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 22, 2013

Dietary thoughts on weight gain, cannibals

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(692 words) I like to ask fitness fanatics if tragic circumstances required it which part of themselves would they eat first. Thi...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Our wills, our ways; prayers for Oklahoma

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(661 words) Val and I are in the process of updating our wills. All we have to do is sign them. The attorney who’s doing them is ...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Bravo! Our night at the symphony

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(667 words) My wife prepared me for a night at the symphony by assuring me I’d be enthralled with the conductor. “Oh, he’s magnif...
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Horse race re-run: Foolin' 'round in the ol' breed barn

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Another day of Triple Crown pageantry, another opportunity for me to re-run an old horse racing post. This one ran exactly four years...
Friday, May 17, 2013

"Cheers!" to sudsy beer drinking innovation

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(725 words) I lied in yesterday’s post. I said my friends and I were going to Altoona. In fact, Altoona was not our ultimate destinat...
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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Priorities: Work or cheap beer baseball?

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(834 words) I’m becoming convinced God won’t let me succeed because my story would be a terrible example to the youth of America. ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The joyful need to read

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(664 words) Reading is maybe the one passion that’ll ensure you’ll never need friends while assuring you’ll always have as many frien...
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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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