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Category Archives: Personal
My Conversion To Judaism Story
This guy in shul was told my story, and so he asked me for chizuk, for strengthening. He was Orthodox from birth but he struggled with some typical guy stuff. He knew I had chosen Torah. He wanted to know … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Personal
Tagged conversion to judaism, davening, orthodox jew, orthodox jews, reform jews, shuls
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My Heart Will Go On
Helpful writes: “Luke, I have advised you so many times to fake your death and start fresh. Please, consider it. You are pushing 50. Why not get a fresh start as Alex Technique in Christchurch, New Zealand?”
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Perhaps I’ll Smile And Nod More?
Since high school, I’ve found walking down the street a frequently uncomfortable situation when I see people I know walking towards me. Where am I supposed to look? Do I look in their eyes for 150 yards? I usually look … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal
Tagged adventist community, falling through space, intimacy issues, personal phone, tiny community, uncomfortable situation
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Professor Jules Lambert Zentner – My Best Friend During My Darkest Years
When I ran marathons in seventh grade, I would drive to them with a bachelor professor in his thirties. He may have been the first in my life-long string of substitute father figures. I’d usually meet him around 4 a.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, UCLA
Tagged being friends, chronic fatigue syndrome, courtly manners, Dennis Prager, dennis prager show, fellow students, hot date, male friend, marathons, napa valley, newcastle ca, overnight trips, rieber hall, scandinavian literature, seventh grade, unmarried man
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My First Love
Love first hit me in third grade. Debbie Hick was a girl in my class. She had red hair and freckles and was solidly built. She was smart and tough and funny. I loved her. I never told her that. … Continue reading