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)

Saturday, September 18, 2010

My TV reality

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I invited 20 complete strangers into my home on Wednesday. Some are surly, some are stupid, and all of them stink. They will inhabit our ho...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful

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I never hated women because they were beautiful. I used to try to sleep with them because they were beautiful. For years, it wa...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Let's roll . . . to Shanksville

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I spent all Friday saving up tears. I went to Shanksville Saturday morning and knew I’d need all I could get. A history buff, to me it’s m...
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Friday, September 10, 2010

Happy Birthday Arnold Palmer!

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In honor of the great Arnold Palmer's birthday, I'm re-running the post I wrote about him last year on his 80th birthday. I realize ...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

The NFL sacks itself

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Prediction: in five years someone is going to offer you a cushy seat to an NFL game for just $25 and you still won’t go. Neither will the di...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

A magnificent life of impoverished leisure

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I realized I had a problem with excessive leisure when on Tuesday afternoons I’d start concluding all my e-mails with, “And have a great wee...
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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Osama bin Bedbug

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It says something about the state of the nation that more Americans are fearful of bedbugs than they are of Osama bin Laden. I’ll bet if g...
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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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