Eli McCann
New dad. Lawyer/Writer/America’s Grandma. Humor columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune. Creator of the Strangerville podcast. Humor essays here: linktr.ee/Elimccann
- Came home to a shipment of copies of my book, We're Thankful for the Moisture. Available for preorder (see my linktree in my bio) for release on February 17. (Winnie the Pooh doll and wine bottle not included.)
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- My latest column for the Salt Lake Tribune, about grandmas and what it feels like to lose them. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- My latest column for @sltrib, about grandmas and what it feels like to lose them. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- I'm on a flight and this monster next to me is watching a horror film* and there are children around who can see it. *E.T. The film this person is watching is E.T.
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- Federal agents in Minneapolis wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and secured the handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of video footage. Read more: wapo.st/4qGOx8M
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- A quick story today about making mom friends in the wild. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/hot-mom-frie...
- I placed a cheese stick on my child's highchair and then turned around to pick up the kid to put him in the highchair and by the time I turned back around the cheese stick was gone and we cannot figure out where it went.
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- Every December 31st since 2007, I've written a little review of the year on my website. Here's the write-up for 2025. Happy New Year to most of you. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2025/
- The absolute insanity of utah Republican politics right now. (Thanks @bagleycartoons.bsky.social)
- Skylar couldn't be bothered to put on a shirt and our child couldn't be bothered to look at the camera or smile. But I showed up for work. Merry Christmas.
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- So what happened is Scrooge got an entire night of free quality life-changing therapy from professionals with unlimited resources and psychic powers. The rich keep getting richer.
- In light of everything going on in the world, it might be time to just sunset Groundhog Day.
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- The paywall was removed from this one. Merry Christmas!
- My 2025 Christmas column: www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- My 2025 Christmas column: www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- Tl;dr: I did a two minute interview on TV regarding homelessness services (for The Road Home in Utah) and in the least surprising news, my mother thinks I was the best thing on tv.
- My last remaining grandparent is struggling, and damn, it is so hard to say goodbye to a generation in a family.
- My quick story today about what it's been like to put together a book. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/were-thankfu...
- You'll never believe who just climbed in bed with me to snuggle all night long.
- Love getting texts like this out of the blue from my husband. So encouraging.
- In exciting news, my new book containing all of my columns for The Salt Lake Tribune over the years is now available for preorder. The book is called "We're Thankful For The Moisture," because of course it is. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/were-thank...
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- Happy thanksgiving
- Proud to endorse Ben in this race. It's important that we elect someone who is competent, not just loud.
- On the insecurities that come with playing second fiddle. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/trophy-wife/
- He's still wondering why you didn't wish him a happy birthday this month. (He's 9 now.)
- Find someone who loves you as much as my husband loves to brush his teeth in the airport restroom before and after every flight.
- He has learned he has to climb up as far onto the couch as he can to avoid the reach of the baby.
- Every time I have a column come out in the newspaper my sweet husband insists on buying a physical copy so he can read it and say "this one was really special." We love a cheerleader.
- I'm told the paywall on this was removed. Enjoy!
- My column today about living in Russia and meeting a stranger. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- My column today about living in Russia and meeting a stranger. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- On the sleep I'm getting right now. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/a-hotel-room...
- Daylight savings tonight. Don't forget to put out cookies for Santa.
- Halloween is such a perfect holiday to reground yourself in your community. Just throngs of different people wandering the neighborhood with their kids appreciating strangers for helping create something magical. This is what most of us crave.
- Pooh, Piglet, and I'm supposed to be Christopher Robbin.
- Good morning I fully just vomited in my backyard from taking the dirty diapers out to the garbage I am not cut out to be a parent
- Am I paranoid to think they are judging me
- Feeling really great that my child's first word is not "dad" but instead is "poo."
- People told us if we got a pack and play, our baby would love it. They didn't specify which baby though.
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- My column this morning for @sltrib about Halloween memories as a very gay little boy. www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
- A fun article today in HuffPost about my relationship with my mother in law. www.huffpost.com/entry/mother...
- Just heard my husband in the next room yell "are you pooping" so I responded "...um...no?" and he shouted back "obviously I'm talking to our toddler." So that's a thing that just happened in our house.
- A quick story on the very important reason we went to Paris. www.itjustgetsstranger.com/a-photo-shoo...
- I toasted four hamburger buns on the grill, brought them in, put them on the counter, and now there's only half of one bun left. I cannot figure out, for the life of me, where it went.
