Project Sunrise

Project Sunrise

Don Cheke Oct 21, 2024 18 min read

Many of those who read my blog on a regular basis will know that I spent much of my adult life in Al-Anon as part of my recovery program. What you may not know is that I was introduced to…

Nana’s Button Jar

Nana’s Button Jar

Don Cheke Oct 14, 2024 14 min read

In this blog post we are going to look at producing a children’s book in a somewhat fanciful way. In reality, we are looking at the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the realm of creativity, while producing the book.…

Dreams

Dreams

Don Cheke Oct 7, 2024 26 min read

As you can see by the list in the feature image, one of my favorite things in life is dream sleep. This being the case, I thought that a blog post about dreams might be fun to write. Come along…

War

War

Don Cheke Sep 30, 2024 14 min read

Recently, I read a book called Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille. It was a very long book, just under 900 pages, but it was very well written and gave me much to ponder about war. Below, in italics, is…

Comic Interlude 8

Comic Interlude 8

Don Cheke Sep 23, 2024 12 min read

We interrupt regular broadcasting once again to bring you a few cartoons from our resident cartoonist… This series focuses on, as the old folks say, doctoring. As you will see from the upcoming cartoons, doctoring for the “large” person leaves…

Comic Interlude 7

Comic Interlude 7

Don Cheke Sep 16, 2024 10 min read

We interrupt regular broadcasting once again to bring you a few cartoons from our resident cartoonist… 1. Drawing a Blank – Created by Don Cheke After just about every major project I complete, I find myself thinking that I will…

Regrets

Regrets

Don Cheke Sep 9, 2024 17 min read

Regrets are a natural part of life, especially as one gets older and sees that their health has deteriorated and that the time ahead is much shorter than it was when they were younger. In addition, regrets themselves are not…

Saskatoon to Wishart Day Trip

Saskatoon to Wishart Day Trip

Don Cheke Sep 2, 2024 10 min read

In today’s blog post, I am going to talk about a recent day trip that my wife, Denise, and I took. This trip was planned after I had finished watching a YouTube video called “Ghost Towns Saskatchewan – The North…

Comic Interlude 6

Comic Interlude 6

Don Cheke Aug 26, 2024 6 min read

We interrupt regular broadcasting once again to bring you a few cartoons from our resident cartoonist… 1. Castlewear – Created by Don Cheke You have heard the saying that a man’s home is his castle. Well, I couldn’t agree more…

God is a Girl, and Her Name is Denise

God is a Girl, and Her Name is Denise

Don Cheke Aug 19, 2024 43 min read

In this blog post we are going to look at my wife, Denise (aka Dee, aka DeeDee, aka Deny, aka Deny Mack, aka Little Bird, aka Li’l Hottie), and discuss how it is that she became known to me as…

The Prophet

The Prophet

Don Cheke Aug 12, 2024 13 min read

Recently, I reread the book titled “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran. It was a hugely popular book in the 1960’s, with a resurgence in popularity again in the early 1990’s. In case you are not familiar with it, or forget…

Comic Interlude 5

Comic Interlude 5

Don Cheke Aug 5, 2024 10 min read

We interrupt regular broadcasting once again to bring you a few cartoons from our resident cartoonist… 1. Quilter’s Delight – Created by Don Cheke If you are married to a quilter, you can be sure that he/she will be making…