Category Archives: Personal

Power In Personal Relationships

The one who loves the least in a relationship controls the relationship. Thus spake Guru Luke… Joe emails: If you keep up with that sort of video, soon you will be able to make money giving seminars like May 16th … Continue reading

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I’m An Adrenalin Junkie

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Rescuing Dogs

I have two single female friends who were driving down the street when they noticed cars honking. Upon investigation, they found a dog running wild. A dog without an apparent owner. A dog in need of love and nurturing. A … Continue reading

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‘The Erect Pen Has No Conscience’

I read that line in Richard Ellmann’s biography of Oscar Wilde. It is spot on. When my writing is flowing, I have no conscience. Nor should I in the creative phase. After I have written and started editing, then it … Continue reading

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Staying Friends With Your Ex

Good idea or bad idea? This is one of those issues where what I’d like to be differs from what I am. I am on good terms with virtually all of my exes, yet only one of them is in … Continue reading

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‘Lyn, You Gotta Help Me’

I stagger into physical therapist Lyn Paul Taylor‘s office this afternoon. Jo the Hot Filipina shows me to my room. Lyn (join me on his Facebook Fan group) comes in and I wail: "You gotta help me. I’m a wreck. … Continue reading

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A Wife Would Save Him From The Moralists

…"and a rich one from the moneylenders… Married, he might confront society without having to affront it." (Pg. 233 of Richard Ellmann’s biography of Oscar Wilde) I feel like the second coming of Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde discovered his genius … Continue reading

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Providing Moral Leadership To A Kid At A Chareidi Yeshiva

yeshivaboy: hey luke, i have a quick question, did you find out about the documentary hypothesis before or after your conversion YourMoralLeader: as a child YourMoralLeader: my dad has a phd in bible yeshivaboy: and you converted anyway YourMoralLeader: yep … Continue reading

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The Sapphic Secrets

I just watched the DVD Ha-Sodot aka The Secrets. It’s exquisite. The young females in it are so fine, so spiritually fine. The protagonist (played by Ania Bukstein) has a full bosom and a strict devotion to Orthodox Judaism. She … Continue reading

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Seeking God

At 6:10 pm, I leave the house carrying three books (two to return to the Los Angeles Public Library, and one on Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann to read before class begins), my yoga mat and my blackberry. I get … Continue reading

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