Post Of The Day

Today's joint winners are Epijunky with A Fan Of Her Life and Fat, Frumpy and Fifty with Line Dancing. The other top contenders were Sandy Carlson with One Single Impression: Tolerance; Lost In Translation with To My Sister; Kat with Another Milestone; DysFUNctional Mom with Whoever Said Life Would Be Easy; Not The Rockefellers with Why I’ll Never Be A Saint; Where There Are No Chickadees with Music Therapy; Living With Twisted Willow with Blackthorn and Finnigan's Wake and Family Affairs with Happy Birthday. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

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The Sunday Roast

She's A Heart-Starter. No, Seriously

This week's interview is with Epijunky,
who writes the blog Pink Warm and Dry.

Here's the first of the standard questions. Why do you blog?

To answer that question I have to give you a little bit of background on my profession. I'm an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), working on an ambulance. While a lot of our job isn't terribly exciting, it can get very stressful at times. I started blogging as an outlet for that stress (as well as some of the more humorous things that have happened on the job). As time went on I started talking about my children and photography as well. It's an addiction for me!

What's the story behind your blog name?

As EMT's we start assessing the Patient as soon as we see them. Part of that is a skin assessment. If the Patient's skin is pink, warm, and dry (as opposed to gray, cold and sweaty) it's generally a good thing. I wish I could say it was something more glamorous than that (that inspired my blog name), but I'd be stretching the truth. For some reason the name stuck with me.

What is the best thing about being a blogger?

I would have to say it's the friends I've made. I have been so blessed. I've met people through blogging who I would count among the closest friends I have. They are among the true friends and family members that I'd call with the best (or worse) news I've ever gotten. Given the fact that in most cases I've never met them in person (and in some cases an ocean and several continents separate us), I think it's kind of an amazing thing.

What key advice would you give to a newbie blogger?

Two things. First, write often. Don't worry about how polished it is, just get your thoughts down. Write from your heart. Some of my better posts were inspired by just writing down what I was thinking and feeling. Second, read and contribute. Find blogs that interest you and read them often. Don't be afraid to comment. I love getting feedback from the folks that read what I have to say, and I can't believe how many fantastic people (and blogs) I've found just through comments.

What is the most significant blog post you've ever read?

That's a tough one, there are so many talented Bloggers out there who I read regularly ... I'd have to say that Ambulance Driver's Seeking Words Of Balm and Sam The EMT's Falling Softly are two that touched me the most.

What is the most significant blog post you've ever written?

The Ballad Of Hilda And Oscar. It took a good friend over a year to convince me to write it, it was such an awful experience that I still can't think about it today without getting teary eyed. In the end I believe it was cathartic to finally get it all out.

David, I can't thank you enough for this opportunity... Thanks for everything you do. It is so appreciated. I hope you know that.


Today's Sunday Roast with Epijunky is the 65th in a weekly series of interviews with bloggers from around the world.

Post Of The Day

Today's winners are Epijunky with Knowing Your Limits and Daryl with Harmony Day. The other top contenders were Corey with I Wish; Jennifer Harvey with Awake; Willow with Sightseeing At Stanford University; Deborah Gamble with Take This Job And Love It; Get A Bigger Cup with It’s Everywhere; Southern Lagniappe with Wonders Of Spring and Taralino with A Face That Always Makes Me Smile. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

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Post Of The Day

Today's winner is Epijunky with Life And Everything After – Part V. The other top contenders were Rhymes With Plague, with English How She Is Spoke; Sandy Carlson with St Anne’s Under Light Snow; Travis with Light; Louise with The Climbing Tree; Pat, An Arkansas Stamper with 8 December 1941; Old Man Lincoln with Hawks; Mental P Mama with Anticipation; Merisi with Christmas Market At Karlsplatz; Mushy with Mushy And Fat Take On Music City; Leslie with There’s Nothing Sexier Than A Man In The Kitchen and Lee with 7 Unusual Things About Me.

And please visit Cowgirl, the young New Zealand blogger who just lost her husband. I'm sure she could do with all the moral support we can give her. A death in a blogger's family is a time for all bloggers to rally around.

Post Of The Day

Today's joint winners are Deb with with Deflated and Epijunky with with Love And Everything After. The other top contenders were Positively Organic with Grandmas Have The Best Ideas; Kat with Emotional; Kym with Pain; Boom Chicka Chicka with My Kids Are Freaks; Big Blue Barn West with Why; Dot with Camera Critters; Jules with A Rainbow For You; Sandy Carlson with Right Here, Right Now and Menopausal Old Bag with Blast From The Past. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

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Post Of The Day

Today's joint winners are Beautifully Broken Me with Calm In The Chaos and Epijunky with Learning Lessons On Life. The other top contenders were Pennies From Heathens with CNAs From Stupidville; Sandi McBride with Father Time; I Need A Martini Now with Falling Out Of Friendship; Meg Wolff with Food For Thought; Diane Cook with Warrenton Part One; San Merideth with Marie Larson 1926-2008; Virtual Studio with A Fresh Start - Mixing Paint; Jo with Sasquatch? Big Foot? and Becky Voyles with Three Faces Of Leave. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

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Post Of The Day

Today's joint winners are Jeff B with Just Leave Me A Note and Epijunky with Five Years Ago. The other top contenders were Corey with Tiny Reflections; Jo Beaufoix with A New Pet; Jenn with Something Old, Something New; Nourish The Soul with Forever And Always; Strowberry Fields with Sunflowers; Jennifer Harvey with Good News; Mushy with Ceerow Forty Seven; The More, The Messier with Teenager Management and Paintbox Pictures with Autumn Leaf. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

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Post Of The Day

Today's winner is Epijunky with For Naomi. The other top contenders were Medic61 with Bleed - Everyone's Doing It; AnniforsciA with In Which Nursing Homes Are Worse Than Death; Katherine with A Long Life Well Lived; Dishing With Debbie with Father Knows Best;
Merisi with Monday Morning; Kalyan with City Of Joy; Anna with Chasing Bumblebees In The Clover Wonderland; Big Blue Barn West with Cid Goes Home; Susie with Livin' With Boo; Polona with Tidying Up; Jenn with Set Of Three and Lana Gramlich with Contest Semi-Finals. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

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Post Of The Day

Today's winner is Epijunky with Inspiration For My Favourite Patient. The other top contenders were Medic 61 with Things I've Learned; Yellow Rose with Keys Of Knowledge; Dragonstar with Waiting; Colleen with In The Waiting; Jules Stones with Moments Of Bits And Pieces; Quill Dancer with Home Beneath The Mountain; Max-e with Teamwork; Happy Wonderer with Seattle Japanese Gardens; Jenera Healy with This Is Me Being Evil and Merisi with And So It Goes. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

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Post Of The Day

Time to salute Epijunky for the post When Mommy Brain and Medic Student Brain Meet. And the other contenders are Lime's Signs, Signs, Everywhere Are Signs, Compulsive Writer's This Old Table, Singleton's Put Your Money On The Table , Rotten Correspondent's Thursday Three, Michal's Tempted and WhimsicalNBrainPan's Exchange.