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Category Archives: Personal
Visiting The Sick – A Guide To The Perplexed
I spent six years of my life bedridden. From 1988-1994, I spent more than 20 hours a day, on average, in bed because of my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. These were the loneliest years of my life. Prior to getting sick, … Continue reading
A Personal Relationship With God
About half the religious people I’ve talked to at length have claimed a personal relationship with God. This usually means nothing. Many porn stars I’ve interviewed claim a personal relationship with God. I’ve yet to hear one say, “God judges.” … Continue reading
Calling St. Augustine
Heavenly Guidance Needed Nicholas writes: …If Mr Ford can defeat his sexual demons with the help of The Great Dennis Prager, then I can defeat my need to bullshit with the help of The Saintly Augustine of Hippo! (Or maybe … Continue reading
I’m Interviewed By ProgressiveAdventism.com
Loma Linda University religion professor Julius Nam asks me about my journey from Adventism to Judaism. As the interview is no longer online, I am republishing it here with the comments: Born in 1966 as the third child of Seventh-day … Continue reading
Stopping By Cathy Seipp’s On A Cloudy Sunday Afternoon
As I stumble to my computer Sunday morning, I experience stabbing chest pains. When they subside after a few seconds, I Google “”heart attack” signs.” I don’t have three of the four signs. Just the intermittent chest pains. But they … Continue reading
Horrid Boy Uncovered: My Secret Nudist Lifestyle
From the Luke Ford Fan Blog: I won’t have to pull my punches. I’ll be free to discuss in great detail Luke Ford’s long battle with cocaine and heroin addiction, and his many trips to rehab. I’ll write about the … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times Must Be A Great Newspaper
I walk an hour to visit Cathy Seipp in the hospital. She’s been there since Saturday because she’s in extreme pain from her lung cancer. I don’t know if she’s going to get out. I sit with her for three … Continue reading
Pretty!
From the Luke Ford Fan Blog: First Things and Luke Ford have redesigned their websites. I’m very conservative. I don’t like change. I still don’t care for the new American Thinker site. I realise that they had to make changes … Continue reading
My Demons
From the Luke Ford Fan Blog: I could forgive Horrid Boy for porking Kitten Natividad back in 1996; afterall, this was not long after Luke’s conversion to Orthodox Judaism and he had only begun his study of the Torah values … Continue reading
The Dark Side of the Beach
James writes: Last time I wrote you about the hot chicks at the AA meeting. This time my walk and ride along the beach was more troubling. First, I am walking to the beach to check the waves and commune … Continue reading