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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, April 19, 2019

Seeing Satan in the smoke & the story of Daryl, the forgotten 13th Apostle

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(724 words) The tragic incineration of Notre Dame Cathedral had the faithful around the world peering through the smoke to see the f...

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Monday, November 7, 2016

Election leftovers and other random thoughts

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• When I read that Janet Reno, our first female attorney general, died Sunday at 78, I thought, man, I hope she was an early Clinton v...

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

What's the big idea? Read this

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(856 words) I propose we today begin reversing the effects of global warming by everyone going straight to the nearest refrigerator ...

Monday, April 6, 2015

Weekly World News & baby born without a nose

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(691 words) My first thought when I heard the newscaster say a baby had been born without a nose was that the Weekly World News had ...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Men with tails making monkey out of me

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Shortly after losing to Alabama in the national title game Monday night, LSU Tiger coach Les Miles told reporters his boys “played their tai...

Friday, June 10, 2011

Newt, the alien & me

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I’m rooting for Newt Gingrich to overcome his myriad stumbles and do well in his run for the GOP nomination. Gingrich and I share a natural...

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