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)

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

I hate the Chicago Cubs

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It was two months ago when my 7-year-old daughter asked me if there were any teams I hated. And I could sense that she didn’t mean it in tha...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Non-worker takes daughter to work

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I was reminded again last week how even the best of intentions can become corrupted by individual realties. There’s “Take Your Daughter To W...
Monday, August 25, 2008

China power? Tso what

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There are 1.3 billion Chinese people on the planet and I don’t know a single one of them. I don’t know what motivates them, what they aspire...
Friday, August 22, 2008

The perfect phone message

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I’ve foisted yet another example on my wife about why being married to me is no day at the beach. Sure, there’s upsides to being my Mrs. Rod...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

To bike or not to bike

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I recently bought a bike for health purposes and I’m keeping it deep in the garage for health purposes. With gas prices skyrocketing this sp...
Monday, August 18, 2008

"You're the greatest swimmer ever! Now what?"

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It was because of Michael Phelps, underwater cameras and glorious 48-inch HDTV that I’ve said things in the past week I never thought I’...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Amazing, but true: time for 2010 calendars

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It’s doubtful any aspiring writer ever sat in a journalism class and thought, “Boy, someday I’d like to write those little page-a-day calend...
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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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