Busted flat in Barstow, I realize the desert is no place for an old Plymouth. The mechanic says something about \”a machine shop in Victorville,\” and I think that is one phrase you never want to hear in a sentence with your name. That and \”feeding tube.\”
Originally from San Diego, Josephs says that you can\’t miss the dramatic contrast between the West Coast and Manhattan.
I wanted to try it out. You know, take the old b-word out for a spin in a totally non-threatening environment where I didn\’t know anyone and, therefore, could be neither mocked nor held accountable.
Daisy Lawrence is worried about her friends.\n\”They\’re really nice Jewish people,\” says the twentysomething single, \”hard working, very bright, nice looking, ethical Jewish people — and they all have tremendous difficulty meeting other Jewish people.\”\n\nSo when the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles put together a Jewish Singles Task Force to study the dating habits of Los Angeles\’ Jewish singles, Lawrence got involved.\n\n
So you\’ve finally decided to place a personal ad.Can\’t believe you waited so long. Just describe yourself, the personyou want to meet and — Shazam!
\”This is an amazing book,\” said my friend Lynn, solemnly handing me my birthday present, a paperback she handled as though it were the Holy Grail. \”But rip off the cover right away.\”
Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to get married to the perfect guy, have a family and live happily ever after.
I meet a guy. I\’m pretty sure I like him because I haven\’t erased the message he left on my answering message. I call my machine from work and listen to it a time or two, smiling and blushing and feeling like a complete idiot.
The good news is that Roseanne may have finally found three nice Jewish boys as suitors for her three daughters. The bad news is that the boys live in England and the girls in Los Angeles.
It was a Saturday night, and after watching the Lakers defeat the Warriors, I had no plans.
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