by mike | Mar 2, 2020 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
To be clear, we’re not talking about the city in Missouri, but rather a small town in Canada, located in the province of Saskatchewan. This rural burg put itself on the paranormal map a long time ago by virtue of an eerie phenomenon: the lights of a ghostly train that...
by mike | Feb 24, 2020 | Horror Movies, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
In the 1956 classic sci-fi/horror movie, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a young boy insists that his mother is not his mother. This is followed by a woman who swears that her Uncle Ira is not her Uncle Ira. It soon escalates to an epidemic. In the excellent 1978...
by mike | Feb 17, 2020 | Aging, Baseball, Curious Possessions, Humor, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
With seven-plus decades in the rearview mirror I’ve had plenty of time to collect a whole lot of “stuff.” Here is a look at some more “Curious Possessions” floating around my domicile. MUCH ADO ABOUT “NOTHING” Yes, “nothing” is pretty much what bupkis means, and I’ve...
by mike | Feb 10, 2020 | Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The above gaudy title was the tagline for This Island Earth (1955), a science fiction thriller from the “golden decade” of that genre. For generations raised on CGI, motion capture, and other high-tech wizardry, this film’s special effects might come off as laughable....
by mike | Feb 3, 2020 | Basketball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
My bride and I (and a certain Jedi Master) are having a grand old time following our two teams during this college basketball season. Our Iowa Hawkeyes (Jacqueline graduated from the University of Iowa) have been ranked in the Top 25 most of the season, quite an...
