Category Archives: Personal

I Lubricated Her Hinges

I was back in her apartment for the first time in three months. I went to the bathroom to see if my toothbrush was still there. It was not. I had my WD40 with me and I went around her … Continue reading

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Luke Ford’s Grotto! Kids Will Love It!

A friend who’s converting to Judaism emails me: "I was talking to my mom on the phone just now, trying to explain to her what a sukkah is. I told her it was like a hut, a temporary dwelling place, … Continue reading

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Sick

I’ve felt like crap since Rosh Hashanah, almost three weeks ago. Every time I feel like I am getting better and I return to yoga and I get some exercise and I try to resume a normal life, I get … Continue reading

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‘Are You A Rabbi?’

At a succah party tonight, I ran into my yoga teacher. She has three kids who she sends to an Orthodox day school. Her four year old said to me, "You have a beard. You must be a rabbi." I … Continue reading

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Luke & Chocolate Moose

My favorite rotweiler/boxer: Chaim Amalek emails: "How many roofies did it take?" Khunrum emails: "What is that, The Hound of the Baskervilles? and what’s the beast doing spreading fleas in the Hovel? I don’t even let dogs in my house … Continue reading

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