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July 24, 2017
Mom's going to Pitt! A body donation update
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Got some great news the other day. Our girl has been accepted by the medical school at the University of Pittsburgh! We’re ecstatic and are already planning on stocking up on blue & gold sportswear for Saturdays this Fall.
Go Panthers!
This all comes as a bit of a surprise because our girl is 84 and she’s been dead since July 7.
These factors greatly diminish the
Got some great news the other day. Our girl has been accepted by the medical school at the University of Pittsburgh! We’re ecstatic and are already planning on stocking up on blue & gold sportswear for Saturdays this Fall.
Go Panthers!
This all comes as a bit of a surprise because our girl is 84 and she’s been dead since July 7.
These factors greatly diminish the
July 13, 2017
RIP Mom: Why feeling sad is so elusive
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I woke up Saturday for the first time in my life without either a Mommy or a Daddy.
I remember thinking I was glad I paid attention when they were teaching me how to tie my shoes.
Mom, 84, died peacefully Friday morning at 8:05. She’d shattered her left wrist in a Sunday evening fall at her apartment. The shock precipitated a cascading raft of maladies that led to
I woke up Saturday for the first time in my life without either a Mommy or a Daddy.
I remember thinking I was glad I paid attention when they were teaching me how to tie my shoes.
Mom, 84, died peacefully Friday morning at 8:05. She’d shattered her left wrist in a Sunday evening fall at her apartment. The shock precipitated a cascading raft of maladies that led to
July 5, 2017
Mom's fallen & may not get back up
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I’ve been the primary care giver for my darling 84-year-old mother since 2010 when she first began exhibiting signs of mild dementia. In the last two weeks under my primary care, the old gal’s been diagnosed with lung cancer, pneumonia, severe dementia and osteoporosis after falling in her kitchen and shattering her left wrist.
I think I’ve finally found my calling.
I’ve been the primary care giver for my darling 84-year-old mother since 2010 when she first began exhibiting signs of mild dementia. In the last two weeks under my primary care, the old gal’s been diagnosed with lung cancer, pneumonia, severe dementia and osteoporosis after falling in her kitchen and shattering her left wrist.
I think I’ve finally found my calling.
June 30, 2017
June tweets of the month!
This picture of me in my Tin Lizzy office was taken in '15 by my buddy Brian Henry. We spent the morning doing a bunch from all over this neat old landmark, which dates back to 1750. Sometimes when I'm feeling mischievous, I turn the "9" upside down so it'll confuse any deliverymen or women who come all the way up to the 3rd floor to deliver me an important package. This has never happened
June 19, 2017
Cool solutions to melting Antarctic
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Alarming news about the rapidly melting Antarctic glaciers has me scrambling for silver linings. They say the inundation of as much as 13-feet of water could swamp global coastlines where 50 percent of the world’s population lives.
Could disaster be averted if everyone in the heartland started digging really deep backyard pools?
The problem isn’t having too much water.
Alarming news about the rapidly melting Antarctic glaciers has me scrambling for silver linings. They say the inundation of as much as 13-feet of water could swamp global coastlines where 50 percent of the world’s population lives.
Could disaster be averted if everyone in the heartland started digging really deep backyard pools?
The problem isn’t having too much water.
June 5, 2017
Pledge Week results!
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The people have spoken!
And they said, “Ehhh …”
My earnest, ballyhooed, passionate blog pledge drive landed with a thud. Total haul from six enthusiasts: $302.
That was two $100 donations, one $52, a $25, a $15 and a $10. Each donor will receive equal prominence on the acknowledgements page of my new “Use All The Crayons! II,” which I hope to have available for sale
The people have spoken!
And they said, “Ehhh …”
My earnest, ballyhooed, passionate blog pledge drive landed with a thud. Total haul from six enthusiasts: $302.
That was two $100 donations, one $52, a $25, a $15 and a $10. Each donor will receive equal prominence on the acknowledgements page of my new “Use All The Crayons! II,” which I hope to have available for sale
May 31, 2017
Tweets of the Covfefe
Follow my tweets @8Days2Amish! And there’s still time to donate to support the blog at … Chris Rodell, 874 Solomon Temple Rd., Latrobe, Pa. 15650. Or just click the PayPal (storyteller@chrisrodell.com) donate button. Remember, all donors, no matter the amount, will earn name recognition on the acknowledgements page of the new “Use All The Crayons! (deluxe edition) to be released this fall
May 26, 2017
Pledge Week: A bleak career assessment
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I used to dream I’d one day become a great writer. A wiser man would have known it would have been better to dream he’d one day become a successful writer.
Big difference.
Am I a great writer? Lots of people say so. I think I’ve become exactly the kind of writer I always wanted to be, funny with a keen eye for offbeat observation. I know there are no other writers that
I used to dream I’d one day become a great writer. A wiser man would have known it would have been better to dream he’d one day become a successful writer.
Big difference.
Am I a great writer? Lots of people say so. I think I’ve become exactly the kind of writer I always wanted to be, funny with a keen eye for offbeat observation. I know there are no other writers that
May 25, 2017
Random thoughts amidst unseemly Pledge Week begging
• I know many of you start each day with a cup of hot coffee. Since, oh, mid-April I’ve been starting each day by watching Ray Davies and the Jayhawks perform “Americana,” the title cut from Ray’s magnificent new album. I find it soothingly elevating.
• If it wasn’t pledge week, I’d today be writing about how I told my mother (84, dementia) a dear old cousin of hers had gotten eaten by a
• If it wasn’t pledge week, I’d today be writing about how I told my mother (84, dementia) a dear old cousin of hers had gotten eaten by a
May 24, 2017
HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY TO THIS BLOG! THAT MEANS IT'S PLEDGE WEEK! DONATE! DONATE! DONATE!
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Happy 9th Birthday to this blog!
I know, I know. You’re so busy you didn’t even have time to buy it a card or a gift.
I can help. See, the blog and I are very close. I know what it likes and will be happy to funnel your gift to where it can do the most good.
For $25, I can snag a scrumptious birthday cake with lots of purple frosted roses. The blog loves purple frosted
Happy 9th Birthday to this blog!
I know, I know. You’re so busy you didn’t even have time to buy it a card or a gift.
I can help. See, the blog and I are very close. I know what it likes and will be happy to funnel your gift to where it can do the most good.
For $25, I can snag a scrumptious birthday cake with lots of purple frosted roses. The blog loves purple frosted
