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Another Set of New Year’s Resolutions I Intend to Keep

pdisco23 January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

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Three, Two, One, Happy New Year! Welcome to 2021! Although we all know that turning the page on a calendar does not make the events of 2020 magically disappear, at

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Goodbye to 2020

pdisco23 December 27, 2020December 27, 2020

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I don’t think I’ve ever looked so forward to turning the page on New Year’s Eve. The events of 2020 have turned us into nostalgia hounds, longing for the good

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Communication Before Cell Phones

pdisco23 December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

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Remember the Prince Spaghetti commercial with the Italian woman yelling out the window, “Anthony, Anthony!” to let him know dinner was ready? That’s how I grew up in the East

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The Loss of a Friend, But Not Friendship

pdisco23 December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

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I lost a good friend this week. I’ve known him and his sisters for more than 40 years. We’ve spent countless hours together since we first met in 1978 on

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Remembering John Lennon

pdisco23 December 8, 2020December 8, 2020

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My generation will probably never get over the breakup of the Beatles in 1970, but as the decade came to an end, at least we came to grips that they

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Cash, Credit of Something Else?

pdisco23 December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

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Somebody recently asked me to send them payment through Venmo. Apparently, it’s a way to send someone a payment from your bank account directly to them. You need to create

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Emergency Unpreparedness

pdisco23 November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

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My Sunday evening TV watching was suddenly interrupted around 9 pm by a weather alert. Instead of paying attention to the Sunday Night Football action, my eyes were diverted to a severe

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My Voicemail is Full

pdisco23 November 13, 2020May 27, 2022

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My friend Mike called on my cell phone last week. Although in today’s world, that would typically not be news. It’s just that he usually calls me on the house

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The Pandemic’s Effects on Children

pdisco23 October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

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As the lingering effects of this pandemic continue to affect our lives, we find the phrase “New Normal” being thrown around quite regularly. It has caused us to rethink how

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Vacation During the Pandemic

pdisco23 October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

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Thanks to the coronavirus, this summer was a washout when it came to taking a vacation. First of all, where were you going to go? Like most Long Islanders, we

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