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Living With Fear Every Day

pdisco23 April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

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When saying goodnight to your spouse or kissing them on the cheek in the morning as they leave for work, you never know when it will be the last time.

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Remembering My Student Loan

pdisco23 October 5, 2022July 5, 2023

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My parents weren’t sending me to Princeton. Not that it mattered because I never had the grades to get into Princeton anyway. But I planned to go to college after

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Hoping for Great Days Ahead

pdisco23 August 24, 2022July 5, 2023

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Many Islanders have returned to celebrating weddings at catering halls with large crowds. We’ll soon celebrate our son Kevin and his fiancé Arielle’s nuptials on the water at the Piermont

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The Angels of Northwell

pdisco23 July 6, 2022July 5, 2023

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After a year of suffering from back pain after falling off a step stool, I decided, along with my neurosurgeon, to repair the damage to my lower back through the

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Embracing 65 and All Its Glory

pdisco23 March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

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One of my earliest Massapequa Observer columns from 2017 broached a very personal subject for me. After writing a few columns about life in Massapequa, my editor liked them so much she

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The Horror of Losing Your Cell Phone – Again

pdisco23 July 7, 2021July 27, 2021

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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 store and

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My Uncle Sammy, the War Hero

pdisco23 May 27, 2021May 27, 2021

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The early morning darkness of March 22, 1944, was cloudy with no moonlight to guide the three inflatable boats that were carrying 15 United States soldiers on a secret mission

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Most Accidents Happen at Home

pdisco23 April 28, 2021May 5, 2021

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I fractured a vertebra in my back. I wish I could say I hurt myself doing something noble, like saving a child from a burning building or making a diving

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Chickening Out on Eating Lobster

pdisco23 April 7, 2021April 18, 2021

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When going out to dinner, I expect a pleasant dining experience. I’ll usually order something I am familiar with. Still, I always try to make it something that I couldn’t

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Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me?

pdisco23 February 17, 2021March 3, 2021

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As you age, birthdays ending in “5” or “0” are considered milestones. Of course, most of us likely over-celebrated 18 or 21 when becoming legal drinking age. Many women continue

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