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)

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Valentine's Day re-run: Capt. Mark Kelly the heavenly hubby

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Happy Valentine’s Day — and isn’t that a wonderful redundancy? How could Valentine’s Day be anything but happy? This is from way back in...
Friday, February 12, 2016

I suffer from a glibness deficit

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(729 words) This is going to surprise anyone who remembers me from the days when I’d race nude across campus at Ohio University, but...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

My book is $20

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(756 words) So exactly one hour after posting the last month piece emphatically titled, “This book is NOT free,” I gave away four ...
Monday, February 8, 2016

Great big flags & other Super Bowl thoughts

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(773 words) I thought today I’d write about the patriotic desecration we all enjoy every Super Bowl, but I’d rather not today on wha...
Friday, February 5, 2016

Mom thinks I work in hardware store (plus blog halftime Super Bowl prediction)

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(450/210/355 words) I'm starting to think the only reason God wants my Mom to live with dementia so long is He doesn’t ever want...
Thursday, February 4, 2016

I'm gonna try & swear on KDKA tonight

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(485 words) I’m going to make this brief: I’ll be on 1020 KDKA-AM radio tonight with John McIntire and I’m going to try and swear. ...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

O.J., me & National Enquirer

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(1,162words) It’s the wildest sort of speculation for me to imagine there’s a lot of office watercolor talk about “The People vs. O....
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