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Monthly Archives: January 2009
A Mesmerizing Car Chase
I can’t look away when the TV plays a car chase. For the past 20 minutes, since getting home from therapy, I’ve been getting things done while also glancing regularly at the TV screen. A beautiful blonde is driving a … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Personal
Tagged burbank area, car chase, car wreck, ciggie, spiritual rewards, u haul
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Does Judaism Sanction Journalism?
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student writes: R. Eliezer Melamed is active with Arutz Sheva and is the rabbi of the weekly newspaper Be-Sheva (link). In one of his columns (13 Tammuz, 5765/ July 20, 2005), he responded to a question about … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Judaism, Orthodoxy
Tagged benjamin brown, constructive purpose, gil student, improper action, lashon, lashon hara, melamed, orthodox rabbi
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‘Much to Your Chagrin: A Memoir of Embarrassment’
I interviewed first-time author Suzanne Guillette Monday afternoon. Buy her memoir here. Luke: "Suzanne, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?" Suzanne: "I had always written, but I wouldn’t say that I … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interviews
Tagged guillette, keeping a journal, local restaurant, quot, time author
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I Am Happy
At my yoga studio last night, this old hippie said to the director about me, "He looks happier than you do!" Today, my left sideview mirror fell off. I picked it up and screwed the bolts back in. I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged greasy fingers, Jacob Neusner, john updike, lucky woman, oil and water, old hippie, rabbi jacob, shabby clothes, sideview mirror, yoga studio
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