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* ‘I’m So Trained’: How The Credential Society Burned Down the Palisades (12-28-25)
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Category Archives: Personal
I Was A Teenage Heartthrob
Actress Julia Sandberg-Hansson, 24, emails: "Good god you’re perfectly evil. Did you know that I used to keep a cut-out picture of you from an old issue of Rolling Stone in my diary when was 15? I think I was … Continue reading
The Uninvited
In second grade, I wasn’t invited to classmate Gavin Brown’s birthday party. That really hurt. I understand why I wasn’t invited — because I’m a creep. But I didn’t like it. Thirty three years later, my social status has not … Continue reading
The Jane Austen Book Club
5 p.m. I stuff my lithium-bloated carcass into a tight pair of blue jeans and drape on the nice white dress-shirt I wear to shul. I stand in line for about an hour, alternately reading The Nine: Inside the Secret … Continue reading
Today I Am A Man
Leave hovel at 8:45 a.m. Fearing that van will not fit into the Little Tokyo Mall parking structure, I grab a $6 spot a mile away. Walking in the sunshine, I build up a nice sweat in my black undertaker … Continue reading
I’ll Be On The New ABC TV Show ‘I-Caught’ Sept. 11 9 p.m. (8 p.m. Central)
Video Audio of ABC’s I-Caught Profile of Bloggers Such As MySelf and Perez Hilton Samantha Wender writes for ABC News: It’s the modern day diary, online personal journals or blogs attracting millions of viewers to the Internet. But it’s the … Continue reading
Loser Alert
If you see me waking around with a plastic venti Starbucks cup, it’s because I’ve just discovered you can get iced tea refills there for only 50c. Feel free to drop a few coins in my cup as I pass … Continue reading
I’m Going Mainstream
From my JDate profile: "I have big goals and dreams. I’ve achieved some of them. I love that I’m a go-getter. I’m hopefully going to be doing more mainstream stuff. I’ve got an acting coach and a singing coach… Also, … Continue reading
Back To You
In the fall of 2001, it seemed like everybody I knew in Pico-Robertson had turned their back on me. But one man said, "I’ll give you a chance." ‘Nuff said. I’m still standing Better than I ever did Feeling like … Continue reading
The Day I Replaced Jim Otto
I went to Placer High School with intense linebacker Jim Otto Jr. When he didn’t like the questions I was asking about the football team, Jr. gathered some teammates and picked me up and threw me in a dumpster. CBS … Continue reading
Stopping By The Woods On A Sunny Evening
Just before 7 p.m. Monday, I started walking down a street to get to shul. I had my tzitzit out and my kipa on. It was hot and I was sweaty and disgusting. From 100 yards away, I spotted naked … Continue reading