Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Golf and Your Mental Game: Are You a Walking Zombie?

Are you a golfer that starts analyzing your next shot as soon as your shot has landed? Are you mulling that over as you walk up to the ball? Have you become a walking zombie clued out to your surroundings? If so is your single minded focus doing you any good? Are you on autoContinue reading “Golf and Your Mental Game: Are You a Walking Zombie?“

RKS Wine: Best Red Wines of 2021

Quinta do Quetzal Guadalupe 2018, Vinho Regional Alentejano $16.95 (94) (Portugal) Chateau Jonin 2018 AC Bordeaux $14.95 (94) (France) Stag’s Hollow 2019 Pinot Noir Okanagan Falls, BC VQA $27 (94) (British Columbia, Canada) Stag’s Hollow 2019 Pinot Noir Shuttleworth Creek, Okanagan Valley BC VQA $27 (94) (British Columbia, Canada) Susana Balbo 2019 Signature Malbec, ValleContinue reading “RKS Wine: Best Red Wines of 2021”

Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog Is Back: Off to Hollywood for the Academy Awards! Stopping off to See President Biden First!

Nicole Kidman Productions Ltd. has sent a corporate jet to take Bob, Fay, Dylan the Westie, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot and Martin Malivoire to Los Angeles but our friend President Biden has asked us to stop at Dulles International in Washington to take a quick tour to the White House to meet our friends Joe andContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog Is Back: Off to Hollywood for the Academy Awards! Stopping off to See President Biden First!“

Golf and Your Mental Game: Taking a Restoration Break

Just because you are on the golf course should not prevent you from taking a “restoration break” whether your game is humming along beautifully or is in flames! You most likely already do this at work or at home during doing chores or trying to beat a deadline. A restorative break is fuel for yourContinue reading “Golf and Your Mental Game: Taking a Restoration Break“

RKS Wines: The Best Fortified and Dessert Wines of 2021

Quinta da Devesa 30-Year-Old Tawny Port $112.45 (94) (Portugal) Bacalhôa Moscatel de Setubal 2017 $14.95 (94) (Portugal) Grahams 2015 Late Bottled Vintage Port $16.25 (94) (Portugal) Warres Warrior Port Finest Reserve Port Symington Family $19.95 (94) (Portugal) Dows 2013 Late Bottled Vintage Port Symington Family Estate $24.95 (92) (Portugal) Quinta do Crasto Finest Reserve PortContinue reading “RKS Wines: The Best Fortified and Dessert Wines of 2021”

Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog Is Back: Reggie is Up for an Academy Award!

Needless to say, Bob, Fay, Dylan the Westie and I were floored when we received a call at lunchtime from Nicole Kidman in Los Angeles. “A Dog Saved My Life” is nominated for the best picture, Nicole Kidman for best actress, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot for best song, Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog-Russell Crowe for bestContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog Is Back: Reggie is Up for an Academy Award!“

Golf and Your Mental Game: Golf as a Necessity or a Luxury?

I say Bravo to you for being on the golf course. Why? Because I think you are setting aside several hours to (hopefully) enjoy yourself. Let’s call this an example of self-care. You have carved out time to play a game you love or perhaps are addicted to? Do you prefer being a “corporate hero”Continue reading “Golf and Your Mental Game: Golf as a Necessity or a Luxury?“

Golf and Your Mental Game: Should You be Playing Golf at All?

Nourishing activities are those that restore energy and depleting activities make you worse. Assume you are on the golf course and you begin to notice the depleting moments outweigh the nourishing moments. If you are leaving a golf course in a worse mood than when you arrived should you ask yourself should you be thereContinue reading “Golf and Your Mental Game: Should You be Playing Golf at All?“

RKS Film: “Arctic Void”: Devoid of a Thrill but Full of Questions

“Arctic Void” describes itself as a thriller but I am neither thrilled nor horrified. I would better categorize the film as a mystery. I have a lot of questions as to why and whom! As a viewer you most likely will be asking the same questions. However there is no spoon feeding here giving youContinue reading “RKS Film: “Arctic Void”: Devoid of a Thrill but Full of Questions”

Golf and Your Mental Game: Taking a Moment

This golf season working as a Marshall I saw quite a lot of reactivity to bad shots. Often it sets in before the ball has landed because the golfer knows trouble almost immediately after making contact with the ball the shot is a bad one. I wonder if we can step back and say somethingContinue reading “Golf and Your Mental Game: Taking a Moment“