August 2006 The Death of a Neighbour in Samos
The day after the Samos Wine Festival we heard a man moaning very loudly in the middle of the night. It sounded like moans of pain or someone trying to communicate or perhaps a bit of both. It was Harry the grandfather just up the way next door who had suffered a stroke a fewContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : August 2006 The Death of a Neighbour in Samos”
RKS Film: “Drinkwater”: Intelligent Teen Angst
Yes we have seen countless teen angst films such as “Rebel Without a Cause”, “Breakfast Club”, “Acid Test” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. There may be a fine line between vapid teenploitation films and intelligent teen angst films. “Drinkwater” falls into the intelligent teen angst genre. So expect some of usual plot lines; “Drinkwater” containsContinue reading “RKS Film: “Drinkwater”: Intelligent Teen Angst”
“Travels to a Different Time” :August 2006 Samos Wine Festival
Samos had been famous in antiquity for its sweet wines made from the Muscat grape. Times change and very few North Americans know about this famous wine. A co-operative holds a monopoly on the production of wine in Samos. Each year there is a wine festival. This year it was held in a parking lotContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” :August 2006 Samos Wine Festival”
RKS Film: “Shady Grove”: Misandrist Suspense
“Shady Grove” is not a horror film as I see it. It is in the misandrist suspense category. It is one of those films that drops a multitude of hints along its plot line but the hints only make sense after the closing credits roll. Sort of like a puzzle suddenly making sense. Shaina (NikiContinue reading “RKS Film: “Shady Grove”: Misandrist Suspense”
RKS True Story: Dancing in Hell with a Slight Problem
Years ago sitting with my father in law and my son my father in law seemed not to worry if he ended up in hell upon his demise. He could party nonstop, drink, smoke and dance . A true paradise of course until my son casually mentioned that perhaps it was true but you’ll beContinue reading “RKS True Story: Dancing in Hell with a Slight Problem”
RKS Wine: A Tidal Wave of Price Increases for Wine: Chile Remaining Affordable
If you have seen the latest Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s October 22 Vintages release catalogue you may say WTF has just happened! Prices are obscene. This makes the wines of Chile most compelling from a price and quality perspective. Most Chilean wines appear to be rated by James Suckling a hero it seems toContinue reading “RKS Wine: A Tidal Wave of Price Increases for Wine: Chile Remaining Affordable”
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