Category Archives: Personal

My Relationship With God

Psychology explains almost everything. How else to account for my brother and I, children of a Christian evangelist, having the same relationship with our father and with God? I think most people relate to God the same way they relate … Continue reading

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Go West!

* On Feb. 18, 2013, Dennis Prager said: “In freshmen English, the teacher was one of these progressive teachers, but she was very pretty, so I went to class every time. She said, ‘Students, I want you to look out … Continue reading

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My Desperate Credit Card Spending

“When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. There’s no middle ground.” After partially recovering my health from six years of crippling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, I moved to Los Angeles on March 31, 1994. I had … Continue reading

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Go West!

I listen to this song over and over and memorize the lyrics and march out into the world singing “Go West” and then when things don’t work out, when I don’t get the exact foods I was hoping for, no … Continue reading

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My best friend Jim* walks by

Kiddish Club. While the haftorah (prophetic portion) is chanted inside, I’m standing outside in the sun with my black-suited back against a white wall. A group of men gathers around the whiskey, fish and crackers, listening to a brief d’var … Continue reading

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