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Nancy Schess
Apr29
A LItte Night Music
Posted By : Nancy Schess

Saturday night, Rock Voices (Long Island West) came together for their Spring Concert at Walt Whitman High School.    When Bill joined this chorus last year, he and we really had no idea what to expect.   He knew only that the group was a non-audition necessary chance to sing with others that enjoyed the experience as much as he did.    What he fou

Rona Gura
Apr28
Splurging
Posted By : Rona Gura

Do you ever splurge on yourself? If so on what?   Anyone who reads my blog knows I am a fan of handbags.  Two years ago, when my husband and I were planning a trip to Paris for my birthday, a close friend asked us to buy  for her a Louis Vuitton tote bag. She was celebrating a special birthday and was willing to splurge a large amount of money on t

Corey Bearak
Apr27
Published
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last month, I shared proud parent moments involving my daughter with whom her mom and I celebrated another achievement the month before. This month her big brother gets the kudos. I posted to X last week that research by Jonathan and Guttmacher Institute colleague Gilda Sedgh got published in the prestigious journal, BMJ Global Health. The article,

Mitch Tobol
Apr26
A streak has ended
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

For more than six decades, I had a great streak going. No fillings.No crowns.No root canals.Not even a single cavity.   Basically, my teeth were the stuff of dental legend.  And then... it happened.   Out of nowhere, one of my molars turned on me. Before I knew it, I was sitting in a chair, mouth wide open, being told that my perfect record was abo

Fred Klein
Apr25
Going Home
Posted By : Fred Klein

As I write this I am experiencing a sense of melancholy and I ask myself why? Clearly, it is because we will soon return "home" in the north.   "Home" Where is "Home"? If "Home" is in the north, why am I experiencing meloncholy?

Benjamin Geizhals
Apr24
A and I
Posted By : Benjamin Geizhals

We live in a world of acronyms and initialisms. Acronyms being the initials of words forming a grouping of letters that is pronounced as a word. Initialisms, on the other hand, are a grouping of initials that is pronounced as individual letters. Try NASA and FBI.How often have you heard such a grouping and were too insecure to ask what it meant?A f

Shelley Simpson
Apr23
Politics Free Zones of Danger
Posted By : Shelley Simpson

I was thinking about those “politics and religion-free” zones we create? They’re predicated on the notion that talking about politics or religion always leads to arguments, hurt feelings, and broken relationships. I have determined them to be of little value; in fact, I find them to be harmful.    Conversations about politics and religion are neces