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Life Without the BS: Rants, Raves and Other Crazy Stuff
Life Without the BS is a humorous look at life, marriage, kids, education, and a few other bugaboos including politics, religion, and sex and dating. If you've got an ax to grind against the Obama, Hillary, Rush, or Anne Coulter--we've got you covered there, too. I don't want to give away the farm, but here a few tastes of what you'll find inside. Let me warn--It's finger licking good. Once you start reading you won't want to stop. On people - As Americans, we're guaranteed the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Only problem is what gets my rocks off doesn't even register on the happiness scale for some crazy ass bastards out there. Believe it or not, people are different, some a little more so than others. On sex and dating - Everything I know about sex and dating I learned from perusing the Craigslist ads. Don't get me wrong, I used to have a pretty good idea of how to handle myself around the opposite sex, but after twenty years of marriage, I figured I better polish up my dating skills before putting myself back on the market. Apparently the new ritual is for the guy to post a picture of his thingy on Craigslist, along with a catchy slogan like, "I've got a really big package for you," or "Cum take a ride on my rocket." If everything measures up, the female will email back a picture of her "boom box" or "tater tots." Last time I was in the dating game it took a minimum of three dates to get that far. But, as they say, everything moves faster in the internet age. On education - I think the biggest flaw in our educational system is we keep turning out class after class of graduates who aren't trained to perform the most in demand jobs. Think about it, we teach kids how to read, write, conjugate verbs, and perform long division, but we don't teach them how to run a cash register, sweep the parking lot, or roundup shopping carts. Perhaps the most important phrase any high school or college graduate can learn is, "Would you like fries with that?" On kids - I'm not saying God should be singled out for negligence, but who releases new products without warning labels, disclosures, product FAQs, and such? Am I the only one who thinks every new baby should come with a handbook on proper care and handling? A troubleshooting CD wouldn't hurt, either. And, how about a warning sticker stamped across their ass? That's not chocolate frosting shooting out of there!
110 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 13, 2014
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About the author
Nick Vulich
170 books29 followersHey there Nick Vulich here.
Ever since I was a kid I had this crazy urge to read and write. There is something about a book that can open up new worlds to you. When I was younger I read every Max Brand and Zane Grey western I could get my hands on. Then, I found Kenneth Roberts and his historical novels – Arundel, Northwest Passage, A Rabble in Arms. The detail he worked into them was mind blowing.
In college I was turned on to Frodo Baggins and the world of the Hobbits. I found Kurt Vonnegut downright inspiring. I still remember sitting in David Morrell’s classroom at the University of Iowa back in the late seventies, listening to his lectures on early American literature.
After graduation, I lost touch with my writing self for over thirty years, until I was brought face-to-face with this new-fangled thing they called Kindle. It reminded me of what I was all about.
In the years since then I have penned over twenty books, most of them with an e-commerce bent – How to sell on eBay, Amazon, and Fiver. I have written innumerable history books, started and given up on over a dozen novels.
The most amazing thing is, I can say whatever I want to say. I can write it today, put it out there for sale tomorrow, and within a day – sometimes two or three, someone else in this world is going to connect with what has been rattling around in my brain. How cool is that!
Indie Authors Toolbox is just that, a collection of gadgets and doodads you can whip out when you need them to spice up your writing; learn a little more about self-publishing; or connect with one troubled brain that is focused on figuring out this thing we call Indie Publishing.
Welcome aboard. Hold on because you are in for one hell of a ride.
Ever since I was a kid I had this crazy urge to read and write. There is something about a book that can open up new worlds to you. When I was younger I read every Max Brand and Zane Grey western I could get my hands on. Then, I found Kenneth Roberts and his historical novels – Arundel, Northwest Passage, A Rabble in Arms. The detail he worked into them was mind blowing.
In college I was turned on to Frodo Baggins and the world of the Hobbits. I found Kurt Vonnegut downright inspiring. I still remember sitting in David Morrell’s classroom at the University of Iowa back in the late seventies, listening to his lectures on early American literature.
After graduation, I lost touch with my writing self for over thirty years, until I was brought face-to-face with this new-fangled thing they called Kindle. It reminded me of what I was all about.
In the years since then I have penned over twenty books, most of them with an e-commerce bent – How to sell on eBay, Amazon, and Fiver. I have written innumerable history books, started and given up on over a dozen novels.
The most amazing thing is, I can say whatever I want to say. I can write it today, put it out there for sale tomorrow, and within a day – sometimes two or three, someone else in this world is going to connect with what has been rattling around in my brain. How cool is that!
Indie Authors Toolbox is just that, a collection of gadgets and doodads you can whip out when you need them to spice up your writing; learn a little more about self-publishing; or connect with one troubled brain that is focused on figuring out this thing we call Indie Publishing.
Welcome aboard. Hold on because you are in for one hell of a ride.
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June 1, 2017
Great Read!
This book has a lot to think about. While most of us can't contemplate what to eat for breakfast, Life without the BS reminds us to pay attention! Great Read!
