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Tag Archives: oy
I Always Thought I’d Turn The Corner And Become Righteous
I was just looking at video of myself from Loma Linda University last year and I winced. Oy, I was harsh! Makes me introspective and a tad mournful because I always thought there would come a time when I’d leave … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, cataclysm, loma linda university, oy, psycho therapy
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When Do I Want To Get Into Trouble?
There’s a specific mood I get into when I want to make trouble. What are the signs I’m going to make trouble? * An absence of a feeling of connection * A desire to break through and find freedom * … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged delusions of grandeur, insecurity, jealousy, oy, rages, sweet girlfriend
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Psychology As A Weapon
"Do you think you’re attracted to emotionally unavailable women?" she had asked. She was sure he was still enmeshed in his parents. By contrast, she said, she had made great strides in this area. She was wise and all-knowing. He … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Psychology
Tagged amp, meds, oy, pronouncement, religious differences
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Seven Minutes In Heaven
"What’s Seven Minutes in Heaven?" he asks. "You never played that?" she says. "No," he says. "What is it?" "That’s when you spin the bottle and then get into the closet with a member of the opposite sex for seven … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged minutes in heaven, orthodox schools, oy, play seven, quot quot, seven minutes in heaven
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Whooooops!
I was sending torried emails today to a woman who’d just given me her email address over the phone. But I misspelled the address and got back this reply from a name I did not recognize: "Call you "Daddy"? Haha…right. … Continue reading
She Put Her Hands Over Her Ears
I was reciting kiddish Friday night with great fervor and this woman put her hands over her ears. Oy vey! Maybe I should ask Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein for help with my kiddish singing.
Posted in Personal
Tagged fervor, friday night, oy, rabbi, rubinstein
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Wahe Guru – What Have You Done To Me?
I’m in yoga. I went to be flexible for my Torah class later in the evening, flexible enough to see alternative readings of the sacred text, alternative interpretations, alternative ways out of religious obligation. We’re asked to move our mats … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged john travolta, oy, prenatal yoga, religious obligation, sacred text, saturday night fever, shiksas, torah class
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Am I Going To Nail Them Soon?
No. The Torah forbids me and they are both taken. My interest in them is purely intellectual. You secular people will never understand such wholesome friendship. From a Torah perspective, sex is holy. One does not nail one’s wife, nor … Continue reading
I Don’t Need Them
I had some painful surgery recently. It was entirely elective. I decided to get rid of a couple parts of my body. I handed them over on Monday. "Here, please keep these for me," I said. "I don’t really need … Continue reading
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Tagged foolish things, goyim, oy, painful surgery
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I’m Live With Leah Kleim
Click here to join the fun. My Leah Kleim interview. LeahKleim: gmorning sunshine LeahKleim: can you help me YourMoralLeader: work the stick ok? LeahKleim: heck yeah YourMoralLeader: you drove? LeahKleim: oh no, not that stick LeahKleim: I couldnt even start … Continue reading
Posted in Leah Kleim, Personal
Tagged addict, car wreck, doctor who, fan club, heavy burden, leahkleim, moral leadership, nbsp, oy, pain killers, street drugs, sunshine, vicoden
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