Being accustomed to a certain standard of living I chose lodgings equivalent to my standing in life. Being humble I rented the Presidential Suite at the Four Seasons in Montreal on Sherbrooke Street 8 minutes from the majority of my classes in the Leacock Building. I have a spectacular view from my window of MontContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” : Chapter 11: My Routine at McGill University”
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“Travels to a Different Time” : 11September2022: Thessaloniki Greece: Party Time at VIP Club!
After a hearty breakfast at our hotel in Thessaloniki Daios Luxury Living we were picked up by Fotini’s niece for a day at Chaladiki a series of beaches of renown about an hour from the city. We avoided the main highway for a faster and scenic route through rolling countryside mostly farms but with severalContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 11September2022: Thessaloniki Greece: Party Time at VIP Club!”
“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 11: What Do I Take at University?
I had mentioned I was awarded the Claire and Warren Quimby Scholarship to McGill University. I was undecided as to what programme and what degree I should enroll in. My teachers at King’s College for Young Men in Bombay strongly recommended I obtain an arts degree to broaden my mind so I would have theContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 11: What Do I Take at University?”
“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 10: More Editorial Interference from Wuhan Wet Market Publishing: What I Don’t Like About Canadians
I am trying to write my biography here collaborating with the renowned journalist Robert K. Stephen but yet again Wuhan Wet Market Publishing is interfering with my creative process. I received a call from senior editor Natasha Polehead stating I should refrain from comparing Canadians to Indians, Brits and Americans as I will alienate readersContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 10: More Editorial Interference from Wuhan Wet Market Publishing: What I Don’t Like About Canadians”
“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 9: What I like About Canadians! Calm and Quiet
Halfway into my first term at Montreal’s McGill University I have begun to appreciate the Canadian character. What do I like most about Canadians? As you may recall I went on a farewell tour with my mom Juanita Billabong and we did cover many cities in the United States so I have a focal pointContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous” :Chapter 9: What I like About Canadians! Calm and Quiet”
RKS Poetry: “The bald and beady eyed man and the fascists”
The bald and beady eyed man and the fascists The bald and beady eyed manworks relentlessly to “save” Mother Russia from the fascistswho is saving Russia from the beady eyed fascist? Robert K. Stephen
“Travels to a Different Time” : 10September2022: Thessaloniki Greece: Arthritis Attack
For whatever reason one knee started flaring up in the middle of the night with intense pain and throbbing. I applied some anti-inflammatory cream I had prescribed at a special compounding pharmacy in Toronto. It supposedly takes two days to kick in. Had a delicious breakfast of smoked salmon, watermelon, fresh country bead, poached eggsContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 10September2022: Thessaloniki Greece: Arthritis Attack”
“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous: Chapter 8: Minah My 140 Kilo Sweetheart
You may recall Minah by little hummingbird of a sweetheart in Montreal. Well I had been accepted to McGill University in Montreal with a full Claire and Warren Quimby Scholarship For the Disadvantaged in the Third World. I didn’t need the tuition money but seeing the bastards the First World can produce, particularly the BritContinue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous: Chapter 8: Minah My 140 Kilo Sweetheart”
“The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned But Marvellous” :Chapter 7: That Bastard Montreal Murderer Killed My Mom Juanita!
I was somewhat roused by several visits the American Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Chief of the Bombay Police Inspector Suri Saleem paid to me. Did my mother have any enemies I was aware of they repeatedly queried. I knew of no enemies. They returned to ask me if I had any enemies. Me!Continue reading ““The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned But Marvellous” :Chapter 7: That Bastard Montreal Murderer Killed My Mom Juanita!”
RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: The Safety of Marriage
“I do not know if the pimp’s album may not have been another link in the daisy-chain; but soon after, for my own safety, I decided to marry. It occurred to me that regular hours, home cooked meals, all the conventions of marriage, the prophylactic routine of its bedroom activities and, who knows, the eventualContinue reading “RKS Literature: Passage of the Day: The Safety of Marriage”
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