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Nora Ephron was such a tremendous talent it is difficult to narrow down what I loved about her to a single movie. What I will remember most is her spot on wit and wisdom. It poured forth from every pore of her body!
She ended her last book, I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections in a very unique way. I reread it just now and it brought tears to my eyes. I’d like to share it here:
What I won’t miss:
- Dry skin
- Bad dinners like the one we went to last night
- Technology in general
- My closet
- Washing my hair
- Bras
- Funerals
- Illness everywhere
- Polls that show that 32 percent of the American people believe in creationism
- Polls
- Fox TV
- The collapse of the dollar
- Bar mitzvahs
- Mammograms
- Dead flowers
- The sound of the vacuum cleaner
- Bills
- E-mail. I know I already said it, but I want to emphasize it.
- Small print
- Panels on Women in Film
- Taking off makeup every night
What I will miss:
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My kids - Nick
- Spring
- Fall
- Waffles
- The concept of waffles
- Bacon
- A walk in the park
- The idea of a walk in the park
- The park
- Shakespeare in the Park
- The bed
- Reading in bed
- Fireworks
- Laughs
- The view out the window
- Twinkle lights
- Butter
- Dinner at home just the two of us
- Dinner with friends
- Dinner with friends in cities where none of us lives
- Paris
- Next year in Istanbul
- Pride and Prejudice
- The Christmas tree
- Thanksgiving dinner
- One for the table
- The dogwood
- Taking a bath
- Coming over the bridge to Manhattan
- Pie
[This comment was originally posted in this conversation. ~ Eds.]
What would be on your two lists?
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