Interesting I was reading a book and one of the characters was explaining her day in Greece in the late 1960’s. Get up have breakfast and walk to one end of the village to get bread for breakfast and lunch. Read. Have a nap and walk to the other end of the village for wineContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 15July1973: Ios, Greece: Grab the Buns While They Are Hot!”
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RKS Wine: North Coast California Dough Cabernet Sauvignon: How a State Monopoly for Liquor Distribution Mocks Us
You may have seen wine “on sale” at your LCBO. Sale most often means a whopping and quite frankly insulting $1.00 or $2.00 discount. Wow! Shiver me timbers! Then the roof gets blown off “a la State Monopoly” with manager discounts that can be as high as 30%. Beyond 30% seems a place no liquorContinue reading “RKS Wine: North Coast California Dough Cabernet Sauvignon: How a State Monopoly for Liquor Distribution Mocks Us”
“Travels to a Different Time” :9August1972: Thoughts on Dublin: Bloody Remains of Blown Up Terrorist, Rubber Bullets and Screaming Mob: Welcome to Northern Ireland
In a way I am regretting my coin toss in Paris that sent me northward. What has it revealed? Awful accommodations, hair lice, great breakfasts, great beer, fish and chips in newspaper and more or less friendly people. But the air and the smells are different than southern Europe. Dublin is a cold city inContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” :9August1972: Thoughts on Dublin: Bloody Remains of Blown Up Terrorist, Rubber Bullets and Screaming Mob: Welcome to Northern Ireland”
RKS Wine: A Chardonnay from Mendoza? El Enemigo; Digressing into The Battle of Britain
Mendoza for many is the home of some of the best Argentinian Malbecs but not really on the radar for Chardonnay. Mendoza keeping us on our toes! We try a El Enemigo 2018 Chardonnay from Mendoza. The bottle is a heavy brute enough to give the carbon neutral crowd a mental hernia. On the noseContinue reading “RKS Wine: A Chardonnay from Mendoza? El Enemigo; Digressing into The Battle of Britain”
RKS Wine: A Portuguese Wine from The Wharf
Cais da Ribeira means a wharf by the riverside and that is the name of a Douro Red we are trying. Porto is the main city of the Douro wine region. On the Porto side the Ribeira is on The Douro River and there are restaurants and shops tucked away but there are some grandContinue reading “RKS Wine: A Portuguese Wine from The Wharf”
RKS Films: “Intimate Enemy”: Who Controls the System?
This Slovakian film was part of the 2021 European Union Canadian Film Festival but I am sure it will be circulating around the globe as it asks an important question and that is who controls the computer system? The next time you look at a security camera spying on you well this film might comeContinue reading “RKS Films: “Intimate Enemy”: Who Controls the System?”
5 factors to consider for remote teams effectiveness (from E-Hotelier)
Lesley Vos1 postPosted on 19 Oct at 8:55 am196 views While hotel managers often focus more on the mechanics of their business, team performance is that very aspect driving everything and influencing the overall success. That’s why it’s essential to have the right team members aboard and invest in their regular training. It’s a key to your hotelContinue reading “5 factors to consider for remote teams effectiveness (from E-Hotelier)”
“My Life as a Golf Marshall” :Rain, Sleet or Snow: The Unpredictable Canadian Spring! (April 11, 2021)
I notice I am paying very close attention to the weather as I’ll be out in it as long as it is not pouring rain, there is lightning or snow is falling. The weather forecasts are atrociously inaccurate The golf season will run from April 1 to sometime in November when it is simply tooContinue reading ““My Life as a Golf Marshall” :Rain, Sleet or Snow: The Unpredictable Canadian Spring! (April 11, 2021)”
Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: Some Fine Tuning for a Street Dog
Although when with Anwar I was fully trained at least by Egyptian standards. What do Fay and Bob expect of me knowing I may be a bit rough around the edges because of the tough time I spent on the streets of Cairo? Can I deliver and be the perfect Canadian dog that I reallyContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: Some Fine Tuning for a Street Dog”
RKS Wine: Gotta Dump or Return ! However moving on to more positive experiences
If you are in Canada, American wine imported is invariably from California and to a lesser extent from Oregon or Washington. Let us forget the possibility of any Pennsylvanian or Texas Chardonnay or Virginian Cabernet Sauvignon. The thought of such exotic wines would no doubt frighten the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) management asContinue reading “RKS Wine: Gotta Dump or Return ! However moving on to more positive experiences”
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