Category Archives: Personal

Does A Jew Need To Earn His Beard?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Luke Ford

I was taken aback a few years ago when I had a beard when an old woman told me I had to earn the right to have a beard and I clearly had not. I thought it was clearly the … Continue reading →

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I Used To Party With A Lot Of Alcoholics

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Luke Ford

Though I’ve never taken drugs or imbibed much alcohol, I was wild in my late 20s and I got with some crazy women. Alcoholic women are often great and hot looking. Especially the bipolar ones. My first year in LA. … Continue reading →

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The Path Ahead

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Luke Ford

A friend says: You know that there are not many fertile orthodox Jewish women out there for you to pick from. Their parents do not raise them to go for a broke middle aged guy who was born into a … Continue reading →

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I Want To Write A Best-Selling Book

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Luke Ford

Suggested titles: * “Luke Ford: The Terror of Torah Town” * “Waiting for Moshiach: What ethical people can do to hasten the coming of the Messiah”

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The North Korean Approach To Teaching

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Luke Ford

First you break the student down and then you build ’em up. Something like this. Just let me know which pedagogical style works best for you. Joey comments: “It’s extraordinary how her kinesthesia awakens and her contractions release once her … Continue reading →

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