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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Friday, March 3, 2017

Words in Bible but not my book & vice versa

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(664 words) The word sex doesn’t appear even once among the 783,137 others in the King James version of the Bible. By contrast, ...

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Hoping for Game 7 extra-extra innings

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(665 words) I’m thinking of DVRing tonight’s World Series game 7 and watching just two pitches every night until the game’s conclude...

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The white man who broke MLB's color barrier

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(565 words) I’ll be taking our 10-year-old to the 12:30 Pirate game today because it’ll simultaneously allow me to achieve two thing...

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Pirates should sign Ted Williams (1918-2002)

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(687 words) “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait fo...

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Bucs win! What'll happen to Kang's interpreter?

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(664 words) Many loyal fans felt sentimental thoughts about a South Korean gentleman when our Pittsburgh Pirate clinched their third...

Monday, August 10, 2015

Who can help me quit caring so much?

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(605 words) I wonder if caring too much is going to kill me. I care so much about so much. Do you care that I care? I care ...

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