The Blue Parrot

06/03/2026

It’s been a while but back at the keyboard with a story from down the road.

Yes, it’s been a while since I was last at the keyboard. I won’t bother you with the why but yes, life has it’s moments. Being semi-retired, time isn’t always a factor. More things seem to get in t…

13/11/2025

An Early Dinner? You bet!

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25/10/2025

Cocktails anyone?

This post originally appeared The Blue Parrot on April 21, 2009. I think it’s well past time for another round! A good friend once remarked, “It’s always the cocktail hour somewhere.” Truer w…

24/10/2025

Back in the saddle again? You bet!

Okay, so it’s been a while. Yes, the keyboard has been quiet but I finally answered the siren’s call and am back at it. Since last I ventured on line and typed away, I have gone through…

15/08/2025

Buried treasure?

Could be…

Coming in September, back at the keyboard!

06/07/2024

A last night at the ball park.

The Oakland Coliseum. July 5th, 2024. Likely my last time here to watch a game of baseball. It’s fair to say that I am a fan of baseball. Living south of San Francisco for seven years, it was…

10/06/2024

So, you need a steam train for your 1913 movie? What do you do? Here's a story of how you find the solution.

Western Pacific steam locomotive 94 at Olcott on the former Sacramento Northern Railroad. Roger Colton photo. Director David Swift, recalling production of 1960’s “Pollyana” for D…

21/05/2024

There's More There Than You Think.

Just another family, enjoying a day at the Park. It has become amusing to read, see, or hear some of the Disneyland faithful tell that a day at the Park isn’t what it used to be in more ways …

27/03/2024

35 years ago, it was Easter Sunday night.

NBC offered the two-hour premiere of a new drama, “Quantum Leap”.

Somewhere, I have a VHS standard tape on which I recorded it that night.

In the years since, I owe a good deal to Scott, Dean, Don, Deborah, and everyone who brought the series to television for us all to share and enjoy.

It has been a great privilege to meet fans with whom Quantum Leap resonates on so many levels, both in person and online. It goes beyond community in so many ways.

Here is an appreciation I wrote several years ago.

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Doctor Sam Beckett led an elite group of scientists into the desert to develop a top secret project known as "Quantum Leap."

27/03/2024

Calling Chicken Little, white courtesy phone, please.

If you read the various new stories, blogs, Facebook or watch various YouTube channels, the impression is that Disneyland is closed. Or, in other words, the sky is falling. Despite Disney producing…