Category Archives: Personal

Tonight, One Of You Will Betray Me

My last supper in Australia.

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Saying Goodbye To My Therapist

So after 30 months, the time has come for me to part with my therapist (my fifth long-term therapist) as she moves on to a different center. I had one therapist on and off for seven years but I prefer … Continue reading

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My Trip Back To LA

Surfers Paradise. Thursday morning. I got caught in a rip tide and dragged into a bunch of teen girls learning to surf. I fought every meter but you can’t beat mother nature. I am the victim here. Brisbane airport, Friday … Continue reading

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Questions From An Aspiring Author

Ben emails: Luke, I’m a youngish author trying to break into writing. During my early twenties, I would read your blog on the adult industry from time to time. Based on your recent posts, it seems you’ve become more conservative. … Continue reading

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Unemployment and Middle Aged Men

Barry emails: Employment for curmudgeonly middle aged males is a real problem in this day and age. Especially if you have fallen out of the career ladder or were never much part of it in the first place. It is … Continue reading

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Why Did I Convert To Judaism?

Donald writes: I am a 65 year old deracinated Jew from Chicago, living in Seattle since LSD was legal. I would likely be a Christian if I could believe the requisite dogmata, but I can’t. So I am left wondering … Continue reading

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Do You Have An Exit Strategy If America Goes Down The Tubes?

I notice my affluent friends are plotting exit strategies for if the United States collapses. I didn’t hear this talk much before 2007. Many of my American friends tell me they think the country is in irreversible decline and that … Continue reading

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Where’s My Work Ethic?

When I see how family, friends, and relatives have outstripped me in life, I look around and try to remember where I last put my work ethic. I think I had some in my glory days of blogging. I still … Continue reading

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My First Five Years

I’ve been asking family about my first five years, because I hardly remember them. I’m told I was an anxious needy child who sought constant reassurance. I loved to play games, particularly anything to do with killing. I drew a … Continue reading

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Relies Are Beaut, Mate

I don’t have any relies (relatives) in America, not close ones anyway, but I have relies all over Queensland and it’s beaut, mate. I don’t often run into people in America who look like me and think like me and … Continue reading

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