2020-04-16 17:12
Wendi Pope Rank is an advanced practice nurse from the Philadelphia area. She holds a master's degree from Lasalle University.Wendi has written for medical journals since 1998. Her first pie… Read More
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A blog about the unexpected and unbelievable stories from my life as a daughter, niece, wife, mother, professional.
2017-01-27 03:07
Pope-pourri: To All The Cats I've Loved Before...: "You think this is OK. That it's totally normal," Husband sighed as we went to bed one night. "I know it's not,& Read More
2017-01-27 03:06
"You think this is OK. That it's totally normal," Husband sighed as we went to bed one night."I know it's not," I retorted. "But I'm still going to do it."Wait. I just read that. That e… Read More
2017-01-20 01:08
Pope-pourri: Wild Child: We have been intimate, you and I. I have told you things. Things Sister says I shouldn't have shared. Things Husband says I shouldn' Read More
2017-01-20 01:07
We have been intimate, you and I. I have told you things. Things Sister says I shouldn't have shared. Things Husband says I shouldn't have shared.But we've never sat down, you and I, and tru… Read More
2017-01-14 00:36
Pope-pourri: Just A Natural Fact: I stared as the goldfish swam weakly around the toilet bowl. Suddenly Husband's words, once dismissed, now surged back into my head Read More
2017-01-14 00:35
I stared as the goldfish swam weakly around the toilet bowl. Suddenly Husband's words, once dismissed, now surged back into my head.I was brought to the toilet bowl that fateful night becaus… Read More
2016-09-15 23:53
Pope-pourri: Lt. Rack Hunter: I am married to an outdoorsman. On paper, being married to an outdoorsman isn't so bad. On paper, you always have someone designated to Read More
2016-09-15 23:52
I am married to an outdoorsman. On paper, being married to an outdoorsman isn't so bad. On paper, you always have someone designated to outdoor activities an indoorsy person - like me - woul… Read More
2016-09-08 19:49
Pope-pourri: The Mysteries of Me: I queried my dad on the nature of my grandfather's relationship with Ximena . A niggling ate at my gut when I asked. I didn't want t Read More
2016-09-08 19:48
I queried my dad on the nature of my grandfather's relationship with Ximena. A niggling ate at my gut when I asked. I didn't want to know. But I felt I owed it to "Left Eye and the Carny", t… Read More
2016-09-04 14:32
Pope-pourri: Gross, Point Blank: Here's hoping Husband does as I ask and never, ever reads this. I have spent the last month being, well, quite nasty. I don't me Read More
2016-09-02 14:58
Pope-pourri: Gross, Point Blank: Here's hoping Husband does as I ask and never, ever reads this. I have spent the last month being, well, quite nasty. I don't me Read More
2016-09-02 14:57
Here's hoping Husband does as I ask and never, ever reads this.I have spent the last month being, well, quite nasty.I don't mean I've been nasty in a Ms. Jackson sort of way. I've been nasty… Read More
2016-08-25 20:13
Pope-pourri: Basement Instinct: This story, like David Copperfield - or the far better tome Flowers In The Attic - begins with a birth. Rather than the birth of t… Read More
2016-08-25 20:12
This story, like David Copperfield - or the far better tome Flowers In The Attic - begins with a birth. Rather than the birth of the protagonist like those great wor… Read More
2016-08-19 19:32
Pope-pourri: Prefixes. And Postfixes.: The prefix "a"- and its many derivations. They pepper the English language. Atheist. Antagonist. Apathetic. It is also the la Read More
2016-08-18 16:43
Pope-pourri: Prefixes. And Postfixes.: The prefix "a"- and its many derivations. They pepper the English language. Atheist. Antagonist. Apathetic. It is also the la Read More
2016-08-18 16:42
The prefix "a"- and its many derivations. They pepper the English language.Atheist. Antagonist. Apathetic.It is also the language of the medical field.Anoxic. Avascular. Anemia.I'd lik… Read More
2016-08-11 11:00
Pope-pourri: Sowing Wild Sea Oats: We were barreling over the bridge, our wood-paneled minivan packed inside with people and on top with luggage, when I saw the suitcase fly o Read More
