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Tag Archives: classmates
Step One Of The Twelve Steps
I admitted that my life had become unmanageable. Step Two Step Three Step Four This took me many years to admit. Though I was rarely thrilled with my life, it never occurred to me to 12-step because I thought that … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Personal
Tagged 12 steps, avondale college, chronic fatigue syndrome, classmates, married women, morass
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Blacks, Whites And Rape
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “People are yelling at the prosecutor in New York [for the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case). It took a lot of courage for him to do it. He could have easily played up, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Rape
Tagged black rape, classmates, Dennis Prager, lacrosse team, little lady, rape charge, shameful crime
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Rocky Mountain High
At the end of the eight-part miniseries The Kennedys, he found himself leaning out of his chair, staring down at the ground, and saying one word — “Kendra!” He started when he said her name. He was not the type … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Personal, PUC
Tagged chewing gum, classmates, glacier view, senseless deaths, summer of discontent, thick glasses
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Affirmative Action Destroys Dignity
Here’s a report calling for more affirmative action for black doctors: “A frican Americans currently make up nearly 13% of the U.S. population but constitute only 4.4% of all U.S. physicians and surgeons, and are therefore considered an underrepresented minority … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks
Tagged affirmative action programs, african american physicians, american medical association, bell curve, classmates, fred reed column, gene expression, maintaining high standards, noblesse oblige, state politicians, university medical school, white racists
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The Jewish Supremacist
I’m surprised at the number of my Orthodox friends who used to roll with Rabbi Meir Kahane. I’ve always thought of R. Meir Kahane as an extremist but Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles that I’ve met seem split 50/50 on … Continue reading
Posted in R. Meir Kahane
Tagged classmates, man jack, meir kahane, orthodox jews, rabbi meir, supremacist
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‘Bukowski: Born Into This’
I just watched this documentary and felt very sad, so sad that I had to watch an episode of Coupling afterward to laugh and feel good again. I’ve never read Bukowski because I hear he’s depressing and I want more … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Sex
Tagged bad acne, bukowski born into this, classmates, hot chicks, novel women, toilet paper
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The UCLA Knifer Thought He Was A Victim
The bloke from Belize who knifed that girl in lab for no good reason last week thought everyone was out to get him. I get nervous when people tell me about how everyone is out to get them. I hear … Continue reading
Posted in Race
Tagged classmates, la times, latino kids, remedial classes, ucla professor, western civilization class
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My Storytelling Workshop
My first class was tonight. It exceeded my expectations. My classmates are all women younger than me (except for one older lady). I recognized two of them from yoga. Some of us may be friends for a long time. The … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged blue crayon, booty call, classmates, male archetype, prose poem, storytelling workshop
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The Uninvited
"You should call your memoir ‘The Uninvited’," his therapist had said. That came back to him early Friday morning as he tossed and turned on his bed by the toilet. Oy, the shame! He’d signed up August 15 for the … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bed of nails, classmates, fort knox, gavin brown, martyr, pretty girls, quot
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High School Memories
From a girl I was in love with throughout Placer High School (we graduated in June 1984): I was cruising around Classmates and My Space, just thinking about some of the people I knew so long ago (and avoiding work) … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged classmates, dissection, earthworm, high school memories, placer high school
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