My CFS makes the outside world a frequently scary place because I am just not strong enough, much of the time, to tackle it. Despite all my yoga and Alexander Technique and healthy eating and meditation and therapy, I’ve been plunged into a relapse of my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome the past two w...

I was invited to Shabbat dinner at the home of friends. "What should I bring?" I asked. I got the answer: "Hmmm one of Levi’s classics." "I’ll bring Cocoa Krispies," I replied. I still have three bowls from LimmudLA 2008 when I was given packages of them to ...

Click here to join the fun! My LimmudLA 2009 report. WELSHDRAGON:  luke was a great looking guy, with a little bit of just 4 men he could get back to his prime palestine4ever:  I’ve been saying almost exactly the same thing, Welsh YourMoralLeader:  what’s just 4 men? WELSH...

From my live cam chat: RabbiGadol:  NPR has a report on some of the Pervert  Rabbis of Brooklyn RabbiGadol:  Christ, there is nothing Jewish about this music. RabbiGadol:  Once, this was a place of torah RabbiGadol:  Now, it is the domain of Vishnu RabbiGadol:  This is ...

I got a fit of the giggles while trying to do my voice exercises and imagining what it would be like for a nice Jewish girl to go on a date with her moral leader. I plan to have more such spontaneous and uncontrollable breakdowns live on my cam every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 p.m. sharp. ...

From my live cam: KhunDiddy:   the usual turgid tunes are being played at The Hovel… RussianDragon:  it’s so sweet and sticky palestine4ever:  I can perfectly imagine Luke cutting a woman up with a hacksaw as he listens to this song KhunDiddy:  this is great musi...

I was just talking to someone looking for a Modern Orthodox Jewish community that wasn’t too materialistic. As long as I’ve been Jewish — 15 years — I’ve been poor. I’ve never been treated badly because of it. On the contrary, on countless occasions, Jews (and goy...

I’m watching the movie American Gangster. The cop, played by Russell Crowe, is making love to his lawyer while carrying her around a kitchen (she’s facing him with her knees around his hips, you get the picture?). He puts her on a counter top and they push everything out of their way on ...

I’m so very tired. Exhausted tired, not sleepy tired. It’s gloomy out and gloomy in. My hovel smells of the wintergreen oil I put on my aching elbows. I’ve been to the video store and I’ve got: * The first three episodes of The Wire 4th Season * The Lives of Others * Lust Cau...

From my live cam chat: palestine4ever:  Thank God, the Truth Brigade is here. palestine4ever:  I was just remarking that out of all of the blogs I visit, none had quite the exciting content of LukeFord.net today. palestine4ever:  I have long awaited Luke’s stern edict on the rol...