“I believe in the Supreme Being, in a Creator whatever he may be. I care little who has placed us here below to fulfill our duties as citizens and parents; but I don’t need to go to a church to kiss silver plates and fatten, out of my pocket, a lot of good-for-nothings who liveContinue reading “RKS Literature: Priests Wallowing in Squalid Ignorance (Gustave Flaubert)”
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RKS Literature: “Madame Bovary”: Her Useless Husband Charles (Gustave Flaubert)
“Why, at least, was not her husband one of those silently determined men who work at their books all night, and at last, when at sixty rheumatism was upon them, wear a string of medals on their ill-fitting black coat? She would have wished this name of Bovary, which was hers, to be illustrious. ToContinue reading “RKS Literature: “Madame Bovary”: Her Useless Husband Charles (Gustave Flaubert)”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 3August1970: Bled, Yugoslavia: The Terrible Food in Yugoslavia: My Last Time in Yugoslavia!
Dear Mother, Meg and Murph: We are now in the republic of Slovenia in a fairytale town of Bled. We arrived yesterday and will remain here until August 9th when we will take the train to Munich. We will meet our friend there who has a car and we will be visiting the Black ForestContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 3August1970: Bled, Yugoslavia: The Terrible Food in Yugoslavia: My Last Time in Yugoslavia!”
Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Bob and Fay Speak About Reggie: Chapter Nineteen (19)
Our initial meeting with Reggie was a chance one at Sherwood Park in Toronto at an off-leash trail. Reggie was with his foster parents Anthony and Susan. Our West Highland Terrier Dillie and Reggie hit it off right off the bat. Reggie was well mannered and even shook Bob’s hand. Buddhists believe in auspicious connectionsContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Bob and Fay Speak About Reggie: Chapter Nineteen (19)”
RKS 2024 Wine: No Indigenous Greek Grapes Here
Unfortunately, in Ontario we receive only a small amount of Greek red wine and that which has flowed our way on the retail shelves of our state liquor monopoly fails to impress much of it Xinomavro if not aged sufficiently can be unpleasantly tannic. I was piqued when I saw this Dyo Elies from theContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: No Indigenous Greek Grapes Here”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 20July1970: Pag Island, Yugoslavia: The Terrible Food in Yugoslavia
We are all packed and ready to leave for the other end of Pag where will spend a few days before going to Rab and then after to Krk. Look at the map. We are on the coast of Yugoslavia nearing Italy. Had a long letter yesterday from Fritz and he has all kinds ofContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 20July1970: Pag Island, Yugoslavia: The Terrible Food in Yugoslavia”
Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: Anwar Speaks From The Land Beyond: Allah’s Hint About Reggie! Chapter Eighteen
My name is Anwar. I was Reggie’s master after the demise of his previous one. I was given Reggie when he was still a puppy. The wife of a good friend of mine gave Reggie to me. Her husband was a journalist with an Egyptian television network based in Cairo. He hosted a political commentaryContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: Anwar Speaks From The Land Beyond: Allah’s Hint About Reggie! Chapter Eighteen”
RKS 2024 Wine: The Great Ontario Merlot Redemption Meets Dale Carnegie
Merlot as a single varietal wine has a bleak future in Ontario. But blend it with Ontario wunderkid Cabernet Franc and lackluster Cabernet Sauvignon and you can consistently have a great Ontario Meritage in both Niagara and Lake Erie North Shore. Sometimes the sum can outshine some of the parts. For example, the Queen BeeContinue reading “RKS 2024 Wine: The Great Ontario Merlot Redemption Meets Dale Carnegie”
Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Karim Tells us About Himself: Chapter Seventeen
My name is Karim and I think I am about three years old. I was born in Egypt like Reggie. I am part Schnauzer and weigh the same as Reggie which is about 18 pounds. All that delicious chicken kibble and of course the chunks of cheese that “accidentally fall” on the floor have plumpedContinue reading “Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Karim Tells us About Himself: Chapter Seventeen”
Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Dillie the Westie Speaks About Karim and Reggie: Together We are the Rat Pack! Chapter 16
My name on my registration papers with the Canadian Kennel Club is Dylan Saunders. But I have at least a dozen nicknames such as Snookums, Poopie, Dillie, Dillykins, Lambchops, Pumpkin and Sweetie are just a few but most often it is Dillie and that suits me fine. I am older than Reggie and Karim. IContinue reading “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Final Cut: Dillie the Westie Speaks About Karim and Reggie: Together We are the Rat Pack! Chapter 16”
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