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- H. L. A. Hart: A Life in Law and Philosophy
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Category Archives: Personal
Do Women Want Almond Joy?
Rabbs argues that a guy who posts on FB about enjoying banana chocolate almond milk smoothies is not sending out strong signals of masculinity and is less likely to land a chick than a guy who enjoys steaks and building … Continue reading
Saying A Reluctant Goodbye To My ‘F*** You’ Beard
On the show last night, Rabbi Rabbs said: “I look at your beard as a ‘F*** you’ beard where you can walk around town and you don’t have to say, ‘F*** you’, the beard says it for you. It says, … Continue reading
After 44 Months, I’m Gonna Shave Off My Beard
I just made a deal tonight to get financing for the rest of my Alexander Technique teacher training. As a condition for this loan, I’ve agreed to stay clean-shaven for at least the first year of my Alexander Technique private … Continue reading
The Alexander Police
There’s been only one academic history (by Jeroen Staring) of F.M. Alexander and it shows conclusively that he plagiarized most if not all of the ideas that his followers attribute to him. Yet there is no mention of this in … Continue reading
When Your Leader Is A Plagiarist
I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. I was taught that our founder, Ellen G. White, was a prophet of God who had visions of divine revelation that the Church was God’s true chosen people and that He was sending Jesus … Continue reading
We Spent A Tawdry Weekend In A Las Vegas Hotel
One of the fun but ultimately shallow things I did before I became religious: Watch the whole show.
Alexander Technique Helped Me Get Off My Meds
I don’t think Alexander Technique has anything to say about medication. It’s a way of learning to move the way the body likes to move. Still, it has profound effects on your whole being. Here’s my story on how the … Continue reading
A Test For Sex Addiction
I answered yes to the following questions (many of the below questions I would not answer “yes” to for my life right now, but I’ve answered “yes” for times in the past, so while my life right now is tranquil, … Continue reading
I Was Interviewed Last Week On KCVU Radio About Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist
KCVU 1190 AM is based in Boulder, Colorado. My main interviewer was Geoff Anderson, who like me grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. Geoff says he remembers people getting into fistfights over my father. Geoff’s cohost Punkrock Paul also jumps into … Continue reading
My Voice Shocks Her
Sara* emails: Luke, For the 1st time I listened to you on the video…and I was SHOCKED: What a lovely voice. I did not expect to hear such a cultured gentle persona hidden between the words. You know what? You … Continue reading