The Blind Side

Luke Ford writes: I love this movie. I identify with its big black protagonist.

Like him, I’ve often felt lost.

I often walk through the cold without a coat.

I remember running up to Young Israel of Century City one Shabbos afternoon. It was cold and I didn’t have a coat.

“We’ll have to get you a coat,” said my friend.

I could’ve gotten myself a coat but I’m not practical in that way.

I tend to have a disparaging view of myself and of everyone else. I’m not the type to drape myself in a warm coat on a cold day.

I’ll never forget something Neil Strauss once said about rock stars: “They have a wild glint in their eye and can mesmerize a crowd. They’re also incapable of doing anything for themselves.”

That’s me. I’ve certainly got that wild glint.