And the reverend teaches that elders are to be respected. Each has his own different place and to each the Lord Jesus has allotted it. The Lord has allotted yours too, so mind it and do not cross the line. Don’t push your way to the first place and don’t raise yourself above the rest-forContinue reading “RKS POLISH Literature: Remember You Are but a Farmhand and Never Will You be a Farmer! (The clever kulak’s attempt to keep wages down) (Władysław Reymont)”
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RKS POLISH Literature: Calling on the Lord with Sighs and Cries for Mercy (Władysław Reymont)
The priest mounted the pulpit, and everyone raised their heads and gazed at him in his white surplice as he leaned over the people and read the Gospel. In the light and colours flowing over him from the windows, he looked like an angel floating on a rainbow. The priest spoke long and fiercely soContinue reading “RKS POLISH Literature: Calling on the Lord with Sighs and Cries for Mercy (Władysław Reymont)”
RKS Portuguese Wine: More Label Malarky: 2022 Prunus from the Dão: Stomped with Clean Feet?
Assuming you have a sense of humour and some knowledge of wine perhaps you chuckle when reading “Reserve”, “Private Reserve”, “Private Selection”, “Estate” or “Stomped with Clean Feet”? Most often these terms are pure marketing with no true significance, but I venture to say they sucker many a buyer in with their tinge of importanceContinue reading “RKS Portuguese Wine: More Label Malarky: 2022 Prunus from the Dão: Stomped with Clean Feet?”
2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version:18September2026: Athens: What a Meal What a View at Dionysos Zonar’s!
Dearest F has eaten at Dionysos a few times and based on her recommendations (always flawless of course) we ate a little bit on the early side at Dionysos Zonar’s with a spectacular view of the Acropolis marvelous during the day somewhat more magical in the evening. The cuisine and service were five stars. NotablyContinue reading “2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version:18September2026: Athens: What a Meal What a View at Dionysos Zonar’s!”
RKS POLISH Literature: The Old Man, a Young Lass and the Devil (Władysław Reymont)
‘When an old man takes a young lass, the devil rejoices, for he’ll be the one to profit,’ declared the old beggar sagely, scraping the bottom of his bowl loudly. Władysław Reymont, “The Peasants”, 1909 Photo: R. Kennedy Stephen
RKS CANADIAN Documentaries: “BOT LOVE”: Reactions Guaranteed!
The Canadian documentary “Bot Love” is guaranteed to invoke (or may provoke) emotional responses amongst viewers. If you are an AI novice dip your toes into “Bot Love” and glean some its issues in a non overly technical manner. Some adjectives describing your reaction coming to mind are pathetic, sad, tragic, disgusting, dangerous, exploitative, lifeContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Documentaries: “BOT LOVE”: Reactions Guaranteed!”
2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version:17September2026: Athens: Plaka Good and Bad: The Ancient Agora of Athens: “Ruins Fatigue”
No doubt you may have heard about the Plaka District in Athens. The main shopping drag is a drag for me. Overrun by tourists drawn in by its proximity to the Acropolis and yes the cruise ship gangs poking around the touristic shops. T shirts, coffee mugs, postcards and over Greekified nick-nacks. Plenty of uninspiringContinue reading “2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version:17September2026: Athens: Plaka Good and Bad: The Ancient Agora of Athens: “Ruins Fatigue””
RKS POLISH Literature: A Curmudgeon and a Shrew But What Cabbage and Peas! (Władysław Reymont)
‘God rest her that I think on of an evening; now that were a wife, a proper housekeeper! Aye, a curmudgeon maybe, and a shrew, never a good word for anyone and always at loggerheads with the other women…but a wife and a housekeeper!’ And here he sighed piously in her memory, and even greaterContinue reading “RKS POLISH Literature: A Curmudgeon and a Shrew But What Cabbage and Peas! (Władysław Reymont)”
2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version:17September2026: Athens: Woken up by construction noises at 07:42 at Anthology of Athens
Geez woken up so very “gently” at 07:42 with hammering noises and a drill. Apparently they are constructing a few more additional rooms at Anthology of Athens. Not exactly the way to be woken up at a five-star hotel! I noticed from the rooftop terrace the hotel’s “swimming pool”. It doesn’t strike one as aContinue reading “2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version:17September2026: Athens: Woken up by construction noises at 07:42 at Anthology of Athens”
2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version: 17September2026: Athens Imagine What Was! The Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum: Am I Watching Some Vulgar Television Show “The Two-Ton Family”?
A 10-minute walk from our hotel Anthology of Athens we are at the foot of the Acropolis and as luck may have it no human swarms. Probably beat the cruise ship locusts that destroy “touristic hot spots”. Passengers must not miss all you can eat post breakfast pre lunch buffet “with authentic Greek hamburgers andContinue reading “2026 GREEK TRAVEL ADVENTURE: Short Attention Span Version: 17September2026: Athens Imagine What Was! The Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum: Am I Watching Some Vulgar Television Show “The Two-Ton Family”?”