2016-08-11 10:59
We were barreling over the bridge, our wood-paneled minivan packed inside with people and on top with luggage, when I saw the suitcase fly out from our roof and land on The Causeway.Does eve… Read More
2016-08-11 10:57
Pope-pourri: Sang, With Lots of Froid: I was standing on my bedroom stairs in the middle of the night. The stairwell was spinning around my head, a freakishly localized tornado th Read More
2016-08-11 10:57
I was standing on my bedroom stairs in the middle of the night. The stairwell was spinning around my head, a freakishly localized tornado that only I could see and feel. And then...nothing… Read More
2016-08-08 19:44
Pope-pourri: An Apology To My Future Daughter-In-Law: To The (I'm Sure) Lovely Woman Who Will Someday Marry My Son, You, my dear, are very blessed. Nowhere on Earth will you find a boy mor… Read More
2016-08-05 01:47
Pope-pourri: Left Eye and The Carny: Left Eye Lopes is haunting my house. True to form , I adopted a cat from the Bucks County SPCA in February. Also true to form, said c… Read More
2016-08-05 01:46
Left Eye Lopes is haunting my house.True to form, I adopted a cat from the Bucks County SPCA in February. Also true to form, said cat has a chronic leakage of her left eye. Th… Read More
2016-07-29 03:38
I felt regret. Shame. Yet I had no intention of curbing my behavior. But I confessed to Husband the evil deed that occupies my nights when he is not with me. I spend many nights with Husband… Read More
2016-07-29 01:24
Pope-pourri: Addicted to Messages: I felt regret. Shame. Yet I had no intention of curbing my behavior. But I confessed to Husband the evil deed that occupies my nights when h Read More
2016-07-22 00:38
Pope-pourri: Filter Free, No Vacuum: At four years of marriage, she wasn't really a bride anymore. But for him, today and forever, she would be a bride. His bride. He stoo Read More
2016-07-22 00:38
At four years of marriage, she wasn't really a bride anymore. But for him, today and forever, she would be a bride. His bride.He stood, watching his wife make up the bed. In their minds… Read More
2016-07-15 00:36
Pope-pourri: My Maine Problem: As it turns out, watching Lake Placid two days before you leave for a lakeside vacation in Maine is a really terrible idea. I always thin Read More
2016-07-15 00:35
As it turns out, watching Lake Placid two days before you leave for a lakeside vacation in Maine is a really terrible idea.I always think I will be able to keep the zebras und… Read More
2016-07-07 21:20
I don't believe in ghosts. The problem is, I don't NOT believe in them either. I am, you could say, a paranormal agnostic.I have seen and read too much about The Amityville Horror, the famil… Read More
2016-07-01 00:08
Pope-pourri: Carrot Mop: My stylist, Cindy, stepped back from from my hair, horror and dismay on her face. Normally a beautiful shade of (chemically-enhanced) blon Read More
2016-07-01 00:07
My stylist, Cindy, stepped back from from my hair, horror and dismay on her face.Normally a beautiful shade of (chemically-enhanced) blonde, my hair lay before Cindy a garish copper blonde… Read More
2016-06-23 23:27
The sun is my enemy. And I do not want it.When you are fair skinned - a Pale-ite in Pope-pourri parlance - any time spent in the sun is treacherous. Not potentially treacherous. Actually tre… Read More
2016-06-23 23:22
Pope-pourri: Paler Shade of White: The sun is my enemy. And I do not want it. When you are fair skinned - a Pale-ite in Pope-pourri parlance - any time spent in the sun Read More
2016-06-09 22:18
Pope-pourri: Meet Me in El Paso: Sometimes, you have a day that just doesn't go your way. Sometimes your diamond falls out of your engagement ring while you're doing Read More
2016-06-09 22:17
Sometimes, you have a day that just doesn't go your way. Sometimes your diamond falls out of your engagement ring while you're doing laundry. Sometimes your mom reads your blog and denies pr… Read More
2016-06-03 18:52
Pope-pourri: Pope-pourri: Fredericksburg, Part 2: Pope-pourri: Fredericksburg, Part 2 : To best understand the happenings on this leg of my trip to Fredericksburg for the M… Read More
2016-06-02 18:53
