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Category Archives: Personal
I’m Losing The Courage Of My Facebook Status Updates
I was sitting in a Starbucks in Van Nuys yesterday afternoon reading the book "Golden Codgers" by Richard Ellmann. It inspired me to make half a dozen Facebook status updates, but here’s the thing — halfway through my updates, I’d … Continue reading
Is She Taiwanese?
I asked a friend tonight at yoga about a girl: "Is she Taiwenese?" "I don’t know," he said. "I don’t ask people for their racial classifications." "Big mistake, dude," I said in front of a dozen people. "Always find out … Continue reading
Do I Look Homeless To You?
So there I was this afternoon sitting in the Norwalk Public Library reading Who’s Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success–and Won’t Let You Fail. The greatest writer of his generation feeling the … Continue reading
Little Arab Boys Need Love Too
He was talking to a friend on Shabbos. "She said you were a little," he said, and, palms up, pumped his hands up and down. A little off? He thought only he knew that. Is it so obvious? Ouch. Then … Continue reading
Confiding Vs Venting
I was feeling quite honored this week that a beautiful woman was confiding in me. Then a few minutes later, she went cold. I didn’t understand it. I wondered what I did wrong. I find emotional intimacy with an amazing … Continue reading
I Got Into A Fender-Bender In Beverly Hills
Oy, this is all so embarrassing! Until I opened — on my Blackberry — this morning’s Los Angeles Times, I didn’t realize that Sonia Sotomayor’s elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court was anything to celebrate. This I saw the headline: … Continue reading
The Maimonides Of Pick-Up Artists
JConnectLA‘s Tu B’Av love party at 7174 Melrose Blvd is jammed. I haven’t gotten any sleep for days. I’m stumbling around, feeling old and lost and claustrophobic, yet people keep coming up to me and telling me what amazing energy … Continue reading
Automatic Writing
I found out about "automatic writing" this week while reading the Richard Elmann biography of the poet W. B. Yeats. "Automatic writing" means writing without conscious control. Say you are watching TV or talking to a friend and your hand … Continue reading
The Bright Side Of My Yearning
I’ve been obsessing the past few weeks over the lack of love in my life. I want to love and be loved by one hot chick. I want to be devoted to her and her to me. I want to … Continue reading
‘Communism Wasn’t So Bad’
I sit after yoga class with a Ukrainian actress (about 36yo) who’s lived in America for the past 15 years. We sip yogi tea. Tisha B’Av finished minutes earlier. The actress wears a cap with the hammer and sickle of … Continue reading