Category Archives: Personal

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Luke Ford

This post on Failed Messiah is getting a lot of play in the blogosphere. FM reports: “A Chabad rabbi is upset because a recruit asked to have his name removed from Chabad’s mailing list and won’t return the rabbi’s emails … Continue reading →

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Mad Max

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Luke Ford

I spent my morning with Josh Alan Friedman. We’ve walked a similar career path. He’s ten years older than me. What he says about his life today, I figure that’s going to be me in a few years. In 1986, … Continue reading →

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The Girl’s Glance That Ended My Cheating Career

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Luke Ford

The only way I passed Chemistry was by “taking advantage of the surroundings” as the smart kid next to me put it in my Placer High School yearbook. My preacher daddy always warned me about cheating and I knew it … Continue reading →

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I Never Get Together With Guys Just To Talk

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Luke Ford

A friend had to send his car into the shop, so every day I’d pick him and we’d ride together to school. We ended up loving this arrangement and kept it up even after his car was fixed. We enjoyed … Continue reading →

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I’m Getting Nose Implants

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Luke Ford

Even though I’ve grown this long beard and I wear my tzitzit out, people can still tell I wasn’t born Jewish. Even non-Jews can tell. One woman said to me: “You don’t really have the traditional Jewish nose though. Don’t … Continue reading →

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