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, March 31, 2010

Don't call them patriots

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On U2’s 1988 album, “Rattle and Hum,” singer Bono intros “Helter Skelter” by saying, “This is a song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles. ...
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Saturday, March 27, 2010

In praise of profanity

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At least once a week I regret my vow to make this a family-friendly blog. See, I’m pro-profanity. I love to swear and my life is enriched wi...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Justice and John Grisham

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Here’s another indication of just how massive my ego is: Wednesday night I had an opportunity to forfeit one night of professorial instructi...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Conservatives wrong . . . again

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It’s always surprising to me that a political party that lavishly embraces creationism always resorts to Darwinism when it comes to caring f...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Merry March Madness!

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You can judge how much a guy dislikes any given holiday based on the number of greeting cards he has to send or see. So far, there are no “H...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Winter's over; Keith heads south

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I yesterday bestowed upon a truly great man an insight that nearly moved him to tears. He’s Keith. Like me, he’s a regular at the corner tav...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Trade Ben to Oakland

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In a week when American Idol is planning to murder the Rolling Stones, Ben Roethlisberger is killing the Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s a bad w...
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