Eight Days to Amish

No Paychecks . . . No Prospects . . . Always How one writer struggles to elevate from the hammock, overcome his God-given laziness and earn a living in a cruel world that insists he work. (The title of this blog is in no way aspirational or should be considered an endorsement of the Amish lifestyle)

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

My book signing, a pit bull, Mom & big bag of cash

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(899 words) Yesterday was a day of many highs that would have all one way or the other been eclipsed had I stopped in the middle of ...

Monday, March 16, 2015

Choose Cheerfulness! Could be year's best week

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(778 words) I woke up today believing this could be maybe the best week of the whole year. I encourage you to indulge that feeling r...

Thursday, February 12, 2015

I'm getting paid to talk to 8th graders!

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(748 words) Got some great news Monday: I’m getting paid to talk to 8th graders! The caller was an Allegheny County middle schoo...

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Chasing Facebook "likes" on Z-Berg's B-Day

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( 785 words) Mick Jagger sings the words “I like it” 40 times during the 5 minutes and 6 second song, “It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll (but I...

Monday, May 12, 2014

I'm accused of lying about my credentials

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(748 words) The invitation to the most important speaking engagement I’d booked this year was withdrawn as a result of scandal. The ...

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

April tweets of the month

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Some good ones here and my twitter numbers are up. I have 257 followers at 8days2amish and follow 113. So my numbers could be higher, I...

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Chris Rodell: I'm the Latrobe, Pa., based author of "The Last Baby Boomer: The Story of the Ultimate Ghoul Pool," "Use All The Crayons! The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness," and popular books about two Latrobe neighbors (Fred Rogers & Arnold Palmer). I'll write for anybody who'll pay me. I am a PROSEtitute

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