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Category Archives: Personal
Hillel Aron: Yes, I Text and Drive. No, I’m Not Sorry.
I’m not surprised that the person who took about the most unpopular public stand imaginable has a very Jewish name. Rebellion is what (a minority of famous) Jews do. We challenge the goyim. We don’t automatically accept their dictates. Jews … Continue reading
I’ve Been Using Food To Combat Anxiety
So on Sunday afternoon, I spent over an hour trying to figure out how I would get to and from the airport for my trip to Australia May 25 – June 13. I used to be fine spending $30 on … Continue reading
Gone Tribal
There’s nothing so beautiful that it cannot be perverted and debased and ultimately used for evil. Love is great, but sometimes love leads to murder. Marriage is great, but sometimes marriage leads to murder. Religion is great, but sometimes religion … Continue reading
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Yo Filing
* Employers have called me, “Yo Filing”, because whenever they ask me what I’m doing, I look up from Facebook and say, “Yo, filing.” * If a crank is somebody you’d be embarrassed to introduce your mother to, then I … Continue reading
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How Do I Become A Good Uncle?
I’ll be in Australia May 27 to June 13 and I’ll hope to see my nieces for the first time in 14 years. How do I become a good uncle? I fear I’ve been lacking in this department. My friends … Continue reading
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Conspiracy Theories
* I can hear my Uncle Val telling me from beyond the grave — “Keep your bowels open and your mouth shut!” He was a communist. The Fords are genetically attracted to marginal unpopular conspiracy theories because they prove to … Continue reading
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I Love Role-Playing Games
When I’ve had girlfriends, we’d sometimes pretend to be somebody else in some weird situation with a dramatic power disparity. In these games, I got to pretend to be very powerful. Sometimes, we invoked certain gender and ethnic stereotypes to … Continue reading
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If I Found A Good Job, I Wouldn’t Mind Moving Back To Australia
I’ll be visiting Brisbane, QLD, from May 27 to June 13.
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Mea Culpa
I screwed up at work, sending out a business letter saying that the client “was eating her friend.” I forgot the word “with.” Can’t believe how many friends I’ve retained through my bouts of manic in your face postings. A … Continue reading
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Impatient, Arrogant & Condescending
I’m fascinated by how I’ve inherited these unpleasant traits from some of my ancestors and how these traits continue down in my family line with some of my relatives. If I’m not careful, I become impatient with anyone who does … Continue reading
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