Daily Archives: August 5, 2013

My Life In Redneck Country

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

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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Calling 911 For Chicken McNuggets

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

News report: “This is an emergency, If I would have known they didn’t have McNuggets, I wouldn’t have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don’t want one,” Latreasa L. Goodman told police. … Continue reading →

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Stay With Me

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

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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Salvation Will Come From Above

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

I grew up a Christian with the belief that salvation would come from above. God would descend and make everything right. No matter how far along I go in my Jewish journey, I keep hoping through difficult times that salvation … Continue reading →

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Anxious & Avoidants Shouldn’t Date

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Luke Ford

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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