Pope-pourri: You Can Go Home....Again: "Psst...psst," my mom hissed at me. We were just sitting down to the church coffee hour on Memorial Day Sunday. "I need to Read More
2016-06-02 18:52
"Psst...psst," my mom hissed at me. We were just sitting down to the church coffee hour on Memorial Day Sunday."I need to speak with you. Privately," my mom whispered.I was pretty sure I was… Read More
2016-05-26 21:21
Pope-pourri: Fredericksburg, Part 2: To best understand the happenings on this leg of my trip to Fredericksburg for the Marine Corps Half Marathon , one needs to have a dee… Read More
2016-05-26 21:20
To best understand the happenings on this leg of my trip to Fredericksburg for the Marine Corps Half Marathon, one needs to have a deeper understanding of my parents' marriage… Read More
2016-05-24 18:04
Pope-pourri: Fredericksburg, Part 1: The long-feared half marathon is over. I ran. I survived. I am here to tell the tale. The Marine Corps Half Marathon is the h… Read More
2016-05-24 18:04
The long-feared half marathon is over.I ran. I survived. I am here to tell the tale.The Marine Corps Half Marathon is the hardest race I've ever run, so the adage about g… Read More
2016-05-19 21:07
Pope-pourri: F-burg: The long-feared half marathon is over. I ran. I survived. I am here to tell the tale. The Marine Corps Half Marathon is the hardest Read More
2016-05-19 21:06
The long-feared half marathon is over.I ran. I survived. I am here to tell the tale.The Marine Corps Half Marathon is the hardest race I've ever run, so the adage about g… Read More
2016-05-12 15:52
Pope-pourri: Broads Running In The Street: Guys, I'm in trouble. And it is ALL my dad's fault. Here's the thing. My dad loves me. Loves me. And in his mind, I can do an Read More
2016-05-12 15:52
Guys, I'm in trouble. And it is ALL my dad's fault.Here's the thing. My dad loves me. Loves me. And in his mind, I can do anything.For example, my dad once approached me with an issue o… Read More
2016-05-05 23:39
Pope-pourri: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A....: A phobia is an irrational fear. My herpetophobia , for example, is completely unreasonable. I am not afraid of being bitten, nor… Read More
2016-05-05 23:39
A phobia is an irrational fear. My herpetophobia, for example, is completely unreasonable. I am not afraid of being bitten, nor am I afraid of being poisoned. Thoughts of being crushed… Read More
2016-04-28 20:40
Pope-pourri: My Best Friend's Girlfriend: I'm going to a violate a prime directive of writing and share my sources with you. Well, I think that's just with reporting. But s Read More
2016-04-28 20:38
I'm going to a violate a prime directive of writing and share my sources with you.Well, I think that's just with reporting. But still. I'm trusting you with important information here.My "Bi… Read More
2016-04-22 00:31
Pope-pourri: They Say It's Your Birthday: New Year's Day. Normally on this day my parents host their families to celebrate the year's birth. My mom makes pork for good luck Read More
2016-04-22 00:30
New Year's Day.Normally on this day my parents host their families to celebrate the year's birth. My mom makes pork for good luck, and collard greens and wax beans like my grandmother did wh… Read More
2016-04-14 15:37
Pope-pourri: Come on, Irene: So many references to Hurricane Irene. Today, you get the story. The Outer Banks of North Carolina have been a Pope-pourri family vacati Read More
2016-04-14 15:36
So many references to Hurricane Irene. Today, you get the story.The Outer Banks of North Carolina have been a Pope-pourri family vacation spot for decades. Long before it was trend… Read More
2016-04-07 16:19
Pope-pourri: Marriage, Interrupted: I'm going to tell you about the time Husband and I nearly - irrevocably and horribly - ended our union. Was I swept off my feet by a f Read More
2016-04-07 16:18
I'm going to tell you about the time Husband and I nearly - irrevocably and horribly - ended our union.Was I swept off my feet by a fanboy with VIP Comic-Con passes? Did Husband meet an outd… Read More
2016-03-31 22:02
As I was saying.Lightning was dying. Husband was on call for burial duty. I sat the children down. I explained that Lightning was very old and very ill.They cried.But Lightning defiantly clu… Read More
