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Quote of the Day – The man with the Romney Tattoo
Remember Eric Hartsburg? He was paid $15,000 to get a five inch Romney campaign tattoo on his face. Hartsburg did it as an auction. His only requirement for bidding on the ‘ad space’ was that it could...
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What is it about tattooed people? A disdain for their skin?
After yesterday’s piece on the results of the man with the a Romney tattoo on his head, this bunch of tattoos popped up on the web (can you believe it?!): So it doesn’t matter whether you are a...
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OK… it’s off to Georgetown today for the last day of tests before surgery…
Something called “Pre-Surgical Intake” and ending with a new MRI. Then we’ll be chugging back to Harpers Ferry, I get a day off and on Thursday night I’m back in Georgetown at the hotel next to the...
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to my more conservative readers…
Pardon the Header … it relates to my Tattoo stories. Related articles Our Readers Show Off Their Dog Tribute Tattoos (dogster.com) Permanent Makeup: Do or Don’t? (dailyglow.com) Filed under:...
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Down at Georgetown having lunch before tests…
Georgetown Hospital If you ever have to do something at Georgetown University Hospital, let me recommend a wonderful on-campus restaurant, Empire and Company, a great classic buffet with a side pizza...
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Just finished my MRI…
Elly and Cassandra say I had a seizure going into the test… apparently I was “babbling”…but I don’t remember it. I was under the MRI’s spell for about an hour. Now we are having dinner and getting...
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Starting the day in Hell…
Last night, on our way home from the MRI, we stopped at my daughter Penny’s to pick up our dogs where they were staying all day. Getting out of Cassandra‘s car and walking toward her house, I tripped...
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Packing for the hospital…
I have to get to my daughter’s house before 10 AM with all my clothes and meds packed to get down to Georgetown to the hotel by the hospital. I’ll bring my laptop and hopefully I can review the news or...
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Harold Kepnes, my friend, has died. I’m very sad.
Harold S.Kepnes, 1947 – 2012 He was a year younger than me, but we were both in the Class of ’64 at Tabor. Harold was my best friend and in the summers, when I worked on Cape Cod at the Candle Factory...
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In the hospital waiting for an EKG…
Surgery this afternoon, but they decided I needed another EKG this morning. I guess they think the old fat man is going to stop breathing and they want to cover their ass. Had a no sleep night in the...
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Update on Bill
Hello all, This is Cassandra, Bill’s oldest daughter. I just want to keep you updated on my Dad’s progress. He made it through surgery and is now sedated and resting comfortably in the ICU. Thank you...
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Update on Bill
Hello – Bill is eating and talking and smiling and communicating well. Next step is rehab. He hopes it won’t be longer than a week. He is eager to get back to the radio and writing this blog. Bill...
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Bill is in Shepherdstown Again!
Hello – This is Bill’s wife again. He keeps saying he get get back on the BLOG but he gets tired and goes to sleep. So I am writing to let you all know that as of yesterday, he at the Candlewood in...
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Bill is interested in having visitors now!
Bill is now in the Candlewood in Shepherdstown, working on his rehab. He will be going home to his daughter Penny’s house soon. Bill has done pretty well these last three or four days. He is more...
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From Bill
Hi folks. I am not in a writing mode yet. My friends Linda and Cecil are visiting me in a new rehab called College View in Frederick, MD. Tomorrow I will be starting radiation and chemo. I would thank...
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Article 5
Here if is… nighttime in his hospital and related nursing home in Frederick, Maryland… and I am still in an utter depression and still have a long way to go to get what was my life back. Filed under:...
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Looking for a new direction via my blog…
He hasn’t changed his look much, but he is more and more in revision of the views and and vestiges of UndertheLobsterScope@wordpress.com. Filed under: Word from Bill
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Bill and Ellen are now at home in Williamsport, MD
Hello – I am updating this page for Bill. We are in our second week at Bill’s daughter Penny’s house in Williamsport, MD. It has been quite a change and adjustment for us. We had to change our doctors...
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An Update on Bill’s Condition
Hello – I am updating this blog for Bill. He has tried to do his own update but has not been successful at this point.He is sitting here comfortably, watching MSNBC keeping up with what is going on in...
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Update on Bill –
It has been three weeks since we last visited our dogs in Harper’s Ferry, WV. For the last three Sundays, the dogs have had to come to visit Bill. They are a bit confused, as is Bill. Penny and I...
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Bill Tchakirides is in Hospice Care
I am updating this page with some sad news. It is very difficult and I do not like putting this on a public social media page – it seems disrespectful – however I know there are of friends of his who...
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William “Bill” Louis Tchakirides, May 24, 1946 – April 27, 2013
Bill Tchakirides age 66, retired, of Shepherdstown, West Virginia died peacefully Saturday, April 27. Bill was born May 24, 1946 in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late William Tchakirides and Doris...
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June 15th, Celebration of Life for Bill Tchakirides
Save the date, June 15th. Please join Bills friends and family for a “Celebration of Life” for Bill Tchakirides at the Entler Hotel, in Shepherdstown, WV. at 1:30. Please rsvp Ellen Smith...
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Today is Bill’s Birthday
Today is Bill’s birthday. He would have been 67 today. We would most likely have gone out to eat as that is how we usually celebrate. He would have enjoyed that. He would have spoken to his mother and...
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