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Category Archives: Personal
There’s Something Wrong With Me
I feel heartbroken, absolutely ravaged. Why? The Dallas Cowboys lost a football game tonight and probably won’t make the playoffs. Dennis Prager’s radio psychiatrist Stephen Marmer once described what was wrong with people like me. We don’t like our lives … Continue reading
Shortness Of Breath
Whenever I see a doctor or an acupuncturist or just random hot girls on the street, they’re always asking me if I have shortness of breath. It’s become one of those questions that I just automatically say no to without … Continue reading
Support Stockings?
For my plantar fasciatis (since the summer of 2000), I see a podiatrist outside of my Kaiser Permanente HMO. He’s fantastic. He’s mentioned in Shirley McLaine’s book. I see him today and he notes my feet are swollen (he calls … Continue reading
Will You Be My Mommy?
I just watched the 2003 movie Peter Pan. I was struck by this group of lost boys asking a cute girl, "Will you be my mommy?" I identify with that. I like to ask girls I date the same question. … Continue reading
It Takes A Lot Of Effort To Keep This Show On The Road
While I am typing this worthy post, I am simultaneously rubbing my sore right foot (plantar fascitis) over a tough black ball to break up fascia. Every few minutes, I get up and doing stretching exercises to help my heel … Continue reading
Wall Street & The Jews
HymenRothofMiami: Young man HymenRothofMiami: The New York press is all over the Jewish angle regarding this latest wall street scandal. HymenRothofMiami: Apparently he took down a lot of monied Jews. HymenRothofMiami: As he "did the Jewish circuit" HymenRothofMiami: I’m thinking … Continue reading
$465 Is A Small Price For Ecstasy
I just took my car in to get smogged. $90. It failed. It had three fuel lines riding loose and the wiring to sensors had been illegally modified and the ignition timing was off and the fuel evaporative controls had … Continue reading
I Did Something Weird In Therapy Today
Normally I talk about all the things I hate about myself. This week I was asked about the things I liked about myself. In five minutes, I found about 30 things. And as I listed them off, I got this … Continue reading
Wasatch National Park Sunday Afternoon
From my visit this weekend to Salt Lake City:
I’m Lighting My Hanukkah Candle
Live on my cam. I needed help with the songs so I brought in the Miami Boys Choir: Khunrum emails: “They say that most accidents happen in the Hovel…..I mean Home. Be careful that your Hanukkah Candle doesn’t set fire … Continue reading →