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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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Knock-Knock: Who's there? Pittsburgh needs a Gene Kelly statue

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(727 words) Last evening offered more compelling evidence of why I should never try to be serious. I was haranguing Allegheny Co...

Friday, March 20, 2015

Do friendships extend lives? Not friends like mine

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(647 words) I just a heard a radio news story that said having good friends is the key to longer life. Clearly, the people worki...

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

About those rumors that I'm buying The Pond

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(749 words) I was standing in one bar on Independence Day when I heard I was the subject of a rumor involving another. “Is it tr...

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

How I nearly quit after Day 3 of my new job

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(745 words) So I’d gone nearly 22 years without a single co-worker. How long did it take for me to get involved in a petty dispute t...

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Taking my BRF (Bitchy Resting Face) for a walk

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(835 words) I was in the middle of a 1.5 mile forced march along a desolate stretch of highway when it occurred to me I really ought t...

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Monday, May 5, 2014

"Use All The Crayons!" YouTube promo (behind the scenes)!

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(1,060 words) First off, I think our my initial mistake was having Dave Carfang and I appear as ourselves in the “ U s e A l l T h e...

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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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