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Category Archives: Personal
Are Young Professionals Minyanim a way for Ashkenazim to separate from Sephardim?
Will the Young Professionals Minyan be the last stand for implicit white identity? Chaim Amalek writes: “I think it is more a way for young (20-34), professionally employed people (doctors, etc.) to separate themselves from everyone else. Not a scene … Continue reading
Last Blogger Standing
I began blogging July 3, 1997, the day I bought my first PC. One of the rewards of blogging is the people you meet (online and in person). Since I stopped doing it for a living in 2007 (I made … Continue reading
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Improv Classes As A Tool To Overcome Under-Earning
I was listening to a 12-Step lecture this week about how to succeed in improv you need to be agreeable, to listen deeply, and to be willing to visible. Those are excellent tools for succeeding at almost any work. When … Continue reading
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How Was Your Weekend?
I ask the secretary: “How was your weekend?” She replies: “What do you want?” Ahh, she knows me well. Thesokorus: “You just need more levels of duplicity is all. You can do it!” Miriam: “Yup! That is the common reply … Continue reading
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Do You Ever Have Dreams Over Multiple Nights?
A while back, I had a dream that I sought to make a mark during my first year at UCLA (1988-1989) by profiling a basketball player and including scandalous information that shook up the campus. Possibly it was based on … Continue reading
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‘I’ve Spent My Whole Life As A Child Hoping Some Family Would Come Along And Adopt Me’
I heard that sentence in a 12-step phone meeting (from a woman who sounded like she was in the second half of life) and it resonated. I’ve felt that too. I have perfect good family and yet I often yearn … Continue reading
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One Jerk Can Ruin Things For Everybody
One obnoxious noisy neighbor can ruin a block. One jerk on the roads can tie up traffic for thousands of people. One idiot in a 12-step meeting, either in person or over the phone, can ruin a meeting. One toxic … Continue reading
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I was doing a coconut oil pull this evening while watching Seinfeld (Busboy episode) when I burst out laughing… Oy.
I went out to the fridge afterward to calm down and this is what I found on top of my ripening mangoes:
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