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)

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Beer madness: craft brew craze getting out of hand

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(725 words) I hate to start the day with such a potentially divisive statement, but I’m convinced things are getting out of hand. Pe...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Elton vs. Billy Joel & writing way too much

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(911 words) I don’t pay much attention to celebrity news about people I don’t consider to be celebrities. I’m talking about the Khar...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Playboy puts some clothes on

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(692 words) Playboy’s decision to stop showing nude women is an about face from a magazine that’s never really been about face. “T...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Who I'm liking in baseball playoffs (hint: it isn't the Chicago Cubs)

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(1,056 words) I wrote just last week how the death of a dear friend had given me crucial life perspective, that in the great scheme ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Dialing up nostalgia for my old phone number

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(854 words) I hid in the basement and punched in the 10 numbers. I didn’t want my wife to know what I was doing. It felt like someth...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Sharing your toothbrush with a loved one

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(662 words) It’s another confounding aspect of human behavior that couples in long, stable and loving relations recoil in disgust at...
Sunday, October 11, 2015

Re-Run Sunday: Why trusting strangers can always count on me to give 'em wrong directions

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It’s a beautiful day for a Sunday drive. Why not get lost? Is that your goal? Then just ask me for directions. I was going to re-post ...
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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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