Tag Archives: history

MSS Back Story: Indian Joe

Posted on March 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Joe is a mystery. He accepted the COMMUNITY digital implants, so he can access all services, like food and shelter, but he prefers to live outside, ‘under the stars’. Joe is also a pacifist. He means no harm to any … Continue reading →

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MSS Back Story: Skip Garrett

Posted on March 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Skip is second in command at ESP in Vancouver. He’s the middle management, the middle man. Skip is completely devoted to his boss Jack Armstrong. Skip is also still in the “closet”. In the first scene, Skip tries to downplay … Continue reading →

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MSS Back Story: Jack Armstrong

Posted on March 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Jack is lonely. He’s the head of the ESP in Vancouver, and is married to the job. He has no social life outside of work, so he always seems to be at the office. But Jack has a secret side. … Continue reading →

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Now and Then: Five Points, Barrie

Posted on February 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Former Scotiabank, now rebuilt and renamed Five Points Theatre Royal Thai fire 2007 Royal Thai Cuisine, formerly the Wellington Hotel in the 1970s I worked at the Bank of Nova Scotia between 1973 and 1974.

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Now and Then: The Roxy, Barrie

Posted on February 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Present day Mavricks The 2000s 1953 1940s The original Roxy logo. I worked there between 1964 and 1965.

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Memory: the Mandela Effect?

Posted on February 16, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Is This a Conspiracy? A recent X-Files episode discussed the Mandela Effect to good effect. The questions it posed and some of the outrageous answers it suggested were perfect in this day and age. Here is that famous opening sequence … Continue reading →

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Jenny Lind: Art Imitating Life?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Greatest Showman We went to see this musical yesterday. It was a great show, man! But the greatest? No. Last year’s La La Land definitely had more impact. The difference is probably the result of the passage of time: … Continue reading →

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In No Man’s Land

Posted on September 18, 2017 by cdsmiller17

A Nomadic Life We have a great heritage here in Canada, National and Provincial Parks. They are spaces reserved for mankind, where, for a price, you can commune with nature. And a lot of people pack up the kids and … Continue reading →

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Let Me Introduce Myself, Starlogically

Posted on September 16, 2017 by cdsmiller17

I Was Born (February 9, 1950) It seems a little unfair to work on other people’s birth charts and not allow them the same insights into my own. So, I am setting the record straight, once and for all time. … Continue reading →

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Olympic Lottery Canada Pin – 1974

Posted on May 5, 2017 by cdsmiller17
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