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‘Friday Night Was Lovely’
"Friday night was lovely," he says. "Don’t say lovely," she says. "So was Thursday night." "Thursday night was more aggressive," he says. "Friday night was a little more emotional." "Do you think it is OK to do both?" "Of course." … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal, Sex
Tagged affections, friday night, gentle mood, mommy, quot quot, thursday night
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My Next Challenge – Making People Feel Safe
A friend says: "I think the banning is more because they want members to feel safe. It’s not that they think you are a physical threat but people are worried what you might write about them. It’s something for you … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged death threats, dumpster, physical threat, quot quot, shuls
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Nobody Cares About The Accomplishments Of Your Kids
Nobody but you the parents and the grandparents. The rest of us do not care. Bumperstickers are trashy. Bumperstickers advertising that your kids are on an honor roll are obnoxious. Bumperstickers advertising that your kids have good attendance at their … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged bumper stickers, bumperstickers, car bumper, Dennis Prager, martin luther king, patriotic statement, quot quot
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Talking To My Dad
"The other day when you were talking to me, I suddenly felt you were no longer talking to me but to your dad," says a friend. "What do you mean? What was I talking about?" "Your voice changed and you … Continue reading
Rabbi Shlomo Goren – The Last Champion Of A Dynamic Halacha
From Marc B. Shapiro‘s lectures on Torah in Motion: From Dr. Shapiro’s third lecture on R. Shlomo Goren: "Rabbi Shlomo Goren was machmir (strict) on many mitzvos. He wouldn’t carry within the eruv in Jerusalem." "When his term ended in … Continue reading
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Tagged halachic decisions, Marc B. Shapiro, quot quot, rabbi shlomo, torah in motion, torah torah
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AIG Bonuses
Rabbi Gil Student writes: "R. Dr. Asher Meir published an article from two weeks about an AIG executive’s Op-Ed in the NY Times in which he announced his resignation (Op-Ed in NYT, Asher Meir). Dr. Meir calls the letter "a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged congressional outrage, de santis, gil student, nyt, public outrage, quot quot
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Friday Night I Crashed Your Party
"I’m bruised and battered," says Jeri*. "I need to have a talk with that young man," I say. Jeri goes to bed. She was out partying until late. "When I was here last," I whisper to Jezebel* and Rachel*, "she … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged jewish thing, liquid courage, mouthfuls, orthodox conversion, quot quot, reform temples, topless man
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Psychotic Break
"When I was teaching this set this morning," says the Guru, "somebody had a psychotic break. "People were getting very angry over this set. So as we do the exercises and you feel enraged, go with it. It’s normal." "At … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged bodywork, ecstasy, eucalyptus oil, psychotic break, quot quot
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Molesting Girls
I was crashing with this girl a few years ago. I was being all honorable and just trying to get to sleep when she said to me, "Why aren’t you trying to molest me?" She was hurt that I hadn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Orthodoxy, Sex
Tagged crash, hotel lobby, jewish girl, jewish men, kosher pizza, molesting girls, pizza place, pizza spot, quot, quot quot, shiksa
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Romeo Bashir’s Journey From Somalia To Hollywood
I Interviewed Romeo on video Sunday afternoon while we walked around the Oscar preparations at Hollywood and Highlands Blvds. pic pic pic pic pic pic pic pic pic pic pic pic Romeo operates RomeoBashirFilms.com. He was born in Mogadishu around … Continue reading
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Tagged bashir, black hawk down, civil unrest, pic pic pic, quot quot, rival militias, romeo, somalia, sos childrens villages, sos facility, sunday afternoon
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