“The reason executives die young is that they don’t know how to delegate authority,” said Hackleman. “This should add twenty years to my life, because I hereby delegate to you my full authority as publicity director, just tendered to me by the Chamber of Commerce. The door of opportunity is wide open. If your publicityContinue reading “RKS Literature: Why Executives Die Young (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)”
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RKS Literature: The Deadness of The Corporate Typing Pool (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
“Life is what you make it”, said Miss Hostetter, “and in-gratitude is one of the worst sins. Look around you! Pictures on the walls, carpets on the floor, beautiful music, hospitalization and retirement, the Christmas party, fresh flowers on our desks, coffee hours, our own cafeteria, our own recreation room with television and ping pong.”Continue reading “RKS Literature: The Deadness of The Corporate Typing Pool (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)”
RKS Literature: No Such Thing as a Good Father (Yukio Mishima)
“There is no such thing as a good father because the role itself is bad, Strict fathers, soft fathers, nice moderate fathers-one’s as bad as the other. The stand in the way of our progress while they try to burden us with their inferiority complexes, and their unrealized aspirations, and their resentments, and their ideals,Continue reading “RKS Literature: No Such Thing as a Good Father (Yukio Mishima)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Thank You for Sharing My Journey: Chapter Seventy Eight (78)
My original intention was assisting Bob in the preparation of a children’s book about my time in Cairo as a street dog and my traumatic journey to Canada as a “rescue dog”. Just a few simple pages! However that intent I had was formed at a younger point in my life. My life was muchContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Thank You for Sharing My Journey: Chapter Seventy Eight (78)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog” : The Final Cut: Reggie Goes to the Land Beyond and Meets Allah: Chapter Seventy Seven (77)
Shortly after returning from our restaurant openings in North Korea I began feeling strange. Suddenly I lost my sense of taste and smell. My beloved chicken kibble stated to taste like sawdust. My cool clean Canadian water tasted metallic. When out for a walk I had difficulty in smelling where to leave my pee mail.Continue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog” : The Final Cut: Reggie Goes to the Land Beyond and Meets Allah: Chapter Seventy Seven (77)”
RKS Literature: The Kiss of Death (Yukio Mishima)
“For Ryuji the kiss was death, the very death in love he always dreamed of. The softness of her lips, her mouth so crimson in the darkness he could see it with closed eyes, so infinitely moist, a tepid coral sea, her restless tongue quivering like seagrass….in the dark rapture of all this was somethingContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Kiss of Death (Yukio Mishima)”
RKS Poetry (Your Former Medical Dread)
Your Former Medical Dread You recall when you sighedwith a tremble of terrorthat oh no not again to the dentistfluoridated smellhigh pitched whinescold steel slowly penetrating the gums OH STOP IT YOU SADIST! What I meant to say a dental visit Trumpsa urologist visitwhere they seek classified documents in the most secret places Robert K.Continue reading “RKS Poetry (Your Former Medical Dread)”
RKS Literature: The Concept of Ideal Love (Yukio Mishima)
“Nor had he mentioned his concept of ideal love: a man encounters the perfect woman only once in a lifetime and in every case death interposes-an unseen Pandarus-and lures them into the preordained embrace. This fantasy was probably a product of the hyperbole of popular songs. But over the years it had taken on substanceContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Concept of Ideal Love (Yukio Mishima)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: The Lights Dim and We Are Live at the Academy Awards! Riot Police Called as Larry David Attacked by Penny and Bosco: Reggie Becomes a Swiftie: Chapter Seventy Six (76)
We hold our breath as the nominees for best song are announced. And the winner is…….Gordon Lightfoot for “Paco A Girl’s Best Friend”! Mr. Gordon Lightfoot grabs Bosco and me under his arms and carries us on the stage. He has 90 seconds to speak to the world. “I would like to thank the Academy.Continue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: The Lights Dim and We Are Live at the Academy Awards! Riot Police Called as Larry David Attacked by Penny and Bosco: Reggie Becomes a Swiftie: Chapter Seventy Six (76)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: On the Red Carpet: Larry David Smells Hostile: Bad News for Reggie and Dylan the Westie about Their Awards: Chapter Seventy Five (75)
Our limousines pull up in front of the Chinese Theatre. Cameras are wildly clicking. The paparazzi are busy this afternoon. Nicole and Mr. Urban are the honey and the press the flies. But as soon as we pull up behind Nicole and Mr. Urban we wait 60 seconds so as not to dull our buzzContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: On the Red Carpet: Larry David Smells Hostile: Bad News for Reggie and Dylan the Westie about Their Awards: Chapter Seventy Five (75)”
