They're Bouchers Three Oh me oh my Two of them just swung right by They came to say hello We were sorry to see them go And the strange t...

Yesterday Sylvia and I drove to Mom and Dad's place one last time so that she could have a final look. The place felt empty, and so did ...

The call, it came Sans question mark And so I answered On a lark Yet no reply Came back to me I never left They didn't see  

This certificate hung around Mom and Dad's house for decades, not much spoken about. It reveals that Dad's dad, William James Woods,...

In John M. Ford's How Much for Just the Planet?, one of my favourite media tie-in novels, Kirk and a Klingon get involved in a slapstick...

Today, Sean and I finished emptying out Mom and Dad's house. In a few days the new owners will take possession.  It's a bittersweet ...

Somewhere on one of the endless parallel Earths, Roy Lichtenstein painted Yes, Lois!  He released the piece to great fanfare (and puzzlement...

I've avoided writing about Alberta politics very much for the last few years. It's because everything Danielle Smith and her crew of...

Approved by the Comics Code Authority and Gemini's guardrails, apparently.   

Sean was kind enough to send me some photos of where he's placed some Mom and Dad heirlooms in his condo. I love Sean's decor, so I...

Someone set him up the bomb.  "Family Feud" is the 15th episode of the fourth season of St. Elsewhere. It's also the episode t...

Here are some of Granddad's old tools. Mom and Dad mounted these on a board from one of the Etsell sheds some years ago. These tools cou...

Sean and I each brought home one of these Beacon oil lanterns, originally used on the Etsell farm in Virden, Manitoba, and residing at Mom a...

As Sean and I continue to manage Mom's estate, we inevitably come upon connections to our family's past. I took this framed certific...

I was playing with Gemini tonight and asked it to turn a collection of images of a prop from an old 1970s kid show into a futuristic ambulan...

During St. Elsewhere 's season three finale, Doctors Donald Westphall, Mark Craig, and Daniel Auschlander head to Cheers for beer.  Tele...

And Sean-io.   

During the first season of  Twin Peaks , we see several characters watching Invitation to Love , a soap opera that seems as crazed and histr...

  Howie Mandel as Doctor Wayne Fiscus I've never been a fan of Howie Mandel. That's a me problem, not a Mandel problem. His particul...

I find it somewhat comforting when a bird drops in to hang out on our doorstep.   

 Mea culpa! I just now noticed that my filter flagged several comments from readers as potentially spam and held them for me, awaiting my mo...

Some of St. Elsewhere's Season Three Players. Fans of Babylon 5 might recognize Stephen Furst in the middle.  I guess you could say that...

 

  Terence Knox as Doctor Peter White Last month I finally started watching St. Elsewhere , the groundbreaking 1980s medical drama. I just fi...

One might toss some jacks; caltrops for kids Bounce ball on boardwalk Grab jack Second ground, grab two And so on Bonus points: ball colour ...