Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

How foreign police series kept me out of danger

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Naomi

On a day when I was out walking for the purpose of shopping, I was stopped at a street by a red light. This is a town with staggered lighting for cars, as well as walkers. If you keep up … Continue reading →

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Last night I revisited a previous world of lies. Still has an impact

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Naomi

If you want to experience the contrast between two GOP administrations who have lied, watch the 2010 thriller, Fair Game. It’s the true story of how George W. Bush and his cohorts, Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, et al. … Continue reading →

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Of immigrants, education, fighting and mobsters

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Naomi

Long, long, long before my encounter with a classic schoolyard bully, my grandfather Jacob took ship from Paris to Boston. At fourteen years old, he was escaping the strictures of Judaic Orthodoxy — which he had reckoned was unhealthy, especially … Continue reading →

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