Posts by the Roaring Ellie
God’s Plan
As some of you know, I have been attending a Grief Share counseling for the past 10 weeks (two more to go before completion). It is held at a church but there are many of them held in varying locations all over. But today’s thought comes to me on the heels of these meetings –…
Read MoreCritical Thinking
Did you ever have a discussion about where to go out to eat and the suggestions that are being made are for restaurants that serve food you don’t like? It’s not a simple, “Well, ok – let’s go.” It ‘s a full out discussion up to and including an argument. How about meeting someone who…
Read MorePop Goes the King
There is hardly a child who lived during Michael Jackson’s reign over pop that would not have given his/her eye teeth to meet him. From the first time I saw him on the Ed Sullivan show, December 14, 1969 I was completed and utterly enchanted with his musical talent. Songs of the Jackson Five were…
Read MoreLet Me Entertain You
In April 2015 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a rough ride and a long tale for another day. Let’s focus on the more recent. I read an article about cell phones and the radiation they emit. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-studies-link-cell-phone-radiation-with-cancer/ Prior to being diagnosed, I had a Samsung android phone. Loved the phone. Had a…
Read MoreInside Levittown
Levittown, formerly Island Trees, is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. It is located half way between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 51,881, making it the most populated CDP in Nassau County and the second most populated CDP on Long Island, behind…
Read MoreBuy Me to the Moon
On Tuesday we learned that there was a “massive college admission scam” with players from Hollywood as well as business leaders across America. The charges stem from mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit these crimes. But as I read those charges – they meant nothing to me. Those are merely legal terms of violations. …
Read MorePermission Granted?
For decades, I have found myself at appointments for doctors, dentists, etc. all presenting me with pages of forms requesting a plethora of information. They want my name, my next of kin’s name, my neighbor or close friend’s name (everything but my shoe size). The finale of this effort is the presentation of the “confidentiality…
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