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Category Archives: Personal
Without The Beard
“You look so different,” she said. “No more ZZ Top. A new hair cut? You’re working out? You look cut. Hey, I want you to meet my boyfriend.” The conversation zigged and zagged. An hour later as I detailed my … Continue reading
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I Never Liked The Kids Who Would Tell On You
I don’t think I’ve ever told on anyone to authority. I never dobbed in another kid to a teacher or to my parents or to any authority. I hated kids who did that. I grew up a preacher’s kid on … Continue reading
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There Was This Girl
There was this girl I liked in high school. She was tall and strong and athletic and two years below me. I never got to talk to her. I never got to hang out with her. She lived near me. … Continue reading
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The Talk
I transferred to public school for the first time in September of 1981 so that I could take journalism classes. I was 15 and a sophomore. When the time came to sign up for classes, I rushed over to the … Continue reading
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The Lord Will Gather Me In
I lived in the Auburn area for most of 1980-1993 (usually at 7955 Bullard Drive, Newcastle, 95658). Like the other homes around us, we had about seven acres and in the summer the grass died and the fire danger was … Continue reading
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My Adventures On Match.com
I had no intention of shelling out any money. I just signed up for free so I could go to an event, but then after I put my profile and photo online, various women clicked that they liked my photo … Continue reading
My Life In Redneck Country
In September of 1980, my parents and I moved out of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) church and to Penryn, 45-minutes drive north of Sacramento. I was 14. Within a year, we got homes in nearby Auburn and then Newcastle. I’d … Continue reading
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Stay With Me
So in early 1995, I met this girl at a Conservative synagogue and we started going out. I was living out of my car at the time. Then one day she came home and found out she had been burgled, … Continue reading
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Anxious & Avoidants Shouldn’t Date
I met this woman on a Thursday night. When class was finished, we immediately started talking. We sat outside and drank tea and then she gave me a ride home and I suggested we drive to the beach and so … Continue reading
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My Father’s Rules
Most of us live by our father’s rules. The unspoken rules are usually the most powerful. (The Father Factor) I learned from my father that the most important thing in life is faith in God. Either you had it or … Continue reading
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