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Category Archives: Personal
A Terrifying Thought
During a five-minute meditation in a 12-step meeting last week, I had a terrifying thought — how does God want me to spend my day? Then the scary questions just kept on coming: How does God want me to deal … Continue reading
Bottomless Need
* Luke: “That guy is bottomless need. He’s needier than a woman. Do you think he’s a homo?” Friend: “I don’t know. Try him out. See if he laughs or cries.” * “My parents didn’t tell me enough that they … Continue reading
A Good Jew
* Jewish Friend: “You’re not a good Jew.” Luke: “What do you mean? I study a page of Talmud every morning. I put on tefillin every morning…” Friend: “But you hate to bargain.” Luke: “It’s not how I was raised.” … Continue reading
In Six Months, I Turn 50
Feeling sentimental, I looked at my blog posts from my 40th birthday: Cathy Seipp writes: Not long ago I was so pleased to find myself linked in the same sentence with Mark Steyn — in John Birmingham’s Sydney Morning Herald … Continue reading
My Emotional Range
I’m told I have an emotional range between Nazi commandant and a robot. Chaim Amalek: “I’ve met Luke on numerous occasions and in varied settings. This is an act. He is one of the most emotional men I’ve ever met, … Continue reading
Time & Tension
The two primary causes of unnecessary muscular tension are feeling like you need to hurry (too much to do and not enough time to do it in) and feeling like you have to be perfect. As I was getting some … Continue reading
What’s the loneliest place in the world? The Puerto Rican Cultural Center.
* Jewish Friend: When my kids were little, I used to say “what’s the best day to go to the Bronx Zoo?” Answer: During the Puerto Rican Day Parade. * Jewish Friend: “You’re very racist today.” Luke: “I wasn’t like … Continue reading
Musings
* My favorite sentence: “Could you look at this and tell me if there are any mistakes?” * I saw this poor little black kid (about 2yo) of a single mom with no teeth, no shoes. I guess he’ll get … Continue reading
The Master Race
* It seems like most Australians take Melbourne Cup day off, slackers! East Asians are only 10% of Australia’s population but it seems like they do 50% of the work. My mate down under says bring in another 10% and … Continue reading
Unspoken Family Rules
The most powerful rules in my home as a child were: * Live according to God’s dictates (which were no different from dad’s dictates). * Do nothing to discredit or diminish God/dad’s ministry. * Do nothing illegal or unseemly. * … Continue reading