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, February 12, 2016

I suffer from a glibness deficit

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(729 words) This is going to surprise anyone who remembers me from the days when I’d race nude across campus at Ohio University, but...

Thursday, September 17, 2015

A 30-minute YouTube of my rousing comeback

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(638 words) The pundits are all filling out their scorecards about the winners and losers from yesterday’s big event. The GOP pres...

Friday, August 21, 2015

My unending failures to get Pittsburgh a Gene Kelly statue

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(729 words) There was a homeless guy playing a battered old saxophone smack dab in the middle of Pittsburgh’s Market Square Wednesda...

Monday, July 13, 2015

I hope I don't die while the Pirate are winning and I hope the Pirates never lose

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(752 words) My daughters, 14 and 9, know I live and die with the fortunes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and are sympathetic. We as a fam...

Friday, March 27, 2015

Germanwings & the art of living suddenly

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(776 words) “Anytime we hear of anyone dying suddenly, it should reinforce the need we all ought to be living suddenly.” Is tha...

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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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