“The day of my departure at length arrived. Clerval spent the last evening with us. He had endeavored to persuade his father to permit him to accompany me and to become my fellow student but in vain. His father was a narrow-minded trader and saw idleness and ruin in the aspirations and ambition in hisContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Miserable Details of Commerce (Mary Shelley)”
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Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Columbia and Taiwan to Form Coalition of the Threatened
Spoof News Services: Grimsby, Ontario: 5January2026: Reliable sources amply reimbursed by Spoof News Services have learnt of a secret meeting between officials from Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Columbia and Taiwan at the exclusive Lux Resort in the High Mountains of Grimsby, Ontario. Sources stated the meeting was to discuss the formation of a Coalition of theContinue reading “Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Columbia and Taiwan to Form Coalition of the Threatened”
RKS 2025 Wine: The Best Wines of 2025
94 Colchester Estate Winery Grand CREW Cabernet Sauvignon (Canada) 94 Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Merlot Okanagan Valley (Canada) 94 Hester Creek 2022 Old Vine Cabernet Franc (Canada) 94 Schild Estate Angus Brae Vineyard 2020 Shiraz (Australia) 94 Big Head Red #11 (Canada) 94 El Enemigo 2021 Single Vineyard Bonarda (Argentina) 94 Chateau Ste Michelle IndianContinue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: The Best Wines of 2025”
RKS Film: Best Films of 2025
96 Athens Midnight Radio (Greece) 95 Headcase (short) (Canada) 95 Self Driver (Canada) 95 Stelios (Greece) 94 Hole (short) (Korea) 93 Vermiglio (Italy) 93 Loren & Rose (United States) 93 Morningside (Canada) 93 Cloud (Japan) 93 Sweet Angel Baby (Canada) 92 Saigon Kiss (Vietnam) 92 Moon’s Wife (Canada) 92 Our Monsters (Canada) 92 Ya DangContinue reading “RKS Film: Best Films of 2025”
RKS Film: Best Documentaries of 2025
96 Death Plan for a Man and a Dog (Greece) 95 Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat (Belgium/Netherlands) 95 Mediha (USA) 94 Divia (Ukraine) 93 Ghosts of the Sea (Canada) 92 A Fly on the Wall (India) 92 Queer Acts of Love and Resistance (Canada) 92 Unwelcomed (Chile)
RKS Literature: Parents as Creators Not Tyrants (Mary Shelley)
“No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself. My parents were possessed by the very spirit of kindness and indulgence. We felt that they were not the tyrants to rule our lot according to their caprice, but the agents and creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed. When I mingledContinue reading “RKS Literature: Parents as Creators Not Tyrants (Mary Shelley)”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE HOLY GRAIL CALLS BUT I KNOW NOT WHY
THE HOLY GRAIL CALLS BUT I KNOW NOT WHY Today it is my third walk around the block. I met Remy for the first time who is three times my size but so very calm. She let me sniff her. Jump on her side. All this was exciting. I am seeing the outside world andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE HOLY GRAIL CALLS BUT I KNOW NOT WHY”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S REFLECTIONS ON 2025 AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026
RORY’S REFLECTIONS ON 2025 AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026 Can anything be more momentous than the year of your birth? Could anything be more disastrous than being placed with an unloving and mean family? This is not the case for me thank the stars above. I have a loving family. My bowl is full of tastyContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY’S REFLECTIONS ON 2025 AND RESOLUTIONS FOR 2026”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY REFLECTS ON 2025
RORY REFLECTS ON 2025 I will be 4 months old tomorrow. I am blessed. I have Bob, Fay and their son AJ to take care of me. Likewise, I take care of them….in a way. I have a bowl full of kibby (as Bob calls kibble), a bowl full of fresh clean water, bits ofContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: RORY REFLECTS ON 2025”
RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hester Creek 2022 Old Vine Cabernet Franc
Another red from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. It is a Hester Creek 2022 Old Vine Cabernet Franc. Aged 18 months in French and American oak. Aroma: Both black and red cherry offer initial welcoming notes with a deep blackberry and mocha riff. Although comparisons are often odious it reminds one of a Niagara Cabernet FrancContinue reading “RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Hester Creek 2022 Old Vine Cabernet Franc”
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