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	<title>My Parkinson&#039;s Disease Diary</title>
	<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com</link>
	<description>My Life as a Guy with PD -- and the Other Stuff That Annoys Me!</description>
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		<title>You Know You&#8217;re Getting Old When&#8230;</title>
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When you can remember tuff guy NFL players in their heyday, then you hear that they&#8217;ve died at a reasonably respectable age&#8230; it makes you feel old.
I remember Merlin Olsen before the flower commercials, before the &#8220;Father Murphy&#8221; TV gigs.  I remember him as a tuff guy on the defensive line of the LA Rams.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/11/you-know-youre-getting-old-when/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Hunky Dunk&#8221; Available Now on Lulu.com</title>
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New novel by Bill Schmalfeldt tells the story of two special brothers.
Mud and Jake Klemper were special boys. Their father knew how special they were although his constant browbeating did little to encourage their special gift. But he did instill them with one thing &#8212; &#8220;The Klemper Pride.&#8221; The boys would have lived their lives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Deep Brain Diary&#8221; Available Now on Lulu.com</title>
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&#8220;Deep Brain Diary: My Life as a Guy with Parkinson&#8217;s Disease and Brain Surgery Volunteer&#8221; tells the personal story of author Bill Schmalfeldt and his dance with Parkinson&#8217;s disease.
It was nearly four weeks after his 45th birthday when Bill Schmalfeldt was diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s disease. In addition to having to get used to having what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;&#8230;by the people&#8230;&#8221; Available on Amazon.com</title>
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A Political Satire by Bill Schmalfeldt (2004)
Synopsis: With the Vice President&#8217;s recent death and President DeWitt&#8217;s health worsening by the day, the precarious balance of power between the Democratic President and a Republican-controlled Congress has moved to the right. Albert Wantner, the politically shrewd Speaker of the House, will ascend to the Presidency if the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/11/by-the-people-available-on-amazon-com/</link>
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		<title>Wanna Review One of My Books?  For Free?</title>
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I&#8217;m looking for book reviewers.  If you have semi-decent writing skills (and could write a good book report in school), I&#8217;d be happy to e-mail you a review copy of either of my new books, &#8220;Deep Brain Diary&#8221; or &#8220;Hunky Dunk.&#8221;
If you prefer a light hearted comedy (and don&#8217;t have a problem with the occasional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/10/wanna-review-one-of-my-books-for-free/</link>
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		<title>I Refuse To Die Unpublished!!!</title>
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This self-publishing thing is freakin&#8217; GREAT!
Now I&#8217;ve published a paperback that you can buy TODAY for $20.
&#8220;Hunky Dunk&#8221; is a book I wrote back in 1998.  It was inspired by sitting around with my brother Jack talking about old family stories.  The book is dedicated to his memory, and I plan to live up to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/10/i-refuse-to-die-unpublished/</link>
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		<title>One of THOSE Mornings&#8230;</title>
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This morning is one of those mornings when I ask myself a series of questions.
1.  Why am I more tired now than I was when I went to bed?
2.  Why do I feel so hungover when I haven&#8217;t been drunk in years, and haven&#8217;t had a sip of alcohol in days?
3.  Why do my arms [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/10/one-of-those-mornings/</link>
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		<title>Something Else for Parkies to Worry About</title>
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Hey, maybe it&#8217;s OK that some of us Parkies don&#8217;t get out and about that much.  A new study says we&#8217;re more susceptible to the skin cancer, melanoma!
Exams of more than 2,000 people with Parkinson&#8217;s disease found that about 1  percent currently had melanoma, Dr. John M. Bertoni of the University of  Nebraska [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/09/something-else-for-parkies-to-worry-about/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Deep Brain Diary&#8221;: AVAILABLE NOW!</title>
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OK, I&#8217;ve approved the proof, I redesigned the cover.  And now, &#8220;Deep Brain Diary: My Life as a Guy with Parkinson&#8217;s Disease and Brain Surgery Volunteer&#8221; is ready and available for purchase at Lulu.com &#8212; in six to eight weeks, it will also be available at online book resellers nationwide.
But you can buy it TODAY, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/09/deep-brain-diary-available-now/</link>
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		<title>Author Proceeds Going to National Parkinson Foundation</title>
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It is with pride that I can announce now that all the author proceeds I receive from my new book, &#8220;Deep Brain Diary: My Life as a Guy with Parkinson&#8217;s Disease and Brain Surgery Volunteer&#8220;, will be donated to the National Parkinson Foundation to assist funding in their excellent work towards finding a cure for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.parkinsondiary.com/2010/03/08/author-proceeds-going-to-national-parkinson-foundation/</link>
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