Tag Archives: COVID 19

The masks of the red death, plus corruption, plus animal news

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Naomi

All from Harper’s Weekly Review: Bill Montgomery, the 80-year-old cofounder of the conservative youth group Turning Point USA, also died of COVID-19; shortly after his passing, the group’s Twitter account deleted a meme making fun of protective masks that used … Continue reading →

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Got my hair cut. Saw and heard some things

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Naomi

And it was a thrill, once again to enter the small salon where Laura does her work, and even more of a thrill to look like myself again. I feel light-headed. To get down and across to Broome Street, I … Continue reading →

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What is “How I Learned The Facts of Life” about, anyway?

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Naomi

November 9, 2016. After I picked myself up off the metaphoric floor, took a shower and changed from p.j.s to clothing, I began to contemplate life and reality — you know, all that big stuff. There were some questions to … Continue reading →

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