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, February 14, 2017

Lab-grown diamonds for Val Day

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(597 words) Lucy was about 6 when we found a pingpong ball-sized chunk of coal during a stroll along the train tracks. “Here,” I...

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Valentine's Day re-run: Capt. Mark Kelly the heavenly hubby

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Happy Valentine’s Day — and isn’t that a wonderful redundancy? How could Valentine’s Day be anything but happy? This is from way back in...

Monday, February 14, 2011

Capt. Mark Kelly, a heavenly hubby

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On this Valentine’s Day, I’d like to salute Capt. Mark Kelly, husband of recovering gunshot victim, U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords. He’s succeedi...

Friday, February 12, 2010

Matrimonial sarcasm for Valentine's Day

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My domestic wife speaks with a foreign accent detectable only to married men. It’s not German. Not French, nor Spanish. The accent is sarcas...

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