* I find it easier to be honest on Facebook than in real life because I can just say what’s on my mind on FB without worrying about how a particular person will interpret what I’m saying. In real life, I instinctively find myself tailoring and censoring and adjusting everything I say to my audience. On my blog and on FB, however, I just say what’s in my heart and if people take offense, I don’t care. In real life in interpersonal relationships, I do care if people take offense and hence I’m frequently more honest in this space than in the wider world.
* I keep a lot of doors locked, afraid if I ever go into them, I’ll never emerge.
* Most of the most impressive people I know are in Orthodox Judaism. That’s always been a powerful draw for me — the quality of the personal, family and professional lives of Orthodox Jews I know well.
* I am befuddled but strangely moved by the hoopla Rand Paul received this week for his filibuster. I have many fears but none of them include the US Government using drones to kill innocent Americans in America. As for Americans or anybody working as terrorists? Kill them all.
* I was with this girl who was a ten but I had to keep explaining to her when I was being sarcastic and so I decided to go back to the seven to whom I never had to explain.
* If people are on their phones while you talk to them, if they’re moving around and checking out, it’s not so much that they’re being rude as you are being boring. Social connection depends upon bids. We’re constantly bidding for people’s attention, and when they don’t respond, we usually stop bidding. Even a dummy quickly gets the message that he’s not wanted.
