November 5th, 2024 Chris Rodell
It pains me to on this day, this day of all days, to inform it’s time to mourne the death of Kamala.And by “we,” I mean partisans on both sides because Kamala made a big impact.How could she do otherwise?The old babe weighed more than 3 tons. Cause of death?I’ll not fault those of you who […]
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October 21st, 2024 Chris Rodell
Arnold Palmer was in the news this weekend. Well, part of him was in the news. For you innocents out there, I’m referring to his genitalia. One of the two major party candidates for the office of U.S. president talked about Palmer’s penis as if it were the club he carried with him where ever […]
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October 11th, 2024 Chris Rodell
First of all, I’m not a paid spokesperson for the Tin Lizzy so you can take my word that what I’m about to tell you is genuine. Having said that, I confess to every time I get my PA driver’s license renewed I for reasons I can not explain add another fraudulent inch to my […]
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October 3rd, 2024 Chris Rodell
Has this ever happened to you? Someone tells you they write books and you’re not sure how to react. Here’s a tip: Be very afraid. You’ve just met a person of ruthless determination. That person stares down one blank page and vows, “I’m going to fill this vast emptiness with so much compelling and original thought […]
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September 20th, 2024 Chris Rodell
(606 words) There weren’t many but there were enough of them that I had the sarcastic retort holstered and ready to be drawn. It was 25 years ago and Val was about to deliver our first baby. We were unaware of the sex, but in what is now one of the lamest “Spoiler alerts!” that […]
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June 10th, 2024 Chris Rodell
Thank you, Latrobe Bulletin readers for selecting me as your Favorite Local Author! Here’s the letter-to-the-editor I wrote acknowledging the honor … — Originally Published on https://eightdaystoamish.blogspot.com/
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June 1st, 2024 Chris Rodell
Remember when tweets used to be limited to 140 characters. Some of these are 140 words. I like being free to write what I feel but we’re missing something. Not much, but something …Enjoy your weekend!• Was looking forward to a rare night at home with just me and soon-to-be graduate when plans abruptly changed. […]
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May 10th, 2024 Chris Rodell
I’m struggling to write the book, “The Art of Living Suddenly: How to Deal with a Parkinson’s Diagnosis (and other things that suck).”The problem is my insistence on writing only books that have happy endings. With PD that’s a challenge. But I think this one strikes a balance between the complex emotions I need to […]
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April 30th, 2024 Chris Rodell
Hear ye! Hear ye!I somehow missed compiling these the last three months. Very lax on my part ’cause there are some good ones. Thanks for taking the time to check ’em out.• I was regretful the instant I opened my mouth. I’d lit into the poor bastard. “You’re a terrible bore! You tell the same […]
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April 3rd, 2024 Chris Rodell
It’s been 62 years since JFK historically announced his intention that the US would put a man on the moon before the end of the decade.His inspiration succeeded. And since the first one did so in 1969, we’ve put 11 more of them up there on the lunar surface.I’ll bet you can only name the […]
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