Up at the crack of dawn to catch a 7:20 boat to Split. We went to the tourist office to pay the bill but no one was there and we missed the boat and 10 minutes after that someone opened the tourist office. We had two alternatives one of which was wait until the nextContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 12, 1971: Hvar, Vira, Split and Murter in Yugoslavia: Off to the Island of the Deaf, Near Puke Near the Sewage Line, So Much for Honest Communists and Itinerary Flexibility”
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“Travels to a Different Time” : July 2, 1971: Hvar: Yugoslavia: The 164 Steps and Two Letters from Fritz!
We disembarked with the gypsies at 4 in the afternoon and went to the tourist office to find a room. We were lucky to find a spotless room with a private bathroom and a balcony overlooking the Dalmatian Coast! One problem and that is we have to climb 164 steps to get to our pension.Continue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : July 2, 1971: Hvar: Yugoslavia: The 164 Steps and Two Letters from Fritz!”
New Political Party to Be Launched in Canada: “Can’t Stand It Anymore United”
February 3,2027: Ottawa: Alexa Terpene announced today in Ottawa the launch of a new political party in Canada. The party will be called “Can’t Stand it Anymore United”. The new party is the creation of a formal political party from a strong non-party movement “I Can’t Stand it Anymore”. Terpene issued a brief statement today,”Continue reading “New Political Party to Be Launched in Canada: “Can’t Stand It Anymore United””
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 27/28, 1971: Korcula: Laying Low with Ankle Problems: No Luck Octopus Fishing; Gypsies and Caught with Her Pants Down! Fritz on the Radar!
June 27, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Up at 8 this morning and off to the beach. Went spearfishing and saw a huge fish out of range. We stayed on the beach until two and then headed back to our pension. Mom twisted her ankle on the way and somehow broke my watch. Not a good dayContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 27/28, 1971: Korcula: Laying Low with Ankle Problems: No Luck Octopus Fishing; Gypsies and Caught with Her Pants Down! Fritz on the Radar!”
RKS WINES: Canadian Wine Quarantine: Social Distancing and The Berlin Wall!
If I was to say to my Ontario readers Mayhem Wines in British Columbia’s Okanagan produces some jaw dropping quality wines that in my opinion rank it amongst the top wineries in the world 99.9% would say I was infected with some Omicrap virus and hallucinating. Why is this? The Liquor Control Board of OntarioContinue reading “RKS WINES: Canadian Wine Quarantine: Social Distancing and The Berlin Wall!”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 24, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Fantastic Meal for Two for $2.60 and A Cigarette Tantrum
Up at 8 a.m. for a shower and caught a bus to the town of Lumbarda which was supposed to have a fantastic beach. Bought rolls, ham and cheese for breakfast to have on the beach. The bus was jam packed with no tourists in sight! Up in the hills the roads are so narrowContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 24, 1971: Korcula, Yugoslavia: Fantastic Meal for Two for $2.60 and A Cigarette Tantrum”
RKS Poetry: “Misinformation”
Misinformation The Spanish Inquisition had hereticsThe Salem Witch trials had witchesMao had capitalist roadersMcCarthy had communismTrump had election stealersCNN had TrumpThe Canadian politico-medico ruling class has “misinformation”about you know whatThe enemy within all shown (apart from the Donald) in time to be overdone and hysterically convenient to crush oppositiondon’t engage and have the mediaContinue reading “RKS Poetry: “Misinformation””
RKS Film: “City of Vultures 2”
Yes a sequel to 2016’s “City of Vultures” itself perhaps a classic film of the “urban crime genre”. The plot is simple. Richard Steele known as “G” (Marcus Carothers) is a nasty Chicago gangster who starts a war by staging a heist on another gang scoring drugs and $300,000. Several members of the rival gangContinue reading “RKS Film: “City of Vultures 2””
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 22, 1971: A New Russian Speargun and the Man Who Sounded Like a Bee
Up early and to the store to buy some of that Fructal juice, bread and ham. They are big eaters of ham in Dubrovnik and it sure beats mackerel and sardines! I tried out my new fins at the beach and they were perfect. We met an English couple at the beach today and theContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 22, 1971: A New Russian Speargun and the Man Who Sounded Like a Bee”
“Travels to a Different Time” : June 20, 1971, Dubrovnik; Educational Instruction Regarding Prostitutes and My Pants Are on Fire!
Up at 7:30 on our Russian cruise ship and after breakfast hung around on the upper deck and relaxed until our lunch of Pepper Steak. My appetite has retuned as after that nasty sunstroke I am back to normal so I appreciated those extra two Pepper Steaks. We breezed through customs and grabbed a taxiContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : June 20, 1971, Dubrovnik; Educational Instruction Regarding Prostitutes and My Pants Are on Fire!”
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