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My Sleeping Problems Solved!
Like my dad, I’ve had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep most of my adult life. The best solution was to physically exhaust myself with exercise during the day. Since I came down with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in February 1988, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal
Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, cpap machine, herbologist, lack of oxygen, robertson blvd, sleeping problems
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Through The Cold
He walked through the Thursday evening cold with ****. “I’ve got to stop fooling myself and accept that it’s winter,” she said. “I never look at the weather reports.” She shivered. They were on the way to the Workmen’s Circle … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teacher, credit card debt, robertson blvd, t project, voice exercises, weather reports, word story, workmen
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One Holy Sabbath
The following play is inspired by real events during one Pico-Robertson Friday night in January 2008. ACT ONE Levi, about 40 years old, is the first person out of shul on this Friday night in winter. He walks rapidly, heading … Continue reading
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Tagged Aish HaTorah, christine white, conversion program, converting to judaism, cross tattoo, daven, holy sabbath, robertson blvd
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Child Brides On Pico Blvd
Walk Pico Blvd near Robertson Blvd on Shabbat and you’ll see some Orthodox women who look about 16 pushing baby carriages. These are Orthodox girls around 18 years of age who’ve married young and started having kids. In my experience, … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson
Tagged baby boomlet, baby carriages, child brides, Dennis Prager, fertility rates, orthodox women, pico blvd, robertson blvd, teen birth rate
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Violence In La Cienega Heights
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:13:42 -0700 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [SORO NC Be The Change] Violence in La Cienega Heights Dear Members of the South Robertson Community, We are saddened to report that last night at … Continue reading
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Tagged board meeting, cafeteria, city attorney, community updates, guthrie, hamilton senior high school, hispanic male, karan, la cienega, LAPD, meeting will take place, nbsp, neighborhood council, robertson blvd, senseless murder, victoria, violence
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