Category Archives: Personal

Rise by Herb Alpert

This song is one of my first experiences of popular music. It was 1979 and I was 13. I lived at Pacific Union College (PUC) in California and dreamed that I would be great one day and flee the shackles … Continue reading

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You Can Ring My Bell

When’s disco coming back? I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. Disco was a sin. I came to California from Australia in May of 1977. I was 11 years of age. I think it was the summer of 1978 when I … Continue reading

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My Addictive Personality

I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist and in the Church we got many warnings about the perils of cigarettes, drugs and alcohol. That was one part of my upbringing that I never rejected (I smoked a few cigarettes in third … Continue reading

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Who Do I Thank?

I have a Persian friend who tells me to use whitening strips on my teeth to get rid of the yellow stains and other Persians tell me to shave or to lose 10 pounds etc. Is this helpful personal feedback … Continue reading

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When Were My Times Of Greatest Despair?

Despair, when it is not in the foreground of my life, lurks off-stage, ever ready to resume its leading role. When my car breaks down or my computer or internet connection go down or my bank balance approaches zero or … Continue reading

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