2016-03-31 21:26
Pope-pourri: Cat-niss, Part 2: As I was saying . Lightning was dying. Husband was on call for burial duty. I sat the children down. I explained that Lightning was very o Read More
2016-03-25 00:45
Pope-pourri: Cat-niss: To quote Teresa Bloomingdale , I should have seen it coming when the rabbit died. What is "it" exactly? Well, we'll get to t Read More
2016-03-25 00:45
To quote Teresa Bloomingdale, I should have seen it coming when the rabbit died.What is "it" exactly? Well, we'll get to that later.First, let's talk about how the rabbit died.When I was a t… Read More
2016-03-19 14:39
Pope-pourri: Somnambulist: Do you want to sleep with me? Answer carefully. Consider how much entertainment you like in the bedroom. Consider how much you like you Read More
2016-03-19 14:39
Do you want to sleep with me?Answer carefully. Consider how much entertainment you like in the bedroom. Consider how much you like your sleep.You see, I am a somnambulist. And a somniloquist… Read More
2016-03-11 02:03
Pope-pourri: Adventures in Niece-sitting: Mr. R died. I've known Mr. R my whole life. He went to my church. When I received the email from my pastor with the news of Mr. R' Read More
2016-03-11 02:02
Pope-pourri: Un-Date Night: I think I speak for us all when I say it is an absolute necessity to see Scarlett Johansson naked. So with this objective in mind, I had Read More
2016-03-11 02:00
Mr. R died.I've known Mr. R my whole life. He went to my church. When I received the email from my pastor with the news of Mr. R's death, I was sad. First, for obvious reasons, but second be… Read More
2016-03-11 02:00
I think I speak for us all when I say it is an absolute necessity to see Scarlett Johansson naked.So with this objective in mind, I had the DVD of the film Under the Skin &hell…Read More
2016-03-04 02:06
My cousins are like trains and boyfriends - if I miss one, it's no sweat. Another one will be along in five minutes.Although I'm not really comfortable constructing an analogy involving boyf… Read More
2016-03-04 02:05
Pope-pourri: Missing Cousins: My cousins are like trains and boyfriends - if I miss one, it's no sweat. Another one will be along in five minutes. Although I'm Read More
2016-02-25 16:45
Pope-pourri: Lightning in a Bottle: Thank God we have the cat, my mom said to me one day. The only things your father and I discuss, she went on, are the cat and gas prices Read More
2016-02-25 16:44
Thank God we have the cat, my mom said to me one day. The only things your father and I discuss, she went on, are the cat and gas prices.They have three children. Eight grandchildren. They r… Read More
2016-02-19 01:45
Husband and I have a long-running joke. Occasionally the joke yields to a darker discussion. A discussion on how I have been engaged in a lie - since the very inception of our relationship.W… Read More
2016-02-11 18:38
Le weekend. It is what the French call the endcap to the week. Le weekend. It conjures delightful images. Couples riding bikes against the backdrop of a floral field, wine and baguettes peek… Read More
2016-02-04 14:20
It was, I thought, a solid plan.If I won, I could take a friend. We would have walk-on parts in Star Trek Beyond. We would party with the cast at the premiere. Let me say that again.We… Read More
2016-02-04 13:58
I think it's time we talked about The Flasher.As we have discussed, vacations with my family can hardly be called dull. My entire life we have vacationed on Atlantic Beach&nbs&hell…Read More
2016-02-04 13:55
My parents have been married for 46 years. They claim the secret of their success is that they don't talk to each other. They have never discussed their schedules. They don't speak of their… Read More
2016-02-04 13:54
I used to work with a doctor who used the term critical mass. His definition of critical mass was too much of anything bad. So a patient who had spent way too many days in ICU was said to ha… Read More
2016-02-04 13:53
My husband's uncle is a trained government assassin.We don't know this for sure, but it makes perfect sense. He has a doctorate in political science and worked in city government. He is also… Read More
