Category Archives: Personal

I want to become a community organizer

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Luke Ford

Which community should I organize? I don’t want to put much effort into this. Chaim Amalek writes: What a great idea. I suggest: 1. Ashkenazi Yidden from your old temple who feel impoverished and disempowered because they make less than … Continue reading →

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Bad Manners

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Luke Ford

I often get phone messages from people who don’t leave their name or only leave their first name. They’re also unclear about why they want me to call them back. I get generic messages about, “I wanted to talk to … Continue reading →

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My Financial History

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Luke Ford

I went to my first 12-step meeting in May of 2011. I was tired of having the same type of relationship over and over again and thought I could benefit from checking out a recovery group. As the months went … Continue reading →

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Zero

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Luke Ford

A friend asked me: “If you had known at every age what your life would be like today regarding women, which, if any, of the women you had a shot at might you have then decided to marry?” I think … Continue reading →

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Feeling sad I couldn’t work ‘The tragic mulatto’ into last night’s Shabbat dinner

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Luke Ford

I’m checking all the Facebook pages to make sure I was not socially inappropriate last night. We all took turns sharing, and in a break from the tradition of giving one thing we were grateful for that week, we instead … Continue reading →

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