No doubt you have seen many movies about a convict on parole trying to go “straight”. They usually are linear and without any artistic creativity. Well ”The Five Rules of Success” is not one of those Turner Classic Movies that are entirely linear but nonetheless interesting. This film takes the genre into a whole differentContinue reading ““The Five Rules of Success”: Above and Beyond the Con Trying to go Straight”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Falls for the Rating Game and the Label
PP wanted me to try, on my own nickel may I add, a Réserve de La Roncière Cuvée Traditionelle Côtes du Rhône. PP is excited as he saw a little seal on the bottle saying the esteemed James Suckling rated this $15.95 wine a robust 90 points. I pointed out to PP Suckling is aContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Falls for the Rating Game and the Label”
RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Wants a Portuguese Pinkie!
PP often waxes about the great wines of Portugal which for him means trophy table wines and Port from the Douro region. At one point, before his cellar was sold off to pay for his criminal trial defence in New York for being a co-conspirator with Bernie Madoff, he had over two hundred bottles ofContinue reading “RKS Wine: The Penniless Pensioner Wants a Portuguese Pinkie!”
Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: Time to Think About My Past! (A Children’s Story)
Hello. Let me introduce myself. My name is Reggie and I am the luckiest and happiest dog in the world. Please read my story and find out why I am saying this. So here I am in Canada with my foster parents. I am finally starting to feel good about myself. I still have manyContinue reading “Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: Time to Think About My Past! (A Children’s Story)”
“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 86 “Commotion at Toronto’s Malton Airport”
Montenez pieced the situation as he knew it and was appalled with these half baked idiots. Quite frankly the Quebecois had often received the rotten end of the stick. The Toronto-American Family Compact usually skimmed off the cream in Quebec. Perhaps he could help by doing something to stop these deranged jackals. He could slapContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 86 “Commotion at Toronto’s Malton Airport””
“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 85 “Montenez Heads to Montreal”
Montenez was basking in the hot summer sun of Samos, Greece. He contemplated his life on earth. He recalled having promised himself and the Greek Gods he would help the febrile human race however he had little to show for this. Surely he could do better. Of course things were not going particularly well inContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 85 “Montenez Heads to Montreal””
Stag’s Hollow From Beautiful British Columbia; A Yappy Wine Writer Yaps Away!
I miss those fabulous Stag’s Hollow Reds! Not communists but red wine! British Columbia the land of Social Democrats, NDP’ers and Greens all escaping a Vancouver radio host Pat Burns past who greeted female callers with was it “Hello Doll!” And Ben Gitner’s Tartan Brewing in Prince George sticking his finger up at the bigContinue reading “Stag’s Hollow From Beautiful British Columbia; A Yappy Wine Writer Yaps Away!”
RKS WINE: The Penniless Pensioner Wants to Relive His Croatian Memories
In his younger days as a student when he had lots of hair he visited Croatia which then was part of Yugoslavia before it became an independent country. Boy he loved the islands off its coast and Dubrovnik was a quaint old town. But he returned a few years ago for a vacation and wasContinue reading “RKS WINE: The Penniless Pensioner Wants to Relive His Croatian Memories”
Poetry Break: I Did Not Kill the Canada Goose
Birdslaughter has been heavy on my mindgolfing on a Monday I hit a goosewith a long nine iron shot that landed in a gaggle of Canada Geese on the third holebird down! Convulsingcausing my guilt to go pulsatingbut the fellow righted himself and looked a bit stunnedlike gas in the United States I was aContinue reading “Poetry Break: I Did Not Kill the Canada Goose”
Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: Canada My New Home! (A Children’s Story)
Hello. Let me introduce myself. My name is Reggie and I am the luckiest and happiest dog in the world. Please read my story and find out why I am saying this. There is a big stir at Toronto Pearson Airport. There are television cameras and journalists like my dead master Anwar. I wonder ifContinue reading “Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: Canada My New Home! (A Children’s Story)”
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