{"id":32725,"date":"2011-05-15T19:49:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T03:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=32725"},"modified":"2011-05-15T19:49:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T03:49:21","slug":"the-basic-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=32725","title":{"rendered":"The Basic Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chaim Amalek emails: Over the course of the dozen or so years that I have know you Luke, scores of desirable, marriageable women have entered your social circle.  And then left.  Most men, presented with such a selection, would long since have found one with whom to close the deal, marry, have kids etc.  Hell, some of them might have repeated the process several times over.  But not you.<\/p>\n<p>Why not? <\/p>\n<p>Luke says: It&#8217;s never been my choice. The great women I&#8217;ve known? They&#8217;ve turned me away. I wish it was something I&#8217;m doing. Then I could fix it. Or am I blind?<\/p>\n<p><em><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.elyrics.net\/read\/t\/thompson-twins-lyrics\/lay-your-hands-on-me-lyrics.html\">Oh, I was tired and I was cold<\/a><br \/>\nYeah, with a hunger in my soul<br \/>\nWhen it almost seemed too much<br \/>\nI see your face and sense the grace<br \/>\nAnd feel the magic of your touch<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TzjpHYZXELw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaim Amalek emails: Over the course of the dozen or so years that I have know you Luke, scores of desirable, marriageable women have entered your social circle. And then left. 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