{"id":87681,"date":"2016-02-12T15:45:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T23:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=87681"},"modified":"2023-09-06T03:42:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:42:56","slug":"reaching-for-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=87681","title":{"rendered":"Reaching For Greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* I love you. You pay my rent.<\/p>\n<p>David Brosia: Just when I thought you had reached your plateau Luke you post another dose of greatness.<\/p>\n<p>* I can&#8217;t remember the last time a Jewish friend used the term &#8220;metaphysics.&#8221; Might be more than five years. They don&#8217;t use &#8220;ontological&#8221; much either. I guess they&#8217;re too carnal.<\/p>\n<p>Chaim Amalek: Big words r 4 fags.<\/p>\n<p>* Do you think about God when you are having sex? Why not? If you are fulfilling a mitzva, it is a holy act.<\/p>\n<p>Danny Klopovic When I&#8217;m having sex, I think of Luke Ford.<\/p>\n<p>Susan: Me too<\/p>\n<p>Christine: Me three&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Miriam: I&#8217;m glad other people do too, I was about to get help thinking I&#8217;m the only one.<\/p>\n<p>* Should American politicians and other American leaders mute their Christianity to make Jews more comfortable?<\/p>\n<p>* Many if not most of my Jewish friends have no particular belief in God. It just doesn&#8217;t matter to them. If there is a God, He will make sure there is ultimate justice. If there is not a God, we have to do what we can to make things good for Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Darren: We are more concerned about whether there is enough meat in the cholent.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Ford God is in the chulent.<br \/>\nDarren: Is he in pork?<br \/>\nLuke Ford: If you are doing it right.<br \/>\nDarren: It&#8217;s always about technique!<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Antinora Seems like a metaphysically indefensible position<br \/>\nDavid Kahane might need a re-think on that one, guys.<\/p>\n<p>* Tell me about the miracles God is working in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Chaim Amalek God has revealed to me the special role that Ted Cruz has been anointed to play in our national Passion.<\/p>\n<p>* Can you make a good living selling crack to elementary school kids? Asking for a friend.<\/p>\n<p>Darren: Only if they have Apple Pay on their iPads.<\/p>\n<p>* The best women are the kind who Muslims and Africans want to rape.<\/p>\n<p>Chaim Amalek: This will be the opening line of my next personal ad on Craigslist.<\/p>\n<p>* After a severe flu, it&#8217;s not unusual to lack joy for weeks after. The vulnerability was shattering. Everything hurt. Almost no control. Best I could do for a few days was retweet.<\/p>\n<p>* If our yeshivas simply taught this type of fitness, we wouldn&#8217;t have a shidduch crisis.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-rXXXcrWE8g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Chaim Amalek: The existence of such women is the fundamental driver of racism in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* I love you. You pay my rent. 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