Category Archives: Personal

Steve Jobs Was 56

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Luke Ford

The chairman of Apple computers is dead. I think I first encountered a personal computer around 1981 at the Albion Field Station, a Seventh-Day Adventist retreat in Mendocino County affiliated with Pacific Union College. The operator of the station had … Continue reading →

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Life Is Brand New!

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Luke Ford

I left my home of over 14 years Sunday. It was shattering. I felt sad and helpless. I felt tired and sweaty. My back hurt. I had great trepidation about the future. I drove a few blocks to crash in … Continue reading →

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I’ve Left My Home Of 14 Years

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Luke Ford

I moved into my guest house in Pico-Robertson in August of 1997. I found an ad for the place on a bulletin board at Aish Ha Torah. I was happy in my hovel. It was small, about 200 square feet, … Continue reading →

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Do You Really Want To Become A Better Person?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Luke Ford

I remembered how charged up I got about becoming a better person when I started listening to Dennis Prager on the radio in the fall of 1988. It’s been tough. My progress in this department has been spotty if at … Continue reading →

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Friendly Luke

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Luke Ford

People relate to me without the beard. It makes me appear more friendly, more accessible. Women dig it. A guy said to me in shul over Rosh Hashanah that I have the friendliest face. Frankly, I haven’t been particularly friendly … Continue reading →

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