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Category Archives: Personal
I Am Home From My Surgery
Surgery went fine. Surgeon recommended against fixing deviated septum, too minor, just did some other tweaks so i can breathe easier. Now I just have to stay off the coke for six weeks. I am live on my cam, hoping … Continue reading
I Don’t Need Your Contempt
I find few things as distancing as receiving contempt. As a guy, I hate to acknowledge a lack of competence in my man tasks, but since February 1988, I’ve been hamstrung by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and therefore been unable to … Continue reading
Would A Former Drill Sergeant Make A Good Alexander Technique Teacher?
OK, new recruit, stand up straight. No slouching or slumping. Other programs might allow you to get away with that but we don’t hold with that here. Where I come from, when we catch somebody tightening their necks and pulling … Continue reading
A Strong Stream
I’m walking on Pico Blvd Friday afternoon when a stream of urine appears in front of me. I trace the stream to its source — it is a black boy, about nine years of age, pissing out from the bus … Continue reading
Sexiest Man Alive?
My Happy Hovel
1997: 2011: Chaim Amalek emails: “I think the way to make money in California these days is to sell medicinal marijuana. It’s legal, and I’ll bet AT types (students) occasionally find themselves in need of some medicinal marijuana. What does … Continue reading
Luke and Rabbs: Norwegian bachelor farmers
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, Been toiling away in the political vineyards. I think we created a lot of good possibilities. You and Rabbs are starting to resemble Garrison Keillor’s Norwegian bachelor farmers. Apparently these are men who are single, … Continue reading
Football and Love
While girls have come and gone from my life over the past 33 years, I’ve loved only one football team — the Dallas Cowboys. This year, the Cowboys have one victory in seven games. They are virtually eliminated from the … Continue reading
A Torah Perspective On The 2010 Elections
Join Rabbi Rabbs and me for the most comprehensive election coverage anywhere! I have 53 Vietnamese immigrants compiling and analyzing the latest polling data with the trusty help of a dozen nuns and Mormon missionaries. Luke Ford – the most … Continue reading
Sudafed Blues
Dr. Spielvogel, for the last six months, I’ve been waking up at night gasping for breath. My nasal passage have gradually shut down so I have a hard time breathing through my nose at night. This causes me to panic, … Continue reading