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Tag Archives: girlfriend
I Tend To Date Smart But Cruel Women
I’ll never forget the day my therapist asked me, “What do you get out of being in an emotionally unsafe relationship?” I’d never though of that. The question took me aback, but then I quickly answered, “It leaves me free … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged anxiety, cruel women, diamond, girlfriend, notch
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The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow
I used to say that my musical tastes stopped developing after 1986. That I did not care for contemporary popular music. Then I had a beautiful girlfriend who told me to give Sheryl Crow a chance. Four years after the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Personal
Tagged crummy job, girlfriend, musical tastes, popular music, sheryl crow
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The Cross & The Jew
Chumi Friedman blogs: The following question was submitted to the about.com forum on Judaism: "Dear Rabbi, We are not religious but our son was raised as a Jew and had both a (reformed) rabbi and priest perform his wedding ceremony. … Continue reading
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‘All The Sad Young Literary Men’
The New York Times writes about this new novel: Then there’s Sam, who wants to write “the great Zionist novel.” Talia, Sam’s Israeli girlfriend, tells him he doesn’t love the land enough to write the great Zionist novel. There are … Continue reading
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Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo And His Wife Have Split
She’s moved home. The LA Times has the story but they obviously don’t think it is a story. The Times is leaning backward to keep Richard Riordan’s reporter girlfriend happy. Martha Groves. They ran a 2000 word self-indulgent story over … Continue reading
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