Medical Interlude
In today’s short blog post, I will share a couple of recent medication changes I have made related to my mental and physical health. For fun, I created editorial cartoons to go along with the stories. If you have been…
Tragic Sense of Life
Earlier in the week, I was watching season 1 of the TV series Picard. In episode 3, we meet Cristóbal Rios, the captain of a ship that Jean-Luc Picard hires to take him on a trip to find cyberneticist Bruce…
Textual Creations
In today’s blog post, I will share a few tidbits about my former website and some recent happenings. Reclaimed Textual Creations Domain You may recall that I closed my Textual Creations business back in 2024, or thereabouts, and gave up…
Donald B. Cheke — An AI Interpretation
Today’s blog post was inspired by thoughts about my life and what that might look like to someone looking in from the outside. As I considered this, I thought about ego and its ramifications, and about the changing landscape as…
When the Towers Came Down
It is hard to imagine that 25 years have passed since terrorists attacked the United States by hijacking four airliners and crashing them into the World Trade Center twin towers in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a…
Eldercare – Part 4
On July 30, 2026, I received a telephone call from a staff member at St. Volodymyr Villa letting me know that they had a suite available in The Terrace for my mom, and that it would be ready for her…
What Would DeeDee Do?
The other day I was about to put a glass and a spoon in the sink, like any “bachelor” might do, when I said to myself, “What would DeeDee do?” With that thought, I opened the dishwasher instead and placed…
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Today, we will spend time reflecting on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 book “The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (Library Edition). I read the Kindle edition published by Grapevine on December 17, 2024. The print length is listed…
Eldercare – Part 3
In today’s blog post, I will be sharing the current state of my mother’s eldercare – what changes have come about and what realizations have been made. Further along in the blog post, I will share my experiences with setting…
Carney Car
In the mock news today, headlines spelled out in detail the continuing depth of the 2026 Great Depression. People in all walks of life are finding that the cost of living has become so exorbitant that many things once taken…
Mixed Nuts
In today’s blog post we will look at a variety of things – a wedding anniversary, the real Don Cheke, the Discovery, a protest, and some wacky products. Enjoy! During review and editing, Denise suggested adding an 18A rating as…
Comic Interlude 12
It’s been a long time since we had a Comic Interlude, so let’s interrupt regular broadcasting to bring you a few cartoons from our resident cartoonist… 1. Therapy – Created by Don Cheke Having just gone through some online therapy,…












