It was either too much sun or last night’s shrimp but whatever it was a fever, headaches and the chills. To bed at 19:00 but the pounding rain made sleep difficult. The rooster started crowing at 05:00. Felt a bit better. The Trip to Puerto Plata: Lunch at Uncle Ricks Café A few of usContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : September 1988: Sosua, Dominican Republic: Suspect Shrimp”
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“Travels to a Different Time” : 4September1988: Sosua, Dominican Republic: The Way into Town
It is about a 20-minute walk into Sosua and a taxi trip is about $1.75. The road is in terrible shape with huge potholes. The taxi must swerve or stop and bypass these craters. There are what seems to be a few middle-class homes and also some villas on the road but almost all lowerContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 4September1988: Sosua, Dominican Republic: The Way into Town”
RKS Film: “An Act of Worship”: United States as a Deeply Fractured Country
“An Act of Worship” is an attempt to have the viewer experience the Islamophobia faced by some Muslims in the United States. It is not a pretty picture and accentuates the hate and phobia fracturing America where hatred and distrust seems prevalent. Most of this hatred was not created by former President Trump and thatContinue reading “RKS Film: “An Act of Worship”: United States as a Deeply Fractured Country”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 3September1988: Sosua, Dominican Republic: Sick with the Shakes! Armed Guards and Barred Windows
Bad start to a trip with a fever of 102 and the shakes compounded by waking up at 04:30 for a 06:50 flight from Toronto to Sosua. The limo arrived 10 minutes early upsetting my rhythm and was not appreciated. The airport was hopping at 05:30 and most of the passengers had checked in soContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 3September1988: Sosua, Dominican Republic: Sick with the Shakes! Armed Guards and Barred Windows”
RKS Film: “End of The Line”: New York City Transportation System Teeters on Dysfunctionality
The documentary “End of The Line” presents the City of New York’s transportation system under the control of the MTA. The subway system is teetering on the edge unable to complete capital spending projects, political infighting and suffering from huge COVID ridership decline. Having visited so many times over the past 5 decades the subwayContinue reading “RKS Film: “End of The Line”: New York City Transportation System Teeters on Dysfunctionality”
RKS Wine: Memories of Pilfered Gewurztraminer
Back in my rebel rebel period my pal would come over for a couple of glasses of wine before we headed out to our hangout in Montreal “The Rainbow Bar and Grill” on Stanley Street where my friend used to drink Tequila Sunrises like they were water and pine over a beautiful waitress Liz who,Continue reading “RKS Wine: Memories of Pilfered Gewurztraminer”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 8September1983: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Will That Texan be Found in a Back Alley with a Knife in His Back? The Corruptive Force of Tourism
More delicious eggs Mexicana for breakfast. Had a swim at the pool and watched the hawkers on the beach selling blankets, carvings, dresses and jewelry. Hotel security watches them like a hawk to give the gringos some unmolested time lest they be swarmed. They are not permitted on hotel property. Does the hotel own theContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 8September1983: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Will That Texan be Found in a Back Alley with a Knife in His Back? The Corruptive Force of Tourism”
“Travels to a Different Time” : 7September1983: Puerto Vallarta and Yelapa Beach, Mexico: Vomiting Californians and Texans!
After drifting off to the sounds of a pseudo-Santana band up at 07:30 for the trip to the exotic Yelapa Beach. Mango juice and some strange sugared pastry for breakfast. Took a taxi to Pier Maritima where in Mexican fashion the boat was an hour late. The taxi driver “claimed” he could not change aContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 7September1983: Puerto Vallarta and Yelapa Beach, Mexico: Vomiting Californians and Texans!”
RKS Poetry “Canadian Media Toadies”
Canadian Media Toadies We saw the Canadian media play toadies in the COVID manipulation playbookRush and get your lifesaving vaccine as your patriotic duty trying to inveigle the masses by line, sinker and hook!What happened to reporting the news which instead was propping up the politico-medico elitesucking on the profitable Big Pharma teatAnd again impartialityContinue reading “RKS Poetry “Canadian Media Toadies””
“Travels to a Different Time” : 6September1983: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: More Adventures with Hotel Night Clerk
Before going to bed that odd hotel night clerk phoned me at 23:30 to say today I would have to vacate the room for reasons which were not clearly stated. I asked the reception in the morning what the night clerk was babbling about. They had no idea. Is this typical Mexican confusion? Walked intoContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 6September1983: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: More Adventures with Hotel Night Clerk”
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