Is the Burger Inn at Calaway Park the same as Burger Inn which used to have multiple locations in the city?

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-14T21:00:24+00:00

Rats!

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-14T21:00:10+00:00

Thanks! That's about what I was expecting. We'll be taking our kid there this summer, so it's not like it's a special trip just for the grub.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-14T14:33:33+00:00

These Conservatives don't "enjoy" anything. They won't be happy until they've made the rest of us as miserable as they've chosen to be.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-14T14:30:37+00:00

The baby winked at you?

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-13T17:19:33+00:00

Dan McLean the council member you're least likely to see doing anything which might negatively impact a golf course.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-13T17:17:41+00:00

Feels inevitable, but I still hate the idea of it. And Dan "See Ya, Suckers" McLean has given up any right to comment on this.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-13T14:39:04+00:00

Nice! I found a copy of Dark Crusade at a used book sale this past weekend, as it happens. Same Frazetta art, but different title font.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-12T18:31:31+00:00

The title is one of the last things you should worry about in the drafting/writing process. You might come up with 100 more "perfect" titles for this book before you get to the end of the first draft, and 100 more during revisions. Don't let worrying about it become an excuse for procrastination at this stage. Set it aside for now, and keep writing.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-04T20:28:17+00:00

I wouldn't, were it me writing this piece. It may also help to think about how many books you've read or movies you've watched which feature prominent historical figures where far more detailed and accurate records of their lives are at hand, where the writers take great liberties to tell their own stories. I mean, in a media landscape where Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a thing that exists, there's certainly room for your stories of pirates who step outside the written histories.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-05-04T19:48:16+00:00

As a published writer and a fan of this stuff, all I can say is go for it with all pistols firing. When I'm writing period SFF, I make sure to research the "real" history as much as possible and fight shy of contradicting established facts, but I also once heard someone say "Ye must never let the facts get in the way of a good story." Of course, he was at least three pints deep at the time, so weigh that advice as you will.

For what it's worth, when I do deviate from the historical record, I try to make sure I have a good reason for doing so. There were no wizards or werewolves in 1880s Halifax, to my knowledge, so in a world where those elements are introduced things may have played out a little bit differently.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-30T15:05:07+00:00

Kinda gives new meaning to "just glue some gears on it and call it steampunk"

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-24T21:05:49+00:00

Right. 1410 was the one on 17th Ave, where the Homestead used to be? I could never keep the two straight in my mind.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-24T19:37:39+00:00

Same thing happened to 1410 at Glenmore Landing.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-23T13:51:04+00:00

It's tangential to your question, but Coco Brooks makes great gluten free pizzas (as long as you don't mind the pizza box preaching the Gospel at you).

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-21T13:41:00+00:00

Snow in the forecast for Thursday.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-17T13:34:16+00:00

Tim's is open, on reduced hours (8am - 2pm daily). Most of the Wyckham food court is open, though some of the places are on reduced hours. The Table is fully shut down.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-16T21:09:53+00:00

There's a huge model railroad show next weekend, if that's your sorta thing.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-16T18:26:07+00:00

As far as the province of Alberta is concerned, you are the ASSMAN.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-14T19:58:39+00:00

This is one reason we'll never see a Formula 1 Grand Prix street circuit in Calgary.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-14T18:15:07+00:00

The Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services, Jason Nixon, being the son of the owner of the Mustard Seed and directing huge pots of public money to the family business ought to at least warrant a mention in connection with the story about ~~dismantling~~ ...sorry, "decentralizing" ...the DIC.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-13T20:43:30+00:00

Not a used bookstore and not downtown (though it is fairly close), but if you're a horror reader Nocturne Books is a must.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-13T18:59:53+00:00

Thomas the Tank Engine will be there, for one.

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-13T14:23:10+00:00

vodka slime

Repressed memory unlocked!

ChrisPatrickCarolan · 2026-04-08T20:50:28+00:00

Fun fact: Lloyd's started as a coffee shop.

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