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RKS Literature: Shortsighted People are Amorous (Friedrich Nietzsche)

“Shortsighted People are Amorous. Sometimes just a stronger pair of glasses will cure an amorous man; and if someone had the power to imagine a face or form twenty years older, he might go through life undisturbed.” Friedrich Nietzsche, “Human, All Too Human”, 1878.

RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version):21October 2025: Siem Reap: At the Supermarket, Plantation and a Farewell Dinner

21October 2025: Siem Reap: At the Supermarket, Plantation and a Farewell Dinner Last full day of the tour anticipating a brutal day of travelling for the return to Toronto tomorrow. Had a leisurely buffet breakfast and several cups of tea. I will say the eggs I had for breakfast (and the one over my beefContinue reading “RKS 2025 Travel: Destination Southeast Asia (Short Attention Span Version):21October 2025: Siem Reap: At the Supermarket, Plantation and a Farewell Dinner”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY CAUGHT IN CANADIAN AVALANCHE!

RORY CAUGHT IN CANADIAN AVALANCHE! Just reaching 5 months of age all I really know outside is slush and snow. Is there anything else in Canada? Over the last two days we had a record 60 centimeters of snow in Toronto. I stepped out of the back door and disappeared into the soft snow andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY CAUGHT IN CANADIAN AVALANCHE!”

United States National Guard Seizes Canadian Portion of Niagara Falls and Wine Growing Regions of Niagara

Spoof News Services: 12January2026: National Guard detachments based in Buffalo and Finger Lakes, New York seized control of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Niagara-on-the-Lake and all wineries in Niagara on Monday 12January2026. White House spokesperson Cary Leaveit stated the military action was required to protect the security of the United States given that invading troops could launchContinue reading “United States National Guard Seizes Canadian Portion of Niagara Falls and Wine Growing Regions of Niagara”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY SAYS CAREFUL WHEN YOU USE THE EXPRESSION “NAUGHTY PUPPY”

RORY SAYS CAREFUL WHEN YOU USE THE EXPRESSION “NAUGHTY PUPPY” I continually hear the expression “naughty puppy” bandied about by humans. It implies malicious intent on innocent little puppies. Indeed, we can be mischievous, rambunctious, silly and even destructive but that is in our nature as puppies. There may be actus rea but rarely isContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY SAYS CAREFUL WHEN YOU USE THE EXPRESSION “NAUGHTY PUPPY””

RKS 2025 CANADIAN WINE: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Merlot

Stag’s Hollow Winery celebrates 30 years of British Columbia winemaking in 2025. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, the winery has reimagined its Renaissance Merlot 2022 label to feature three exclusive ‘Art Series’ labels, each capturing the essence of the Stag’s Hollow estate in Okanagan Falls, BC. The depiction on each label, created by local artistsContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN WINE: Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Merlot”

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Redstone 2021 Gamay Noir

Aroma: Raspberry, Niagara red cherry and a generous dosage of French oak. Palate: Restrained and tight giving little rein to the raspberry and cherry but not stifling it. Short finish with light and passing tannins. Personality: So if I don’t flaunt my fruit this is a matter of choice and style. Cellarbility: Drink now. FoodContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Redstone 2021 Gamay Noir”

RKS Literature: Eminence Will Not Make You Loved (James Baldwin)

“People who achieve any eminence whatever are driven to do so; and there is always something terribly vulnerable about such people. They very soon discover that their eminence makes them an incitement and a target-it does not cause them to be loved. They are trapped on their hill. They cannot come down. They cannot bearContinue reading “RKS Literature: Eminence Will Not Make You Loved (James Baldwin)”

RKS Literature: Marooned in Love (James Baldwin)

“Barbara and I were marooned, alone with our love, and we were discovering that love was not enough-alone we were doomed. We only had each other, and this fact menaced our relation to each other. We had no relief, we had no one to talk to-far behind us were the days when we had playedContinue reading “RKS Literature: Marooned in Love (James Baldwin)”