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I Hate Waiting For My Calls To Be Returned
It’s Saturday night. Where is she? Does she have cheating on her mind? Is she between another girls’ thighs? I hate waiting for my calls to be returned. I feel unloved. As every minute ticks by, I feel less important. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged accurate perception, manly man, pursuer, shabbat, unloved, yom kippur
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I Was Glad To Send That Email
All during shopping and my other chores, I was ticked off and fine-tuning my email. I couldn’t wait to write it and tell her how I really felt. It’s such a shocker it didn’t go down so well. Chicks don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cocksucker, hovel, manly man, mordecai, salutary effect, shocker
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Did I Join A Cult And Not Even Know It?
For the past three months, I have been 100% enthusiastic about Kundilini Yoga. Don’t think my emotions had no foundation in fact. I read the Wikipedia entry on Yogi Bhajan and at the time it only contained neutral or positive … Continue reading
Posted in Cults, Guru Singh, Yoga
Tagged bloke, khalsa, manly man, shlomo carlebach, straight man, yogi bhajan
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Trembling With Excitement To Join The Jewish People
"I need to know your motivations," he said. "Orthodox Jews are a tiny peculiar people. Why do you want to become one?" "Motivations?" I exclaimed. "Motivations? You need to know my motivations? You can never know my motivations because I … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged Aish HaTorah, bais, Beth Jacob, bezalel, century city, converts, Dennis Prager, evil man, excitement, machinations, manly man, motivations, orthodox jews, preacher, quot quot, rabbi, Rabbis, slingshot, Torah, Young Israel
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I Spent $50 Today To Be Alone With A Beautiful Woman For Two Hours
It was money well spent even if it was on a doctor of acupuncture. I feel confident that wherever I go this week, women will sense that I have not been without the company of the fairer sex. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged abstinence, acupuncturist, beautiful woman, elbow problems, ergonomic keyboard, ergonomic mouse, evenings, fairer sex, feelings, Google, helicopter rides, hovel, lashon hara, manly man, monetary problems, money, oriental massage, photos, pre selection, s college, Santa Monica, saturdays, social proof, tendons, vicious cycle, wimp
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