2016-02-04 13:51
To The (I'm Sure) Lovely Woman Who Will Someday Marry My Son,You, my dear, are very blessed. Nowhere on Earth will you find a boy more loving, more devoted than my son. Do you ever get heada… Read More
2016-02-04 13:48
The Christmas I was 13, I sat around the tree with my siblings, rollicking in my gifts from Santa and eagerly awaiting more from my parents. My mother, passing me a present, told me to open… Read More
2016-02-04 13:47
My mom has been reading my blog.Aunt already got mad at me for blogging about her ("I'm your only Aunt. Obviously it's me. And there I am. Highlighted and underlined so you can't m… Read More
2016-02-04 13:46
I've spent a fair amount of time with my family because of the holidays. I should be sitting on oodles of blog posts. Sadly for you and me, they were all on their best behavior. It was like… Read More
2016-02-04 13:45
I'm a control freak.Let's be clear. This is not a confession. This is a statement of superior declaration.I don't see control freakiness as a character flaw. Things need to be a ce… Read More
2016-02-03 17:30
OK. We can talk about The Videotape Incident.Before we begin, let me say that Husband and I are soul mates. He is the Hart to my Hart. The Han to my Leia. The Dylan to my Kelly. Well, he's r… Read More
2016-01-28 21:56
We are going to explore communications, or the lack thereof, within my family. Our exploration will go as deep as Alvin, delving into the ocean's abyss. Which is where a lot of my family's c… Read More
2016-01-22 17:20
Here is what I wrote in last week's blog.And here is what my mom emailed me in response:"Unlike Aunt, I am not mad. I only need to point out a few corrections. Not even Mom… Read More
2016-01-20 16:21
My family is notorious for making vacations....interesting. By family, I mean my family. Husband would want me to make abundantly clear that he and our children are in no way associated with… Read More
2016-01-20 16:20
Husband - mineDaughter, mine, 10 years old, incredibly smart, thinks she runs the houseSon, mine, 7 years old, sweet and funny, serious Oedipal complexMom - MineDad - Also MineMom1, Husband'… Read More
2016-01-20 16:20
It started, I think, with my grandfather.He owned a pet store in Northeast Philadelphia. He sold monkeys, sharks, and chicks at Easter, as you would expect from any reputable pet seller. Som… Read More
2016-01-20 16:15
Husband fascinates me.The first time we ever spoke, he made a comment that should have sent me running, and that I can only repeat in certain circles.I didn't run. I practically gave up the… Read More
2015-11-19 04:31
Please, for the love of Pete, catch up on the BBC's Sherlock before the new episode airs in January. I love a guy with a dry sense of humor, and the bromance between Benedict Cumbe… Read More
2015-11-05 21:15
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking there's no such thing and I'm here to tell you there absolutely is. When your mom has acute onset delirium and your daughter is able to access e… Read More
2015-10-29 22:59
I promise you this is not becoming a blog about my mom's illness. But if you read with any regularity, you know my family gives me so much material. And if we're being honest, my mom is resp… Read More
2015-10-22 20:43
First, I'd like to say that no parents were harmed in the making of this blog. But the week is still young.Is there anything I can say here, with regards to my family at large, that would su… Read More
2015-10-15 10:28
No, you haven't read this already.Well, maybe you have. Another version, anyway.You know, just because a guinea pig stops eating his foraging-encouraging food doesn't mean he's ill. As… Read More
2015-09-22 21:13
It's been a lousy few days at Pope-pourri. But Ma will always make the crazy downright bizarre, and this stretch of days was no exception.Thursday was not fun, so by Friday afternoon I was l… Read More
2015-09-17 22:56
Husband and I have diverse views on everything from religion to entertainment. We even disagree on bunny rabbits - I am exploring bunnies as pets for our son, Husband would like to breed the… Read More
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