Category Archives: Personal

The Thrill Of Gambling

In ninth grade, as an outgrowth of my fascination with sports, I learned the thrill of gambling. I learned that if you put a few dollars on a game, it immediately assumed great importance in your life. It filled you … Continue reading

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Heavy Petting

Do Jews talk about heavy petting? That was an obsession in my Christian childhood, how very wrong it was. Then I left the church at 18 and I never heard anything more about heavy petting. Are children these days sufficiently … Continue reading

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What If Rainy Walked Into Starbucks?

I had a solid morning of writing. Now I need some human connection. I’ll get some mint tea, veinte, for $2.45 and sit in the corner by myself and write. I got a couple of hours of good sleep with … Continue reading

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I Don’t Have A Problem That Can’t Be Solved With The Right Connections

When I was lost in the desert of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the early ’90s, I developed this conviction that if I stayed where I was (living with my parents), I would never get well. I had to connect with … Continue reading

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My GF Threw A Sticky Gob Of Peanut Butter At Me!

I normally fall for women who appear to have their lives more together than I do. I fall for doctors and lawyers and executives. I’m attracted to women with my father’s traits of iron will, determination, education, success, strength, juggling … Continue reading

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