Category Archives: Series

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Good Night, Boots

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I’m not sure when those photos were taken. or who took them. My folks and I were living at 818 10th Street South in Moorhead, Minnesota, at the time; which puts the date at around 1970. Could have been earlier, … Continue reading →

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A Road to Bemidji

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Two tourists in Canada asked someone which city they were in. The man replied, “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan”. One of the tourists said “oh! They don’t speak English here!” I haven’t heard that one in more than a half-century, there’s a lead-up … Continue reading →

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Two Mice

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Since I’m mostly doing something else this week, I’ll talk about two mice. I didn’t see either, but I did hear one; and that’s the one I’ll start with. The Resident Mouse and Me: Another San Francisco Memory I was … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Customers

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

It’s two tales and two customers, actually. But that title was too cool to pass up. Anyway, I worked at a place called Pellegrini Refrigeration for most of the time I spent in San Francisco.1 Part of my job was … Continue reading →

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A Cat, a Dog, and a Reflective Chain-Link Fence

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Ying wasn’t the most nervous cat I’ve known. That’d be Twitches, a cat my oldest daughter had, some years back now. She tells me Twitches was even twitchy in her sleep. My folks got Ying at the pound in Fargo. … Continue reading →

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