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, May 23, 2012

My fears of public speaking

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I used to be very comfortable speaking in public. Did it all the time. In fact, I was a regular guest on Pittsburgh morning radio and ...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg's amazing weekend

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When I saw Mark Zuckerberg got married the day after FaceBook’s IPO earned $20 billion, my first thought was, “And someday those kid...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Re-runner: Cock-a-Doodle Don't!

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I just woke up from a really great night's sleep. Hope you had one, too. But I thought I'd re-post this June 2009 piece about ba...
Friday, May 18, 2012

My strip club history

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I told my wife it had probably been about 15 years when she asked me about the last time I’d been in a strip club. “Will you ever...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

When all-you-can-eat ain't

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It’s eerie just how much a nearly 20-year old episode of “The Simpsons” parallels the gluttonous crusade of Bill Wisth, a Milwaukee-area...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

May Twitter storm

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Maybe it’s all due to climate change, but the Tweet harvest seems mighty slim lately. But it’s been almost two months since I’ve com...
Monday, May 14, 2012

Bird watching in Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

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Those of us who raise our children in small towns feel superior to the uncouth louts raising theirs in big, rude cities. This i...
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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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