“I may affirm that my life has been on the whole, the life of a philosopher; from my birth I was made an intellectual creature: and intellectual in the highest sense of my pursuits and pleasures have been, even from my school-boy days. If opium eating be a sensual pleasure, and if I am boundContinue reading “RKS British Literature: A Philosopher’s Reflection on Opium (Thomas De Quincey)”
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RKS CANADIAN WHISKY: Bearface Elementally Aged Triple Oak Canadian Whisky
A single grain Canadian Whisky matured in ex-bourbon oak barrels then aged in French red wine oak barrels and new Hungarian oak and with select barrels matured in repurposed shipping containers “exposed to the elements in the Canadian wild in our extreme northern climate…” “Bearface appeals to “adventure loving” whisky drinkers and bartenders”. Aroma: Apricot,Continue reading “RKS CANADIAN WHISKY: Bearface Elementally Aged Triple Oak Canadian Whisky”
RKS British Literature: What is So Revolting to Englanders (Thomas De Quincey)
“Nothing, indeed, is more revolting to English feelings, than the spectacle of a human being obtruding on our notice his moral ulcers or scars, and tearing away that ‘decent drapery’, which time, or indulgence to human frailty, may have drawn over them: accordingly; the greater part of our confessions (that is, spontaneous and extra-judicial confessions)Continue reading “RKS British Literature: What is So Revolting to Englanders (Thomas De Quincey)”
RKS Literature: Bozo the British Beggar Comments on the Cremation He Saw in India (George Orwell)
“Have you ever seen a corpse burned? I have, in India. They put the old chap on the fire, and the next moment I almost jumped out of my skin, because he started kicking. It was only his muscles contracting in the heat-still it gave me a turn. Well, he wriggled around a bit likeContinue reading “RKS Literature: Bozo the British Beggar Comments on the Cremation He Saw in India (George Orwell)”
RKS Literature: The Salvation Army and Stench of Charity in England (George Orwell)
“Since then I have slept in a number of Salvation Army shelters, and found that, though the different houses vary a little, this semi-military discipline is the same in all of them. They are certainly cheap, but they are too like workhouses for my taste. In some of them there is even a compulsory religiousContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Salvation Army and Stench of Charity in England (George Orwell)”
RKS Japanese Literature: Japanese Pecker Nationalism Falls Flat! (Akiyuki Nosaka)
“What the hell are you doing? You’re numbah one, aren’t you? Come on. Show the American. That huge thing is the pride of Japan. Knock him out with it! Scare the shit out of him! It was a matter of pecker nationalism: his thing had to stand, or it would mean dishonour to the race.Continue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: Japanese Pecker Nationalism Falls Flat! (Akiyuki Nosaka)”
RKS Japanese Literature: American Soldiers Nothing Like the Spindly British General Percival Who Surrendered Singapore (Akiyuki Nosaka)
“Maybe General Percival was an exception, because the soldiers I was looking at had arms like roof beams and hips like millstones, and underneath trousers that glowed with a sheen our civilian uniforms never had, you could see their powerful buttocks. I had been granted beginner’ s status in the Martial Arts Society and IContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: American Soldiers Nothing Like the Spindly British General Percival Who Surrendered Singapore (Akiyuki Nosaka)”
RKS Japanese Literature: Japanese Flocking Like Pigeons for Sticks of Gum Thrown by American Soldiers (Akiyuki Nosaka)
“A couple of hundred yards east down the wall of people, a cry arose that could have been a cheer or a scream. I looked over to see two American soldiers who stood a head-no, a head and shoulders-above the crowd that surrounded them. As I was about to step into to the road toContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: Japanese Flocking Like Pigeons for Sticks of Gum Thrown by American Soldiers (Akiyuki Nosaka)”
RKS CANADIAN SWISS FILM: “NESTING”: Beyond Psychological Terms
We all have heard the terms Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Post Partum Depression (PPD) and understand the physiological and psychological repercussions of these mental disorders. But view “Nesting” and you go beyond the nasty headlines reflecting the effects of these mental disorders and you may start to feel what these disorders are likeContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN SWISS FILM: “NESTING”: Beyond Psychological Terms”
RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds):A WORLD LEADER DONE REAL GOOD IN SCHOOL BUT AS TO MATHEMATICS AIN’T SO GOOD INDEED!
A WORLD LEADER DONE REAL GOOD IN SCHOOL BUT AS TO MATHEMATICS AIN’T SO GOOD INDEED! Wizard in the business world (despite a bankruptcy or two) Exquisite diplomat (friends galore) World class golfer (a few discrete kicks of the ball) Kentucky Fried Chicken Gold Card Member (wolfed down behind the shrubs on The Lawn) ThisContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds):A WORLD LEADER DONE REAL GOOD IN SCHOOL BUT AS TO MATHEMATICS AIN’T SO GOOD INDEED!”
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