Category Archives: Scenes From My Life

Scenes From My Life: A quiet word about loudness

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Naomi

I do not want anybody yelling at me. Yelling does not grab my wandering attention. Yelling does not further harden my firm convictions, nor soften the ones you’re yelling at me about. Yelling does not scare me. Yelling does not … Continue reading →

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Paths Crossed: When Al Pacino became Michael Corleone

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Naomi

In the 1970’s Hell’s Kitchen, there was an Italian restaurant on 39th Street, so far west, in such an area of dark nothingness, you’d wonder if your cab driver was about to slip you into the Lincoln Tunnel for an … Continue reading →

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Before 1973, before Roe…

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Naomi

…I went to my ob-gyn for a checkup. He was an serious, older man, a terse man who emitted an aura of old-school, even conservative medical philosophy. A little intimidating, in fact. This was before Roe became law but during … Continue reading →

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