Category Archives: Personal

What’s The Ideal Social Status And How Would I Know If I Had It?

I talk a lot about “social status” and people ask me what I mean. Social status is your place in the pecking order. When you walk into a room, do people seek you out or do they avoid you? Do … Continue reading

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You Know What They Say About Sac State?

As I wrote in 2009: Nineteen eighty was a tough year for me. On the afternoon of Yom Kippur 1979, my father delivered a controversial talk before a thousand people at our Seventh-Day Adventist Pacific Union College (PUC) in the … Continue reading

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Sickness & Health, Totem & Taboo

In the Spring semester of 1986 at Sierra Community College in Rocklin, CA, I came down with mono. I was sick for most of those four months. When June rolled around, I wanted to get strong. I took a job … Continue reading

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She Woke Me With A Kiss

Not many girls came over to my home when I was growing up. My parents didn’t believe in dating. They only believed in marriage. They were highly suspicious of opposite-sex friendships. Fortunately for me, I got to taste normality when … Continue reading

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She Liked My Blog

The phone rang a few years ago. I picked it up. There was a girl’s voice. “Is this Luke Ford?” “Yes,” I said. “I like your blog,” she said. “Thank you,” I said. There was silence. “That’s it,” she said. … Continue reading

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