86 total views, 31 views today
86 total views, 31 views today In this column, a few weeks ago, we discussed friggatriskaidekaphobia, the fear of Friday the 13th. We also touched on superstitions and other seemingly irrational habits
Continue readingWho Needs Superstitions When You Have Saints?
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120 total views As a Healthcare IT Consultant, Bruce always prided himself on recognizing faces and remembering names. Little tricks have helped him remember, like repeating the name back to the
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64 total views Millions of people have a fear of Friday the 13th. The good news for them is that Friday the 13th came only once this year, in August. The
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123 total views, 1 views today It started innocently enough while we were having dinner. I thought I spotted a fly out of the corner of my eye. A few years ago,
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27 total views Jamie is a bit of a wisenheimer. After more than 20 years on the job for the NYPD, she retired and eventually took a position in the paint
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157 total views Jasmine and Charlie continued circling the Shoprite parking lot and were sure of only two things. There were no carts in the corral at the front of the
Continue readingThe Horror of Losing Your Cell Phone – Again
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941 total views It was getting late and the last thing the server needed was a large group of people showing up at the door of her restaurant. Traditionally, a large
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245 total views Something seemed off, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I ran into 7-11 to get a Mountain Dew watermelon-flavored Slurpee following an acupuncture treatment. The
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269 total views Newsday columnist Ed Lowe passed away in 2011 from liver cancer. There was no greater read between the pages of Newsday than a new column by Ed Lowe. He told stories
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206 total views I ventured outside to gather the Sunday papers, failing miserably in my attempt to dodge the raindrops. I know I’m old-fashioned, but I love reading the Sunday papers