This book has a lot to think about. While most of us can't contemplate what to eat for breakfast, Life without the BS reminds us to pay attention! Great Read!
June 19, 2024
This book is hilarious! It touches on so many everyday subjects. If you like a good laugh when you're reading, check this book out. You'll be glad you did!
September 25, 2016
This book should probably be titled LIFE WITH A LOT OF BS, SO DEAL WITH IT.
I read this author's KINDLE CASH SYSTEM and have recommended it to others. Although I'm not an author, I read many self-published books and I was impressed to find a short, well-written book with so much information on how to maximize e-book sales. He has also written a number of books about making money on E-Bay and on successful job searches.
Now he turns his attention to the great questions of life such as "If my parents really love me, why do they keep clogging my arteries with fried chicken?" and "Marriage - what was I THINKING?" He not only doesn't have any answers, he's not making much headway figuring out what questions he should be asking.
He's a Baby Boomer, raised by hard-working Depression/WWII Era parents who are still not convinced he knows how to wipe himself. He's gone to college, dated, gotten jobs, gotten married, become a father, lost jobs, gotten divorced, learned how to use a computer, and tried to fulfill his civic responsibilities by keeping abreast of political, social, and economic issues.
Like many others in his generation, he followed the time-honored steps that were supposed to guarantee a successful career, a happy marriage, and a comfortable retirement. Instead he's struggling to keep the wolf from the door, checking out on-line dating sites, and praying that Walmart will have an opening for a geriatric greeter when his arthritic fingers can no longer pound a keyboard.
He's facing the problems common to all middle-aged people: body parts wearing out faster than they can be replaced, older parents needing help, and the specter of his own mortality. He's wondering what happened to an economy that worked so well for so many for so long. He's feeling that neither political party represents him or is particularly interested in his problems.
And he's laughing about it all and he'll make you laugh, unless you were his High School English teacher. In his last, heroic sum-it-all-up sentence, he uses the word "your" twice and one is correctly used and one is dead wrong. Still, fifty percent success. Yeah, Nick!
I read this author's KINDLE CASH SYSTEM and have recommended it to others. Although I'm not an author, I read many self-published books and I was impressed to find a short, well-written book with so much information on how to maximize e-book sales. He has also written a number of books about making money on E-Bay and on successful job searches.
Now he turns his attention to the great questions of life such as "If my parents really love me, why do they keep clogging my arteries with fried chicken?" and "Marriage - what was I THINKING?" He not only doesn't have any answers, he's not making much headway figuring out what questions he should be asking.
He's a Baby Boomer, raised by hard-working Depression/WWII Era parents who are still not convinced he knows how to wipe himself. He's gone to college, dated, gotten jobs, gotten married, become a father, lost jobs, gotten divorced, learned how to use a computer, and tried to fulfill his civic responsibilities by keeping abreast of political, social, and economic issues.
Like many others in his generation, he followed the time-honored steps that were supposed to guarantee a successful career, a happy marriage, and a comfortable retirement. Instead he's struggling to keep the wolf from the door, checking out on-line dating sites, and praying that Walmart will have an opening for a geriatric greeter when his arthritic fingers can no longer pound a keyboard.
He's facing the problems common to all middle-aged people: body parts wearing out faster than they can be replaced, older parents needing help, and the specter of his own mortality. He's wondering what happened to an economy that worked so well for so many for so long. He's feeling that neither political party represents him or is particularly interested in his problems.
And he's laughing about it all and he'll make you laugh, unless you were his High School English teacher. In his last, heroic sum-it-all-up sentence, he uses the word "your" twice and one is correctly used and one is dead wrong. Still, fifty percent success. Yeah, Nick!
October 21, 2015
Life Without the BS: Rants, Raves and Other Crazy Stuff
Comical stories of different subjects: dating, marijuana usage, guns, tv watching.
fast food and big gulp ban, marriage rituals in other countries, religion and an honest politician.
Snips about upcoming elections and the candidates, money and having kids, retirement and death.
Each chapter comes with a quote from usually someone famous.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
Comical stories of different subjects: dating, marijuana usage, guns, tv watching.
fast food and big gulp ban, marriage rituals in other countries, religion and an honest politician.
Snips about upcoming elections and the candidates, money and having kids, retirement and death.
Each chapter comes with a quote from usually someone famous.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
September 10, 2015
Short End of the Schtick
If you enjoyed being told what to think by a pathetically aging racist, misogynist and self-proclaimed pundit, this is the book for you to keep in the bathroom for when the toilet paper runs low.
If you enjoyed being told what to think by a pathetically aging racist, misogynist and self-proclaimed pundit, this is the book for you to keep in the bathroom for when the toilet paper runs low.
September 28, 2018
Did not keep my interest.
I thought it would be funny. I enjoy sarcasm and political humor but this just did nothing for me. Only a few funny lines.
I thought it would be funny. I enjoy sarcasm and political humor but this just did nothing for me. Only a few funny lines.
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