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, August 31, 2023

It'll always be Twitter to me

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 Honestly, I don't even post on Twitter anymore. It's tainted. But what am I going to call these monthly round-ups? Xs of the Month?...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

How to Make Friends

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  (990 words) This is the week I used to tell the kids one of my favorite wisdoms, one that positively rings with cheer and hopefulness. ...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

The tattoo I'm thinking of getting ...

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  I did something this week I swore I’d never do, something I’ve viciously mocked others for doing. I contacted a tattoo parlor about gettin...
Thursday, August 3, 2023

Firetruck racing to end boring parades

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(657 words)   One if the most satisfying aspects of spending so much time staring out the window is being the recipient of random genius tho...
Monday, July 31, 2023

is this my best line?

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  My friend Scott Levin told he thinks this the funniest line I’ve ever written … "If most men are being honest --  a big "if...

My nearly 2 hours with world's most sadistic barber

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(671 words) I’m so resigned to the cruel realities of male pattern baldness that when my daughter said my hair looked nice, I said, “Whic...
Friday, June 30, 2023

Tweets of the Month

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  • As a proponent of "make everyday something festive," I was a pioneer promoter for "Christmas in July" (and August, a...
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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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