Chris Rodell's Blog, page 62
March 21, 2016
TV, movies, DWTS & identity of Pittsburgh's greatest athlete
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“Dancing With The Stars” returns tonight and I again vow to not watch until network promos tease that Dick Cheney will be puttin’ on the Ritz.
Lots of my fellow Pittsburgh Steeler fans, however, will be watching to see star wide receiver Antonio Brown. He’s in a few short years become one of our greatest and most popular athletes, right up there with Hall of Famer Hines
“Dancing With The Stars” returns tonight and I again vow to not watch until network promos tease that Dick Cheney will be puttin’ on the Ritz.
Lots of my fellow Pittsburgh Steeler fans, however, will be watching to see star wide receiver Antonio Brown. He’s in a few short years become one of our greatest and most popular athletes, right up there with Hall of Famer Hines
March 18, 2016
My book's typo total is . . .
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It was not without some trepidation I greeted my friend. He teaches high school English and was ready to give me my book’s typo total.
It’s probably been to my reputational detriment that I focus on typos in “The Last Baby Boomer,” over raves about its content.
This from one recent 5-star Amazon review: “What a fantastic premise! It’s a satiric, Kurt Vonnegut-ish kind of
It was not without some trepidation I greeted my friend. He teaches high school English and was ready to give me my book’s typo total.
It’s probably been to my reputational detriment that I focus on typos in “The Last Baby Boomer,” over raves about its content.
This from one recent 5-star Amazon review: “What a fantastic premise! It’s a satiric, Kurt Vonnegut-ish kind of
March 15, 2016
Heckle me in Bethel? You won't get beat up!
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Does all the political mayhem have you feeling an irresistible urge to go out and heckle the crap out of some poor hapless bastard?
I’m your guy!
I’ll be speaking for an hour beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Rd., in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
You can heckle all you want and you won’t get beat up. I promise.
My “Use All The
Does all the political mayhem have you feeling an irresistible urge to go out and heckle the crap out of some poor hapless bastard?
I’m your guy!
I’ll be speaking for an hour beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Rd., in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
You can heckle all you want and you won’t get beat up. I promise.
My “Use All The
March 14, 2016
Make Billy Joel channel permanent. Now!
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This is going to come as a shock to a lot of people, but I’m urging all my readers to throw their support behind a brash, thrice-married New Yorker whom the elites are trying to yank from the airwaves.
I’m talking, of course, about Billy Joel.
His exclusive Sirius XM Channel is scheduled to leave satellite radio in less than 48 hours.
America needs Billy Joel.
In just two
This is going to come as a shock to a lot of people, but I’m urging all my readers to throw their support behind a brash, thrice-married New Yorker whom the elites are trying to yank from the airwaves.
I’m talking, of course, about Billy Joel.
His exclusive Sirius XM Channel is scheduled to leave satellite radio in less than 48 hours.
America needs Billy Joel.
In just two
March 11, 2016
Back when drinking ouzo always made my pants disappear
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I experienced a momentary bewilderment when I read Poros, a fancy new Pittsburgh seafood restaurant, was featuring a dish described as “Salmon Cured with Ouzo.”
I used to drink an awful lot of ouzo, the powerful Greek liquor, back when I lived in Athens and the only thing I remember it curing me of was the need to wear pants.
Understand, this wasn’t Athens, Greece; it was
I experienced a momentary bewilderment when I read Poros, a fancy new Pittsburgh seafood restaurant, was featuring a dish described as “Salmon Cured with Ouzo.”
I used to drink an awful lot of ouzo, the powerful Greek liquor, back when I lived in Athens and the only thing I remember it curing me of was the need to wear pants.
Understand, this wasn’t Athens, Greece; it was
March 9, 2016
My laptop is dying; Mom not so much
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I was watching some forgettable motivational speaker talking on TV about the death of his mother and I was watching because I aspire to be on TV talking about anything. Gotta be some scratch in that.
He said his 83-year-old mother had been clinging to life a long, long time and he thought she’d never die.
“I went to her bedside and said, ‘Mom, I love you. Your job is done
I was watching some forgettable motivational speaker talking on TV about the death of his mother and I was watching because I aspire to be on TV talking about anything. Gotta be some scratch in that.
He said his 83-year-old mother had been clinging to life a long, long time and he thought she’d never die.
“I went to her bedside and said, ‘Mom, I love you. Your job is done
March 8, 2016
What I'd say if Erin Andrews was my daughter
<< computer troubles persist; imagine picture of teary Erin Andrews on witness stand>>
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Congratulations, my darling, oh, apple of my eye, on a truly just verdict in Nashville. The jurors agreed it was fair you be awarded $55 million from that vile stalker and the hotel incompetents who allowed him to ruin your life.
May that princely sum forever serve as a reminder to hotel
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Congratulations, my darling, oh, apple of my eye, on a truly just verdict in Nashville. The jurors agreed it was fair you be awarded $55 million from that vile stalker and the hotel incompetents who allowed him to ruin your life.
May that princely sum forever serve as a reminder to hotel
March 7, 2016
Latrobe should host America's 1st Actual Slugfest
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I was annoyed all weekend after hearing cable news channels promising real slugfests and then tuning into presidential debates that didn’t feature real slugs.
Snakes and jackasses, certainly.
But not a single terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the bunch, although we’ve yet to discern just what that thing dangling from
I was annoyed all weekend after hearing cable news channels promising real slugfests and then tuning into presidential debates that didn’t feature real slugs.
Snakes and jackasses, certainly.
But not a single terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the bunch, although we’ve yet to discern just what that thing dangling from
March 3, 2016
Kelly's year in space
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I’ll always remember the day Scott Kelly returned to earth as the day I learned Neil Armstrong spelled backwards is “Gnorts, Mr. Alien!”
Kelly today is the most interesting man on the planet because it’s been nearly one year since he’s been on the planet.
He’ll today begin submitting to various tests to determine how near-zero gravity affects bone density, blood cells
I’ll always remember the day Scott Kelly returned to earth as the day I learned Neil Armstrong spelled backwards is “Gnorts, Mr. Alien!”
Kelly today is the most interesting man on the planet because it’s been nearly one year since he’s been on the planet.
He’ll today begin submitting to various tests to determine how near-zero gravity affects bone density, blood cells
March 2, 2016
Our greatest actress isn't Meryl Streep, it's . . .
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I’m still stewing over Oscar’s apparent snub over America’s greatest actress for reasons I can only surmise had to do with skin color.
Oh, she’s not black. Far from it.
She’s white. Really, really white.
Of course, I’m talking about Flo, for eight years now the least hip, least urban character on all TV.
Understand, I’m white, too. But I’m not that white. It’s like Flo’s
I’m still stewing over Oscar’s apparent snub over America’s greatest actress for reasons I can only surmise had to do with skin color.
Oh, she’s not black. Far from it.
She’s white. Really, really white.
Of course, I’m talking about Flo, for eight years now the least hip, least urban character on all TV.
Understand, I’m white, too. But I’m not that white. It’s like Flo’s
