Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blood of Ambrose, James Enge on July 13, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Author James Enge
Today, it gives me great pleasure to turn this blog over to James Enge – fantasist, educator, and all-around nice guy. The only thing that pleases me more than playing host to a talented author is playing host to a talented and genial author (I suppose playing host to a talented and genial author [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2009 | 36 Comments »
As much as I hated saying goodbye to my mother and sister, I have to admit that I was relieved to finally be heading home. Montreal is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.
I caught an early flight out and, with the exception of some bizarre bread pudding-like catastrophe they [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 11, 2009 | 36 Comments »
In two days, I’ve attended two services – a Catholic funeral yesterday, and a Protestant memorial today. Some marked differences between the two in terms of ceremony, stained glass (Hey, is that a peacock?), and air conditioned comfort. More bells and rituals on the Catholic side. More violin solos and sweltering heat on the Protestant [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Au Pied de Cochon on July 10, 2009 | 48 Comments »
I had only planned on attending one funeral while in town and, thus, packed accordingly. The news that I would have to attend a second took me by surprise and left me feeling like that guy who only owns a single suit, dress shirt, and tie he wears to every momentous occasion be it a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Restaurant Europea, Stargate, Stargate Universe, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: SG-1, Stargate:SG-1 on July 9, 2009 | 66 Comments »
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of days or staying at your mother’s place in Montreal without proper internet access, you probably already know about the new, revamped, ultra-cool and informative dedicated Stargate site at MGM.com. It’s a terrific-looking site, easy to navigate, with tons of goodies on all things [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2009 | 62 Comments »
My mother’s guest bed is horrifically uncomfortable. It’s like every night, after I turn off the lights, two guys armed with baseball bats crawl out from under the bed and beat my mercilessly about the neck, back, and shoulders until dawn.
The picture tube on my mother’s 30 year old t.v. set needs frequent breaks. Every [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Le Bocage, Shahi Palace on July 7, 2009 | 41 Comments »
“That Queen Latifah,”my mother suddenly remarked. “I like her.” And then, following a thoughtful silence: “She hosted that award show with no audience.” (referring, of course, to that strike-stricken People’s Choice Awards of a few couple of years back). “Hmmm,”I offered by way of a response, focused as I was on inching us along Highway [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blood of Ambrose, James Enge on July 6, 2009 | 35 Comments »
King Lathmar, only twelve years old but heir to the Empire of Ontil, becomes the pawn in a dangerous political game when his Protector, the scheming Lord Urdhven, stages a shocking palace coup. Imprisoning his powerful rival and Lathmar’s guardian, the elderly yet fearsome Ambrosia of the Ambrosii, Lord Urdhven consolidates his hold on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2009 | 61 Comments »
“So,”said my mother, breaking the silence as she gazed out the car’s passenger side window. “Do you ever see yourself moving back to Montreal?”
I hesitated. Good question. Since moving to Vancouver ten years ago to join the writing staff of Stargate SG-1, there have been times I’ve missed Montreal – particularly in those first few [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jeffrey Ford, The Girl in the Glass on July 4, 2009 | 32 Comments »
The guy sitting beside me was a talker, keen on engaging me as we sat there, waiting for the ground crew to sort out whatever issue had delayed us. A comment here, a question there. I was polite, but kept the discourse brief at the risk of initiating a five and a half hour back [...]
