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Monthly Archives: May 2011
I Love My CPAP Machine
More than anything, I think my CPAP machine has dramatically improved my life over the past three months. A doctor prescribed it to me to help with my sleep apnea (which I only discovered at the end of 2010). I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged 23 years, cold shower, cpap machine, mfa, oxygen deprivation, sleep apnea
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The Free World By David Bezmogis
I’m halfway through this acclaimed new novel and I’ve yet to encounter a character I give a damn about. Perhaps there are just too many people in the book for me to track.
Posted in Jewish Literature
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I Love 12-Step Programs
In the past, I’ve often made fun of 12-step programs because I don’t believe that addiction is a medical illness as much as a failure of moral will. But after some first-hand experience, I’ve come to think that everybody should … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged 12 step programs, fearless moral inventory, medical illness, personal disclosure, step meetings, twelve step programs
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I Show Up In The Scientology Files
Here’s a January 2009 interview I did with author Mark Ebner. From Gawker.com: It’s like the opening of the Stasi files after the Berlin Wall fell: Yesterday, Scientology defector Marty Rathbun published the cult’s surveillance file on Washington Post reporter … Continue reading
Posted in Mark Ebner
Tagged class writers, lord xenu, Mark Ebner, persistent critics, scientology defector, south park episode
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Problems In Modern Orthodoxy
Gadi Pickholz emails: In Baltimore, the Rambam Academy has closed completely. In Phoenix, the two major modern orthodox schools have merged. In the Silicon Valley, one of the main schools has closed. Even in LA there are serious problems necessitating … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox
Tagged attrition rate, chief rabbi, enormous void, mainstream market, observant jews, sudden influx
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